Austin High School Alumni
Austin, Minnesota (MN)
In Memory of
George Whiteis
1952-1999
Born Feb 23, 1952, George Whiteis attended Austin High School in Austin, MN.
Class of 1970
Feb 23, 1952 - Jan 16, 1999
Feb 23, 1952 - Jan 16, 1999
George Whiteis, 46, of 1820 Fourth Ave. N.E., a Hormel Foods Corp. employee, died unexpectedly Saturday (Jan. 16, 1999) at his home.
He graduated from Austin Central High School in 1970 and then was an officers' cook in the Navy for four years. After his discharge, he returned to Austin and was a cook at the Oak Leaf. On Sept. 13, 1975, he married Marjorie Voorhees at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Austin. They lived in Minneapolis until returning to Austin in 1984 when he began his employment with Hormel. He enjoyed gardening and cooking.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Alex Blake of Austin; a daughter, Andrea Renea Whiteis of Austin; his parents, Obert and Ellen (Kokenougles) Whiteis of Austin; two brothers, Michael of Cohasset, Minn., and Paul of Arizona; and two sisters, Martha (Mrs. Thomas) Larson of Byron and Susan Wilson of Austin
He graduated from Austin Central High School in 1970 and then was an officers' cook in the Navy for four years. After his discharge, he returned to Austin and was a cook at the Oak Leaf. On Sept. 13, 1975, he married Marjorie Voorhees at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Austin. They lived in Minneapolis until returning to Austin in 1984 when he began his employment with Hormel. He enjoyed gardening and cooking.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Alex Blake of Austin; a daughter, Andrea Renea Whiteis of Austin; his parents, Obert and Ellen (Kokenougles) Whiteis of Austin; two brothers, Michael of Cohasset, Minn., and Paul of Arizona; and two sisters, Martha (Mrs. Thomas) Larson of Byron and Susan Wilson of Austin