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Donald Hatten
Dec 6, 2016
Donald Lewis Hatten, age 67, of Brownsdale, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. Donald was born April 11, 1949 in Austin to Arnold and Walburga (Rahe) Hatten. He graduated from Pacelli High School in 1967. Donald was an avid runner and was co-captain of the first cross-country team at Pacelli, with an undefeated season, ending...
Kathryn G. Schmidt
Nov 30, 2016
A funeral mass celebrating the life of Kathryn ‘Kay’ Schmidt will be held Monday December 5th at 11:00 AM at Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Austin. The Reverend Raul Silva will be the celebrant. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Mrs. Schmidt, 89, of Austin, died Wednesday November 30, 2016 at Our House Memory Care in Austin. Kathryn G....
Oliver Whalen
Nov 18, 2016
Oliver Urban Whalen, age 88, of Rose Creek, died Friday, November 18, 2016 at Comforcare Good Samaritan. Oliver was born January 12, 1928 in Howard County, Iowa to Urban and Blanche (Demars) Whalen. He attended country school at Plymouth Rock until the family moved to Minnesota when he was seven. He then attended Queen of Angels School. Oliver served in...
Franklin Larweck
Nov 17, 2016
Franklin Albert Larweck, age 97, of Austin, died Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin. He was born October 3, 1919 in Ellsworth, Iowa to Ben and Elizabeth Larweck. On June 2, 1938 he married the love of his life, Josephine Birk in Blue Earth, Minnesota. They were married for 73 wonderful years and had two children, Frank...
Mary Arens
Nov 3, 2016
Mary Lynne (Fraser) Arens, age 67, of Austin, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully in her sleep on November 3, 2016 at her home. Mary was born May 18, 1949 in Austin to Kenneth and Marian (Laufle) Fraser. She graduated from Pacelli High School in 1967. On January 20, 1968, Mary was united in marriage to her best friend, Terry Arens....
Mildred Moeller
Oct 29, 2016
Mildred Veronica Moeller, age 94, of Austin, died Saturday, October 29, 2016 at the Adams Healthcare Center. Mildred was born June 22, 1922 in Austin to Kenneth and Helen (Feeley) Campbell. She graduated from Austin High School and went on to work for Northwestern Bell for 35 years, retiring in 1978. Mildred married Harry Wills in 1966. He passed away...
Evelyn Landherr
Oct 22, 2016
Evelyn H. Landherr, age 77, of Austin, died peacefully on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at Sacred Heart Care Center. Evelyn was born to Alban and Kathren (Becker) Hemann on October 29, 1938 in McIntire, Iowa. She graduated from high school. Evelyn married Albert Landherr of Rose Creek on May 20, 1957 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Meyer, Iowa. She...
David Mangnuson
Oct 21, 2016
David John Mangnuson, 70 of Austin, died Friday, October 21, 2016 at Rochester Methodist Hospital. He was born September 10, 1946 in Austin to Ernest and Evalyn (Capp) Mangnuson. He grew up in Austin, graduated from Pacelli High School, and attended Austin Junior College. He enlisted in the United States Air Force, and was honorably discharged after serving stateside, and...
Ervin Kramer
Oct 19, 2016
Ervin Michael Kramer, age 92, of Adams, died Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Good Samaritan in St. Ansgar, Iowa. Ervin was born February 15, 1924 to Phillip and Mary (Merten) Kramer. He grew up in Johnsburg and worked as a farmhand. He moved to Illinois and worked at Ford Motor Company then transferred to GM Locomotive to work as a...
Mary Lou Houle
Oct 19, 2016
Mary Lou Houle (Krebsbach) was born on November 28, 1933 in Adams, Minnesota and grew up in nearby Austin. She was one of 13 children of Sadie and Alois Krebsbach. She married Clifford Ralph Houle of Renton, WA in 1966, and lived in Seattle and Bellevue, WA for 37 years, returning to Austin in 2003. Clifford preceded her in death...
Gerald Laufle
Oct 11, 2016
Gerald A. Laufle, age 81,of Austin, died Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at his home. No services are being planned at this time. Service Information
Joan Johnson
Oct 10, 2016
Joan I. Johnson, age 83, of Austin, died Monday, October 10, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin. No services are being held at this time. Service Information
John Karthaus
Oct 10, 2016
John (Jack) Karthaus passed away on October 10, 2016 at Mayo Medical Center in Austin, surrounded by his family. Born in Humphrey NE July 21, 1931 to Clara Gertrude and Everett Jacob Karthaus. He attended St Francis High School in Humphrey where he participated in many sports, but excelled in basketball. He graduated with distinction…… and following high school enrolled...
John Scallon
Oct 3, 2016
John Francis Scallon, age 95, of Austin, died Monday, October 3, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin. John was born August 27, 1921 in Austin to John J. and Frances (Dugan) Scallon. He grew up in Austin. For many years, John did lawn and garden work along with snow shoveling for many Austin residents. He liked to bicycle and hike....
Maxine Olson
Oct 1, 2016
Maxine Lynette May “Mickie” Olson, age 64, of Austin, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at her home after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Mickie was born April 26, 1952 in Austin to Maxine (Erdman) and Llewellyn Hansen. She graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in art, and also graduated from fashion school in 1973. While...
Jon Wacholtz
Sep 28, 2016
Jon Scott Wacholtz, 66 of Austin, Minnesota passed away on September 28, 2016. Jon was born on March 21, 1950 in Austin, Minnesota to Henry and Barbara (Bassler) Wacholtz. Jon was a loving father to his daughter, Sara and loving grandfather and mentor to his grandchildren, Burton, Jack and Sydney. Jon grew up in Austin and graduated from Pacelli High...
Burton Towne
Sep 21, 2016
Burton Allen Towne, age 80, of Austin, Minnesota died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. Burt was born August 15, 1936 in Albert Lea, Minnesota to Al and Loretta (Sherwood) Towne. He was the first of three children. Burt graduated from Albert Lea High School and from there went into the United States Air Force and was...
Jean Osland
Sep 18, 2016
Jean (Giavannia) Osland, 94, of Austin, died Sunday, September 18, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin. Jean was born July 13, 1922 in Paterson, New Jersey to Giuseppe and Rachal Collodel. She married Donald Osland on July 21, 1945. He died on July 28, 1996. Survivors include four sons, Dean (Bonnie) Osland, Scottsdale, AZ, Gary (Carlos Bardelas) Osland, New York...
Sylvia Ginder
Sep 17, 2016
Sylvia Ann Ginder, 81, of Austin, Minnesota died September 17, 2016 after a brief illness with Myelodysplastic Syndrome related Leukemia. Sylvia was born July 2, 1935 in Claremont Minnesota to Dora and Joseph Renchin and was raised in Hayfield, Minnesota. She attended Winona State University and worked as a teacher in Leroy, MN before starting her family. Sylvia later worked...
Florence Sternhagen
Sep 16, 2016
Florence Pearl Sternhagen, age 93, of Rose Creek, died Friday, September 16, 2016 at the Adams Healthcare Center. Pearl was born February 19, 1923 in Lyle, Minnesota to William and Vera (Kaldenberg) Pitcock. She attended school in Elkton and Austin, where she went through the 8th grade. On March 9, 1940, she was united in marriage to Joseph Emil Sternhagen....
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