Obituaries

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...

Apr 24, 2022

Arvilla Ann Lundell (Fox), age 86 of Cannon Falls passed away peacefully on April 24, 2022, at The Terrace at Cannon Falls.

She was born in Cannon Falls, MN on November 12, 1935, the daughter of Mildred (Wederstrom) Johnson and Stephen Fox. Arvilla graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1955. She remained in Cannon Falls and married John...

Apr 22, 2022

Robert Martin Gird was born on September 5, 1944, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Loyce Nadine (Bode) Gird and Robert Edmund Gird. He was raised in Tulsa and graduated from Nathan Hale High School. He spent a short time in the military, and after his discharge, worked at various jobs in Tulsa throughout his life.

Buster, as he...

Apr 20, 2022

William Charles “Bill” Schmugge, 86 of Cannon Falls and formerly of St. Paul, passed April 20, 2022, at his residence at Cannon Rivers Senior Living. Bill was born to Fred and Frieda (Lange) Schmugge on May 25, 1935, the eleventh of twelve children. He graduated in 1953 from Murray High School in St. Paul. Bill married Marlene Ann Kaufhold...

Apr 12, 2022

Gary A. Hagemeister, age 76 of Cannon Falls, died on Tuesday afternoon, April 12, 2022, at Walker Methodist Highview Hills in Lakeville from complications of Parkinson’s Disease.

Gary was born on March 11, 1946, the son of Ed and Loretta “Dots” (Proell) Hagemeister, and grew up in Rosemount, MN.  From a young age Gary had a tremendous...

Apr 4, 2022

LeRoy Vernon Hedin, age 85, of New Richland, MN, and formerly of Mankato, passed away to his eternal home on April 4, 2022, from complications of Parkinson’s Disease.

LeRoy was born in Stanton Township, Cannon Falls, MN, on June 3, 1936. He was the son of John and Paula (Berg) Hedin. He attended Cannon Falls schools. At...

Apr 3, 2022

Karl Alfred Nelson, age 76 of Cannon Falls, died on Sunday evening, April 3, 2022, at the VA Medical Center, Minneapolis after a long battle with cancer.

Karl was born in Cannon Falls, MN on November 28, 1945, the son of Milton “Cyclone” and Amanda (Harthun) Nelson. Karl attended Cannon Falls High School, graduating in 1963. On...

Mar 31, 2022

Rosemary Lundell Pagel, age 85 of Cannon Falls, died at her son's home with her family by her side on Thursday afternoon, March 31, 2022.

Rosemary was born on February 14, 1937 at home on her parents farm in Jessenland Township, MN, the daughter of Albert and Josephine (Kavitz) Regenscheid. They moved to a farm in the Randolph, MN area...

Mar 29, 2022

Dorothy Jeanne Pince passed away at her home surrounded by family on March 29, 2022, following a short battle with pancreatic cancer.

Dorothy was born September 30, 1941, in Albert Lea, MN. She attended country school and later went to beautician school, working for several years as a beautician. She married Dennis Clayton Pince on February 20,...

Mar 26, 2022

Marlyce Elaine Quittem, age 89, of Cannon Falls, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at her home.

Marlyce was born in Leon Township, on Dec. 28, 1932, the daughter of Lawrence and Doris (Lindell) Wagner. She grew up in rural Cannon Falls, graduating from Cannon Falls High School in 1951. She graduated from Kahler Hospitals...

Mar 24, 2022

Gerald Dean Pedersen, age 78 of Cannon Falls, MN, died on Thursday morning, March 24, 2022 at The Family Residence in Dundas.

Jerry was born on October 24, 1943 in Volga, South Dakota, the son of Elvin and Esther (Terkelsen) Pedersen. He attended country school his first 8 grades, and then attended Lake Norden, SD, until graduating...

Mar 22, 2022

Linda Thompson, Age 82, of Vasa, MN passed away on March 22, 2022, at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center in Gilbert, AZ after a long and courageous battle with Liver disease.

Linda Louise (Bratland) Thompson was born in Fargo, ND to Hans and Ella (Radcliffe) Bratland on March 13, 1940.  She grew up in Leonard, ND and attended...

Mar 19, 2022

Marvin Leo Rohr, age 89, of Red Wing and formerly of Cannon Falls, died at his home at Deer Crest Assisted Living on Saturday, March 19, 2022, after a long illness with Alzheimer’s.

Marvin was born on the farm in Cannon Falls, MN, on January 22, 1933, the son of Mathias and Teresa Rohr. Marvin attended Cannon Falls...

Mar 15, 2022

Brian James Lorentz, age 56 of Cannon Falls, died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, March 15, 2022.

Brian was born on June 8, 1965, the son of Nicholas "Butch" and Joyce (Fox) Lorentz. During high school he was a wrestler and graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1983.

Brian owned and operated his...

Mar 10, 2022

Leslie Elias, age 98, of Cannon Falls, died Thursday, March 10, 2022, at his home.

Leslie Lee Elias was born on Feb. 7, 1924, in Goodhue, the son of Charles and Hazel (Conover) Elias. He grew up and went to school in Goodhue. After leaving school, Les farmed on his own as a teenager. In 1943, during...

Mar 6, 2022

Melroy Jerald Hokanson, 91, of Cannon Falls, died Sunday, March 6, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his wife and three sons.

He was born August 16, 1930, in Wastedo, Minn., to Thore and Minnie (Karlstad) Hokanson.

Melroy graduated from Kenyon High School in 1948.

He served as a Corporal in the U.S....

Mar 1, 2022

Mary Carpenter, age 76 of Cannon Falls, MN, died on Tuesday evening, March 1, 2022, at Cannon Rivers Senior Living.

Mary Ann Cray was born on June 7, 1945 in rural Cannon Falls, the daughter of Archie and Blanche (VanGuilder) Cray. Her mother died when she was an infant, and she was raised by Bill and Bea...

Feb 27, 2022

F. Evans Josephson, 88, died at his home on Sunday, February 27, 2022, of multiple myeloma (cancer in his bone marrow).  He was born August 20, 1933 to Emil and Florence (Jackson) Josephson in Red Wing, MN.  He was baptized, confirmed, and will be buried at his life-long church home, Vasa Lutheran, Vasa, MN.

Evans married Norlene...

Feb 24, 2022

JoAnne Johnson, age 92, of Cannon Falls, died peacefully at home on Thursday, February 24, 2022.

JoAnne Gustafson Johnson was born on January 8, 1930, in Red Wing, MN, the daughter of Edward and Frances (Larson) Gustafson. She has been a lifelong resident of the Cannon Falls area. JoAnne grew up on her family’s farm in White...

Feb 22, 2022

Sandra A. Soine Olson, age 84, of Nerstrand, died Tuesday, Feb. 22, at her home.

Sandra Ann Olson was born in the Sogn Valley on May 7, 1937, the daughter of Thomas and Ruth (Otterness) Soine. She grew up there and graduated from Cannon Falls High School. She graduated from Nursing School at St. Lucas in Faribault as an R.N. Sandra...