Obituaries

Mar 23, 2021

Richard “Gundy” Paul Gunderson, age 74 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, March 23, 2021, at his home in Austin, surrounded by his loving family. Richard was born to Robert and Adeline (Papousek) Gunderson in Austin, Minnesota, on December 23, 1946. He graduated from Austin High School in 1964. He went on to...

Mar 22, 2021

John Wesley Newman III, age 64 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021 in hospice care at his brother’s home in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, after a long courageous battle with cancer. John was born September 10, 1956, in Austin, Minnesota, to John “Jack” and Marilyn (Joseph) Newman. He grew up in Austin and...

Mar 21, 2021

David J. Schneider, age 82, of Austin, died Sunday, March 21, 2021 at Gunderson Health System in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.

David has donated his body to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

Memorial services will be planned later this summer.

Mar 20, 2021

Marvin “Marv” Ronald Camerer, age 73 of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021 at home surrounded by family, following a short illness. Marv was born in Austin, Minnesota to Lloyd and Pearl (Eggestein) Camerer on March 27, 1947. He attended school in Austin and when he was in 3rd grade his family...

Mar 18, 2021

William “Bill” Carroll Young, age 76 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, March 18, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus. William was born June 11, 1944 in Oakland, Nebraska, to Vernon and Linea (Lindgren) Young. He graduated from Oakland High School in 1962. He then went on to attend the University of...

Mar 17, 2021

Marian M. Tollefson, age 91 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at Good Samaritan Society – Comforcare in Austin. Marian Mildred Fischer was born July 25, 1929, to Erich and Reta (Clayton) Fischer in Waseca, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Waseca. Marian graduated from Waseca...

Mar 13, 2021

James John Schulte age 94 of Austin, passed away Saturday, March 13, 2021 at the Owatonna Hospital in Owatonna, MN. No services are planned at this time. The family of James will be having his services at a later date.

Mar 12, 2021

Debra K. DeRemer, age 59, died Friday, March 12, 2021 surrounded by her loving family of caregivers in Faribault, MN where she has called home for the past 13 years.

Debbie was born August 15, 1961 into the loving family of Lynn and Rita (Schwartz) DeRemer.  Although she was faced with developmental and learning disabilities, she proved...

Mar 12, 2021

Barbara Lucylle Langan, 86 of Austin peacefully passed away March 12, 2021 at home with family by her side.

She was born to the late Fred and Thelma (Tabor) Hill, December 1st, 1934 in Little Cedar, Iowa. She married the late Robert Langan on October 28th, 1950 and they lived together in Austin for 48 years. Barb...

Mar 10, 2021

Helen Mae Dixon, age 84 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at The Cedars of Austin. Helen was born November 29, 1936, in Port Townsend, Washington, to Floyd and Mabel (Leander) Hackett. She graduated from Aberdeen Central High School in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Helen married Richard Dixon on August 14, 1954, together...

Mar 6, 2021

Ronald Charles White, age 77 of Austin, Minnesota, died on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at his home in Austin. Ronald was born on March 21, 1943 in Austin, Minnesota to Delbert and Marie (Brinkman) White. Ronald attended school at Austin High. He married Susan Klein in 1962. They parted after twenty-nine years. He later met...

Mar 6, 2021

Roy Allen Norland, age 92 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021, at St. Mark’s Living. He was born May 12, 1928 in Paulina, Iowa, to Stanley and Alice (Lees) Norland, attended grade schools in the Austin area, and was a Class of 1946 graduate from Adams High School where he was a member of the football...

Mar 5, 2021

Douglas Alvin Johnson, age 59 of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Friday, March 5, 2021. He was born on November 14, 1961 in Owatonna, MN. His parents were Alvin & Grace (Filley) Johnson. Doug grew up in Blooming Prairie, MN and graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1980. He entered the workforce after high...

Mar 2, 2021

Edwin Bode Petersen, age 104 of rural Albert Lea, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at his home. Edwin was born May 5, 1916 in White River, South Dakota, to Peter and Katherine (Nielsen) Petersen. He grew up and attended high school in White River, South Dakota. On January 26, 1949, Edwin was united in marriage...

Feb 28, 2021

Aimee Leone Merrill, 82, of Austin, MN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 28, 2021, surrounded by her beloved family members. Aimee was born August 18, 1938 in Warroad, MN, to Aime and Ruth (Mason) Gauthier. She graduated from Austin High school in Austin, MN. Aimee married Floyd Merrill on July 22, 1956. Together they...

Feb 27, 2021

Faye Harrington, age 91 of Lake City, Minnesota, formerly of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, February 27, 2021 at The Bluffs of Lake City in Lake City, Minnesota. Faye was born November 1, 1929 in Austin, Minnesota, the daughter of Carl and Edna (Paige) Nelson. She grew up and attended schools in Austin,...

Feb 27, 2021

Viola Jane O’Connor, age 89, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, February 27, 2021 in Austin, MN.

Viola was born on November 18, 1931 in Red Rock Township, Mower County to Verner and Iva (Noffsinger) Harrington.  They moved to a farm near Taopi, MN when she was four years old.  She graduated from...

Feb 26, 2021

Cindy Marie (Hensley) Stewart, 64, of Austin, Minnesota passed away at her home on Friday, February 26, 2021. Cindy was born October 20, 1956 in Seattle, WA to Roy Redfield and Lydia (Wilson) Hensley. She was the third sibling of four. Fierce and independent, she always railed at being a woman in a man’s world. A country...

Feb 26, 2021

James W. Sawdey, age 80, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, February 26, 2021, at Mayo Health System, St. Marys Campus, Rochester, Minnesota. He was born October 24, 1940 in Le Roy, Minnesota to Earl and Jeraldine (Farmer) Sawdey. James grew up in and attended school in Le Roy. Most of his adult...

Feb 22, 2021

Larry (Pee Wee) Dale Anderson age 74, of Austin, MN died Monday, February 22, 2021, at his home.

Pee Wee was born November 3, 1946 in Austin, MN to Alvin and Laurene (Dahl) Anderson. Pee Wee graduated from Austin High School in 1964 and then went on to graduate from Winona State University in 1969. The Army...