She was born in Steinauer, Nebraska to Walter and Eulalia "Lale" Huff and was raised in Tecumseh, Nebraska where she graduated from Tecumseh High School.
Corky married her high school sweetheart Ronald Aust in 1954. They lived in Omaha, Fremont, Grand Island and Lincoln in Nebraska and Harlingen, Texas.
As a career Corky raised four children. She always cared for her immediate and extended family until she passed.
She will be missed by all who enjoyed her good humor and gentle common sense approach to life.
She is preceded in death by her husband and parents and is survived by daughter Mary Beth Austin and sons Michael (Linda), James (Penny), Jeffrey (Amy) along with 10 grandchildren and
7 great grandchildren.
A Visitation for Carolyn will be held Friday, November 12, 2021 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St, Lincoln, NE. The Funeral Service will follow at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow the Funeral Service at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. 6700 S. 14th St, Lincoln, NE. The Funeral Service and the Committal Service will be livestreamed. If you are unable to attend in person, please follow the livestream link below to join the family virtually.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.