Obituaries

Aug 20, 2021

Maxine August Stock, age 69 of Cannon Falls, died on Friday, August 20, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.

Maxine was born on August 3, 1952 in Saint Paul, the daughter of Max August Rehfeld, Sr. and Madeline Irene (Guppy) Rehfeld. She grew up and schooled in Hastings, later getting her high school diploma from Cannon...

Aug 18, 2021

Corrine Nell Lange, age 76 of Cannon Falls, died on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Health System - St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester.

Corrine was born on April 12, 1945 in Hayfield, MN, the daughter of Estel and Evelyn (Garnes) Shorter. She graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1963 and went on to begin her...

Aug 17, 2021

Dorothy K Fox, age 93 of Cannon Falls died August 17, 2021, at Cannon Rivers Senior Living.

Dorothy was born in 1927 in Miesville, MN to Joseph and Marie Kruse, the fourth of nine children. She married Jerome Fox of New Trier in 1945 and moved to Chicago, IL where they lived and worked for the next...

Aug 10, 2021

Glenn Wood, age 84, of Cannon Falls, died Tuesday, August 10 th 2021 at The Terrace at Cannon Falls.

Glenn Charles Wood was born on May 4, 1937, in Milwaukee, the son of Glenn and Gladys (Gummert) Wood.   He grew up in the Twin cities, graduating from Minneapolis North High School.   Glenn continued his education with a...

Aug 6, 2021

Gail Shirley Johnson, age 75 of Cannon Falls and formerly of Minnetonka, died peacefully at her home at Cannon Rivers Senior Living in Cannon Falls on Friday, August 6, 2021.

Gail was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Donna Stopper, son Brian and many loving cats and dogs (most recently Molly). Gail is survived by...

Aug 6, 2021

Dale Rutherford Lundell, age 86, a lifelong resident of Cannon Falls, died peacefully on Friday afternoon, August 6, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Health System – Lake City Nursing Home.

Dale was born on May 31, 1935, in Red Wing, the son of Rutherford and Blanche (Lindell) Lundell. He attended Goodhue Country School, District 137, Cannon Falls through...

Jul 30, 2021

Becky Anne (Schafer) Trinka was born to Rupert and Lucille (Carlson) Schafer on October 10, 1957. She and her 5 siblings grew up in a close-knit community of neighbors on the shores of Lake Byllesby, where their childhood buddies became life-long friends. She attended Randolph High School and later received cosmetology and business licenses. She owned and managed two...

Jul 29, 2021

Donald David Gillmore Cooper, age 56 of Fairfax, MN and formerly of Cannon Falls, died peacefully at The Terrace at Cannon Falls.  Don had many struggles in his life from complications from a brain tumor he had when he was 12 years old.  His body fought a good fight and he was sent to the Lord peacefully.

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Jul 28, 2021

Ralph C. Forss, age 86, of Kenyon, died Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at Kenyon Senior Living.

Ralph Clifford Forss was born on March 9, 1935 in Cannon Falls, the 10 th son of 17 children of Fredrik and Marian (Robertson) Forss. On May 7, 1955 Ralph was united in marriage to Phyllis Loken. The couple were married...

Jul 23, 2021

Sharon Lea (Holm) Dockter, age 81, a lifelong resident of Cannon Falls, passed away on Friday evening, July 23, 2021 at Three Links Care Center in Northfield.

Sharon was born at home in Cannon Falls on March 29, 1940, the daughter of Virgil and Rosella (Rapp) Holm. She graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1958. During...

Jul 14, 2021

Dawn R. Dettling died Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at her home in Cannon Falls after a brief battle with cancer.

She was born September 4, 1960 in Faribault, MN, to Martin P. and Alicia (Lehmann) Dettling. At the age of 5, her family moved to Lake Byllesby where she grew up in an idyllic environment with the...

Jul 3, 2021

Gladys Margaret (Sieber) Dinsen, age 94, of Cannon Falls, died peacefully on July 3, 2021 at The Terrace of Cannon Falls.

Gladys was born on September 10, 1926, in Sleepy Eye, MN, the daughter of Frank and Margaret (Kastner) Sieber. She attended school through the 8 th grade. On October 22, 1945 Gladys was married to Willie...

Jun 29, 2021

Donald Dennis DeBlieck, age 66, passed away June 29, 2021 in his home in Cannon Falls, MN.  Donald was born in Tracy, MN on September 18, 1954 to Julius & Grace DeBlieck.  Don went to Tracy Public Schools until 1969 until his parents moved to Boise, ID.  He attended and graduated from Borah High School in Boise.  In his...

Jun 26, 2021

Ruth Lillian Holm, age 91 of Red Wing and formerly of Goodhue, died peacefully on Saturday morning, June 26, 2021 at the Ellsworth Care Center, Ellsworth, WI.

Ruth was born at home on October 16, 1929, the daughter of George and Lillian (Lehmann) Domke. She married Walter Holm on March 6, 1948, and they made their home...

Jun 25, 2021

Patricia Caroline Belle “Patsy” Davisson, age 90 years and 3 months, passed away at Three Links Care Center in Northfield, MN on June 25, 2021.

Patsy, daughter of Edgar and Elizabeth Duncan, was born March 17, 1931 in Cannon Falls. She graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1949. On February 3, 1951, Patsy married Louis Edmond...

Jun 15, 2021

Allan Lee, age 78, of rural Goodhue, died on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Bayview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Red Wing.

Allan Joseph Lee was born on May 11, 1943 in Red Wing, the son of Joseph and Florence (Vanberg) Lee. He went to Wastedo School and then Cannon Falls High School. He was a Dairy...

Jun 11, 2021

Ricky Arthur “Rick” Bodeker, age 66 of Cannon Falls, died at his home on Friday, June 11, 2021.  Rick was born in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Richard and Marion (Wilson) Bodeker.  He lived in Bloomington through his first year of Normandy College.  Forsaking his football scholarship, Rick worked with his father (and brother, Randy) until purchasing Bloomington Plating. ...

Jun 10, 2021

George Wallace “Wally” Jacobson, age 93 of Cannon Falls, MN, passed away peacefully Thursday, June 10, 2021.  Wally was born on February 22, 1928, to Joseph and Anna (Ring) Jacobson on the family farm.  He was baptized and confirmed at the Eidsvold Methodist Church and was an active member of the Urland Lutheran Church.

Wally farmed all...

May 17, 2021

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Vaughn David Bien, Sr., age 92 of Cannon Falls...

May 12, 2021

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A peaceful sunset for Betty Louise Helgren, age 84...