Funeral announcements for 1/17/20

A gathering of family and friends for Michael S. (Fritz) Falch, age 70 of Austin will be held from 10:30-12:00 noon and a lunch to follow on Saturday, January 18th at the Worlein Funeral Home Chapel in Austin.  

 

Funeral services for Sylvia Katherine (Schultz) Moen, formerly of Austin will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 18th at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Austin.  Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin will immediately follow. Sylvia’s family will host a luncheon for her many friends in the Primrose Retirement Community Room at 1:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon.

 

A funeral mass for Mary E. Bendtsen, age 95 of Rose Creek will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 18th at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Rose Creek.  Friends may call from 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday at the Mayer Funeral Home in Austin and also one hour prior to the mass at the church on Saturday. Interment will be in St. Peter’s Catholic Church Cemetery in Rose Creek.  Mary’s family wishes to express their thanks to those planning to attend her visitation and/or funeral. However, considering the weather being forecasted for this weekend, please know that Mary would be the first to urge you to put your safety first.  If you are unable to travel safely, please be assured that the family will still feel your presence in spirit.

 

A Memorial Service for LeMar Arden Nelson, age 87 of Blooming Prairie will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 18th at 1st Lutheran Church in Blooming Prairie.  A visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at the church. Interment will take place at a later date.

 

A Memorial Service for Gwendolyn “Gwen” C. Christenson, age 92 of Blooming Prairie will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 20th at 1st Lutheran Church in Blooming Prairie.  Visitation will be held from 9:00-11:00 a.m. prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Hartland Cemetery in Hartland, Minnesota.

 

A Memorial Mass for Joanne M. Hansen, age 93 of Austin will be celebrated at 11:30 am. on Monday, January 20th at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Austin.  There will be a 2:00 p.m. CCW rosary on Sunday afternoon at the Mayer Funeral Home in Austin where friends may call from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and there will also be visitation one hour before the mass at the church on Monday morning.  Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Austin.  

 

Funeral services for Margaret E. Knutson, age 99 and formerly of Austin will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 21st at Our Savior’s  Lutheran Church in Austin. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery in Austin. Visitation will be held on Monday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Clasen/Jordan Mortuary in Austin,and will continue on Tuesday morning for one hour prior to the service at the church.

 

Funeral services for Melodie Ann Williamson, age 63 of Austin will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 23rd at the Clasen/Jordan Mortuary in Austin.  Visitation will be at the Clasen/Jordan Mortuary in Austin for one hour before the service on Thursday afternoon. Interment will be at Beckwith Cemetery in Colwell, Iowa.