Obituaries

Aug 19, 2022

Marion Pearl Dossett, age 91, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022, at Heather Haus Assisted Living in Blooming Prairie, where she had resided since November of 2021. Marion was born March 5, 1931, to William and Minnie (Blank) Wagner in Minnesota Lake, where she was raised and later moved to Albert Lea, Minnesota, where she graduated...

Aug 18, 2022

  Thomas James Hanson, age 87, of Hayfield, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022, at the Legacy of Brownsdale. Tom was born on August 22, 1934, to Palmer and Mildred (Hutton) in Hayfield, Minnesota. Tom served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955. While still in high school, he met Lotus Paape at the local roller rink. The couple married...

Aug 17, 2022

Lois Erna Emery, 100, formerly of Hayfield passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at her apartment at the Cedars of Austin, Minnesota, on her father’s birthday. 

Lois Erna Hoffmann was born on November 18, 1921 in Willow Lake Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, daughter of Herman and Augusta (Wegner) Hoffmann. Lois was baptized in 1921 and confirmed in 1936 at...

Aug 16, 2022

Charmaine (Doumel) Raber, age 85, formerly of Austin, died Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at Park River Estates in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.

Private graveside services were held.

Aug 12, 2022

Dorothy M. Johnson, age 95, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Friday, August 12, 2022, at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie. Dorothy Marie Davis was born January 23, 1927, in Vernon Center, Minnesota, the daughter of Homer and Sara (Scearcy) Davis. She attended school in Vernon Center through the 8th grade, then graduated from Blooming Prairie High School...

Aug 12, 2022

Breaker, breaker 1-9…you got a copy on me, Bearded One, c’mon…

Glenn Robert Schewe, age 80, of Moscow, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022, at Our House Senior Living – Austin Memory Care. Glenn was born on June 6, 1942, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, to Robert and Ardith (Wittmer) Schewe. He grew up in Hayward, Minnesota, and graduated...

Aug 11, 2022

Mary Ann (Wavrin) Stoeckel, age 80, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Our House Senior Living – Austin Memory Care, after a five-year battle with dementia. Mary Ann was born in Owatonna, Minnesota, to Lester and Dorothy (Wodarczak) Wavrin on April 14, 1942. She met her husband, Max Otto Stoeckel in 1959, at the...

Aug 10, 2022

Kristine Kay Scott, age 57, of Lansing, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at her home in Lansing. Kristine was born June 27, 1965, to Charles Klock and Lucinda Smith in Austin, Minnesota. She attended grade school in Lansing and graduated with the class of 1983 from Austin High School. Kristine went on to enlist in the National...

Aug 6, 2022

Mary Ellen Stevens, age 83, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022, at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Mary Ellen was born in Pleasant Grove, Minnesota, on May 30, 1939, to David and Neva (McAlister) Stevens. At the age of 3, her family moved to Mapleview, Minnesota. She attended grade school at Sumner and graduated in...

Aug 5, 2022

Gary Louis Sims, age 42, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022, at his home in Austin. Gary was born on May 27, 1980, in Davenport, Iowa, to Kenneth and Mary (Sass) Sims. He was baptized at the Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Austin.

Survivors include his mother, Mary Sims of Austin, MN; sister, Jennifer...

Aug 5, 2022

Troy Joseph Cunningham, age 60, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly at his home Friday, August 5, 2022.

Troy was born 8 weeks premature on March 10, 1962 to Alvin and Ilene Cunningham at St. Olaf Hospital in Austin. Catching up in size and development was the first of many feats that Troy made quick work of,...

Jul 31, 2022

Ella Dee (Birdsell) Rouhoff, age 96, of Park Rapids, Minnesota, formerly of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at Ecumen – Heritage Cottages, Park Rapids Memory Care. Ella Dee Birdsell was born December 20, 1925, in Marmaduke, Arkansas, the daughter of William and Linnie (Knappier) Birdsell. She graduated from Washington Union High School in Easton, California in 1943....

Jul 31, 2022

Lucella (Sally) Michels has joined her family in Heaven on July 31, 2022.  Sally was born on April 22, 1930, in Meyer, Iowa to Alban and Kathren Hemann.  She grew up on a farm east of Meyer.

On May 4, 1949, she married the love of her life, Jerome "Jerry" Michels, at Sacred Heart Church in Meyer.  They shared...

Jul 30, 2022

Donovan Kenneth Hague, age 71, of Brownsdale, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System Austin. Donovan was born January 16, 1951, in Austin, Minnesota, to Kenneth and Helen (Westerberg) Hague. He graduated with the class of 1969 from Hayfield High School. Donovan then went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in engineering. From 1971...

Jul 27, 2022

Sunny Khaoone, age 56, of Austin, died Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at the New Richland Care Center in New Richland, Minnesota.

Sunny was born October 18, 1965 in Vientiane, Laos to Doungdy and Bounyu Phommachanh.

She grew up in Laos and finished 12th grade and also did 2 years of college.

Sunny enjoyed...

Jul 25, 2022

Larry Kenneth Helgeson, age 71, of Rose Creek, Minnesota, died unexpectedly on Monday, July 25, 2022. Larry was born May 30, 1951, in Austin, Minnesota, to Ervin and Phyllis Helgeson. He graduated in 1969 from Lyle High School, where he enjoyed playing football. Larry worked driving truck for East West LLC for many years. On September 14, 2016, he married...

Jul 24, 2022

Larry Luverne Hall, age 72, of Austin, died Sunday, July 24th, 2022 at Mayo Health systems-Rochester.

Larry was born December 27th, 1949 in Austin, Minnesota to Hollis & Irene (Shorey) Hall.  He grew up in Rose Creek, Minnesota, later moved to Austin, Minnesota until his passing.

Larry worked for Cedar Valley Services up until his...

Jul 23, 2022

Steven Bruce Richardson was born in Austin, MN on April 21, 1965. He lived the majority of his years in Austin. He struggled with cancer for the last two. He passed away at home with family on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at the age of 57.

His parents are Liz and Bruce Richardson. He followed two siblings, Jaqui Callahan and...

Jul 18, 2022

Linda A. Delle, age 69, of Florissant, Missouri, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2022, at SSM Health DePaul Hospital – St. Louis in Bridgeton, Missouri. Linda Ann Poteet was born September 29, 1952, to George Poteet and Bettie Newman in Austin, Minnesota. She was a 1971 graduate from Austin High School. Linda then went on to attend college in...

Jul 17, 2022

Phyllis Elaine (Bender) Lee passed away on Sunday July 17, 2022 at Austin Medical Mayo Hospital.  Phyllis was born on her parents Carl and Leola (Stiech) Bender farm on May 5, 1931.  She attended the Wykoff grade school and is a graduate of Wykoff High School.

Phyllis was confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Wykoff and worked...