Mary L. Austin

July 15, 1933 - September 15, 2020

NORFOLK -- Private funeral service for Mary L. Austin, 87, of Norfolk will be held at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Norfolk. Interment will be held at the Pleasant View Cemetery, Plainview. Mary passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at the Faith Regional Hospital in Norfolk. Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk is in charge of the arrangements. Mary was born on July 15, 1933 in O’Neill, Nebraska to James and Mary (Bain) Kelly. She attended grade school at St. Mary’s grade school in O’Neill and graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1951. She then attended and graduated from St. Catherine School of Nursing in 1961. Mary married Gerald Austin on June 9, 1954 at the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in O’Neill. To this union two sons were born, Michael and Steven. After marriage and several moves, the couple settled in Omaha where Mary was employed by Archbishop Bergan Mercy Hospital. After her husband’s retirement, the couple moved to Norfolk in 1989. Mary enjoyed traveling, visiting every state in the union, wintering in South Padre Island, Texas and also recently California. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Norfolk. Survivors include her spouse Gerald Austin of Norfolk, son Steven Austin of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, sister Eileen Spittler of Beaverton, Oregon, brother Bill Kelly of O’Neill, and brother James (Virginia) Kelly of El Paso, TX. She was preceded is death by her parents, son Michael, and brothers George and Francis Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.