Gayla Jean Stone, age 69, of Austin, MN and formerly of Grand Meadow died January 2, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Hospital Methodist Campus. She was born December 23, 1952 to Galend and Alice (Howe) Stone in Tracy, MN. Gayla attended school in Redwood Falls, MN before graduating from John Marshall High School in Rochester, MN. She then attended Vo-Tech in Rochester, MN and graduated as a Psych Tech. She worked at St Marys in Rochester for several years. Gayla met Mark Stier and they were married in 1973 and they were divorced in 2007. She lived in Grand Meadow from 1973 until recently moving to Austin, MN.
Gayla is survived by her son Gregory (Bobbie) Stier and their children Sophie and Benjamin and her daughter Kelly (Fiancé Derek Thorson) Krumm and her children Haley, Justin and Courtney Krumm, a sister Connie Howard and a sister-in-law Susan Landgren along with many nieces, nephews, God Children and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother William and a brother-in-law Byron Howard.
A celebration of life for Gayla will be held at a later date. For those wishing to send memorials, they may be sent in care of Gayla’s family at PO Box 37 Dexter, MN 55926
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