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Mildred Vick
Sep 6, 2010
Mildred Anna Vick, age 90, of Austin passed away on Monday, September 6, 2010 at Comforcare Good Samaritan Society in Austin. Mildred was born December 16, 1919 in Bemidji, Minnesota to Joseph and Clara (Peterson) Johnson. She grew up on a farm near Guthrie, Minnesota where she attended country school and graduated from Bemidji High School. Mildred moved to Minneapolis...
Pamela Sheely
Sep 4, 2010
Pamela Marie (Schammel) Sheely died peacefully the evening of Saturday September 4th following a lengthy battle with cancer, surround by her family at home. She was born November 24th, 1956 to Arthur and Joanne Schammel in Austin, MN. She graduated from Austin High School in 1975 and attended Austin Vocational and Technical college. She first worked at the Austin Country...
Nona Janning
Aug 31, 2010
Nona Mae (Osland) Janning, age 81, of Austin, died Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at the Austin Medical Center. Nona was born May 22, 1929 in St. James, Minnesota to Oscar and Lillian (Johnson) Osland. She graduated from Austin High School, spent two years at Austin Community College and Mankato State University earning a degree as a Certified Public Accountant. She...
Ralph George
Aug 29, 2010
Ralph Edward George, age 84, of Austin, died Sunday, August 29, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Ralph was born September 1, 1926 in Spring Valley, Wisconsin, the son of Albert and Florence George. He had three sisters, Ethel, Hulda and Zelda. Ralph fired the coal on iron ore ships in Duluth. He's a Navy veteran. He settled in...
David Andree
Aug 29, 2010
David R. Andree, age 68, of Brownsdale, died Sunday, August 29, 2010 at his home of natural causes. David was born February 24, 1942 in Mower County to Rudolph and Florence Andree. He grew up in the Brownsdale area and went to school at country school and also in Brownsdale where he was educated through the eighth grade. On November...
William Miller
Aug 28, 2010
William Robert "Chico" Miller, age 61, of Austin, died Saturday, August 28, 2010 at his home. William was born May 5, 1949 in Austin to Donald and Myrtle (Fink) Miller. On June 21, 1975 he married Lynn Williams in Austin. William served in the United States Army, worked at Quality Pork and was a member of the Eagles Club. He...
Samuel Tindal
Aug 26, 2010
Samuel Charles Tindal, age 84, of Brownsdale, died Thursday, August 26, 2010 at his home with his family by his side. Sam was born August 19, 1926 in Austin to Samuel and Anna (Weiss) Tindal. Sam went to Austin High School and then to Austin VoTec. He served in the military for 22 years, was a bike shop owner for...
Oliver Herrick
Aug 25, 2010
Oliver Arthur Herrick, age 93, of Austin, died Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at Sacred Heart Care Center. Oliver was born April 24, 1917 to Frank and Annie (Veling) Herrick in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. The family moved to Austin in 1928. Oliver graduated from Austin High School in 1935. He continued his studies for one year in a post graduation program....
Margaret Downey
Aug 20, 2010
Margaret Mae Downey 84 Margaret (Rebhahn, Frank) Downey, 84, who resided in Austin for the past 58 years, passed away at Field Crest Nursing Home on August 20th, 2010. Margaret was born May 21, 1926 in Dodge, WI to Joseph and Florence Rebhahn. She was a talented seamstress and owned an Upholstery Shop for many years working evenings as a...
Beatrice Sheedy
Aug 13, 2010
Beatrice Louise Tryphena Sheedy, 94, whose ancestors came to Austin in covered wagons, died Friday, August 13, surrounded by loved ones. She had lived at home independently until shortly before her death. Beatrice was born at Silver Springs Farm outside Austin, September 24, 1915, to Raymond and Leah Furtney. She graduated at 17 from Teachers' College and taught in a...
Thelma "Terry"Â Murphy
Aug 5, 2010
Thelma M. "Terry" Murphy, age 83, formerly of Austin, died Thursday, August 5, 2010 at Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, Mass. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:00 am on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at St. Augustine Catholic Church with Father John Traufler officiating. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery. Service Information
Jean Edge
Jul 27, 2010
Jean A. (Lynch) Edge, age 68, of Austin, died Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at her home. Jean was born March 7, 1942 in Austin to Edward and Arthamese (Feeley) Titus. She attended Pacelli High School. In 1963 she was united in marriage to Tim Lynch at Queen of Angels Catholic Church. He preceded her in death on October 4, 1993....
Eula Reshetar
Jul 14, 2010
Eula Reshetar, of Austin, MN, died Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at North Memorial Hospice in Robbinsdale, MN. She suffered a stroke and sustained injuries in a fall while on vacation in northern Minnesota with her entire family. She was born in rural Lyle, MN, on May 2, 1923, to Nordahl and Lenore (Olson) Nelson. She was baptized, confirmed and married...
Helen Larson
Jul 14, 2010
Helen Dona Larson, age 82, of Austin, died Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at St. Mark's Lutheran Home where she was a resident. Helen was born November 9, 1927 in Freeborn, Minnesota to Haakon Harold and Alma (Thomson) Hanson. She graduated from high school. Helen married Dennis Bank and they later divorced. Helen then married Lars Maynard Larson. She was a...
Briant Reyes Rosas
Jul 12, 2010
Briant Reyes Rosas, age 6, of Austin, died Monday, July 12, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated 11:00 am on Saturday, July 17, 2010 at Queen of Angels Catholic Church with Father Dale Tupper officiating. Friends may call from 9 am until the time of the service at the church on Saturday. Interment...
Rodney Johnson
Jul 4, 2010
Rodney Dale Johnson, 54, of Austin, died Sunday, July 4, 2010 at his home. He was born December 20, 1955 in Cass Lake, MN. As a child, Rod was active in Boy Scouts. He loved camping and fishing. His passion for fishing remained throughout his life. Rod also liked video games and cooking. He was a self employed exterior painter....
Deborah Schammel
Jul 4, 2010
Deborah Kay Schammel, 58, Rose Creek, died from bone cancer at her home on July 4, 2010, surrounded by her family. She was born September 21, 1951 in Austin to Corlos and Arlene (Wenzel) Hartwig. Debbie attended high school in Rose Creek and graduated from Mankato State College. Deborah married Robert (Rocky) William Schammel on September 23, 1973 at St....
Loretta Hillan
Jul 1, 2010
Loretta Marie Hillan, age 99, and a life long resident of Mower County, died July 1, 2010, at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. She had been a Sacred Heart resident for less than one year after living at the Cedars for several years. Loretta was born August 12, 1910, to Katherine Wagner Christensen and Thomas Christensen on a farm...
Mary Schmidt
Jul 1, 2010
Mary K. (Hull) Schmidt Mary Schmidt passed away peacefully on July 1, 2010 due to cardiac failure. Mary was born in Austin, MN on January 18, 1919 to Wilbur and Catherine (Farrell) Skinner. She atteneded Austin Catholic Schools and worked at Hormel Foods until joining the Marine Corp in 1943. She was united in marriage to Woodrow W. Hull in...
Earl "Tony"Â Holdgrafer
Jun 26, 2010
Earl A. "Tony" Holdgrafer, age 84, of Austin, died Saturday, June 26, 2010 at Sacred Heart Care Center. Tony was born in Marshalltown, Iowa on January 27, 1926 to Charlie and Lena Holdgrafer. He moved to a farm in Rose Creek in 1938. On August 19, 1950 he was united in marriage to Marian Epping at Queen of Angels Catholic...
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