Obituaries
Bobby D. Wegner
Jan 31, 2026
Bobby Dean "Bob" Wegner, age 78 of Lumberton, Texas and formerly of Cannon Falls, died on Saturday, January 31, 2026.
A graveside service with military honors will be held on Friday, July 3 at 11:00 am at the Cannon Falls Cemetery, with Pastor Timothy Banks officiating.
An open house will follow from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm at Our Saviour's Evangelical Lutheran...
Ray Rademacher
Feb 26, 2026
Ramon Orvin "Ray" Rademacher, age 85 of Maplewood, died on Thursday morning, February 26, 2026 at Woodbury Senior Living in Woodbury.
Ramon, also known as Ray, was born on July 15, 1940 in St. Paul, the son of Charles and Florence (King) Rademacher. He grew up in St. Paul and Cottage Grove, where he attended special needs Sunday School and was...
Howard E. Hunt
Feb 24, 2026
Howard Earl "Howie" Hunt, age 89 of Cannon Falls and formerly of Rochester, passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at Cannon Rivers Senior Living in Cannon Falls, where he has resided since 2018.
Howie was born on May 30, 1936 in Glenville, Minnesota, the son of Earl and Blanche (Kuchera) Hunt. He graduated from Albert Lea High School and then...
Dr. Richard P. Swenson
Feb 20, 2026
Dr. Richard Paul Swenson, age 76 of Dublin, Ohio, died on Friday, February 20, 2026, at his home.
Full obituary and more details to come soon.
Darnell "Bink" Montey
Feb 13, 2026
Darnell William "Bink" Montey, age 74 of Welch, died on Friday afternoon, February 13, 2026 at the Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon Falls.
Bink was born on December 28, 1951 in Red Wing, the son of Earl and Phyllis (Goyer) Montey. He graduated in 1970 from Central High School in Red Wing.
He married Marilyn Clemens on August 18, 1973 at...
Ardell (Youngberg) Olson
Feb 12, 2026
Ardell Janice Youngberg was born on August 12, 1942 in Waseca, the daughter of Melford and Doris (Johnson) Youngberg. She attended New Richland High School and was thankful to grow up in a rural community. She still referred to their family farm as "down home." She moved with her family from their New Richland farm to Minneapolis in 1956. She...
Orva "Bonnie" Kahn
Feb 12, 2026
Orva "Bonnie" Kahn, age 81 of Cannon Falls, died at her home on Thursday evening, February 12, 2026.
Orva Elvinie "Bonnie" (Hopkins) Kahn was born on August 7, 1944 in St. Francis County, Arkansas, the daughter of George and Cora (Knight) Hopkins. She graduated from Central High School in 1962 and went on to Globe Business College.Throughout her working career, she...
Irving "Dean" Sathre
Feb 2, 2026
Irving "Dean" Nordeen Sathre, age 83, of Randolph, passed away peacefully at his home with family by his side on Monday, February 2, 2026, following a brief battle with cancer. He was born on June 3, 1942, in Faribault, to Nordeen and Pearl (Jacobson) Sathre. They moved to Randolph in 1947, and Dean graduated from Randolph High School in 1961. He built...
Gerald L. Schanink
Jan 31, 2026
Gerald Lee "Jerry" Schanink, age 73 of Cannon Falls, died at his home on Saturday evening, January 31, 2026.
Jerry was born on October 1, 1952 in Madison, South Dakota, the son of Robert and Mavis (Rogers) Schanink. He graduated from Randolph High School in 1971 and went on to serve with the US Army during Vietnam. Upon his honorable discharge...
Ann H. Anderson
Jan 31, 2026
Ann Helen Anderson, 86 of Rochester, Minnesota passed away peacefully at the Cannon Rivers Memory Care in Cannon Falls, Minnesota on January 31, 2026, following a long battle with dementia.
Ann Helen Maslowski was born on April 28, 1939, in Holdingford Minnesota to Joseph and Elizabeth (Bobick) Maslowski. She grew up on the family farm in rural Holdingford and graduated from Holdingford High...
Edward A. Stern
Jan 29, 2026
Edward August Stern, age 76 of Goodhue, died in his home on January 29, 2026.
Ed was born on May 2, 1949 to Peggy and Ewald Stern in Springfield, Minnesota. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1967, and from Winona State College in 1971. Ed married Deborah Kinlund in 1971, and together they welcomed five children, one of them exceptional.
Ed...
Marion B. Johnson
Jan 29, 2026
Marion Johnson, of Hampton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul.
Marion Beatrice Stroupe was born on March 1, 1937, in Red Wing, Minnesota, the daughter of Floyd and Elizabeth (Stumpf) Stroupe. She grew up in Red Wing, where she learned to fish, hunt, garden, and more alongside her family. After graduating, she worked...
Donna Tix
Jan 28, 2026
Donna Marie Tix, age 83 of Randolph, died peacefully on Wednesday morning, January 28, 2026 at her grandson's home in Hampton.
Donna was born on September 29, 1942 in St. Paul, the daughter of Orville and Angeline (Tinucci) Amos. She grew up and graduated from South St. Paul.
She was united in marriage to Wilfred "Bill" Tix on April 20, 1963 at...
Chandrawati Singh
Jan 27, 2026
Chandrawati Jhabo Singh, age 60 of Cannon Falls, died on Tuesday morning, January 27, 2026 at 8:52 AM at Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester, St. Mary's Campus.
Chandra was born on February 7, 1965 in Cromarty, Guyana, the daughter of Ramjit and Gladys (Ramdeo) Boodhoo. She grew up in a small South American village, and later moved to the United States...
Nolan Thomas
Jan 17, 2026
Nolan David Ray Thomas was born into the loving arms of his parents Izabelle and Luke Thomas on January 17, 2026, and on that same day was gently carried into the arms of Jesus.From his very first breath Nolan knew only love. He was deeply loved, cherished, and will forever be a part of the hearts of all who awaited him.Nolan...
Lillian Pagel
Jan 13, 2026
Lillian Katherine Pagel, age 102, a longtime resident of Cannon Falls, left to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus, on January 13, 2026, at Cannon Rivers Senior Living.Lil was born on September 14, 1923, in Warsaw Township, the daughter of Oscar and Jennie (Branden) Kappedahl. Lil married Robert Pagel, while he was home on leave from service in the...
Heidi Shorter
Jan 12, 2026
Heidi Marie Shorter, age 49 of Cannon Falls, died at her home on Monday morning, January 12, 2026.
Heidi was born on September 8, 1976 in Cannon Falls, the daughter of Richard and Kathy (Swanson) Shorter. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Ansgar's Lutheran Church in Cannon Falls. Heidi attended Cannon Falls schools, and later graduated in 1995 from the...
Duane L. Lindstrom
Jan 2, 2026
Duane Lemoine Lindstrom, age 86, a longtime Vasa resident, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 2, 2026 at Mayo Clinic Health System - Red Wing.
Duane was born on December 23, 1939 in Red Wing, the son of Lloyd and Myrtle (Swanson) Lindstrom. He graduated from Central High School in Red Wing in 1957 and went on to serve with the National...
Kenneth A. Monson, Sr.
Jan 2, 2026
Kenneth Arnold Monson, Sr., age 90 of Cannon Falls, died on Friday morning, January 2, 2026 at Cannon Rivers Senior Living in Cannon Falls.
Ken was born on September 19, 1935 in Madison, MN, the son of Carl and Mabel (Hilleren) Monson and grew up in Madison.
He married Marlys Engebretson on June 16, 1959 and moved to Cannon Falls in 1965....
Steven S. Bishop
Dec 29, 2025
Steve Bishop died unexpectedly at home on Monday December 29, 2025. He was born September 14, 1958, in Zumbrota, MN to Ardith Faye and Wilbur George Bishop. He grew up in Old Concord and graduated from West Concord High School in 1977. He had several occupations throughout his life, including OTR and local truck driving, yard attendant and park maintenance...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
