Obituaries
James Cherwinka
Jun 6, 2009
James Cherwinka, age 75 of Cannon Falls, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at the Trinity Care Center in Farmington, MN, following a brief illness, surrounded by his wife and children. James George Cherwinka was born on August 28, 1933 in Green Bay, WI, the son of Dorothy (Guile) and Charlton Cherwinka. His family moved to Antigo, WI, where...
Rupert Schafer
May 31, 2009
Rupert A. Schafer, age 80 of Cannon Falls, died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, May 31, 2009. Rupert was born on July 19, 1928 in Renville, MN, the son of Robert and Anna (Ashton) Schafer. He graduated from Danube High School, and went on to serve with the National Guard/US Army for three years. He married Lucille E. Carlson...
LeRoy Rapp
May 26, 2009
LeRoy Axel Rapp, age 83 of Cannon Falls, died on Tuesday morning, May 26, 2009 at the Cannon Falls Medical Center. LeRoy was born on April 4, 1926 in Cannon Falls, the son of Axel and Olga (Nordquist) Rapp. He attended rural country school near Cannon Falls. He served with the US Navy during WWII from 1943 until his honorable...
Regina Budensiek
May 21, 2009
Regina I. (Lundell) Budensiek, age 78 of Cannon Falls, died on Thursday morning, May 21, 2009 at St. Mary's Hopsital in Rochester. Regina was born March 13, 1931, the daughter of Rutherford and Blanche (Lindell) Lundell and grew up southeast of Cannon Falls. She had worked as a nurse’s aid at St. John’s Hospital in Red Wing and for the...
Betty Pagel
May 18, 2009
Betty Ann Pagel died Monday, May 18, 2009 from congestive heart failure at the Cannon Falls Hospital. Betty was born on June 13, 1925 to Edward J. and Elizabeth (Irving) Ranfranz in Chicago, IL. After graduating from high school, Betty went to San Francisco, CA to work and live with an aunt. She met and dated Edward F. Pagel, who...
Lu Boeck
May 17, 2009
Lu (Lourdes) Boeck, age 40 of Cannon Falls, died on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at her home. Lu was born on July 8, 1968 in Golden Valley, the daughter of Roberto and Margarita Hidalgo. She graduated from Rosemount High School in 1986. Lu married Dan Boeck on September 15, 1989. Lu loved to travel, and enjoyed her many trips to Spain, and...
Foster Andersen
May 16, 2009
Foster David Andersen, age 61 of Cannon Falls, died on Saturday, May 16, 2009 at his home at Freeborn Manor in Cannon Falls. Foster was born on September 3, 1947 in Albert Lea, MN, the son of Foster and Fern (Wolfe) Andersen. He served during the Vietnam era with the US Navy on the USS Forrestal, until his honorable discharge. Foster was...
Marlys Nelson
May 1, 2009
Marlys Julianne (Skog) Nelson, age 90 of Vasa, died on Friday morning, May 1, 2009 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Marlys was born on January 20, 1919 in Cannon Falls Township, the daughter of Julius and Anna (Kolbe) Skog. She graduated from the Cannon Falls High School in 1937, and attended teacher training in Cannon Falls. She graduated in...
Joel Huelskamp
Apr 28, 2009
Joel Merrills Huelskamp, age 74 of Cannon Falls, died on Tuesday afternoon, April 28, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Joel was born on the family farm in St. George, MN (West Newton) on March 19, 1935, the son of Frank J. and Hertha I. (Becker) Huelskamp. At the age of 11, his family moved to Mankato. He graduated in 1953...
Virginia Henry
Apr 26, 2009
Virginia Suzanne Henry, age 80, of Cannon Falls died Sunday April 26, 2009 at the Cannon Falls Medical Center. Virginia was born on May 8, 1928 in Chicago, IL., the daughter of Susan (Schreiver) and Robert Bechtel. When she was 17 Virginia’s family moved to Augusta, WI. where she graduated from high school. She then attended two years of college in...
Oscar Asleson
Apr 19, 2009
Oscar Raymond Asleson, age 81 of Randolph and formerly of Roseau died on Sunday morning, April 19, 2009 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Minneapolis. Oscar was born on December 15, 1927 in Greenbush, Minnesota, the son of Asle and Nedaline (Buley) Asleson. He served with the US Navy during WWII, and later served with the US Army during the...
William Crookshank
Apr 16, 2009
William Edward "Bill" Crookshank, age 46 of Randolph, died on Thursday, April 16, 2009 as a result of a vehicular accident in Iowa. Bill was born on October 13, 1962 in West Covina, California, the son of Robert and Sally (Prew) Crookshank. He graduated from Randolph High School in 1981, and went on to Dakota County Technical College for tool and...
John Berendt
Apr 15, 2009
John William Berendt, age 74 of Randolph, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. John was born on April 11, 1935 in Little Falls, MN, the son of John and Helen (Nordgren) Berendt. He graduated from the Little Falls High School. John had been employed with Sheldahl in Northfield, and later worked for Westinghouse Corporation. He retired...
George Fulton
Apr 14, 2009
George Fulton, age 78 of Vasa, died on Tuesday morning, April 14, 2009 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. George was born to Frank and Nellie (Oliver) Fulton on July 30, 1930 in Cummingsville, MN, the youngest of ten children. He attended schools near Cummingsville, and worked on the family farm. He moved to Red Wing in 1950, and...
Rita Allhiser
Apr 9, 2009
Rita Allhiser, age 71, resident of Goodhue, died Thursday morning April 9 peacefully surrounded by family in her residence. Rita was born October 18, 1937, the daughter of Francis Gerald and Mary Agnes (Cronin) Ryan in Red Wing. Rita married Leroy Allhiser on November 12, 1955 at St. Columbkill Catholic Church in Goodhue. She was a member of Holy Trinity...
Vic Parduhn
Apr 5, 2009
Vic Parduhn, age 81 of Cannon Falls, died on Sunday morning, April 5, 2009 at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. Vic was born on November 27, 1927 in Wahpeton, North Dakota, the son of Rev. Frederick and Anna (Bischoff) Parduhn. He served with the US Navy from 1945 until his honorable discharge in 1948. Vic married Laura Bauer on September 4,...
Harriet Hazeman
Mar 30, 2009
Harriet C. Hazeman, age 66 of Hager City and formerly of Cannon Falls, died peacefully on March 30, 2009 surrounded by family in her residence. Harriet was born on November 2, 1942 in St. Paul, the daughter of Robert and Verna (Robinson) Partlow. She attended school in St. Paul. She married Arthur Hazeman on January 2, 1960 in Vadnais Heights. They...
Dennis Gronert
Mar 21, 2009
Dennis Charles Gronert, age 61 of Cannon Falls, and formerly of Minneapolis and New York, died unexpectedly at home on Saturday morning, March 21, 2009. Dennis was born on September 10, 1947 in Jamaica, New York, the son of Edward and Ruth (Schult) Gronert. He graduated in 1965 from Floral Park Memorial High School in Floral Park, NY. Dennis was employed...
Adolph Haberman
Mar 17, 2009
Adolph Haberman, age 83 of Cannon Falls, died on Tuesday afternoon, March 17, 2009 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Adolph was born on January 13, 1926 in Becker, MN, the son of Fred and Emma (Hamacher) Haberman. He married Florence Goodwater on April 24, 1954 in Elk River, and they had six children. They later divorced in...
Jeannette Burch
Mar 14, 2009
Jeannette Scriver Burch, 89, a lifelong resident of Cannon Falls, died on March 14, 2009, at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. She was born on January 6, 1920, in Northfield, the daughter of Arthur T. and Katherine (Lee) Scriver. The family moved to Cannon Falls in 1921, where she lived for most of her life. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree...
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