Obituaries

Oct 24, 2020

Thomas “Tom” J. Benson, age 64 of Austin, Minnesota, died Saturday, October 24, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus. Tom was born August 20, 1956 in Austin, Minnesota, to Lawrence and Dorothy (Johnson) Benson. He attended school and graduated in Austin. Tom was a talented autobody repairman who spent hours working on cars. He...

Oct 23, 2020

Marlene Joan Krieger, age 86 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Friday, October 23, 2020, at St. Mark’s Living in Austin with family at her side. Marlene Stellwagen was born November 17, 1933, at home in Lewiston, Minnesota, to Walter and Clara (Uecker) Stellwagen. She graduated from Lewiston High School in 1951. After graduation, Marlene worked at Mayo...

Oct 21, 2020

Reverend Minocrookonbull ScabbyRobeParnett past away in his home on Oct. 21, 2020. He was born Leonard James Mueller on Mar. 12, 1953 to Lloyd Mueller and May (Hamilton) Mueller in Albert Lea, MN. He lived in Albert Lea for all of his school life until he graduated.  He spent his youth interested and nature and the...

Oct 20, 2020

Anita L. Schriever, age 89, of Austin, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Sacred Heart Care Center.

Anita was born March 14, 1931 in Taopi, Minnesota to Raymond and Elizabeth (Kasel) Weis.  She was the eldest girl of seven siblings. Anita graduated from St. Augustine High School.  She married James Jennings in June of 1949 and to...

Oct 19, 2020

Susan Marie Smock, age 56 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Monday, October 19, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus. Susan Sorenson was born to James and Ann Marie (Mehmen) Sorenson in Austin, Minnesota on March 14, 1964. She grew up in Austin and graduated with the class of 1982 from Austin High School. On...

Oct 19, 2020

Inez E. Schmidt, age 87 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Monday, October 19, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus. Inez Elizabeth Winkle was born in Austin, Minnesota, to Leo and Irene (Graves) Winkle on March 3, 1933. She grew up in Austin and attended Austin Public Schools. On December 15, 1951, Inez was united...

Oct 18, 2020

Virginia Eleanor Havel (Muecke), age 97 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin, Minnesota. Virginia was born to Emil and Charlotte (Marth) Muecke in Hinton, IA. The family relocated to Sioux Falls, SD where Virginia attended Washington High School. She started her professional career as a Northwestern Bell telephone...

Oct 18, 2020

Agatha (Aggie) Emily Pedersen, age 81, of Rose Creek passed away suddenly at home on Sunday, October 18th, 2020.

Aggie was born on October 3rd, 1939 in Austin, MN to Milton and Stella (Carstens) Norton. She graduated from Austin High School in 1958.

On August 28th, 1965, she was united in marriage to Richard (Dick)...

Oct 18, 2020

Nolan “Snooly” Lee Johnson, age 84 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020, at St. Mark’s Living Nursing Home in Austin, Minnesota. Nolan was born in Austin, Minnesota, to Bennie and Anna (Gunderson) Johnson on September 1, 1936. He was the youngest of nine children. Nolan was a 1954 graduate of Austin High School. On...

Oct 18, 2020

Polly Ann Jelinek, age 87, of Austin, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Sacred Heart Care Center.

Polly was born January 12, 1933 in Austin to Ted and Irene (Crandall) Madison.  She attended Whittier Elementary School and graduated from Austin High School in 1951.  Polly went on to attend Southern Minnesota Normal College to complete...

Oct 17, 2020

John “JD” Douglas Hill, age 70 of St. Ansgar, Iowa, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020. John was born October 15, 1950 in Austin, Minnesota, to John and Gloria (Ehlo) Hill. He graduated from Adams High School in 1969. On March 27, 1970, JD married Pamela Morgan at the Grace Lutheran Church in Austin, Minnesota and were...

Oct 17, 2020

Edsel Kerwin Sprung, age 85 of Brownsdale, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020. Edsel was born August 15, 1935, in Dexter, Minnesota, to Ernest and Vivian (Meyer) Sprung. He grew up working hard on the family farm and accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior at the age of 13 at a Youth for Christ event...

Oct 17, 2020

Marcella (Marcie) Nora Mullenbach, age 87, of Austin, passed on to her eternal life on October 17th, 2020.

Marcie was born on October 24th, 1932 to Lee and Margaret (Grant) Tindal. She went on to marry the love of her life, Otto Mullenbach, in June 1953 and had four children (Greg, Dale, Kim, Kay). Throughout...

Oct 17, 2020

Merle Steven Ganske, age 72 of Elysian, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020, at his home.

Services are pending.

Oct 15, 2020

Orla Mayette Broten, age 92 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020, at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin.

Interment will be in Grandview Cemetery, Austin. Worlein Funeral Home of Austin is assisting the family with arrangements.

Oct 14, 2020

Julie “Bunk” Mittag, 67, of Austin, passed away Wednesday, October 14th, 2020 at home after spending her final days surrounded by family and friends.

Julie was born on May 4th, 1953 in Austin, Minnesota to Conrad and Jeannette Mittag.  She graduated from Pacelli High School in 1971 where she was Valedictorian of her class. She went on...

Oct 12, 2020

Terry Gene Lahann, age 73 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Monday, October 12, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus. Terry was born July 18, 1947, to Emil “Bud” and Dorothy (Fink) Lahann in Austin, Minnesota. He grew up in Austin and graduated with the class of 1965 from Austin High School. Following high school,...

Oct 12, 2020

Wayne Martin Golberg, age 68 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Monday, October 12, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Saint Mary’s Campus.  Wayne was born April 21, 1952 to Merlin and Norma (Swelland) Golberg in Austin, Minnesota.  He grew up in Austin and graduated with the class of 1970.  He went to Vo-tech in Austin following high...

Oct 11, 2020

Marvin Homer Thompson, age 95 of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2020 at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie. Marvin was born August 10, 1925 in Freeborn County, Minnesota to C. Henry and Clara (Easton) Thompson. He attended Austin High School. On May 24, 1952, Marvin married Norma Loew at St. Columbanus Church in Blooming...

Oct 11, 2020

James Alan Arens, age 65 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Sunday, October 11, 2020, at his home in Austin. James was born August 17, 1955, to John Sr. and Thelma (Cloyd) Arens in Austin, Minnesota. He attended Austin schools. James married Lori and to this union three children were born, Jeremy, Robert and Steven....