Anastasia Lohmann Waller passed away on May 1, 2022.  She was born April 10,1937, to Dr. John and Anastasia (Hodgson) Lohmann.  She grew up, the oldest of nine children, in Pipestone, MN.  Anastasia graduated from The College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN in 1959 with a degree in Education.  While attending the1961 wedding of a childhood friend in Dixon, IL she met Lyndon (Stretch) Waller.  After a one-year, long-distance courtship they married and settled in the...

Mary E. Peterson, age 98 of Edina, passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Aurora on France Vibrant Senior Living and Care in Edina. Mary was born on March 14, 1923 in Cannon Falls, the daughter of Bernard “BC” and Ebba (Johnson) Peterson. She graduated Cannon Falls High School and later attended MN School of Business in Minneapolis for secretarial. An employee of Northwestern National Bank, now Wells Fargo, she worked in the Trust Department for 38 years. She was an...

Marie Margaret Norstad passed away on December 24, 2021, at the age of 96 years at Cannon Rivers Senior Living, Cannon Falls. Marie was born on December 20, 1925, in St. Paul, MN, to Herbert and Emma (Kasper) Pirrung.  She married Victor Norstad on February 26, 1949, at Newport Lutheran Church.  She was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Randolph, Mn. Marie was preceded in death by her husband of 38 years, Victor (1987); son, Duane (2014) and infant son, Paul;...

Frankie Flom, age 84, of Dennison died Thursday, May 19, 2022, at the Northfield Hospital. Frankie Pearl Flom was born on March 8, 1938, in Guadalupe County Texas, the daughter of Walter and Frankie (Bible) Flom. She grew up and went to school in the Hastings area. Frankie attended Dakota County Vo-tech after high school. She worked various jobs as a health care aide and was a homemaker. On November 26, 1960, she was united in marriage to Eldridge Flom. She was a member of Urland Lutheran...

John Raymond Johnston, age 72 of Dennison, after a battle with cancer, passed away at his home Monday morning, May 16, 2022, surrounded by his family. John was born on December 30, 1949 in Northfield, the son of Ralph L. Sr. and Jeanette (Duncan) Johnston. He graduated from Randolph High School in 1967. After high school, John worked at Northrup King in Stanton, and in later years at Midwest Importers in Cannon Falls and Malt-O-Meal in Northfield where he retired from. Throughout, John was...

Randy Thompson started his life's journey on earth on June 5th, 1956 and finished the job on May 13th, 2022.  He had a big, generous heart, but it did fail him in the end. He is loved and will be missed by many. Mostly his family, son Matt Thompson (fiancée Jess Lundeen), daughter Kelsey Thompson (Matt Perpich), 5 month old grandson Jack, and wife of 37 years, Teri (Ferguson) Thompson. He is also survived by siblings Lynn (Greg) Gilligan, Steve (Colleen) Thompson, Tammy...

James Stanley “Jim” Fleming was born on October 23, 1936, in Randolph and died on Thursday morning, May 12, 2022, at the age of 85 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Helen (Robinson) Fleming; wife, Eileen; son, Daniel; brothers, John and Jay; and sisters, Janice and baby Jane. He is survived by a special loving friend, Sharon Wood; sons, Harlan “Buzz” (Carol), Jim (Renee), Steve (Anna), Brad (Julie), Brian (Stacy), and Bill; 19 grandchildren,...

Leif Eric Blakstad, 51, of Kenyon, died peacefully Tuesday, Dec 21, at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna, surrounded by family following a courageous nine-year battle with clival chordoma. Leif was born in Zumbrota, MN to Gale & Diane (Piercefield) Blakstad and attended Cannon Falls school and grew up in Sogn Valley.  Leif worked primarily as a farmhand and excelled in retail.  He had three beautiful children and enjoyed being a stay at home dad.  Leif loved the...

Terrie L. Hope, age 68 of Cannon Falls, died on Wednesday evening, May 11, 2022, at The Lodge on Natchez in Elko, MN. Terrie Lynn Hope was born on February 11, 1954 in St. Paul, the daughter of Charles and Verlinda (Sandeen) Allen. She grew up in the southern Twin Cities and graduated from Rosemount High School in 1972. Terrie worked for Flint Hills Resources at the Pine Bend Refinery as an operator for 33 years, retiring in 2018. She was a member of the United Steel Workers Union. Terrie...

Mary Ann Fox, age 71 of Hastings, died on Monday, May 9, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester, St. Mary’s Campus. Mary Ann was born on July 13, 1950 in Stanley, WI, the daughter of Thomas and Genevieve (Wisniewski) Wisniewski. She grew up in Junction, WI and later graduated from high school in Stanley, WI. She married Leonard J. Fox on September 4, 1971 in Stanley, WI and they made their home in Hastings. She worked for 35+ years at Smead Manufacturing in Hastings until her...