Retiring in 2014, I have found a new pastime in helping others research their ancestors. All photo's I have submitted may be used without my permission. Any edits requested should be submitted by clicking on the "Suggest Edits" button just below the Memorial ID at the top of the memorial. There is also a "Suggest other corrections" button here to send me a more detailed explanation if desired. Please use this to request a transfer of a memorial - I will be glad to transfer if not a close relative of mine. Edit requests with bio's that include living persons will be declined, per Find A Grave rules.

August/September 2022 - FYI - Oakwood Cemetery in Austin, Minnesota upgraded their online database (Google search "Oakwood Cemetery Austin, Minnesota") in 2021 to include Birth Location, Age, Date of Death, Date of Interment, Burial Section, and Lot Number. The database contains nearly 12,000 entries but is also a "work in progress" as many names have been omitted that were listed on the previous version. Searches for entries on the online database between names starting with MAL and MAY could return empty, as well as those between MIC and MILD, and MILT and MLEN. Searches for entries starting with SCOV and later will result in "hit or miss" at best. I would venture to guess there are nearly 3,000 entries that have been excluded from Oakwood's online database. (paragraph updated April 2025)