Obituaries

May 19, 2018

Gerald Nicholas Grimley, age 88, of Austin, died Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the Cedars of Austin Assisted Living. Jerry was born September 28, 1929 in Austin, Minnesota to Edwin and Sarah (Connelly) Grimley. He grew up in Austin and graduated from St. Augustine High School. Jerry was a member of the National Guard Unit Company H, they were called...

May 3, 2018

Anna Marie Miller age 97, of Austin died Thursday, May 3, 2018 at St. John’s Lutheran Home in Albert Lea. Anna was born May 31, 1920 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Joseph and Marie Starnick. She grew up in Pittsburgh and attended country school. On March 16, 1940, she was united in marriage to John Miller in Winchester, West Virginia. The...

Apr 28, 2018

Marlene Helen (Wagner) Whalen was born August 5, 1935 to Jacob and Amelia (Blonigan) Wagner in Austin, MN. She was the youngest of five children. She attended grade school at Columbus School in Austin and Austin’s St. Augustine. She was a stay at home mom raising ten children. She worked at a time at Sterling Drug and Sacred Heart Nursing...

Apr 26, 2018

Roger Allen Schaefer age 68, of Austin, died Thursday, April 26th, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Roger was born July 8, 1949 in Austin to Wilfred and Isabel (Giles) Schaefer. He grew up in Austin and graduated from Austin High School. On October 19th 1968 he was united in marriage to Marlene Christopherson. To this union, 7 children were...

Apr 9, 2018

Shirley Marie (Hanson) Saaranen, age 86, passed away Monday, April 9th, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin, MN, surrounded by her children. Shirley was born, July 3rd, 1931 in Newry Township, MN, to Archie and Hattie (Braaten) Hanson. She grew up in Austin and graduated from Austin High School on June 2nd, 1949. On July 31st, 1954, she was married...

Apr 9, 2018

Lenore M. McCutchen, age 81, of Austin, died Monday, April 9, 2018 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home. She was born October 2, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois. Lenore grew up in Austin and graduated from Austin High School. Survivors include two brothers, Eugene Etzig, Austin, MN, Ron Lee, Lyle, MN; grandson, Jordan Etzig, Las Vegas, NV. Lenore is preceded in death...

Apr 3, 2018

Sheila Marie (Clayton) Dion, age 61, of Albert Lea and formerly of Austin, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Albert Lea. Sheila was born January 13, 1957 in Ada, Minnesota to Fred and Allet Clayton. She grew up in Austin, Minnesota and graduated from Austin High School. On January 2, 1982 she was united in marriage to...

Mar 26, 2018

Rita Ann Landherr, 87, of Austin, Minnesota passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on March 26, 2018 from metastatic cancer. She was surrounded by her family and husband as she was called to God’s Kingdom. Rita Ann Ryan was born July 10, 1930 on the Ryan family farm near Ryan, Iowa. She was the youngest of six children...

Mar 24, 2018

Joseph William Kemmerick 98, of Austin, MN died peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, March 24th at St. Mark’s in Austin. Joe was born April 1st, 1919 in Leonore, Il to Frank and Elizabeth (Fluech) Kemmerick. The family moved to Williams, IA when Joe was a baby and to a farm near Stacyville, IA at age 7 where he attended...

Mar 24, 2018

Chester L. Gerhart, age 75, of Austin, died Saturday, March 24, 2018 at his home. Chet was born March 10, 1943 in Austin to Edward Sr. and Beatrice (Clark) Gerhart. He attended both Queen of Angels and Pacelli High School. Chet later received his GED from the University of Kansas while serving in the Army from 1962 to 1965. In...

Mar 19, 2018

Clifford R. Stoen, Jr., age 82, of Austin, died Monday, March 19, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin. Cliff was born April 10, 1935 in Clear Lake, Iowa to Clifford B. and Edna (Bowman) Stoen. He attended school in Clemmons, Iowa. His family called him Junior. They moved to Brownsdale, Minnesota in the late 1940’s. Cliff served in the United...

Mar 17, 2018

Barbara Ann Parmenter, age 63, of Austin, died Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin. Barb was born August 13, 1954 in Le Mars, Iowa to Junior and Darlene (Sanow) Conner. The family moved to Austin in 1967. On September 23, 1995 she was united in marriage to John Parmenter and they made their home in Austin. Barb...

Mar 13, 2018

Mabel M. Foster, age 84, of Austin, Minn., died on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Methodist Campus, from complications of lung cancer.

Mabel Marie Rita Leibold was born on April 16, 1933, in rural Spillville, Iowa, to Arthur and Mary Ann (Wagner) Leibold. She attended country school and graduated from Austin High School in 1951. On Jan. 15,...

Mar 8, 2018

Kathleen (Kathy) Pusch passed away on Thursday, March 8th after a brief illness. Kathleen and her twin brother, Donald were born on December 18, 1925 in Graceville, Minnesota. They were the youngest of 5 children and grew up in Munich, North Dakota. Kathy met the love of her life, Frederick Pusch when she was a student at the College of...

Mar 4, 2018

Lorretta “Lottie” Seira age,91 of Austin died Sunday March 4, at her Cedars home. Lottie was born September 11, 1926 to John and Margaret (Mueller) Keilen. On September 25, 1946 she was united in marriage to Frank Seira, they had three beautiful children. This union was later dissolved. Lottie held many jobs, head checker at Tempo, jailer and Reeds 4th...

Mar 2, 2018

No service are planned at this time. Service Information

Feb 19, 2018

Dorothy Jane Heimer, of Sargeant, Minnesota went to join her heavenly family on February 19, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin. She was 100 years and 13 days young. Dorothy was born February 6, 1918 in Swann, Iowa to Lloyd and Leila (Walker) Wall. She was the youngest of four girls. In her early years, the family lived in Iowa,...

Feb 16, 2018

Service Information Visitation

Sunday, March 4 2018 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Mayer Funeral Home 600 2nd Street NW Austin MN 55912

Feb 15, 2018

Gloria J. White, age 70 of Mapleview, MN. died on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at home. Gloria was born In Austin to Maynard and Ruth (Sowden) White of Mapleview, she grew up in Mapleview and attended Austin High school. Gloria enjoyed cooking, sewing, crafting and art. She had several jobs, but retired from Austin Public Schools. She was a member...

Feb 15, 2018

Former Austin Mayor and City Councilman Robert J. Enright, 98 died on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Brightondale Assisted Living in New Brighton, Minnesota. Enright was born on March 18, 1919 in Mower County, the son of William and Marian Enright. He graduated from St. Augustine High School and was a member of the school's basketball team and undefeated football...