Obituaries

Dec 18, 2019

Thomas Dean Torgerson, age 70 of Austin, Minnesota, died Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota. Tom was born November 16, 1949 in Rochester, Minnesota, to Donald and Doris (Scott) Torgerson. He was confirmed at the First Congregational Church in Austin and went on to graduate from Austin High School. Tom had a...

Dec 18, 2019

Lois H. Dillavou, age 99 of Austin, Minnesota, former resident of Rose Creek, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Primrose Retirement Community of Austin. Lois Harriet Hougard was born February 28, 1920 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the daughter of Albert and Meta (Bohl) Hougard. She grew up in Albert Lea and graduated from Albert Lea...

Dec 18, 2019

Richard Francis Murphy passed away peacefully on December 18, 2019 at Madonna Towers Hospice Care in Rochester, Minnesota. He was born on April 23, 1930 in South Bend, Indiana and graduated from Elkhart Indiana High School in 1948. Richard joined the Navy and served in the Seabees on the island of Guam during the Korean War from 1950 to 1952....

Dec 17, 2019

Marian (Mary) Siegfreid, age 94 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away at her home on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 after a 7 month battle with ovarian cancer.

Mary was born September 12, 1925 on a farm in Big Grove Township in Benton Country, Iowa. She was the daughter of George and Elsie (Hanneman) Schueler....

Dec 17, 2019

Ardath A. Valdahl, age 87 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at Scenic Manor Nursing Home in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Ardath Ann Bang was born in Austin on November 4, 1932, to Helmer and Anita (Tucker) Bang. She graduated from Austin High School in 1950 and called the community home for her entire life....

Dec 15, 2019

Terry Nystel, age 50 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 at his home in Austin. Terry was born September 9, 1969 in Austin, to Terry and Linda (Nystel) Sprandel. He grew up in Austin and graduated in 1987 from Austin High School. Following graduation, Terry enlisted into the United States Marines serving from 1989-1993....

Dec 15, 2019

Linda Lucille Mount, 72, of Brownsdale, Minnesota passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.

Born on July 8, 1947 in Lake City, Iowa, Linda was the youngest child of James Albert and Gladys (Ford) Mount. She spent her early years in Carroll County, Iowa. She attended elementary school in...

Dec 13, 2019

Violet W. Lee, age 94 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Friday, December 13, 2019 at The Cedars of Austin. Violet Wyona Fuglesteen was born December 16, 1924 in LeRoy, Minnesota, the daughter of Ole and Ellen (Swenson) Fuglesteen. She grew up amongst chickens, cows, and horses on a farm just outside of Leroy. Violet later graduated from LeRoy...

Dec 11, 2019

Noe Po, age 53 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System Austin.

Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, December 13, 2019 at Grace Baptist Church in Austin. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Interment will be in...

Dec 9, 2019

Mildred “Milly” Enright, age 97 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Monday, December 9, 2019 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Mildred Anna Tiedemann was born October 29, 1922, in rural Mower County, Minnesota, to Frederick and Martha (Gerasch) Tiedemann. She graduated from Elkton High School. On September 22, 1946, Milly was united in marriage to Clarence...

Dec 5, 2019

Genevieve Marie Reagan, age 97, resident of Sacred Heart Care Center and formerly of Rose Creek, MN passed away Thursday, December 5th at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Austin surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 19, 1922 the daughter of William and Nellie (Lightley) Sheedy in Oakland, MN. She was raised in Oakland until she moved to Austin...

Nov 30, 2019

Kenneth James Engelhardt, age 93 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, November 30, 2019 at Good Samaritan Society – Comforcare surrounded by his loving family. Ken was born to August and Margaret (Cordts) Engelhard in Browns Valley, MN, on May 2, 1926. He graduated in 1944 from Frazee High School and furthered his education at...

Nov 27, 2019

J. Grant Bentley, age 87 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Wednesday afternoon, November 27, 2019, surrounded by his loving family at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home in Austin MN.  J. Grant was born on July 31, 1932, to Paul J. Bentley & Audrey (Smith) Bentley in Albion, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Cass County High School in Logansport,...

Nov 25, 2019

Herman Samuel Foster, age 95 of Neosho, Missouri, formerly of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Monday, November 25, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri due to heart failure. Herman was born May 28, 1924 in Dexter, Minnesota to William and Ida (Braaten) Foster. He attended country school and graduated from Grand Meadow High School, Grand Meadow, Minnesota...

Nov 24, 2019

Gwen Lucille Hoffman, 97, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Austin. Gwen was born on May 21, 1922, in Austin, MN, to Arnold and Margaret (Fleming) Hoffman. She graduated in from Austin High School and attended college for a while until and a serious illness forced her to stop. She then...

Nov 23, 2019

Marlene R. Morse, age 80 of Brownsdale, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System Austin. Marlene Rachel Schroeder was born in Austin, Minnesota, to Art and Julia (Schreiber) Schroeder on April 3, 1939. She attended Rose Creek High School, where she was crowned homecoming queen and graduated in 1957. On February 17,...

Nov 22, 2019

Margaret Ann Bednar, 90, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Friday, November 22, 2019, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Austin. Margaret was born on June 16, 1929, in Winona, MN, to George and Leona (Grossel) Hoeppner. She graduated in 1947 from Cathedral High School (Cotter) then attended Winona State University for Business and Accounting. She worked for Watkins Products...

Nov 22, 2019

Kenneth “Kenny” L. Gilbert, age 89 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Friday evening, November 22, 2019 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin, surrounded by his loving family.  Kenneth Lyle Gilbert was born December 22, 1929, the son of ­­­­­­­­Merrill and Mabel (Hayden) Gilbert in ­­­­­­­­­­Spring Valley. He attended school in Spring Valley. In 1948, Kenneth married...

Nov 21, 2019

Caleb Ruben Marin Flicek , age 15, formerly of Austin, Minnesota, passed away in Lakota, Iowa on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at his home. Caleb was born November 5, 2004, the son of Kendra Rose MacIntosh and ­­­­­­­­Michael C. Flicek in Austin, Minnesota. He grew up in Austin and attended school at Southgate Elementary School in Austin,...

Nov 21, 2019

James Michael Dunlop, age 76, of Austin James died peacefully on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at Saint Mark’s Lutheran Home surrounded by five of his children. He was born on May 6, 1943 in Austin, MN to parents, Hugh and Engelberta (Winkels) Dunlop. Jim married the love of his life, Judy Ann Powers of Brewster, MN on June 25, 1966...