Obituaries

Apr 25, 2022

Bruce Allen Koch, age 66, of Medford, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 25, 2022, at his home. Bruce was born September 26th, 1955, to Darlene Koch (Hall) and LeRoy Koch Jr. at St. Olaf hospital in Austin, Minnesota and graduated with the class of '74, and attended Mankato State University. He was a member...

Apr 25, 2022

Joyce Sharon Bellrichard, age 78, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2022, at her home.

A private graveside service will be held in Grandview Cemetery, Austin. Worlein Funeral Home of Austin is assisting the family with arrangements.

Apr 22, 2022

Mary Jane Nelson, age 94, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022, at her home in Austin. Mary was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota, to Manuel and Paula (Rubalcaba) Gonzalez on October 28, 1927. She graduated from Albert Lea High School. On February 18, 1949, Mary was united in marriage to Donald...

Apr 21, 2022

Tracy Matthew Parks, age 59, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Methodist Campus. Tracy was born December 4, 1962, in Bakersfield, California, to Gale and Laura (Farley) Parks. He grew up and attended high school in California. Tracy moved to Clarks Grove, Minnesota for a couple...

Apr 21, 2022

David William Baumgartner, age 89, of Mason City, Iowa, formerly of Brownsdale, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Good Shepherd Health Care in Mason City, Iowa. David was born February 20, 1933, the son of Ervin and Marie (Krejci) Baumgartner in Austin, Minnesota. He graduated from Austin High School. David then went...

Apr 21, 2022

John Paul Delaney, 32, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away suddenly on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at his home in Austin. John was born on September 10,1989 in Rochester, Minnesota to parents Paul and Janet (Tuschoff) Delaney. He was raised in Rochester and graduated from Mayo High School in 2008. In school he played hockey, baseball...

Apr 19, 2022

Rodney Schaefer, age 51 of Rose Creek, God Welcomed Rod into his arms in Heaven on April 19, 2022.

He was born in Austin, April 12th 1971, To Duane Schaefer & Janice (Severson) Schaefer. Raised in Rose Creek with his siblings and graduated from Southland High School 1989. He loved working outdoors as well as being...

Apr 14, 2022

Timothy Kelly Bass, age 74, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2022, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester with his wife Sandy Kae and all of his children at his side.

Tim was born November 5, 1947, in Boone, Iowa to Ray and Audrey (Kelly) Bass. Tim attended Grade...

Apr 14, 2022

Ramon Lee Crews , age 61, of Waltham, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Waltham. Ramon was born in Austin, Minnesota, to Gerald and Leona (Sargent) Crews on September 16, 1960. He attended Austin High School and obtained his GED in 1979. He then went on to attend Riverland Vocational Technical School...

Apr 12, 2022

Leo Francis Coyle, Jr., age 74, of Austin, died Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin surrounded by his loving family.

Leo was born March 21, 1948 in Pittsburg, California to Leo F. and Viola L. (Lidberg) Coyle.  He was united in marriage to Aletha M. Whalen on September 6, 1980 at Queen of Angels...

Apr 11, 2022

Emily Julia Koeppell, age 100, formerly of Brookfield and North Lake, Wisconsin, passed away April 11, 2022 in Austin, Minnesota.

Emily was born February 4, 1922 in Fox River Grove, Illinois to Stephen and Mary Kulovsek. She grew up in Fox River Grove and graduated from Crystal Lake Community High School. She went on to business school...

Apr 9, 2022

Carol Ann Kraushaar, age 86, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Mary’s Campus. Carol Ann Nelson was born November 24, 1935, to Nordahl and Lenore (Olson) Nelson on the family farm in Lyle, Minnesota. She grew up with seven siblings who all contributed in one...

Apr 8, 2022

Marjorie Gayle Schaffer, age 95, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2022, at St. Mark’s Living in Austin. Marjorie was born on February 5, 1927, to Gerhard Irving Ulve and Alice Mae (Westland) Ulve in Lake Mills, Iowa. She was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Lake Mills on April 3, 1927,...

Apr 8, 2022

Agnes Mathilda Ernst, age 104, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2022, at St. Mark’s Living in Austin.

A memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Worlein Funeral Home Chapel in Austin. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in...

Apr 7, 2022

James Lee Christianson, age 60, of Austin, Minnesota, died unexpectedly Thursday morning, April 7, 2022, in Owatonna, Minnesota. James was returning from work to his home in Austin when he suffered a fatal heart attack exasperated by high blood pressure.

James was born September 23, 1961, to Arnold and Rayma (Peterson) Christianson in...

Apr 6, 2022

Arlen “Al” D. Helfrich, age 86, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Austin. Al was born April 9, 1935, in St Paul, MN to Frank and Mary Genevieve (Chase) Helfrich. Following high school graduation, Al served in the United States Army. On September 26, 1960, Al married Jane Budd and...

Apr 4, 2022

Heidi A. Hecimovich, age 56, of Brownsdale, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2022, at her home. Heidi Ann Swank was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, to David and Karen (Schlekau) Swank on May 27, 1965. She graduated from Austin High School. On August 8, 1996, Heidi married James “Jim” Hecimovich and were blessed...

Apr 2, 2022

Gloria M. Anderson, age 69, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System Austin. Gloria Marie Anderson was born March 2, 1953, in Austin, Minnesota, to Marvin and Dorothy (Lundenee) Anderson. She attended grade school in Austin. At the age of 16, Gloria started working at Cedar Valley...

Mar 28, 2022

Lawrence Joseph Ignatius “Bud” Charnecki, age 94, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022, at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin, Minnesota. Lawrence was born on April 3, 1927, on the farm in East Chain Township, Minnesota, to Frank and Frances (Petrowiak) Charnecki. He had two sisters, AnnaMae Whetstone and Louise Cassidy....

Mar 27, 2022

Grace Amy Clark Conway, age 99, died Sunday, March 27th, 2022 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home in Austin, Minnesota.

Grace was born February 14, 1923, in Floyd, Iowa.  After graduating high school, she moved to Washington, D.C. to work for the government during World War II.

But before moving to Washington...