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1863 - 2005



Austin, Fred J Jr

Fred J. Austin Jr., 76, of Topeka, died Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka.

Fred, the son of Fred J. and Nora Ward Austin, was born Dec. 3, 1928, at Cottonwood Falls.

He married Myrna A. Harman on Dec. 15, 1989, at Cottonwood Falls. He owned the Standard Gas Station in Cottonwood Falls and was a dispatcher for the Chase County Sheriff's Department. Prior to attending Emporia State University, he served in the U.S. Army in Japan at the end of World War II. He played saxophone in the Rhythm Merchants, a swing band consisting of merchants of Cottonwood Falls. He was a member of the Strato Jets Square Dance Club and volunteered at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He ended his career as chief dispatch for Troop B of the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Survivors include his wife, Myrna, of the home; and nephews, Ronald Scott, Larry Scott, Lynn Schmitt, Robert Schmitt, Mike Austin and Rick Austin. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Charles Austin; and sisters, Lorene Scott and Aileen Schmitt. A memorial service was held Monday, Aug. 29, at Midland Day Care Flower Garden in Topeka. Memorials are suggested to Midland Day Care or Midland Hospice in Topeka.

Chase County Leader News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Sep 01 2005



Chase County Death Notices and Obituaries,
compiled and abstracted from the Chase County Courant and Chase County Leader Newspapers
by your Chase County Host, Lorna Marvin.
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