Obituaries

Frank Wambach

Frank Wambach

Jan 3, 2012

Frank Bernard Wambach, age 92, of Cannon Falls, MN passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 3, 2012 at Presbyterian Home-Johanna Shores in Arden Hills, MN. Visitation will take place at Lundberg Funeral Home in Cannon Falls on Friday, January 6 from 5-8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial to memorialize and celebrate his life will be held on Saturday, January 7...

Gerald Kuhn

Gerald Kuhn

Dec 29, 2011

Gerald Kuhn Gerald Kuhn, age 90 of Cannon Falls, passed away on Thursday evening, December 29, 2011 at Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Gerald was born on August 11, 1921 the son of John and Theresa (Miller) Kuhn. Gerald attended country school in Cannon Falls Township and was a longtime member of Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. He married...

Roberta Flom

Roberta Flom

Dec 28, 2011

Roberta "Bobbie" LaRue Flom, age 90, of Cannon Falls passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, December 28, 2011 at Twin Rivers Senior Campus. Roberta was born in Harlow, ND on July 21, 1921, the daughter of Carl and LaRue (Rudolph) Larson. She moved to Cannon Falls with her family in 1928. Bobbie married Eugene Flom on July 22, 1944 at...

Colin Callister

Colin Callister

Dec 23, 2011

Colin Carroll Callister was born on July 5, 1944 in Faribault, MN, the youngest son born to Stanley and Margaret "Marge" (Salzwedel) Callister. He attended school in Cannon Falls, graduating from the Cannon Falls High School in 1962. He continued his education at the University of MN – St. Paul Campus and the University of WI – River Falls, where...

James Rapp

James Rapp

Dec 23, 2011

James Edward "Jim" Rapp, age 54, a lifelong resident of the Cannon Falls area, died at his home in Cannon Falls Township on Friday morning, December 23, 2011. Jim was born on January 22, 1957 in Red Wing, the son of LeRoy and Marian (Larson) Rapp. He grew up in Vasa, and they moved to Cannon Falls in 1969. He...

Beverly Robinson

Beverly Robinson

Dec 18, 2011

Beverly "Bev" Jean Robinson, age 77, of Woodbury, formerly of Cannon Falls, died Sunday, December 18, 2011 at the Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury. A memorial service will be held at 11 am Wednesday at First English Lutheran Church in Cannon Falls with Pastor Daniel Forsgren officiating. Interment will be in the Cannon Falls Cemetery. Beverly was born July 22, 1934...

Adelia Olson

Adelia Olson

Dec 18, 2011

Adelia Rose Olson, age six months of Cannon Falls passed away suddenly at home on Sunday, December 18, 2011. Adelia was born on May 24, 2011 the daughter of Tyler and Shelby (Monroe) Olson. Adelia was baptized at St. Ansgar's Lutheran Church on October 2, 2011. Adelia or "Addy" as her family liked to call her will be remembered as...

Gerald Bowen

Gerald Bowen

Dec 15, 2011

Gerald James "Jerry" Bowen, age 69 of Scottsdale, AZ, died on Thursday afternoon, December 15, 2011 at his son's home in Cannon Falls. Jerry was born on October 8, 1942 in Red Wing, the son of Floyd "Toby" and Sarah "Sadie" (Ryan) Bowen. Jerry graduated from Red Wing High School in 1960. He married Gloria Rostvold on September 30, 1961...

E. Burrs

E. Burrs

Dec 15, 2011

Emil Daniel "Dan" Burrs, age 78 of Cannon Falls, died on Thursday afternoon, December 15, 2011 at the Cannon Falls Medical Center. Dan was born on December 27, 1932 in West Concord, MN, the son of Emil Paul and Olga (Frekhaug) Burrs. Dan served with the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict from 1951 until his honorable discharge in...

Jean Tilderquist

Jean Tilderquist

Dec 13, 2011

Jean Gertrude Tilderquist, age 93 of Vasa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday afternoon, December 13, 2011 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls, following a short illness. Jean was born on October 15, 1918 on the Schafer farm in Oak Center, MN to Edna (Schafer) and Henry Abraham. She graduated from the School of Agriculture high school at the...

Steven Ide

Steven Ide

Nov 28, 2011

Steven Roger Ide, age 54 of Randolph, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Monday afternoon, November 28, 2011 following a courageous battle with cancer. Steve was born on August 21, 1957 in Red Wing, the son of Roger and Caroline (Anderson) Ide. He grew up in Red Wing and graduated from Central High School in 1975....

Myron Samuelson

Myron Samuelson

Nov 23, 2011

Myron John Charles Samuelson, age 83, a lifelong resident of Vasa Township, died peacefully on Wednesday morning, November 23, 2011 at the Augustana Health Care Center in Hastings, where he has been residing for the past year. Myron was born on November 4, 1928 in Red Wing, the son of Victor and Myrtle (Johnson) Samuelson, and continued to live and...

Mary Wilcox

Mary Wilcox

Nov 19, 2011

Mary Jane (Slininger) Wilcox of Cannon Falls passed away on November 19, 2011 in Northfield. She worked for two years to control a surprise bout with a non-smokers lung cancer, but, eventually, it got the upper hand. Mary was born in Eau Claire, WI on July 23, 1946 to Lee and Helen Slininger and lived in Wisconsin until shortly after...

Wilbur Bergstrom

Wilbur Bergstrom

Nov 19, 2011

Wilbur M. Bergstrom, age 87 of Cannon Falls, died on Saturday morning, November 19, 2011 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Wilbur Bergstrom was born April 17, 1924 on the family farm in Oxford Mills, Minnesota to the parents, Carl and Blanche (Welt) Bergstrom. Wilbur was united in marriage to Eva Marie Carlsen on March 4, 1944 in...

Barbara Dralle

Barbara Dralle

Nov 14, 2011

Barbara Jean Dralle, age 51 of Cannon Falls, died peacefully on Monday evening, November 14, 2011 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Barb was born on December 11, 1959 in Saint Paul, MN, the daughter of Dean O. and Elizabeth A. (Wawack) Osbloom. She attended Sibley High School in West St. Paul, class of 1978. Barb married Robert...

Althea Slingsby

Althea Slingsby

Nov 8, 2011

Althea Slingsby age 90 of Argusville, ND passed away early Tuesday morning November 8, 2011 at Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Althea had resided at Angels Care Center for the last two years. Althea Marie Erickson was born February 14, 1921 to Marcus and Amanda (Johnson) Erickson in Cormorant Township, Becker County, Minnesota. She was the 5th child born...

Helen Benson

Helen Benson

Oct 24, 2011

Helen E. Benson Helen E. Benson, age 98 of Cannon Falls, died on Monday evening, October 24, 2011 at the Augustana Health Care Center in Hastings. Helen was born on November 10, 1912 in Belvidere, the daughter of Jacob and Katherine (Korsten) Meyer. Helen graduated from Red Wing High School from 1931. After one year of teachers training she taught...

Kenneth Peters

Kenneth Peters

Oct 22, 2011

Ken "Petey" Peters Kenneth Clyde "Petey" Peters, age 60 of Cannon Falls, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Friday evening, October 21, 2011 after a 5 year battle with liver cancer. He was born on February 9, 1951 in Mitchell, South Dakota, the son of Kenneth L. and Ruby J. (Sargent) Peters. He graduated in...

Curtis Flom

Curtis Flom

Oct 18, 2011

Curtis Joseph Flom, age 27, longtime resident of Nerstrand passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday morning, October 18, 2011 as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Curtis was born in Northfield on November 11, 1983, the son of Robert and Tracey (Erdman) Flom. He graduated from Kenyon-Wanamingo High School in 2002. He worked construction for Whipple Construction during high school...

Rhonda Westvik

Rhonda Westvik

Oct 14, 2011

Rhonda Lynne Westvik, age 48 of Cannon Falls, died peacefully at home on Friday evening, October 14, 2011. Rhonda was born on May 13, 1963 in Sipsey, Alabama, the daughter of Nettie "Earline" (Phillips) and Junior John Blagburn, and was raised in Cannon Falls. Even though she lived in other areas, she considered Cannon Falls her home. She loved bowling,...