Obituaries
Nathan Goodwin
Aug 12, 2019
Nathan K. Goodwin, age 97 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Monday, August 12, 2019 at St. Mark’s Living in Austin after a long battle with cancer. Nathan was born on February 9, 1922 in Austin, Minnesota, the youngest of three children of Nels and Nellie Goodwin. Nathan graduated from Austin High School and went on to attain...
Vera Underdahl
Aug 8, 2019
Vera M. Underdahl, age 99 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019 at St. Mark’s Living in Austin. Vera Mae Bossart was born November 9, 1919 in Didsbury, Alberta Canada, the daughter of LaRue and Edith (Longland) Bossart. On September 12, 1941, Vera was united in marriage to Everett Underdahl in Cresco, Iowa. She was...
Shirley Thayer
Aug 6, 2019
Shirley J. Thayer, age 89 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at St. Mark’s Living in Austin. Shirley Jean Kniffen was born May 7, 1930 in Fillmore County, Minnesota, the daughter of Lloyd and Mabel (Holmen) Kniffen. She attended country school and graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1947. Shirley went on to...
Dorothy Smith
Aug 2, 2019
Dorothy M. Smith, 89 of Austin, passed away Friday, August 2, 2019 at Our House Senior Living. Dorothy was born March 10, 1930 to George and Mary (Lagas) Twedell in Mower County. On April 2, 1949 Dorothy was united in marriage to Edwin Smith in Mason City, Iowa. They later moved to Austin and made their home. Dorothy worked as...
John Schammel
Aug 1, 2019
John William Schammel passed on August 1, 2019, at Our House Memory Care in Austin MN. John had been a resident there for the past three years. Born on June 4, 1924, John had attained his 95th birthday in June of this year. He was the third child born to William John Schammel and Teresa Mary Schammel at Rose Creek...
Ronald "Ron" Fisher
Jul 31, 2019
Ronald “Ron” Henry Fisher, age 68 of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Methodist Campus. Ron was born July 13, 1951 in Owatonna, Minnesota, to Paul and Marion (Wangen) Fisher. On July 21, 1979, He married Judy Lester at Geneva Lutheran Church. Together they had four daughters. Ronald worked...
Myron Sorensen
Jul 31, 2019
Myron Nels Sorensen, age 89 of Dexter, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System Austin. Myron was born March 21, 1930 in Mower County, Minnesota, the son of Nels and Anna (Fredericksen) Sorensen. On March 12, 1952, he entered into the United States Army and spent two years in the Army Medical...
Anthony Nelson
Jul 30, 2019
Anthony Lee Nelson, age 22 of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, was involved in a motor vehicle accident on Monday, July 29, 2019 and passed away at the scene. Anthony was born on July 6, 1997 in Austin, Minnesota, to Brian and Lois (Amundson) Nelson. He grew up in Blooming Prairie and graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 2016....
Douglas Conradt
Jul 29, 2019
Douglas G. Conradt, age 88 formerly of Rose Creek, Minnesota, passed away Monday, July 29, 2019 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Douglas was born November 17, 1930 in Cold Spring, Minnesota, the son of Ted and Magdalen (Knaus) Conradt. He attended school in Brainerd, Minnesota, graduating in 1948. On January 10, 1951, Douglas enlisted into...
James Dalager
Jul 28, 2019
James Stanford Dalager, age 100 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully early Sunday evening, July 28, 2019 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home in Austin, surrounded by his loving family. James was born December 16, 1918 in Eagle Bend, Minnesota, the son of John and Serena (Braaten) Dalager. He grew up and attended school in Eagle Bend and...
Gene Lee
Jul 21, 2019
Gene Russell Lee, age 76 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2019 at Grand Meadow Healthcare Center. Gene was born May 23, 1943 to Russell and Agnes (Twedell) Lee in Austin, Minnesota. He attended school in Austin. Gene was in the Woodvale SIL’s Program until moving into Briarwood Group Home in 2008. Gene was a...
Maxine Brady
Jul 20, 2019
Maxine Mae Brady, age 87 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2019 at St. Mark’s Living of Austin. Maxine was born in Spring Valley, Minnesota on September 9, 1931, to Oscar and Agnes (Freiheit) Huffman. She attended Austin Public Schools. On October 8, 1949, Maxine was united in marriage to Rolland Brady in Austin, Minnesota....
Loretta Haney
Jul 19, 2019
Loretta June Haney, age 94 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Loretta was born June 27, 1925 in rural Steele County, Minnesota, to Earl and Laura (Wilkie) Southworth. She attended school at Faribault and Rose Creek. On May 30, 1942, she married Jonas Haney at the Methodist parsonage in...
Lotus Hanson
Jul 18, 2019
Lotus Ann Hanson, age 81 of Dexter, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus. Lotus was born March 7, 1938 in Waltham Township, the daughter of Edwin and Marie (Anderson) Paape. In 1954, while still in high school, she met Thomas Hanson at the local roller rink. The couple married on...
Peter Nelson
Jul 17, 2019
Peter Jon Nelson, age 34 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away suddenly Wednesday, July 17, 2019 in Austin. Peter was born July 2, 1985 in Austin, Minnesota to Rick and Jean (Davis) Nelson. He graduated from Austin High School in 2003 and then attended Riverland Community College where he graduated with a degree in Maintenance and Mechanics. On...
Burton Kittelson
Jul 17, 2019
Burton A. Kittelson, age 97 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at home with his wife by his side. Burton was born July 1, 1922 in Austin, Minnesota, to Edward F. and Berthena O. (Stemson) Kittelson. He was baptized at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Austin. He graduated from Austin High School in...
Duane Smith
Jul 15, 2019
Duane R. Smith, age 97 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Monday, July 15, 2019 at Our House Memory Care, Austin. Duane was born in Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota on February 15, 1922 to Noel and Olga (Thorson) Smith. He attended country school in Olmsted County. On October 23, 1948 he was united in marriage to...
Donald Johnson
Jul 13, 2019
Donald LeVoy Johnson, age 89, was welcomed into heaven on July 13, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin surrounded by his loving family. Don was a dedicated family man and beloved friend to many. He never let even the hardest of days defeat his witty sense of humor and love for storytelling. He was a man who persevered, loved hard...
Randy McAlister
Jul 13, 2019
Randy Dean McAlister, age 61 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Randy was born January 7, 1958, to Donald and Delores (Klingfus) McAlister in Austin, Minnesota. He graduated from Austin High School in 1976 and he also received a degree in Mechanics from the Austin Vo-Tech. He...
Kenneth Carlson
Jul 12, 2019
Kenneth Carlson, age 88 of Austin, Minnesota passed away Friday, July 12, 2019 at Aurora on France in Edina, Minnesota. Ken was born September 7, 1930 to Ruth and Fred Carlson in Austin, MN. While still in high school, he worked part time in the Hormel Foods Corporation invoice department. Ken graduated from Austin High School in...
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