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Joseph Wagner
Jan 5, 2011
Joseph Andrew Wagner, age 79, of Austin, died Wednesday, January 5, 2011, ironically at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. Joe was born June 25, 1931 in Austin to Nick and Margaret (Christy) Wagner and was the ultimate middle child, having nine older and nine younger siblings. He often begged for more attention by complaining that he not only...
Orlo Hovland
Jan 1, 2011
Orlo Hovland, 87, a lifelong resident of Austin, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2011. Orlo, son of Harald and Olga, worked for Hormel for 41 years, was a paratrooper with the 11th Airborne Division of the United States Army in World War II and volunteered countless hours at St. Edwards Church. An avid golfer much of his life, Orlo...
Charles Remington
Dec 29, 2010
Charles William Remington, 88, of Austin died Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born August 25, 1922 in Spring Valley to Frank and Lyle (Herron) Remington. He moved to Austin at the age of 4, graduated from Austin High School in 1941, and served in the Army Air Force from November 1942 thru February...
Mary Ann Mayer
Dec 27, 2010
Mary Ann Mayer, age 87, formerly of Austin, died Monday, December 27, 2010 at her home in Rochester. Mary Ann was born January 12, 1923 in Stacyville, Iowa to Hubert and Rena (Michels) Miller. On June 25, 1946 she was united in marriage to Eugene Mayer in Stacyville. He preceded her in death on November 16, 2003. Mary Ann and...
Georgia Block
Dec 25, 2010
Georgia P. Block, 96, of Austin died on Christmas morning Saturday, December 25, 2010 at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie. She was born August 3, 1914 in Mankato to John and Mary (Wineberger) Ruhland. She married Clifford W. Block, he preceded her in death on September 6, 1981. She was also preceded in death by fifteen siblings. Survivors...
Wilbur Jones
Dec 22, 2010
Wilbur Donald Jones, age 86, of Austin, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Meadow Manor Care Center in Grand Meadow. Wilbur was born July 1, 1924 in LeRoy, Minnesota to Curtis and Margaret (Hansen) Jones. On May 15, 1942 he was united in marriage to Margaret Pace in Austin. She preceded him in death on December 23, 1999. Wilbur was...
Voral Zdenek
Dec 14, 2010
Voral Marie Zdenek, age 96, of Rose Creek, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at the Adams Healthcare Center. Voral was born May 14, 1914 in Belmond, Iowa to Ralph and Ardelia (Dipple) Thayer. On December 17, 1935 she was united in marriage to Joseph Zdenek at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. She was a farmer and a homemaker....
Madeleine Blaser
Dec 14, 2010
Madeleine Mary Blaser, age 89, of Austin, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Prairie Manor in Blooming Prairie. Madeleine was born November 11, 1921 in Cazenovia, Wisconsin to John and Mary (Weber) Duren. She married Ray Blaser in Stacyville, Iowa. He preceded her in death on September 25, 1996. Madeleine was a homemaker. She was a member of Queen of...
Raymond Kubicek
Dec 14, 2010
Raymond Albert Kubicek, age 89, of Austin, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at the Austin Medical Center. Ray was born April 8, 1921 in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota to Frank A. and Mary (Ressler) Kubicek. Ray married Lorrayn Helen Johnson (better known as Cookie) also from Blooming Prairie on May 22, 1943. They were married 67 years and had three children...
Dale Ihrke
Dec 14, 2010
Dale Ihrke, age 80, of Austin, died Tuesday morning, December 14, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family. Dale was born November 27, 1930 to Frank and Gladys (Abbott) Ihrke in Austin where he grew up and attended Austin Community College. Dale married Petra Nielsen on June 29, 1952 in Austin. He worked at Hormel as a foreman for...
Bessie Noble
Dec 8, 2010
Bessie Noble, age 83, of Austin, died Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at her home. Bessie was born November 2, 1927 in Lakewood, New Jersey to Samuel and Harriet (Burk) Cottrell. She went through the tenth grade. On September 8, 1945 she was united in marriage to Robert J. Noble in Lakewood. He preceded her in death on December 29, 2009....
Fred Retterath
Dec 6, 2010
Fred Valentine Retterath, age 92, of Austin, died Monday, December 6, 2010 at the Austin Medical Center. Fred was born February 13, 1918 in Stacyville, Iowa to Michael and Rose (Wagner) Retterath. Fred was in service from 1942 to 1945. He was Staff Sargeant of the Sharp Shooters in the Asia Pacific, 24th division of the 21st Infantry regiment and...
Bernard Crowe
Dec 5, 2010
Bernard A. Crowe, 75 Bernard Anthony Crowe, 75 of Austin, died Sunday, December 5, 2010 at Sacred Heart Care Center. He was born December 23, 1934 in Austin to Martin and Loretta (Feuerhelm) Crowe. He graduated from Pacelli High School. He attended Gunsmith School in Colorado. Bernard lived in Austin all of his life. He worked as a Carpenter, and...
Lyle Nelson
Dec 5, 2010
Lyle LeRoy Nelson, age 92, of Austin, died Sunday, December 5, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Lyle was born June 1, 1918 in Newry, Minnesota to Lena and Nels "Pete" Nelson. On March 21, 1941 he married Esther Schumacher in Osage, Iowa. They were blessed with a daughter, Kay. Lyle served in the Army during WWII overseas in...
Chase Miller
Dec 3, 2010
Chase Randall Miller, age 25, of Austin, died Friday, December 3, 2010 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center Fairview in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Chase was born June 6, 1985 in Williston, North Dakota to Randy Miller and Janet (Grad) Sunderman. He attended Catholic schools and graduated from Pacelli High School in Austin, Minnesota. Chase was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis several...
Bill Lage
Dec 1, 2010
D. William "Bill" Lage, age 86, of Austin, died Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at Sacred Heart Care Center. Bill was born December 3, 1924 in Omaha, Nebraska to David Peter and Ella Margaret (Paulsen) Lage. He graduated from Central High School. On March 30, 1948 he married Marilyn Emily Schonlau in Omaha. Bill served in the United States Air Corps....
Donald Brick
Nov 30, 2010
Don Brick, age 82, of Austin, died Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Society of Albert Lea. Don was born September 13, 1928 in Owatonna, Minnesota to Frederick and Catherine (Nolan) Brick. He graduated from Owatonna High School in 1946. Don enlisted in the Army, but broke his back in a car accident while he was at basic...
Alberta Gavin
Nov 25, 2010
Alberta (Hangge) Gavin, age 79, of Austin, passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2010 at the Austin Medical Center. Berta lived in Austin all of her life attending Queen of Angels grade school and Pacelli (then St. Augustine) High School. She married her high school sweetheart, Vernon Gavin, and they were happily married for 49 years. An active member of...
Vance Knutson
Nov 25, 2010
Vance Carlyle Knutson 79 of Austin, died, November 25, 2010 at his home. He was born November 13, 1931 in Rake, Iowa to Eddie and Ella (Ulven) Knutson. He graduated from Austin High School in 1949. He married Grace Anderson on July 12, 1952 at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Austin. She preceded him in death on February 22, 1988....
John Howley
Nov 19, 2010
John Carlyle Howley, 85, of Austin, died Friday, November 19, 2010 at Kennedy Park Care Center in Weston, WI. John was born April 10, 1925 in Austin to Edward and Evelyn (Donnelly) Howley. He married Donna Mae Scrabeck on December 28, 1942 in Austin. She preceded him in death October 2, 2010. He was also a veteran of WWII serving...
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