Obituaries
Verlaine Skog
Oct 29, 2015
Verlaine Marjorie Skog, age 91 of Cannon Falls and formerly of Minneapolis, died on Thursday morning, October 29, 2015 at Augustana Care Center in Hastings. Verlaine was born on September 12, 1924 and grew up in Cannon Falls loving the bluffs that surrounded their family farm. She spent hours with her sisters roaming the land, picking crocuses in spring and...
Esther Schaetzke
Oct 18, 2015
Esther Florence (Westphal) Schaetzke, age 87 of Cannon Falls, died on Sunday morning, October 18, 2015 at The View in Cannon Falls. Esther was born on September 28, 1928 in Waseca, the daughter of Arthur and Florence (Bluhm) Westphal. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Waseca. She was married to Melvin R. Schaetzke on June...
Karen Larsen
Oct 15, 2015
Karen Ann (Harvey) Roberts-Larsen, age 81 of Cannon Falls, died at her home at Twin Rivers Senior Campus on Thursday morning, October 15, 2015. Karen was born on October 14, 1934 in Minneapolis, the daughter of John and Helen (McEachern) Harvey. She married Gary E. Roberts on August 16, 1958 and they had one son, James. Gary died on May...
Donna Broin
Oct 14, 2015
Donna Jean Broin, age 80, formerly of White Rock and Cannon Falls, died peacefully on Wednesday evening, October 14, 2015 at Timber Hills Assisted Living in Inver Grove Heights. She has enjoyed living the past eight years at Timber Hills, where the therapy dogs brought her much joy. Donna was born on November 20, 1934 in Berne, MN, the daughter...
Paul Sabin
Oct 10, 2015
Paul Sabin, age 79, of Cannon Falls, died on Saturday morning, October 10, 2015 at Diamond Care Center in Cannon Falls. Born October 12, 1935 in Thompson, Iowa to Roger & Judith (Peterson) Sabin, Paul attended a one room schoolhouse there until 1948 when he moved to Minneapolis. In 1951 he moved to Huntley, where he graduated from high school...
JoMar Dicke
Oct 2, 2015
JoMar Schlenker Dicke, a longtime resident of Goodhue, MN was born on July 31, 1937 in Peoria, IL and died at the age of 78 years on October 2, 2015 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. The second of three daughters born to Reverend John and Marguerite (Nolan) Schlenker, JoMar grew up and attended schools in Glasford, IL and was blessed...
Harriet Carlson
Sep 11, 2015
Harriet Orlanda Carlson, age 86 of Goodhue, MN died peacefully at home on Friday morning, September 11, 2015. Harriet was born on January 15, 1929 in Albert Lea, MN the daughter of Martin and Emma (Fremo) Westing. She graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1947, and married Elmer Carlson on July 20, 1957 in Blooming Prairie. They farmed together...
Marcella Thurmes
Sep 9, 2015
Marcella Kay Thurmes, age 78 of Hampton, died on Wednesday afternoon, September 9, 2015 at Twin Rivers Senior Campus, Cannon Falls. Marcella was born on February 16, 1937 in Webster City, IA, the daughter of Chester and Ruby (Montgomery) Lovelace. She graduated from Lakeville High School, and later married Myron M. Thurmes on April 18, 1956. They raised four children,...
Donald Sholing
Aug 28, 2015
Don Sholing, age 75 of Cannon Falls, died on Friday, August 28, 2015, from the devastating effects of Alzheimer's Disease. Donald Howard Sholing was born on May 26, 1940 in Belle Creek, MN and grew up on the family farm. He married Christine Vold on October 10, 1959 at Aspelund Emmanuel Lutheran Church, and raised six children together in rural...
Catherine Thompson
Aug 28, 2015
Catherine Frances "Cathy" Thompson, age 79 of Cannon Falls died peacefully in her sleep on August 28, 2015 in Western Massachusetts. She was born on August 16, 1936 in Minneapolis, MN. Catherine is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Melroy Gleonard "Mel" Thompson, who died on March 18, 2014. This year would mark their 49th wedding anniversary. Cathy would...
Ruth Pogue
Aug 23, 2015
Ruth Ellen Pogue, age 85 of Cannon Falls and formerly of Goodman, Missouri died on Sunday morning, August 23, 2015 at Diamond Rehab and Living of Cannon Valley, Cannon Falls. Ruth was born on June 4, 1930 in Goodman, MO, the daughter of Lawrence E. and Eula J. (Stites) Harris. She graduated from Goodman High School in 1948, and married...
Gay Gellert
Aug 21, 2015
Gay Ann (Swink) Gellert, age 80 of Cannon Falls, died on Friday evening, August 21, 2015 at the Kenyon Sunset Home in Kenyon, MN. Gay was born on May 21, 1935 in Bemidji, MN, the daughter of Basil and Velma (Hopkins) Swink. She graduated from Ceylon High School in 1953, and went on to MN School of Business and MN...
Jesse Nelson
Aug 3, 2015
Jesse Lee Nelson, age 23 of Becker, MN and formerly of Cannon Falls, died on Monday, August 3, 2015 as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Jesse was born the youngest of three boys on January 13, 1992 in Hastings, MN, the son of Daniel J. and Donna L. (Utz) Nelson. He grew up in Cannon Falls....
Raymond Todd
Aug 2, 2015
Raymond L. Todd passed away 8/2/2015 at the Northfield Care Center at the age of 95. Raymond (Ray) was born January 18, 1920 in Billings Montana to A.B and Jessie (White) Todd. He attended Billings High School in Billings Montana, Jamestown College in North Dakota and The University of Washington, in WA, where he obtained a degree in engineering and...
Dean Blank
Jul 19, 2015
**Since Dean was an avid MN Gopher fan, please feel free to wear your Gopher attire to the service on Saturday! Dean Allen Blank, age 53, of Saint Paul, died suddenly on Sunday morning, July 19, 2015 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Dean was the son of David and Marjorie (Johnson) Blank and was born on July 13th, 1962. He...
Donald Dankers
Jul 13, 2015
Donald Dankers died at his home in Goodhue on July 13, 2015, at the age of 72 years. Donald Martin Dankers was born April 30, 1943 in Red Wing, Minnesota to Martin and Irene (Banidt) Dankers. He was raised in Goodhue and graduated from Goodhue High School, Class of 1961. Don married Lois Flaten on July 20, 1968 at Holden...
Jean Hagen
Jul 13, 2015
Jean Mae Hagen, age 88 of Cannon Falls, passed away peacefully from a brief illness on Monday morning, July 13, 2015 at Northfield Hospital Long Term Care, where she has enjoyed living since February, 2014. Jean was born the only child to Arthur and Mary (Benson) Stechman on October 23, 1926 in Red Wing, MN. She married Glenn O. Hagen...
Luvern Tix
Jul 9, 2015
Luvern Nicholas Tix, age 88 of Hampton, died on Thursday morning, July 9, 2015 at Rochester Methodist Hospital. Luvern was born at home on the family farm in Hampton Township on January 30, 1927, the son of Joseph and Marie (Doffing) Tix. He continued to farm and live throughout his life at his birthplace. In his younger years, he had...
Phyllis Jokela
Jul 6, 2015
Phyllis Delia (Fristedt) Jokela, 90, died on Monday, July 6, at Northfield Hospital Long Term Care. She will be remembered by family, friends, and staff at the Care Center as a positive, caring person, who was deeply grateful for the people and beauty in her life. Phyllis was born in Grand Rapids, MN, to Joseph Fristedt and Beth (Watson) Fristedt....
Lorraine Anderson
Jul 4, 2015
Lorraine Elizabeth Anderson, age 88 of Randolph, died Saturday afternoon, July 4, 2015 at the Northfield Medical Center. Lorraine was born the youngest of five children on April 25, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of William and Florence (Lannigan) Vogel. Lorraine was preceded in death by her husband, Robert F.; daughters, Mary Ellen and Susan Elizabeth; infant son,...
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