Funeral announcements for 9/5/23

A funeral service will be held for Doris E. Draayer, age 97 Austin at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 8th at Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church of rural Austin.  Visitation will be held from 4:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 7th, and also for one hour prior to the service on Friday.  Interment will take place at Grandview Cemetery in Austin.

A funeral service will be held for Bettie C. Bates, age 80 of Brownsdale at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 8th at the Clasen-Jordan Mortuary in Austin.  Visitation will be held from noon to 2:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon.  Interment will take place at Grandview Cemetery in Austin.

A graveside service will be held for Mary M. Stewart, age 90 of Austin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 9th at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin.  

A memorial service will be held for Dolores Marie Jech, age 94 at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 24th at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Elkton.  Interment will be in St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery in Elkton.  

A private memorial service for family and friends will be held for Darvin Anderson, age 78, formerly of Austin at a later date at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin.  

 A private family gathering will be held to celebrate the life of Donald “Don” “Donald P.” Ralph Holmen, age 98 of Dexter, who passed away on Wednesday, August 23rd at his residence in Dexter.

Brian Donovan Carpetz, age 80 of Austin passed away on Saturday, August 26th at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Austin.  In honoring Brian’s wishes, no services will be held.