Obituaries

Ward Duncan

Ward Duncan

Mar 3, 2017

Ward Fritz Duncan, 89, husband of Muriel Duncan of Zumbrota Minnesota, died on Friday, March 3, 2017. Ward was born February 18, 1928, in Cannon Falls, Minnesota to Edgar and Elizabeth (Hultman) Duncan. Ward was the second of five children. The Duncan family briefly lived in Red Lake Falls. While there, Charles Lindbergh landed his plane. The family went to...

Glenn Aronson

Glenn Aronson

Mar 3, 2017

Glenn Richard Aronson, age 82, of Cannon Falls, died on Friday, March 3, 2017 at his home. Glenn was born on October 20, 1934 in Elko, MN, the son of Richard and Sophie (Bergstrom) Aronson. He attended country school and then Lakeville High School, where he excelled in sports and graduated in 1953. Following high school he attended South Dakota...

Carl Benson

Carl Benson

Mar 2, 2017

Carl O. Benson, 100, a life-long resident of Cannon Falls, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 2, 2017 with his loved ones by his side. He was a lifetime member of First English Lutheran Church. He was married to Helen Benson for 75 years. They lived on the Benson Farm west of Cannon Falls where Carl farmed and raised his...

Betty Robinson

Betty Robinson

Feb 28, 2017

Betty Robinson, age 90, of Stanton, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, surrounded by her family. Betty Robinson was born on September 26, 1926 in Northfield Township, the daughter of Edwin and Matilda (Wutschke) Drentlaw. She grew up on her family's farm between Northfield and Faribault. She left school after the eighth grade to care for...

Doris Kohn

Doris Kohn

Feb 26, 2017

Doris Ann Ella Kohn, age 73 of Red Wing, died on Sunday evening, February 26, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Doris was born on November 1, 1943 in New London, WI, the daughter of Erdman and Erna (Bublitz) Kohn. She attended Red Wing Central High School for one year, and finished the three remaining years at Cannon Falls...

Mark Davis

Mark Davis

Feb 26, 2017

Mark Lee Davis, Rochester, MN, passed away on Sunday, February, 26, 2017 at The Gardens at Cannon Falls, MN after a short battle with cancer. Mark was born in Red Wing, MN on January 20, 1959 to Lynn and Lyla (Grote) Davis. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1978, and enlisted in the U.S. Army immediately following. Mark...

Norman Anderson

Norman Anderson

Feb 25, 2017

Norman O. Anderson, age 80 of Cannon Falls, died at his home on Saturday evening, February 25, 2017. Norman was born on August 26, 1936 in Red Wing, MN, the son of Delmor and Ruth (Sjoblom) Anderson. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1954. He married Doris M. Detlie on July...

Rev. Stanley Bean

Rev. Stanley Bean

Feb 24, 2017

Rev. Stanley Herbert Bean, age 98, formerly of Cannon Falls, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 24, 2017 in Shakopee, MN. Born in Radville, Saskatchewan, Canada he was the son of the late Herbert and Amelia (Hewitt) Bean. Stanley became a US citizen in 1961. Stanley received a Bachelor's Degree from Houghton College in New York, earned a Master's Degree...

Florence Sutter

Florence Sutter

Feb 16, 2017

Florence Rose Sutter, age 99 of Red Wing and formerly of Goodhue, died on Thursday morning, February 16, 2017 at the Seminary Home in Red Wing. Florence was born on October 11, 1917 in Goodrich, WI, the daughter of Frank and Anna (Berghammer) Schreiner. She grew up and graduated from high school as her class Valedictorian in 1934. In 1936,...

Clayton Kodada

Clayton Kodada

Feb 15, 2017

Clayton Paul Kodada, age 35 of West Concord and formerly of Cannon Falls, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017 in Lakeville, as the result of an accident. Clayton Paul Kodada was born on January 15, 1982 in Northfield, the son of Paul and Christine (Duncan) Kodada. He grew up in Cannon Falls and graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 2001....

Grant Larson

Grant Larson

Feb 10, 2017

Grant Orton Larson, age 87 of Red Wing, died peacefully at home on Friday, February 10, 2017. Grant was born on January 20, 1930 in Onamia, MN, the son of Tenny W. and Dorothy A. (Orton) Larson. He graduated from Onamia High School in 1948, and went on to serve with the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He was...

Ronald Rechtzigel

Ronald Rechtzigel

Feb 7, 2017

Ronald James "Ron" Rechtzigel, age 57 of Cannon Falls, died accidentally on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 in North Dakota. He was doing what he loved to do, hunting coyote. Ron was born on October 27, 1959 in Saint Paul, MN, the son of Arthur G. and Delores A. (Spillman) Rechtzigel. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1978, and...

Doris Flom

Doris Flom

Feb 5, 2017

Doris N. Flom, age 86, of Dennison, died on Sunday afternoon, February 5, 2017 at the Northfield Care Center. Doris was born on September 28, 1930 at home, in rural Dennison south of Sogn, to Albert and Eva (Urevig) Quam. She attended District 52, a one-room school until the eighth grade and then graduated from Kenyon High School in 1948....

Irene Erickson

Irene Erickson

Jan 29, 2017

Irene Elizabeth (Vandenheuvel) Erickson, age 85 of Cannon Falls, died on Sunday morning, January 29, 2017. She was born April 1, 1931 at home in Stanton Township to Edward and Estella (Fletcher) Vandenheuvel. Irene attended a one-room school house in Stanton Township through the 8th grade. On Easter Sunday, March 25, 1951 Irene married Wayne Erickson, the love of her...

Robert Tuve

Robert Tuve

Jan 15, 2017

Robert Lawrence Tuve, age 68 of Goodhue, died at his home on Sunday morning, January 15, 2017. He is the husband of Deb Schuette. Robert was born on April 13, 1948 in Red Wing, the son of Lawrence and Verna (Hulbert) Tuve. He graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1966 and went to serve with the US Army National Guard...

John Haas

John Haas

Jan 14, 2017

John E. "Jack" Haas John Elmer Haas of Goodhue passed away on Saturday January 14, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. A Catholic memorial mass to celebrate his life will be held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Goodhue on Saturday, January 21 at 10:30 am with Father Randal Kasel officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Evergreen Cemetery....

Linda Kroll

Linda Kroll

Jan 13, 2017

Linda Lou Kroll, age 63 of Cannon Falls, died at her home surrounded by her family on Friday evening, January 13, 2017 after a three and a half year battle with brain cancer. Linda was born on November 11, 1953 in Waverly, IA, the daughter of Clifford and Delores (Wilson) Parker. Her family resided in Shell Rock, IA and at...

Duaine Berhow

Duaine Berhow

Jan 10, 2017

Duaine Joseph Berhow, age 80, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017 in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, his hometown of 44 years. Duaine was born in Albert Lea, MN on November 24, 1936, to Harley and Ruth (Howard) Berhow. He grew up on the family farm near Mason City, IA, where his love for shenanigans was rivaled only by his love for country...

Larry Johnson

Larry Johnson

Jan 6, 2017

Larry Dennis Johnson was born on June 13, 1944 at St. John's Hospital in Red Wing, Minnesota to Willard Norman Johnson and Marzell Odella (Mills) Johnson. Larry grew up in Cannon Falls most of his life with an exception of some time in Red Wing and Hastings. Larry enjoyed hunting, fishing, and listening to Elvis Presley on his radio, stereo...

Reynold Strusz

Reynold Strusz

Jan 1, 2017

Reynold August Strusz celebrated the new year by entering into Heaven and the arms of his Savior on January 1, 2017. He was a quiet, simple, patient man who lived by faith and hard work. He was 89 years of age. Reynold was born at home on June 10, 1927. The doctor told his parents, Edwin and Alvina (Hadler) Strusz,...