 1908 - 1996 (87 years)
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| Name |
James Orley Austad |
| Born |
23 Nov 1908 |
Bratsberg, Fillmore, Minnesota  [2, 3, 4] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
16 May 1996 |
Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota [2, 3] |
| Buried |
21 May 1996 |
Grandview Memorial Gardens, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota [3] |
| Notes |
- Rochester, MN
The funeral for James O. Austad will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Zumbro Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Lester J. Horntvedt officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Austad, 87, of Rochester, a former motel operator, died Thursday (May 16, 1996) at St. Marys Hospital after a brief illness.
Born Nov. 23, 1908, in Bratsberg, rural Fillmore County, he later moved to Milaca, Minn., and lived there until 1932. On Dec. 5, 1932, he married Eldora Hellerud in Mabel and they lived in Harmony until moving to Rochester in 1954. Mr. Austad was a cab driver and motel operator here before moving to Minneapolis in 1966. He then worked in the maintenance department at Lutheran Deacon's Hospital until his retirement in 1974, when they returned to Rochester.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a sister, Ruth Otis of Sun City, Ariz. A son and a daughter preceded him in death.
Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at Vine Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to Zumbro Lutheran Church. [3]
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| Person ID |
I4458 |
Mindrum |
| Last Modified |
9 Aug 2012 |
| Father |
George J. Austad, b. 18 Feb 1879, d. 26 Feb 1945, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota (Age 66 years) |
| Mother |
Tilla Overland, b. 30 Oct 1880, d. 27 Jul 1953, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota (Age 72 years) |
| Married |
8 Jun 1907 |
Bratsberg, Fillmore, Minnesota |
| Family ID |
F3130 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Eldora Kathryne Hellerud, b. 19 Sep 1911, Choice, Fillmore, Minnesota , d. 21 Feb 2001, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota (Age 89 years) |
| Married |
5 Dec 1932 |
Mabel, Fillmore, Minnesota [5] |
| Children |
| | 1. Blaine Gerald Austad, b. 17 Apr 1933, d. 11 Aug 1990, Olmsted Co., Minnesota (Age 57 years) |
| | 2. Delores Marlene Austad, b. 17 Aug 1934, d. 13 Apr 1991, Hennepin Co., Minnesota (Age 56 years) |
| | 3. Elaine Ruth Austad, b. 21 Jan 1949, Winona Co., Minnesota , d. 10 Jun 2018, Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 69 years) |
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| Last Modified |
27 Dec 2006 |
| Family ID |
F3137 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S48] Overland Family History, Audrey Overland, Lorna Anderson, 1986.
- [S111] Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002, www.ancestry.com.
- [S630] James O. Austad obituary, Rochester, MN Post-Bulletin online, 17 May 1996.
- [S6395] Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980, www.ancestry.com.
- [S631] Eldora K. Austad obituary, Rochester, MN Post-Bulletin online, 23 Feb 2001.
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