Obituaries

Jan 12, 2020

Dorothy Ann Sladek, age 88 of Dundas and formerly of New Trier and Bloomington, died peacefully following a brief illness on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System - St. Mary's Campus, Rochester.

Dorothy was born on January 29, 1931 in Kramer, North Dakota, the daughter of Helmer and Mathilda (Schepp) Schultz. At a young...

Jan 6, 2020

Clarence Johnson, Jr.

Clarence Johnson, Jr. died on Monday, Jan. 6 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.

Clarence Dale Johnson Jr. was born on Oct. 3, 1934 in Ellsworth, WI, the son of Clarence and Frances (Kukuska) Johnson. He grew up and went to school in Wisconsin. On Aug. 11, 1956, Clarence was...

Jan 5, 2020

Marta Blanca Soler, age 95, of Cannon Falls, and formerly of Florida, died Sunday, January 5, 2020 at her home.

Marta was born on October 4, 1924 in Trinidad, Cuba, the daughter of Manuel Diaz and Josefa (Fornias) Diaz. She grew up there and became an elementary school teacher after graduating from college. On December 26, 1948,...

Jan 2, 2020

(Mae) Darlene Rustad was born May 26, 1929, in the Bismarck, North Dakota Hospital. She was born to George and Severina (Susie Oien) Ims. At the age of 6 weeks Darlene and her mother were able to leave the Bismarck hospital and take the train to Almont, North Dakota, their home. Darlene had 5 older siblings waiting to see...

Dec 31, 2019

Deborah L. Ruby, age 52, of Lake City, died Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at the Lake City Care Center.

She was born January 29, 1967 to Edward and Kathleen (Rosener) Gruber in Red Wing, Minnesota. Debbie attended schools in Red Wing until she lost her sight in 1977.  She continued her education at the Faribault School for...

Dec 30, 2019

Brandon Grant Walls, age 33 of Hastings and formerly of Stanton and Kenyon, died peacefully at his home on Monday, December 30, 2019. He was lovingly nicknamed “Tigger” by his grandpa Ray.

Brandon was born on February 23, 1986 in Red Wing, the son of Christine Kimmes and Kenneth Walls. He was baptized at St. Pius V...

Dec 18, 2019

Harry L. Lundell. Age 73, of Cannon Falls, died Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at The Gardens at Cannon Falls.

Harry was born on December 23, 1945 in Cannon Falls Township, the son of Quentin and Lois (Traeger) Lundell. He grew up in the area and graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1963. Other than a few...

Dec 14, 2019

Glenn Gordon Anderson, age 88, a lifelong resident of Cannon Falls, MN, died on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at The Gardens at Cannon Falls.

Glenn was born on January 7, 1931 in Cannon Falls Township, the son of Fritz A. and Teckla G. (Larson) Anderson. He farmed all of his life in Cannon Falls Township until retiring....

Dec 11, 2019

Ellard Ragner “Al” Johnson, age 80 of Cannon Falls, died at his home on Wednesday, December 11, 2019.

Ellard was born on March 4, 1939 in Little Falls, MN, the son of Ragner and Eunice (Andersen) Johnson. He grew up and attended school in Little Falls, graduating from Little Falls High School in 1957.

He...

Dec 11, 2019

Geraldine (Gerry) Markley Drewry, 89, formerly of Hampton, MN, died peacefully in Northfield, MN on December 11, 2019. She was born on May 18, 1930, the second of three children of Max C. and Gladys (FitzGerald) Markley.

An accomplished pianist, violinist, and singer, Gerry graduated from St. Paul’s Murray High School in 1947 as valedictorian. After serious...

Dec 6, 2019

Gary “Coon” Johnson, 68, of St. Paul, died on Friday, December 6, 2019 at the University of Minnesota Hospital.

Gary was born on September 15, 1951 in Fergus Falls. He was the son of Lloyd and Lorraine Johnson of Cannon Falls. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1970.

He worked as a car salesman...

Nov 29, 2019

Lynnea Elaine Sjoquist, age 66 of Cannon Falls, died on Friday, November 29, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Hospital – Rochester Methodist Campus.

Lynnea was born with an identical twin sister on May 20, 1953 to Harold and Betty (Nelson) Sjoquist. She was a proud graduate of Wastedo School where her father and chairman of the board presented...

Nov 11, 2019

Delma Ruth Berg, age 91 of Cannon Falls, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 11, 2019 at Three Links Care Center in Northfield.

Delma was born January 15, 1928 in the parsonage at Spring Garden Lutheran Church. She lived in the Spring Garden area in her youth, White Rock all of her married life, and Cannon Falls...

Nov 7, 2019

Bruce A. Anderson, age 67, of Cannon Falls, died Thursday, Nov 7, 2019 at the Regina Care Center in Hastings.

Bruce Allen Anderson was born on March 11, 1952 in Red Wing, the son of Edsel and Hazel (Quamme) Anderson. He grew up in the Cannon Falls area, attending elementary school in Vasa and graduating from Cannon...

Nov 7, 2019

Philip M. Plagge, age 54, of Cannon Falls, died on Thursday, November 7, at the Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Cannon Falls.

Philip Michael Plagge was born on December 22, 1964 in New Ulm, the son of Gary and Mary Ann (Sjogren) Plagge. He went to school in the Kasson-Mantorville area until joining the United States Marine Corps...

Nov 6, 2019

Ryan Murphy, age 39, died on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at his home.

Ryan James Murphy was born on April 29, 1980 in Winona, the son of Mike and Pam (Anderson) Murphy. He grew up in the Cannon Falls area, graduating from CFHS in 1998. Following high school Ryan attended Rochester Community College (well, he attended when it...

Nov 2, 2019

John Fritz, age 87, of Cannon Falls, passed away peacefully at the Gardens of Cannon Falls on November 2, 2019.

John Dwight Fritz was born on July 20, 1932, at the Willows Home in Kansas City, Missouri. At 10 days old, he was adopted by Ray and Johanna Fritz of Luverne, MN. After the death of his...

Oct 23, 2019

Gordon Duane Mills, age 86, a lifelong resident of Cannon Falls, died at his home on Wednesday evening, October 23, 2019.

Gordon was born on December 27, 1932 in Cannon Falls, the son of James and Ethel (Smith) Mills. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1951 and went on to serve with the US Army...

Oct 21, 2019

David Russell Bremer, age 78 of Cannon Falls, MN, passed away in the early morning hours of October 21, 2019.

Dave was born the eldest of five children on May 4, 1941 in Northfield, MN, to Russell E. and Grace (Carlson) Bremer. David grew up in Cannon Falls, graduating with the class of 1959. Following that, he...

Oct 17, 2019

Jon Jasper Grisim, age 86 of Cannon Falls, and formerly a longtime resident of Randolph, died peacefully on Thursday morning, October 17, 2019 at home at Cannon Rivers Senior Campus.

Jon was born on November 7, 1932 in Empire, MN, the son of Arnold G. and Florence K. (Klein) Grisim. He farmed most all of his life,...