Francis ‘Pat’ Augustin

Francis “Pat” Clarence Augustin was called home to his heavenly father on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 at the Sleepy Eye Hospital just short of his 94th Birthday
 

Visitation will be Wednesday, Jan. 24, from 3 to 8 p.m. and will continue on Thursday from 8 until 10 a.m. at the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye.
There will be a Parish Prayer Service at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
 

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs, Leavenworth, with the Rev. Andy Michels officiating.

Interment will be at Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery in Leavenworth with military honors by the Sleepy Eye Honor Guard.

Pat was born on Feb. 26, 1924, in Mulligan Township to Frank and Ella (Cady) Augustin. He attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Sleepy Eye up to eighth-grade. After his schooling he entered the U.S. Navy at the age of 17. He was a World War II Veteran serving from 1942 to 1946. Pat married Mildred Helget on August 30, 1949, at St. Mary’s Church in Sleepy Eye. The couple raised six children on the home farm in Mulligan Township. He farmed, had dairy cows and custom shelled corn for the local area. Pat enjoyed playing fast pitch softball, fishing and umpiring games. In his many years of life he enjoyed cheering on his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren in sports activities. He was a member of the Sleepy Eye Honor Guard and a life time member of the Church of The Japanese Martyrs where he served as an usher for masses and funerals.  In May of 2000 Pat received his GED from St. Mary’s school. He was truly a man of faith and enjoyed spending time with family and friends.

Pat is survived by his wife, Mildred of Sleepy Eye; sons, Alan (Julie) of Lake Crystal, Dale and (special friend Gail) of rural Springfield, Kent (Eileen) of Comfrey, and Mark (Monica) of Apple Valley; daughter, Beth (Alan) Zuhlsdorf of Sleepy Eye; and Cory’s widow, Joan, (special friend Tom) of Shakopee; 15 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parent;, son, Cory; brother, Donald (Sylvia); and sisters, Cyrilla (Leander) Koreis, Marie (Alton) Jensen and Germaine (Norbert) Lang.

Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye is entrusted with funeral arrangements.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com.