All Obituaries

Dale M. Lilleskov, a lifelong resident of High Prairie, died April 11, 2019 at age 89.  The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 17 at Wangen Prairie Lutheran Church with Pastor Shannon Bauer officiating; visitation time is one hour prior to the service.  Dale Myron Lilleskov was born at the family farm home in Stanton township to Martin and Ellen (Heen) Lilleskov on February 19, 1930.  He attended District 166 country school and Cannon Falls High School,...

Georgia Marie (Kuhl) Underdahl, age 81 of Cannon Falls, MN, and formerly of Austin, MN, died on Wednesday morning, April 10, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Georgia was born on May 25, 1937 in Lansing, MN, the oldest child born to Harold and Berniece “Bea” (Taylor) Kuhl. She graduated from Austin High School in 1956, and continued to live in Austin most all of her life. She moved to Cannon Falls in 2015. Georgia married James R. Underdahl on December 27, 1975 at...

Florence Mary (Stoffel) Munson of Cannon Falls, died on her 88th birthday, Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Florence Mary Stoffel was born on April 9, 1931 in Vermillion, MN, the daughter of Joseph and Martha (Meisch) Stoffel. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1949 and married Merlyn R. Munson on July 14, 1956 in Hudson, WI. She was employed for 35 years at Kid Duds in Cannon Falls, until retiring. As she was one to keep busy, she continued to work...

Donald O. Kraft, age 76, of Cannon Falls, died Sunday, April 7, 2019 at The Gardens at Cannon Falls. Donald Oliver Kraft was born on June 16, 1942 in Cannon Falls, the son of Seymour and Grace (McLauchlan) Kraft. He was a life-long resident of Cannon Falls. Donald completed five years of Special Education at the Northfield Junior/Senior High School in 1963. He was well known in town for running errands such as picking up prescriptions and mail for people. He would walk an average of 19...

Delores Marie Anderson-Engen, age 84 of Cannon Falls, died peacefully on Thursday, April 4, 2019.  She was born April 2, 1935 in Superior, WI to Archibald Wilhelm and Myrle Marie (Soderlund) Johnson. Delores attended Wentworth Elementary and Northwestern High School in Poplar, WI. She was united in marriage to William (Bill) Anderson on August 25, 1956 at Peace Lutheran Church in Wentworth, WI and the two made their homes in South Range, WI, Duluth, MN, and Red Wing, MN before settling...

Kathleen Tolvay, formerly of Cannon Falls, died peacefully, Saturday, April 6, 2019 at the Hospice Lodge in Elko. A peaceful place, looking out at a small pond and countryside, filled with the sound of birds and ducks flying all around. Kathleen ‘Kay’ Alice Tolvay, age 76, was born on May 30, 1942 in Red Wing, MN, the daughter of Eldridge and Doris Banks.  She grew up in Cannon Falls and was both baptized and confirmed at Vasa Lutheran Church. Kay graduated from Cannon...

Arlene Marie Hernke, age 83 of Cannon Falls, died peacefully at her home at Twin Rivers Senior Campus, Cannon Falls on Friday, March 29, 2019. Arlene was born on January 1, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest child of Orrin and Thelma (Gilje) Egland. When she was very young, she came to Minnesota with her siblings, and they were raised by her Gilje grandparents in rural Cannon Falls. She married Virgil D. Hernke in December 1952 at Wangen Prairie Lutheran Church. They raised five...

Marian Viola (Anderson) Bergman, age 95 of Red Wing and formerly of Cannon Falls and Minneapolis, died peacefully at her home at Red Wing Health Center on Sunday morning, March 31, 2019. Marian was born on January 17, 1924 in Cannon Falls Township, MN, the daughter of Fritz A. and Teckla G. (Larson) Anderson. She graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1941 and moved to Minneapolis in 1942-43. She was married to Lloyd L. Bergman and he later died on April 23, 1975. She started working...

Paul Nick Otto, age 58 of Welch, MN, died at his home on Thursday evening, March 21, 2019. Paul was born on August 20, 1960 in Cannon Falls, MN, the son of Harold M. and Ida A. (Hempel) Otto. He attended school in Cannon Falls and farmed his whole life in Vasa Township. He also worked at Green Giant, and later worked for 29 years with R.D. Offutt at Taterland, Hastings. Paul married Cheri (Visger) on August 20, 1992 in Red Wing. He loved to ice fish, hunt with his family, and adored his...

Loretta Catherine Lee, age 98 of Cannon Falls, died peacefully at her home at Twin Rivers Senior Living, Cannon Falls on Tuesday morning, March 19, 2019. Loretta was born on October 5, 1920 in Pierz, MN, the daughter of Joseph and Frances (Hoffman) Tschida.  She attended school in Pierz and Little Falls. She later moved to Northfield and worked at the Randolph Hotel. On April 25, 1942, she was united in marriage to Preston “Pete” Lee at St. Mathias Catholic Church in...