Obituaries

Janice Augustin (Thoe), 86, Austin

Janice Augustin (Thoe) died on Wednesday, Feb. 8, during a brief hospital stay and with family at her bedside. She was 86 years old. Janice grew up on a farm near Oslo, Minn. She was the daughter of Knut and Ella (Wilson) Thoe, the youngest in a family of eight children. Growing up in a houseful of...

Patricia L. Coy, 85, Mantorville

Patricia Lomas Coy died peacefully, surrounded by her family at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN the evening of February 9, 2023. She died after a long struggle with hepatic encephalopathy. Patricia was born in Berwyn, IL on June 18, 1937 to Arthur and Mildred Lomas, attended Lyons Township...

Vivian P. Beaver, 100, Kasson

Vivian P. Beaver, 100, of Kasson, MN passed away on January 28 at Prairie Meadows Senior Living in Kasson where she had lived since 2015. Vivian was born in rural Dodge Center, MN on October 13, 1922 to Acton and Emily Crandall. She attended country school in rural Dodge Center and graduated from...

Michael Edward Nelson, 68, Hayfield

Michael Edward Nelson, age 68 of Hayfield died on Sunday, February 5, 2023. He passed peacefully with his family at his side. He was born on February 6, 1954, in Austin, to Wallace and Darlene (Ludwig) Nelson. He grew up in Brownsdale and graduated from Hayfield High School in 1972. He was a...

Linda Jean Keller, 63, Dodge Center

Linda Jean Keller, 63, of Dodge Center, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family. Linda was born on May 20, 1959, in New Hampton, Iowa, to Louis and Ruth (Gordon) Norman. She graduated from West Concord High School in 1977. She married Thomas Keller on April 8, ...

Jerry Dean Boyd, 74, Mantorville

Celebrating a Life of Service and Family. Jerry Dean Boyd, of Mantorville, passed away on February 2, 2023 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota surrounded by family, following a brief struggle with pulmonary fibrosis. Jerry was born on November 22, 1948 to Laurine (Schwartz) Boyd and Dal...

Gary E. Bausman, 77, Byron

The funeral service for Gary E. Bausman, 77, a lifelong resident of Byron, will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Christ Lutheran Church in Byron with Rev. Steve Rheingans and Rev. Nirmala Reinschmidt officiating. Burial will follow at Byron Cemetery. Bausman died on Wednesday,...

Nancy Lee Stromback, 89, Park Rapids

Nancy Lee Stromback, 89 of Park Rapids, MN, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at the Essentia Health Care in Fargo, North Dakota. Nancy Lee Bennett was born on June 12, 1933 in Minneapolis, MN the daughter of William and Pearl (Crotteau) Bennett. She grew up and attended school in...

Michael (Mike) Paul Stevens, 66, Rochester

Michael (Mike) Paul Stevens, 66, of Rochester, MN formerly of Hayfield, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at his cabin in Wisconsin. Mike was born December 17, 1956, at Fort Polk, Louisiana Army Base to Merlin and Elaine (Dilworth) Stevens. He graduated from Hayfield High...

Adam James Brekke, 54, Claremont

Adam James Brekke, 54, of Claremont, MN passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester, MN. Adam was born on March 30, 1968, in Owatonna, MN to Clifford “Butch” and Margaret “Peggy” (Erickson) Brekke. He grew up in Claremont, MN and graduated from...