Obituaries

Marlene Mattson

Jul 23, 2022

Marlene Carol Mattson, age 84, of Kenyon, MN died on July 23, 2022.

The family will be hosting a Celebration of Life Service on Saturday, September 17 at 11:00 am at Spring Garden Lutheran Church, Cannon Falls, with lunch following the service in the church basement. Interment will be at the church cemetery.

Marlene...

Eugene Schiell

Jul 14, 2022

Eugene J Schiell, age 83, of Cannon Falls, went to be with the Lord on July 14th 2022,  while surrounded by his family at his home in Cannon Falls. Gene was born in Sisseton So. Dakota to William and Selma (Rust) Schiell on April 16, 1939. He was the youngest of eight children. At a young age Gene’s family...

Susan Rohl

Jul 5, 2022

Susan K. Rohl, age 82, of Kenyon, died on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Donald McCarty

Jul 4, 2022

Donald Leland McCarty, age 78, passed away July 4, 2022 at The Terrace at Cannon Falls.

Donald was born on December 30, 1943 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Donald Frank & Georgia Lee (Gray).

Donald wore many hats in his life. He was employed at SnoCap Drive Inn as a teenager. He graduated from Monroe...

Kenneth Popp

Jul 4, 2022

Kenneth Popp passed away on July 4, 2022, at Three Links Care Center in Northfield, MN, after a courageous battle with bladder cancer.

Kenneth Wayne Popp was born on January 18, 1950 in New Ulm, MN, to Clifford and Eleanor Popp. Kenneth graduated from Randolph High School in 1968. On August 20, 1968, he enlisted in the...

Jerry Banitt

Jun 29, 2022

Jerry W. Banitt, age 78 of Welch, died at his home on Wednesday morning, June 29, 2022.

Jerry was born on May 21, 1944 in Red Wing, the son of Donald and Adeline (Groth) Banitt. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School and went on to serve during Vietnam with the US Air Force from 1962-66.

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Ida Schabert

Jun 22, 2022

Ida Schabert, 77, passed away peacefully the evening of June 22nd, 2022. Ida was born in Oakland, California, on January 10th, 1945, to Ellsworth Bettencourt Soares and Anna Carmelita (Rebottaro) Soares.

As a child, Ida enjoyed spending time at her family’s local bakery in San Leandro, CA. When Ida was 17, she met and fell in love...

Allan Rajanen

Jun 22, 2022

Allan A Rajanen, 71, passed away peacefully on June 22, 2022 in Cannon Falls, MN.

Al graduated from Superior Senior High School in 1969 and attended UWS.  Growing up in a sports-minded family, he had a lifelong devotion to everything baseball, hockey and football.  Al enjoyed his fifteen minutes of fame when the Chicago White Sox drafted...

Maxine Dohmen

Jun 1, 2022

Maxine Mary Dohmen, age 80 of Cannon Falls and formerly of Dennison, died peacefully on Wednesday afternoon, June 1, 2022 at Cannon Rivers Senior Living, surrounded by her loving children and grandchildren.

Maxine and her twin sister, Kathleen were born on May 9, 1942 in Vermillion, MN, the daughters of Aloys and Catherine (Kaiser) Girgen. Maxine graduated...

Helene Porter

May 22, 2022

Helene M. Porter, age 92, of Cannon Falls, died on Sunday, May 22, 2022, at the Terrace of Cannon Falls.

Helene was born on December 25, 1929, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Lee and Ida (Keningsberg) Mintz. She grew up and graduated from South Shore High School in Chicago. Helene worked in the accounting field.

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Frankie Flom

May 19, 2022

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) Rust. She grew up and went to school in the Hastings area. Frankie attended Dakota County Vo-tech after high school. She worked...

John Johnston

May 16, 2022

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...

Dave Langsdorf

May 13, 2022

David Lionel Langsdorf, age 82 of Kenyon and formerly a longtime resident of Cannon Falls, died on Friday morning, May 13, 2022.

Dave was born on February 13, 1940, in Red Wing, the son of Leonard and Virginia (Veith) Langsdorf. He attended school in Red Wing until his family moved to Cannon Falls. He graduated in 1958...

Randy Thompson

May 13, 2022

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...

James Fleming

May 12, 2022

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...

Terrie Hope

May 11, 2022

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...

Mary Fox

May 9, 2022

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.

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Larry Fox

May 8, 2022

Larry Fox, age 78, of Goodhue, died Sunday morning, May 8, 2022, at his home.

Larry Wesley Fox was born on December 7, 1943, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Harold and Delores (Swanson) Fox. He moved with his family to Red Wing when he was two years old and attended Vasa Elementary school and graduated...

Richard Olson

May 5, 2022

Richard Glen Olson passed away of natural causes as the result of a long, well-lived life, in his home of 46 years, otherwise known to family and friends as “The Farm”.

Richard was born on March 18, 1934, in Duluth, Minnesota to his parents Martin and Gerd Olson.

He spent his formative years in St...

Anastasia Waller

May 1, 2022

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...