Obituaries

Duane "Duke" John Schaefer

Duane "Duke" John Schaefer

Mar 11, 2024

Duane “Duke” John Schaefer, age 88, of Rose Creek, Minnesota, passed away Monday, March 11, 2024. Duane was born August 3, 1935, in Taopi, Minnesota, to Matthew and Mary (Heimer) Schaefer. He grew up and attended country school in the Rose Creek area. From 1957 until 1959, Duane proudly served his country in the United States Army. He was united in...

Theresa Louise Swank

Theresa Louise Swank

Mar 10, 2024

Theresa Louise Swank, age 90, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2024, surrounded by family at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin where she had resided since October 2023. Theresa Louise Amundson was born on October 1, 1933, to Oscar and Margaret (Tobar) Amundson in Austin. She attended Queen of Angels grade school and graduated from St. Augustine...

Louise "Rita" Brandenburg

Louise "Rita" Brandenburg

Mar 5, 2024

Louise “Rita” Brandenburg, age 97, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at St. Mark’s Living in Austin. Rita was born in 1926, to Francesco and Dorina Rossi in Framingham, Massachusetts. She was united in marriage to Donald Brandenburg in Framingham. The couple moved to Austin where Rita was employed with Hormel Foods for 35 years. She was a...

James "Jim" Edward Retterath

James "Jim" Edward Retterath

Mar 3, 2024

James “Jim” Edward Retterath, age 82, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus. 

Jim was born November 20, 1941, in Dexter, Minnesota to Joseph and Effie Retterath. He was the third of eleven children. Jim grew up in Stacyville, Iowa and attended school at Visitation Catholic School.

On August 20, 1960, Jim was...

Walter "Wally" Harold Meyer

Walter "Wally" Harold Meyer

Feb 10, 2024

Walter “Wally” Meyer, age 80, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2024, surrounded by his family. He had fought a good fight against cancer. Walter “Wally” Harold Meyer was born on January 28, 1944, in Morristown, Minnesota. He grew up in Faribault, Minnesota and graduated from Bethlehem Academy in 1962. Wally began working at Piggly Wiggly Food Store...

John Matthew Meany

John Matthew Meany

Feb 1, 2024

John Matthew Meany, of Rose Creek, MN, passed away on February 1, 2024, from natural causes at the age of 96. John was born July 30, 1927, in Austin, MN, and grew up on the beloved family farm in southern Minnesota. He graduated from Rose Creek High School in 1945 and worked alongside his father on the family farm until 1954,...

Jeffrey Michael Novak

Jeffrey Michael Novak

Jan 30, 2024

Jeffrey Michael Novak, age 34, of St. Paul, Minnesota, formerly of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2024. Jeffrey was quiet and charming with a lot of personality. In his career, he worked as a pizza delivery driver and cook. Jeffrey enjoyed and took pride in his work. Outside of work, he had a passion for music and video games;...

JoAnn Tufte

JoAnn Tufte

Jan 28, 2024

JoAnn Tufte, age 90, of Greeley, Colorado, formerly of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2024, at Windsong at Northridge in Greeley where she was a resident. JoAnn was born November 6, 1933, in Mower County, the daughter of Harry and Eleanor Sheedy. She later married Richard Tufte. JoAnn was a homemaker and farmer. 

JoAnn is survived by her daughter, Debra...

Donald Arthur Schmidt

Donald Arthur Schmidt

Jan 14, 2024

Donald Arthur Schmidt, age 70, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2024, at his home in Austin. Donald was born on December 1, 1953, in Austin, Minnesota, to George and Nettie (Warnes) Schmidt. Don was a paper-shredder for Cedar Valley Services, and he loved his job and riding the bus to work every day. Don could always be...

Ann Dixon

Ann Dixon

Jan 12, 2024

Ann Dixon, age 98, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away, Friday, January 12, 2024, at St. Mark’s Living in Austin. Ann Coggins was born on December 1, 1925, in Austin, Minnesota to parents, Earl and Harriet (Neus) Coggins. She attended Austin Senior High School, where she was active in extracurricular activities such as drama club and orchestra. She graduated in 1944...

Margo Bissen

Margo Bissen

Jan 3, 2024

Margo Bissen lived a charmed life on earth and passed to her heavenly home on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. She was born February 18, 1954, to the loving family of Glenn and Mary Ann (Payant) Hamilton. She attended Catholic schools in Marinette, WI and graduated from St. Norbert College in DePere, WI with a degree in music education.

In 1977,...

Dale Arlen Pechacek

Dale Arlen Pechacek

Jan 1, 2024

Dale Arlen Pechacek, age 71, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Monday, January 1, 2024, at his home in Austin. Dale was born on March 14, 1952, in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, to Emil and Gladys (Wanous) Pechacek. He graduated from Kenyon High School in Kenyon, Minnesota. Following graduation, he attended Austin VoTech and received certifications in farm mechanics and office product...

Brian Lee Marcks

Brian Lee Marcks

Dec 31, 2023

Brian Lee Marcks, age 66, of Owatonna, MN, passed away from cancer on New Year’s Eve December 31st, 2023, at the Owatonna Hospital. Survived by son, Luke (Hollie) Marcks of Albert Lea; daughter, Alisha (Nathan) Brooks of Austin; brother, Michael (Debbie) Marcks; grandchildren, Cherysh and Lancelot Marcks, and Kaelynn Ulland. He was preceded in death by parents, Marlin and Sonya (Schreiber) Marcks;...

Thomas Luke Mallan

Thomas Luke Mallan

Dec 21, 2023

Thomas Luke Mallan, age 59, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, St. Marys Campus. Thomas was born on February 24, 1964, in Austin, Minnesota, to Henry and Dorothy (Wimmer) Mallan. Tom attended Pacelli High School. Following high school, Tom attended Austin Vo-Tech for cabinetmaking and then worked for Libby’s as a forklift...

Darlene Fay Conner

Darlene Fay Conner

Dec 20, 2023

Darlene F. Conner, age 91, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at Good Samaritan Society – Comforcare in Austin. Darlene Fay Sanow was born on June 14, 1932, in Remsen, Iowa, to August and Emma (Kerner) Sanow. She attended school in Remsen. Darlene met Junior Lee Connor in La Mars, Iowa and the couple was married...

John Kenneth Riles

John Kenneth Riles

Dec 15, 2023

John Kenneth Riles, age 76, of Austin and Albert Lea, Minnesota, passed away Friday, December 15, 2023, at his home in Albert Lea.

John was born on March 5, 1947, in Austin, MN, the fourth child of seven children born to Kenneth and Margaret (McNee) Riles of Lansing, MN. He lived his early years in Lansing before moving to Austin....

Victoria "Vici" Faye Biddix

Victoria "Vici" Faye Biddix

Dec 11, 2023

Victoria “Vici” Faye Biddix, age 80, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Monday, December 11, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester – Saint Marys Campus surrounded by her three daughters. She was born on February 26, 1943, in Austin, Minnesota to parents Wallace John and Manetta (Halverson) Slowinski. Vici grew up and was baptized in the Catholic Church. She attended...

Robert "Bob" Daigneau Bulger

Robert "Bob" Daigneau Bulger

Nov 27, 2023

Robert “Bob” Daigneau Bulger, age 82, of St. Peter, MN, formerly of Austin, MN, died peacefully on November 27, 2023, in St. Peter.  Bob was born May 15, 1941, in Dallas, TX to Robert L. and Margaret Bulger and spent most of his life in Austin.

He married the love of his life, Marilee McMichael, on March 28, 1964, and...

Anthony "Mufasa" R. Baker-Longoria

Anthony "Mufasa" R. Baker-Longoria

Nov 21, 2023

Anthony “Mufasa” R. Baker-Longoria, age 29, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at his home in Austin. Anthony Robert was born on November 28, 1993, in Glendora, California, to Angel Longoria. He attended Austin High School and worked for Weiss Inventory Company. Anthony enjoyed the Raiders, fishing, playing Xbox, and watching movies. He had a funny,...

Harold L. Gomer

Harold L. Gomer

Nov 14, 2023

Harold Gomer, age 100, formerly of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at his daughter’s home in Orange, California on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, where he had resided since 2016. Harold was born October 20, 1923, to Hugo and Ethel Gomer. When Harold was only 7 years old, his father passed away. His mother Ethel later met and married Lawrence Todd...

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