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Augusta DeBates

Augusta “Gustie” DeBates, age 93, of Luverne, died Saturday, September 14, 1996, at the Mary Jane Brown Home, in Luverne. She was born February 8^th, 1903, in Springwater Township; Rock County, to Ernest and Anna (Reimer) Maines .Gustie attended school in Rock County. She lived all of her life in Rock County.Gustie married John “Jack” DeBates September 9^th, 1931, at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Pipestone, MN. After their Marriage, the couple lived on a farm West of Hardwick until 1952, when they moved to Hardwick and purchased a grovery store called the “DeBates Grocery”. After selling the grocery store, Gustie worked part-time as a cook at the Green Lantern Cafe, in Hardwick, until moving to the Blue Mund Tower in Luverne in1974.She was a member of the St. Catherine's Catholic Church, in Luverne; the CCW; and Gustie became active at the Senior Citizens Center, in Luverne, and volunteered whenever she could. She enjoyed playing cards and visiting; and she moved to the Mary Jane Brown Home, in Luverne, in March of 1995.At the time of her death, Gustie was survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Lowell Ahrendt, Luverne; daughter-in-law, Shirley DeBates, Luverne; ten grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Anna Jaacks, Pipestone.She was preceded in her death by her parents; husband, John, on January 6^th, 1975; son DuWayne, in 1980; three grandchildren, Mark and Sarah DeBates; and Todd Ahrendt; two brothers, Henry and Ernest Maines; and a sister Emma Jaacks.