Obituaries
Wallace Nelson
Aug 6, 2007
Wallace C. Nelson, 77, of Cannon Falls, passed away on Monday, August 6, 2007 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. Wallace was born on March 3, 1930 in Leon Township in Goodhue County, the son of Joseph and Randie (Ohnstad) Nelson. He attended Wastedo country school. On July 2, 1961, Wallace was united in marriage to Janice A....
Glenn Peter
Aug 1, 2007
Glenn L. Peter, age 67, of Cannon Falls, died Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls following a lengthy illness. Glenn was born on September 4, 1939 in Northfield, the son of Clifford and Ruth (Betts) Peter. He was raised on a farm in Randolph graduating in 1957 from Randolph High School, from then on...
Dorothy Steenblock
Jul 30, 2007
Dorothy Viola Steenblock, age 93 of Red Wing and formerly of Cannon Falls, died on Monday morning, July 30, 2007 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park in Red Wing. Dorothy was born on July 1, 1914 in Stanton, the daughter of Ray and Edna (Platt) Daniels. She grew up in the rural area of Goodhue County, attended grade school, high school...
Gerald McWaters
Jul 27, 2007
Gerald William "Jerry" McWaters, age 74 of Dennison, died on Friday afternoon, July 27, 2007, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Jerry was born on December 5, 1932, in Red Wing, the son of John and Cora (Windhorst) McWaters. He was baptized and confirmed at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Zumbrota. He grew up on a farm near Zumbrota and attended...
William Farrier
Jul 13, 2007
William "Bill" Farrier, age 72 of Cannon Falls, died on Friday afternoon, July 13, 2007 at Regions Hospital in Saint Paul. William Lincoln Farrier was born in Minneapolis, MN on February 12, 1935. His parents were William J. and Lilyan Farrier. The parents divorced when Bill was about 5 years old and he was placed with his grandparents in Little...
Gene Mills
Jul 11, 2007
Gene W. Mills, age 75 of Ogema, MN and formerly of Cannon Falls, died on Wednesday morning, July 11, 2007 at Merit Pallative Care in Fargo, North Dakota. Gene was born on March 24, 1932 in Cannon Falls, Minnesota to Lewis "Lars" and Victoria "Vic" (Munson) Mills. He grew up and graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1950 and...
Arvel Mitchener
Jun 27, 2007
Arvel Lee Mitchener, age 74 of Red Wing and formerly of Cannon Falls, died at his home in Red Wing on Wednesday, June 27, 2007. Arvel was born on February 24, 1933 in Harviell, Missouri, the son of Thomas H. and Drew (Kennedy) Mitchener. He attended school in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He served with the United States Navy during the...
Elmer Stehr
Jun 24, 2007
Elmer was born October 25, 1924 the son of Gottlieb and Dora (Kennawisher) Stehr in Edgeley, North Dakota. He attended school at the Wayne #3 Route School. Elmer was drafted into the Army Air Corps at Ft. Snelling on January 26, 1944. His basic training was in Wichita Falls, TX at Shepherd Field. He was discharged on April 1, 1946....
Jim Wille
Jun 23, 2007
James Julius Wille died peacefully on June 23, 2007 surrounded by his family. Jim was born September 13, 1922 in Hampton Township to August and Pearl Wille. He graduated from Randolph High School in 1940 and married Virginia Leigh Remme on March 5, 1948. Jim lived on the farm where he was born until 2005, when he and Ginny moved...
Dagne Peterson
Jun 17, 2007
Dagne G. "Peggy" Peterson, age 91 of Cannon Falls, died on Sunday morning, June 17, 2007 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Peggy was born on March 20, 1916 near Leads, North Dakota on the family homestead, the daughter of Gustav and Dorthea Pederson. She graduated from Houston High School in Houston, MN in 1934. She married Marvin...
Patricia Anderson
Jun 7, 2007
Patricia Louise "Pat" Anderson, age 61 of Cannon Falls, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday morning, June 7, 2007, following a battle with cancer. Pat was born on December 16, 1945 in Grantsburg, Wisconsin, the daughter of Richard R. and Selma (Erickson) Rasmussen. She married David Lee Anderson on November 22, 1963 in Barron, WI. Pat enjoyed spending...
Bette Karsten
Jun 1, 2007
Bette Lou "Punkie" Karsten, age 67 of Cannon Falls, died at her home on Friday morning, June 1, 2007, following a two-year battle with breast cancer. Bette was born on November 8, 1939 in Waseca, the daughter of Vernon and Lorraine (Cummins) Carlson. She attended Palmer country school, and later Waseca Public School. She married Jack Karsten on June 20th,...
John Magnuson
May 24, 2007
John "Wilbur" Magnuson, age 95, a lifelong resident of Cannon Falls, died on Thursday evening, May 24, 2007 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Wilbur was born at home on June 30, 1911 in Leon Township, the son of Carl "Victor" and Euphrosyne "Effie" (Edstrom) Magnuson. He attended school at Wastedo, and went on to graduate from the...
Norman Fredrickson
May 20, 2007
Norman Ruthford Fredrickson, age 85, a lifelong resident of the Cannon Falls area, died peacefully on Sunday afternoon, May 20, 2007 at the Trinity Care Center in Farmington, following a brief illness. Norman was born on September 6, 1921 in Red Wing, the son of Fred and Ruth (Weberg) Fredrickson. He grew up in the White Rock area, and was...
LeRoy Kilmer
May 18, 2007
LeRoy Carl "Custer" Kilmer, age 58 of Hampton, died at home on Friday afternoon, May 18, 2007. A longtime resident of Harris, MN, where he resided with Kathleen Brockway, returned to the Cannon Falls area in April to be with his family during his illness. He was born on April 15, 1949 in Aitkin, MN, the son of Arthur L....
William Gergen
May 15, 2007
William John Gergen 9/18/1924 - 5/15/2007 Age 82 Passed on peacefully to be with our Lord and Saviour. Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather He was preceded in death by son, Thomas Allen on May 6, 1978; sister, Mary Jane (Gerald) Schweich; and brother, Edward Gergen. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Dolores; sons, William (Julie),...
Irene Carnel
May 14, 2007
Irene Cecelia Carnel, age 78 of Cannon Falls, died suddenly on Monday, May 14, 2007. Irene was born on September 22, 1928 in Hastings. She is survived by sons, Bob Carnel and Thomas (Mitzi) Carnel, both of Cannon Falls, and Paul (Janine) Carnel of Portland, OR; daughters, Karen (Gerald) Schwengels of Fond du Lac, WI, Linda (Tim) Dillon of Cannon...
Edythe Beckman
May 12, 2007
Edythe Evelyn Beckman, age 82, a lifelong resident of the Cannon Falls area, died on Saturday May 12, 2007 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park in Red Wing. Edythe was born at home in Vasa Township on September 2, 1924, the daughter of Edmond A. and Emma M. (Peterson) Beckman. She graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1941, and took...
Randall Gellert
May 9, 2007
Randall Clarence "Randy" Gellert, age 71 of Cannon Falls, died on Wednesday morning, May 9, 2007 at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester. Randy was born at home on August 31, 1935 in Tenhassen Township, Martin County, near Fairmont, MN, the son of Clarence and Edna (Simmering) Gellert. Randy attended St. Paul's Lutheran Parochial School in Wilbert, MN and was a...
Helen Buck
May 6, 2007
Helen Margret Buck, age 88 of Cannon Falls, died on Sunday morning, May 6, 2007 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Helen was born on December 14, 1918 in Belvidere Township, Goodhue County, the daughter of Henry and Katherine "Katie" (Kunde) Korsten. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church in rural Goodhue. Helen married...
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