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Encarnacion "Chon" Garcia Sr.
Dec 11, 2023
Encarnacion “Chon” Garcia Sr., age 72, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2023, at his home in Austin.
The committal shelter service for Chon will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Preston. Worlein Funeral Home of Austin is assisting the family with arrangements.
Victoria "Vici" Faye Biddix
Dec 11, 2023
Victoria “Vici” Faye Biddix, age 80, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Monday, December 11, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester – Saint Marys Campus surrounded by her three daughters. She was born on February 26, 1943, in Austin, Minnesota to parents Wallace John and Manetta (Halverson) Slowinski. Vici grew up and was baptized in the Catholic Church. She attended...
Robert Dale Finneseth
Dec 8, 2023
Robert “Bob” Dale Finneseth, age 93, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023, at Good Samaritan Society – Comforcare in Austin. Robert was born on November 25, 1930, in Spring Valley, Minnesota, to Lloyd and Alpha (Rain) Finneseth. He graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1948. Following graduation, he attended and graduated from Luther College in...
Ruth Arlene Grosland
Dec 6, 2023
Ruth Arlene Grosland, age 82, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at St. John’s on Fountain Lake in Albert Lea, Minnesota. She was born on November 30, 1941, to Herman and Annie (Gerloff) Hempen, in Grundy Center, Iowa. Ruth was a faithful and loving woman who touched the lives of many throughout her lifetime. She loved Jesus...
Dianne Evelyn Yauger
Dec 5, 2023
Dianne Evelyn Yauger, age 79, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at her home, Pickett Place of Austin, Minnesota. Dianne was born on July 4, 1944, to parents, George and Evelyn (Decklever) Baum in Austin, Minnesota. She graduated from Austin High School in 1962. Dianne married Richard “Dick” Weis and to this union the couple was blessed with...
Lois Jean Sanner
Dec 5, 2023
Lois Jean Sanner, was born in Baltimore, Maryland on May 7, 1931 and passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 5, 2023 at the age of 92. She is survived by her two daughters, Susan Martin and Beth Sanner, son-in-law Glenn Martin, and grandsons Jacob Martin and Jack Porter. She is predeceased by her husband, Don Sanner, who served...
Harry Thomas Hansen
Dec 4, 2023
Harry Thomas Hansen, age 85, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 4, 2023, at Good Samaritan Society – Comforcare in Austin. Harry was born on August 21, 1938, in Austin, Minnesota, to Harold A. and Francine H. (Steinberger) Hansen. He went on to graduate from Austin High School in 1957 before serving as a military police officer...
Arlene Sandra Coleman
Dec 3, 2023
Arlene S. Coleman, age 72, of Brownsdale, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2023, at the Legacy of Brownsdale. Arlene Sandra Christenson was born on November 24, 1951, in Austin, Minnesota, to Ralph and Lillian (Waller) Christenson. She graduated from Austin High School in 1970. Following graduation Arlene attended cosmetology school and worked as a cosmetologist in the Austin...
David Robert Vietor
Dec 3, 2023
David Robert Vietor, age 77, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2023, at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. David was born on December 3, 1946, to parents Robert and Inez (Howden) Vietor in Hayfield, Minnesota. He attended school in Brownsdale, Austin, and Elkton High School. He enlisted in the Army in 1964 during the Vietnam War. Following his...
Noah Ingval Peterson
Dec 3, 2023
Noah Ingval Peterson, age 42, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, lost his battle with his demons in the early morning hours of Sunday, December 3, 2023, at his home in Blooming Prairie. Noah was born on November 19, 1981, in Owatonna, Minnesota, to Donald and Nancy (Cram) Peterson. He attended Blooming Prairie Schools before starting his career driving truck in 1997....
Selma Arlene Lysne
Dec 3, 2023
Selma Arlene (Thompson) Lysne, age 100, died on Sunday, December 3, 2023, at St. Mark’s Living in Austin. She was born on August 30, 1923, to Andrew Clarence and Judith Ronellie (Aldahl) Thompson. She was a graduate of Austin High School and the 1943 Teachers Training Class and taught school for three years. She married Harvey Oscar Lysne on July...
Mary Lillian Townsley
Dec 1, 2023
Mary L. Townsley, age 66, of Lyle, Minnesota, passed away Friday, December 1, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus. Mary Lillian Lawson was born on February 23, 1957, to Howard and Betty (Shaw) Lawson at Olmsted County Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. She graduated from Stewartville High School in 1975, and following high school she attended nursing school....
Jerome "Jerry" Edward Loew
Nov 29, 2023
Jerome “Jerry” Edward Loew, age 92, of Blooming Prairie, MN, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at Prairie Manor Care Center, in Blooming Prairie, MN. Jerry was born on September 21, 1931, in Carroll County, Iowa, to Matthew and Emogene (Otto) Loew. He moved to Minnesota at an early age. From 1950-1953, he served in the U.S. Army during...
Verna Luella Morrison
Nov 29, 2023
Verna (Ferrington) Morrison, age 94, of New London, Minnesota, formerly of Owatonna, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at home. Verna was born June 1, 1929, in Austin, Minnesota, to William L. and Sena A. (Nelson) Ferrington. She grew up on the family farm near Blooming Prairie, attending country school and graduating from Blooming Prairie High School in 1947....
Ronald "Ron" Raymond Filley
Nov 29, 2023
Ronald “Ron” Raymond Filley, age 89, of Waltham, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at his home. Ronald was born in Austin, Minnesota, to Raymond “Bob” and Mabel (DeRaad) Filley on February 4, 1934. His family moved to a farm 2 miles West of Waltham, Minnesota and later purchased a farm Northeast of Blooming Prairie where Ron grew up...
Jan Fay Macal
Nov 29, 2023
Our beloved mother, Jan Fay Macal, 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on the morning of Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at Good Samaritan Society – Comforcare in Austin, Minnesota.Jan was born on May 17, 1940, to Lloyd and Fay Fennell, and grew up with one brother, Jay, in Austin. She grew up loving waterskiing, the outdoors, and her horse...
Patty Ellen Madison
Nov 28, 2023
Patty Ellen Madison, age 91, of Mapleview, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Methodist Campus. Patty Bowers was born July 9, 1932, in Clear Lake, Wisconsin, the daughter of Henry and Ruth (Spencer) Bowers. She attended country school and high school in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin. On October 6, 1949, she was united in marriage...
Robert "Bob" Daigneau Bulger
Nov 27, 2023
Robert “Bob” Daigneau Bulger, age 82, of St. Peter, MN, formerly of Austin, MN, died peacefully on November 27, 2023, in St. Peter. Bob was born May 15, 1941, in Dallas, TX to Robert L. and Margaret Bulger and spent most of his life in Austin.
He married the love of his life, Marilee McMichael, on March 28, 1964, and...
Martha Anne Hauschildt
Nov 24, 2023
Martha A. Hauschildt, age 48, of Austin, Minnesota, and formerly of Brownsdale, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2023, at her home in Austin. Martha Anne was born on May 23, 1975, in Zumbrota, Minnesota to Norman and Jeanette (Post) Hauschildt. She graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1993. Following graduation, Martha attended Winona State University and earned her...
Gertrude "Gertie" Marie Draayer
Nov 23, 2023
Gertrude "Gertie" M. Draayer, age 73, of Rochester, Minnesota, and formerly of Austin, Minnesota passed away unexpectedly Thursday, November 23, 2023, at Edenbrook in Rochester, Minnesota. Gertrude Marie was born on September 5, 1950, in Austin, Minnesota, to Bert and Jessie (Henderson) Draayer. She was baptized at Church of Christ in Pleasant Grove, MN. Gertie graduated from Stewartville High School...
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