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Robert Otterbein
Dec 9, 2012
Robert Harold Otterbein, 77, of Mankato, Minnesota died Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Oak Lawn Health Care Center. He was born May 9, 1935 to Wilbur and Ruth Otterbein in Northern Iowa. His family located in Waltham, Minnesota. Robert married Marcella Boysen in North Wood, Iowa in 1958. He worked for Armstrong trucking and then for Hormel Foods for more...
Helen Hovland
Dec 9, 2012
Helen Marie (Schlichter) Hovland, 89, passed away peacefully at Adams Health Care Center on December 9, 2012 surrounded by her family. Helen was born in Hillsboro, North Dakota to Carlena and William Schlichter and attended school in Hastings, MN. Most of her life was spent in Austin. She worked at Hormel Foods for ten years. She married Orlo Hovland in...
Wilma Johnson
Dec 9, 2012
Wilma Mae Johnson, age 89, of Austin, died Sunday, December 9, 2012 at the Stacyville Community Nursing Home in Stacyville, Iowa. Wilma was born to William and Ethel Kraft on May 1, 1923 at home on the family farm near Dexter, Minnesota. She was the third child and oldest daughter in a family of seven children. Wilma attended school in...
Thomas Krebsbach
Dec 5, 2012
Thomas M. Krebsbach, age 59,of Austin, died Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Tom was born February 23, 1953 in Austin to William and Beatrice (Mullenbach) Krebsbach. He grew up in Austin where he graduated from Pacelli High School. Tom was a hard worker for the restaurant business at the Oak Leaf and Jerry's Other Place...
Marcella Schwartz
Dec 4, 2012
Marcella V. (Mentel) Schwartz, age 92, of Rose Creek, died Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at Comforcare Good Samaritan Center. Marcella was born July 16, 1920 on a farm south of Rose Creek to Fred and Mary (Majerus) Mentel. She lived in Rose Creek and Austin. Marcella graduated from Austin High School in 1939 and then went to Teacher's Training in...
Marlene Hansen
Dec 1, 2012
Marlene A. Hansen, age 67, of Rochester, MN died Saturday, December 1, 2012 at the Stewartville Care Center. Marlene was born April 13, 1945 in Hastings, NE to Marland "Bud" and Jacqueline Sukow. She grew up in Austin, MN and graduated from Rose Creek High School in 1963. Marlene was united in marriage to Gary Hansen on June 22, 1968...
Patricia Patterson
Nov 30, 2012
Patricia Ann Patterson, 74, of Hugo,Minnesota, was received into the arms of the Lord on November 30, 2012 in Rosemount, Minnesota surrounded by her family. She was born April 17, 1938 in Austin, Minnesota to Arthur McDonald and Ellen Thompson McDonald. A lifelong resident of Austin, Pat worked 34 years at the corporate offices of Hormel Corporation. She loved being...
Frances Heins
Nov 28, 2012
Frances Mae (Santelman) Heins, 87, of Austin, Minnesota died Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at St. Mark's Lutheran Home in Austin. She was born January 12, 1925 in Florence Township, Minnesota to George and Elizabeth Santelman. She married Dallas Heins on May 14, 1950 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Frontenac, Minnesota. Frances became a lifelong member of the church's congregation....
Misty Wilde
Nov 17, 2012
Misty Colleen Wilde, 35, of Austin, Minnesota died Saturday, November 17, 2012 at her home. She was born on a misty and foggy morning (how she got her name) in Merced, California on November 18, 1976 to Gary and Marsha Wilde. Misty loved stock car racing with her Dad; she even crashed the race car. At a young age she...
Ruth Carolan
Nov 14, 2012
Ruth Demers Carolan, 94, of Austin, Minnesota died Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at Mayo Health Systems Hospital in Austin. She was born March 11, 1918 in Decorah, Iowa to Urban and Blanche Whalen. On March 20, 1937 she married the love of her life, Melvin Stephen Carolan at Plymouth Rock, Iowa. They had five children and relocated to Austin, Minnesota...
Robert Wolfe
Oct 31, 2012
Robert Dean "Bob" Wolfe, age 85, of Austin, died Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield. Bob was born November 11, 1926 in Austin. He grew up in Austin and attended Austin High School. He had to leave school to start working, and eventually started working for Hormel Foods in the Austin Plant office. On July...
Howard Greenlee
Oct 29, 2012
Howard Francis Greenlee ,Jr., 76, ofRose Creek, Minnesota died Monday, October 29, 2012 at his home. He was born November 11, 1935 in Austin, Minnesota to Howard Greenlee, Sr. and Margaret Lechman Greenlee. Howard enjoyed his morning coffee at The Rose Peddler. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and just being outdoors, spending time with his boys Dylan and Keenan on...
Bradley Turner
Oct 25, 2012
Bradley John Turner, age 52, of Austin, died Thursday, October 25, 2012 at the hospital. Brad was born August 1, 1960 in Austin to Norm and Hilda Turner. He grew up in Austin and graduated from Austin High School. Bradenjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing. He looked forward to holiday celebrations, especially his mom's cooking. Brad always found humor in any...
Elizabeth "Betty"Â Whalen
Oct 20, 2012
Elizabeth "Betty" Chihak Whalen, 95, of Austin, Minnesota died Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Sacred Heart Health Care in Austin. She was born November 29, 1916 in La Junta, Colorado to Ralph and Irene (Sullivan) Coppin. At age two she moved to Illinois with her mother. At age five she moved to Lourdes, Iowa where she was raised along with...
Georgia Oxley
Oct 20, 2012
Georgia Kathryn Oxley, 95, of Austin, Minnesota passed away on October 20, 2012 at the Albert Lea Medical Center. She was born February 22, 1917 in Freeborn County to Arthur and Frances (Cafourek) Baley. Georgia was a 79 year member of Czech Lodge No. 38 which she joined in 1933. On June 6, 1936 she married Allen Oxley at the...
Rita Deremer
Oct 18, 2012
Rita Adella DeRemer (Schwartz), 93, of Austin, Minnesota, died Thursday, October 18, 2012 at home after a short illness. She was born October 12, 1919 in Windom Township (Rose Creek) to Charles and Elizabeth Schwartz. Rita attended school in Rose Creek and Austin, graduating from Austin High School in 1937. After meeting Lynn DeRemer on a double date they were...
Wilfred Schaefer
Oct 16, 2012
Wilfred F. Schaefer, 85, of Adams, Minnesota, formerly of Austin, Minnesota, died Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at the Adams Health Care Center. He was born October 14, 1927 in Adams, Minnesota to Joseph Schaefer and Celestine Winkels Schaefer. Bill served his country in the US Army from 1945 to 1947, spending time in Japan. In 1947 he married Isabel Giles....
Fr. James Dandelet
Oct 14, 2012
Fr. James Edward Dandelet, age 88, of Easton, entered into eternal life early Sunday morning, October 14, 2012 at the Grand Meadow Healthcare Center. He is united once again with his parents, James and Louise (Tousignant) Dandelet; sisters and brothers-in-law, Irenaea & Kenneth (Wedding), Mary Joan & A.J. (Vogel), Marian & Bernard (Kroc); sister, Betty. Born in Mason City, Iowa...
Marian Reding
Oct 13, 2012
Marian Agnes Reding passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 13, 2012 at the age of 84. She was born Marian Thommes on April 27, 1928 to AJ and Agnes Thommes in Austin, Minnesota. On October 27, 1949, she married Leo John Reding and began a long full life filled with children, Leo's political career, her faith and her St Augustine...
Nancy White
Oct 9, 2012
Nancy Ann White, age 75, of Austin, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at her home. Nancy was born March 24, 1937 in Austin to Frank and Georgia (Nordland) Downey. She grew up in Austin and graduated from high school. On November 3, 1956 she married Merrill M. DeRaad. They had three children, and were married for 25 years before they...
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