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Steven Corey
Dec 27, 2017
Steve Corey, 65, of Austin passed away December 27th, 2017 of post surgery complications. He was born in Winona, MN on September 10, 1952 to Richard and Delores (Pavek) Corey. He attended and graduated from Austin Public Schools. He met his one true love Cheryl Oldenburg when he was 19 and she was 14. While attending classes at Riverland Community...
Jake Hastings
Dec 27, 2017
Jake Allen Hastings, age 25, of Austin, passed away from an ongoing medical condition. He died on Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at the family home. Jake was born on October 26, 1992, to Gary Hastings and Renae (Norris) Hegna. Jake was raised in Austin and graduated from Austin High. Almost from the time he was born, Jake loved vehicles and...
Novella Meany
Dec 23, 2017
Novella Anne Meany of Rose Creek, MN., passed away in her sleep on December 23, 2017 in the comfort of her own home from complications of anemia. It was her wish to stop blood transfusions and medications in mid-December and simply die peacefully at the beloved family farm. Novella Anne Castle was born May 28, 1932 in Redwood Falls, MN,...
Jeanne Lauritzen
Dec 20, 2017
Jeanne M. (Maloney) Lauritzen passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at Sacred Heart Care Center. Jeanne was born April 4, 1925 in Preston, MN to Eugene and Mary (O’Connor) Maloney. She moved to Austin, MN at a young age and attended St. Augustine grade school. She graduated from Austin High School in 1943 and went on to Cosmetology school in...
Holly Allen
Dec 4, 2017
Holly Janet Allen, age 58, of Austin, died Monday December 4, 2017 at home surrounded by her children and close family. Holly was born on May 16,1959, to Merton and Vernetta (Klapperick) DeBoer in Austin, Minnesota and graduated from Austin High School. Holly married the love of her life, Randy Allen, December 30, 1988. Holly loved to take care of...
Richard "Dick" Beckel
Nov 29, 2017
Richard J. “Dick” Beckel, Sr., age 94, of Cameron, Missouri, formerly of Austin, Minnesota and Wahoo, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cameron, Missouri. Dick was born May 12, 1923 in Austin, Minnesota to John G. “Jack” and Stella (Thompson) Beckel. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1949 with a...
Adrian Blake
Nov 27, 2017
Adrian L. Blake, 89 of Austin died Monday November 27, 2017 at St. Mark’s Nursing Home. Adrian was born in Stacyville, Iowa to William and Gertrude(Hackenmiller) Blake. He graduated from Visitation High School in Stacyville and briefly attended Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. Adrian join the US Army in 1948 and was recalled to active duty in 1950. He was...
Bernard Mcgee
Nov 25, 2017
Bernard Joseph McGee, age 97, of Austin, died at his home, Saturday, November 25, 2017. Bernie was born August 18, 1920 in Fremont Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa. He was the youngest of nine siblings. During the Great Depression Bernie joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, where he earned a month building dams, bridges and working in rock quarries. After the...
Cheryl Kruckeberg
Nov 19, 2017
Cheryl “Sherry” Kruckeberg, age 64, of Blooming Prairie, died Sunday November 19, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. Cheryl was born March 6, 1953 in New Prague MN to Virgil and Evelyn (Kriha) Beinhorn. At age 10, her family moved to Blooming Prairie. Cheryl graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1971. On November 20, 1971, Cheryl married her...
Roseanita Masyga
Nov 17, 2017
Roseanita Masyga, age 90, of Austin, died Friday, November 17, 2017 at Edenbrook of Rochester. Roseanita was born October 15, 1927 in Winona, Minnesota to Peter and Ruth (McAllister) Anderson. She attended Jefferson and Cathedral schools in Winona, and later Riverland in Austin, and beauty school in Mankato. Roseanita worked at the Dimestore in Winona when she was 17 years...
Joan Rickerl
Nov 13, 2017
Joan Patricia Rickerl, age 88, of Austin, died Monday, November 13, 2017 at her home at St. Mark's Memory Care. Joan was born June 16, 1929 in Ottumwa, Iowa to John and Rosalie (Robertson) Quinn. As a young girl, Joan helped her father in his drug store in Ottumwa, IA. On November 19, 1948, she was united in marriage to...
Mary Jorgenson
Oct 28, 2017
Mary Jane Jorgenson, age 74, of Austin, died Saturday Oct 28, 2017 at Sacred Heart Hospice-Austin. Mary was born Oct 4, 1943 in Austin, Minnesota to Vernon and Mildred (Neitzal) Ellison. She grew up in Austin and graduated from Austin High School. On Sept 21, 1968 she was united in marriage to James Jorgenson in Austin. The couple lived in...
Richard Kelley
Oct 4, 2017
Richard Joseph Kelley, age 93, of Austin, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, October 4, 2017. Richard was born December 5, 1923 in Austin to Daniel Kelley and Loretta (Gorman) Kelley. He graduated from Waterloo High School in Waterloo, Iowa where he was an avid basketball player. Richard had been invited to play professional basketball but chose to protect and...
Virginia Dale
Oct 3, 2017
Virginia Ollie Dale, age 92, of Austin, died Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at St. John’s Lutheran Home in Albert Lea. Virgie was born June 17, 1925 in Austin to John and Florence (Hangge) Delhanty. She grew up in Austin and married James Dale on December 18, 1946 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Virgie served as a Sunday...
Evelyn Bracken
Oct 3, 2017
Evelyn Lorraine Bracken, 91, of Austin, passed peacefully on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 with her family by her side. She was born March 30, 1926 in Austin. She married Jim Bracken on July 9, 1949. Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband, Jim, and her parents Art and Mary Meyer. Evelyn was a 1944 graduate of Austin High School....
Agnes Weber
Sep 24, 2017
Agnes M. Weber, age 97, of Austin, entered into eternal rest, on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at her home. Agnes was born September 2, 1920 in Stacyville, Iowa to Fred and Winefred (Gilles) Hemann. She attended Visitation Catholic School in Stacyville. Agnes was the oldest of nine children. On January 10, 1953 she married Charles L. Weber at Visitation Catholic...
Dorothy Peterson
Sep 23, 2017
Dorothy L. Peterson, age 90, of Austin, died Saturday, September 23,2017 at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield. Dorothy was born March 22, 1927 on a farm north of Bagley, Minnesota to Warren and Violet Baumann. The family moved to Kabetogama Lake in 1935 where Dorothy attended a country school through fifth grade and finished high school in Orr, Minnesota...
Phillip Bernatz
Sep 19, 2017
Phillip B. Bernatz, Jr., age 67, of Austin, died peacefully on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at his residence, Elmwood in Austin, Minnesota. Phillip Jr. was born in Rochester on December 29, 1949 to Phillip and June (Petersen) Bernatz. Phil lead a good and long life with Down Syndrome. He was able to take several trips over the years including Hawaii...
Walter Meidl
Sep 12, 2017
Walter H. Meidl age 92, of Austin, Minnesota died Tuesday, September 12, at Our House Memory Care. Walter was born November 4, 1924, in New Ulm, Minnesota to Hugo E. Meidl and Mary (Saffert) Meidl. He grew up in New Ulm and attended Holy Trinity Catholic School after graduation, he then attended Dr. Salisbury Veternary School of Poultry Health. On...
Vivian Hall
Sep 7, 2017
Vivian (Krebsbach) Hall, age 97, of Austin, died Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Sacred Heart Care Center. Vivian was born October 5, 1919 in Adams, Minnesota to Alois and Sadie (Haralson) Krebsbach. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic School and Adams High School. Vivian worked in several cafes and at the George A. Hormel Company. On September 18, 1944, she was...
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