Richard “Pete” Charnell, age 56 of Randolph, died unexpectedly on Friday, June 14, 2019. Richard Orvin was born on August 13, 1962 in Saint Paul, MN, the son of Richard A. and Jean A. (Manley) Charnell. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1980 and went on to serve with the US Navy. He served from 1980 until his honorable discharge in 1986. In 1996, he went to work in the warehouse for US Food Service, and in 2006, received his Class A driver’s license from Dakota...

Lila “Jean” Hernke, age 88, of Cannon Falls, died Monday, June 17, 2019 at Three Links Care Center in Northfield. Jean was born on February 6, 1931 in Belle Creek Township, the daughter of Lawrence and Lillian (Hoseth) Groth. She grew up in Goodhue County and graduated from Wanamingo High School. On October 29, 1955, Jean was united in marriage to Elroy Hernke at Trinity Lutheran Church. They farmed together for 40 years until his death in 1996. Jean was an active member of...

Colleen JoAnn (Van Guilder) Schulz, 77, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2019 at Northfield Care Center. Colleen was born in Stanton Township, MN, on May 15, 1942 to Darrell and Berdella (Hougo) Van Guilder. She was proud to be from Cannon Falls, where she lived for most of her life. She married Fred Schulz on Sept 16, 1967. She gave birth to her son Rusty in 1964 and her daughter Becky in 1968. She worked several secretarial and bookkeeping jobs until her retirement in 1998, giving her...

Walter Edward Petersen, age 73, of Cannon Falls, died Thursday, May 30, at his home. Wally was born on October 21, 1945 in Northfield, the son of Maurice and Evelyn (Holt) Petersen. He grew up in rural Northfield, near Hazelwood, and graduated from Northfield High School in 1963. Wally served his country in the U. S. Army in Vietnam from 19 65-1967 and in the Army Reserves after his honorable discharge from active service. On June 27, 1970 he was united in marriage to Bonnie Gamroth. He...

Donald Edward Krause, 87, of Cannon Falls, died peacefully on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at The Gardens of Cannon Falls. Don was born on February 29, 1932, in Winona, MN, the son of Emil and Isabelle (Scherer) Krause. On August 3, 1963, Don was united in the sacrament of marriage to Margaret Anne Paffel at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Winona, MN. After graduating from Winona Senior High School, Don received degrees/certifications in Elementary Education, Special Education, Learning...

James Allen “Jim” Slininger, age 70 of Cannon Falls, died on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. It was he and his wife, Karen's 43rd wedding anniversary. Jim was born on March 7, 1949 in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Myrl and Jane (Casey) Slininger. He grew up in Randolph, attending St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. He graduated from Randolph High School in 1968. Jim had a passion for the outdoors and farming. At a young age, he started with...

Arthur M. Hazeman, Sr., age 82 of Red Wing and formerly of Hager City, WI and Cannon Falls, died on May 29, 2019 at St. Crispin Living Community in Red Wing. Art was born on October 4, 1936 in Medford, WI, the son of John E. and Mary Jane (VanHouten) Hazeman. He attended school in Gillman, WI, and he married Harriet C. Partlow on January 2, 1960 in Vadnais Heights. They moved to Cannon Falls in 1963 where they farmed. He worked as a meat cutter at Armour’s in South St. Paul from...

Raymond Rudolph Gadient, 81, of Red Wing, died on Friday, May 24, 2019 at Lake City Care Center. Ray was born on October 25, 1937 in Red Wing, MN to David and Freida Gadient. He attended Goodhue High School and married Ruth Ann Doose on September 27, 1958. They made their home in Red Wing, where they raised ten children. Ray enjoyed spending time at the camper, fishing, and had a love for motorcycles, attending Sturgis Rallies since 1977. Ray was preceded in death by his parents, wife...

Paul Robert Olson, 97 of Welch, died Friday, May 17, 2019 at St Crispin Living Community in Red Wing, MN, where he’d lived since April 2018.  Paul was born September 29th, 1921 at the farm home of his parents, Alvin and Caroline (Schaffer) Olson.  He proceeded to live in that house for over 93 years. Paul attended country school in Welch, then went through eighth grade at St. Joseph Catholic School in Red Wing.  On June 9th, 1945 he married Bernice Treichler of Welch at...

Douglas Brian Thompson, age 65 of Cannon Falls, died unexpectedly on Monday, May 13, 2019 at Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury. Doug was born on February 20, 1954 in Cannon Falls, the only child of S. Donald and E. Arlene (Waslie) Thompson. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1972, attended Dakota County Vocational School, and worked at various jobs throughout his life. Doug loved working on cars, riding his motorcycle, and had a love of animals. He always had a story to tell and...