Obituaries
Lucile Swenson
Oct 9, 2011
Lucile Swenson, age 95, of Cannon Falls, died peacefully at her home at The View in Cannon Falls on Sunday afternoon, October 9. Lucile was born on November 13, 1915, on her family's farm, where her father was born, in Leon Township near Wastedo. Her parents were Philip G. and Mathilda (Follingstad) Johnson. Since a youngster, Lucile spoke fluent Swedish...
Beatrice Johnson
Oct 6, 2011
Beatrice Sybil Irene Johnson, age 97 of Cannon Falls, died peacefully at her home at The View in Cannon Falls on Thursday afternoon, October 6, 2011. Beatrice was born on April 7, 1914 on the Johnson family homestead in Leon Township near Wastedo, where her father was born. Her parents were Philip G. and Mathilda (Follingstad) Johnson. As a young...
Harlan Lundell
Sep 24, 2011
Harlan "Bud" LeRoy Lundell, age 84 of Cannon Falls, died on Saturday evening, September 24, 2011 at the North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale. He was born on August 9, 1927 in Cannon Falls, the son of Carl and Florence (Holmes) Lundell. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School 1945, and went on to serve in the United States Navy....
Jennifer Simi
Sep 20, 2011
Jennifer Corrin Simi, age 27 of Apple Valley, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 20, 2011. Jennifer was born on January 30, 1984 in Minneapolis, the daughter of Craig and Corrine (Schmitt-Kearns) Simi. She graduated with honors from Eastview High School in 2002 where she was a top ranked tennis player. She attended the University of Minnesota Duluth from 2002-2005 and...
Royal Featherstone
Sep 17, 2011
Royal Myron Featherstone, age 84 of Cannon Falls, died unexpectedly on Saturday morning, September 17, 2011. He was born on October 28, 1926 in Red Wing, MN, the son of Oliver and Helen (Hendel) Featherstone. He was baptized December 27, 1926. He was confirmed on May 11, 1941. He was a life long active member of the United Lutheran Church...
Olive Rustad
Sep 15, 2011
Olive Clarice Gertrude Rustad, age 91 of Cannon Falls, died on Thursday evening, September 15, 2011 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Olive was born at home on May 6, 1920 in Leon Township, the daughter of Olaus and Christine (Erie) Rustad. Olive's father, Olaus died before Olive was born, and so she was raised by her step...
Elizabeth Christenson
Sep 5, 2011
Elizabeth Jeanette "Betty" Christenson, age 87 of Cannon Falls, died on Monday, September 5, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester following a brief illness. Betty was born on May 17, 1924 in Eau Claire, WI, the daughter of William and Irene (Grobe) Cass. Betty enjoyed being in nature, and was an avid gardener, and had enjoyed raising goats. She...
LeRoy Benson
Aug 25, 2011
LeRoy Allen "Rev" Benson, age 65 of Cannon Falls, died on Thursday morning, August 25, 2011 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. He was born on January 1, 1946 in Cannon Falls, the son of Wesley and Rose (Dierke) Benson. He attended Cannon Falls High School, and went on to barber school in St. Paul. He married Bette...
Gerald Bastyr
Aug 25, 2011
Gerald Zachary "Zach" Bastyr, age 19 of Cannon Falls, died as a result of a motorcycle accident on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester surrounded by family and friends. Zach was born on September 24, 1991 in St. Paul, the son of Annette Ellsworth. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 2010. He attended Dakota...
Ann Nygaard
Aug 20, 2011
Ann Helene "Aunt Ann" Nygaard, age 82 of Minneapolis, sister of local Olive (Vernon) Hupf of Randolph, died on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at United Hospital in St. Paul. Ann was born at home on May 12, 1929 in Watertown, SD, the daughter of Alonzo and Mollie (Vick) Nygaard. She graduated from Watertown High School in 1946 and went on...
Kevin Lamberty
Aug 15, 2011
Kevin George Lamberty, age 61, of Lakeville, formerly of Cannon Falls died surrounded by his family on Monday morning, August 15, 2011 at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Minneapolis. Kevin was born in Faribault on January 28, 1950, the son of George and Paralee (Anderson) Lamberty. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1968. Kevin followed in his father's footsteps...
Johnny Flom
Aug 11, 2011
Johnny C. Flom, age 92, a lifelong resident of Dennison passed away on Thursday evening, August 11, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Johnny was born at home on December 23, 1918 in Sogn, the son of John and Inga (Kolstad) Flom. He attended rural country school District #52 in Sogn. Johnny married Marion B. "Trudy" Eggum on February...
Joseph Murphy
Aug 10, 2011
Joseph LaVerne "Joe" Murphy, age 80 of Cannon Falls, died peacefully on Wednesday evening, August 10, 2011 at the Regina Medical Center in Hastings. Joe was born on March 26, 1931 in Lakeville, the son of James E. and Gertrude (Streefland) Murphy. He graduated from Farmington High School in 1948, and went to work for H.C. Simonsen Plumbing and Heating...
Vernon Scott
Aug 6, 2011
Vernon LeRoy "Vern" Scott, age 69 of Cannon Falls, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday morning, August 6, 2011. Vern was born on January 15, 1942 in Winnebago, MN, the son of Guy and Hazel (Snow) Scott. He graduated in 1960 from the Washington High School in St. Paul. He was employed as a window washer for the...
Fredrick Miller
Jul 27, 2011
Fredrick William "Fred" Miller, age 67 of Cannon Falls, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday evening, July 27, 2011. Fred was born on April 20, 1944 in Minneapolis, MN. Along with his parents, Russell and Muriel (Boehm) Miller, he grew up in Princeton, MN and moved to Cannon Falls in 1955. He completed his education at Cannon Falls, and...
Frederick Kautz
Jul 20, 2011
Frederick Gene "Fritz" Kautz, age 90 of Cannon Falls, died on Wednesday evening, July 20, 2011 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Fritz was born on April 13, 1921 in Hallock, MN, the son of Fred and Mary (Stave) Kautz. He attended school in Cannon Falls, and went on to serve with the US Navy. Upon his honorable...
Theresa Davis
Jul 18, 2011
Theresa Angela Davis, age 79 of Cannon Falls, died at her home at Twin Rivers Senior Campus on Monday evening, July 18, 2011. Theresa was born on March 11, 1932 in Owatonna, the daughter of Peter and Agnes (Kubista) Reyant. She grew up in the Owatonna area and attended school in Owatonna. She married Donald M. Davis on September 26,...
John Whitson
Jul 13, 2011
John William "Jack" Whitson, age 79, a lifelong resident of Stanton, died on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at the Angels Care Center. Jack was born on July 14, 1931 in St. Paul, the son of Claude R. and Louise A. (Schwanke) Whitson. He attended Randolph schools, where he played and excelled in his favorite sport, basketball. He graduated from Randolph...
Harold Gesme
Jul 11, 2011
Harold Casper Gesme, age 90 of Cannon Falls, died peacefully at his residence at Twin Rivers on Monday evening, July 11, 2011. Harold was born on May 9, 1921 in Minneapolis, the son of Casper and Hildu (Jacobson) Gesme. He attended country school through the 8th grade at District #95 (south of Hastings) and his family moved to Cannon Falls...
Phillip Schramske
Jun 15, 2011
Phillip "Phil" Lee Schramske, age 63 of Byron passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Phillip was born on November 1, 1947 in Red Wing, the son of Donald and Gaynelle (Bollum) Schramske. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School before serving in the United States Army. Phillip married Char Copley on February 28, 1975 at First English Lutheran Church...
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