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Jean Katherine Austin-Walker, 90

Roseau - Jean, 90 years young, peacefully passed away on October 14, 2018, at LifeCare Manor in Roseau.

Jean was born on January 20, 1928, to Emery and Laura Austin. She grew up along with her brother, Duane, and sister, Carol, in Deer Township near Greenbush.

After graduating Greenbush High School in 1946, she attended nursing school in Fargo, North Dakota, graduating in 1949. Jean relocated to Fairbanks, Alaska, where she worked as an RN at Saint Joseph's Hospital. She met and married her husband, Douglas M. Walker, on November 2, 1952. They had two children, Greg and Cyndy.

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