Gene W. Austad Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Gene W. Austad of Oldham, South Dakota, born in Volga, South Dakota, who passed away at the age of 83, on September 30, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
In the sacred silence of farewell, Gene is released into the embrace of eternity, knowing that his light will continue to shine brightly in the tapestry of the lives of his loved ones. And as his memory is carried forward, may comfort be found in the knowledge that love is eternal, and that Gene's spirit lives on in the beauty that surrounds us.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Melvin Austad and Opal Austad (Haufschild); his wife Joan Brinkman; his sister Deb Otten; his brother-in-law Brad Bart; and his niece Kollete Austad.
He is survived by: his siblings, Dean Austad (Cheryl) of Sioux Falls, SD, Darla Folsland (Jon) of Mesa, AZ and De Ann Helm (Dan Jasperson) of Bloomer, WI; and his siblings-in-law, Daryl Otten of Audubon, IA and Donna Bart of Glastone, OR.