Obituaries
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...
Alva Melhouse
May 3, 2007
Alva Burton Melhouse, age 77 of Cannon Falls, died peacefully on Thursday afternoon, May 3, 2007 at the Hospice of the Valley - Sun City PCU in Peoria, Arizona. Alva was born on June 15, 1929 in Leon Township, the son of Burton and Alma (Lund) Melhouse. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1946. He married his high...
Willis Woodward
May 1, 2007
Willis Paul Woodward, age 89 of Dundas, and a longtime rural Dennison resident, died unexpectedly at home on Tuesday afternoon, May 1, 2007. Willis was born on June 20, 1917 in Eagle Lake, MN, the son of Calvin D. and Thea (Iverson) Woodward. Willis proudly served with the US Army during World War II, receiving a purple heart during the...
Russell Miller
Apr 26, 2007
Russell Miller, age 77, a lifelong resident of Cannon Falls, died on Thursday morning, April 26, 2007 at the Regina Medical Center in Hastings. Russell was born on November 10, 1929 in St. Paul, the son of Albert R. and Ethel (Manska) Miller. He attended school in Cannon Falls, and went to work in 1944 with the Chicago-Great Western Railroad,...
Marvin Olson
Apr 23, 2007
Marvin Burdette Olson, age 82 of Cannon Falls, died on Monday morning, April 23, 2007 at St. Brigid's at Hi-Park in Red Wing. Marvin was born on June 17, 1924 in Wells, MN, the son of Fred and Laura (Gaines) Olson. He served during W.W. II with the U.S. Army, receiving his honorable discharge in 1946. Marvin married Gloria Elchuk...
Gary Hansen
Apr 21, 2007
Gary was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Elmer and Jeanette. The Hansen family moved to Hillsboro, Oregon, back to Minneapolis and on to Fridley, Minnesota all before Gary entered kindergarten. His family stayed in Fridley and Gary graduated from Fridley High School where he was a letter winner in football and played baseball. Yet, his strong interest developed in art....
Henry Daniels
Apr 20, 2007
Henry Boyd Daniels, Jr., also known as "Heinie",age 84 of Cannon Falls, died on Friday morning, April 20, 2007 at his son's home in Bozeman, Montana. Henry was born on January 16, 1923 in Stanton Township, the son of Henry Boyd Daniels, Sr. and Elizabeth (Robinson) Daniels. Henry was born on a dairy farm in Stanton Township. He grew up...
Earl Gerbracht
Apr 18, 2007
Earl Russell "Red" Gerbracht, age 59 of Cannon Falls, died on Wednesday afternoon, April 18, 2007 at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester. Earl was born on October 13, 1947 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, the son of George W. and Lucille (Petit) Gerbracht. He grew up south of Prairie City, SD and was raised by his grandparents, Russell and Eleanor...
George Lamberty
Apr 17, 2007
George Louis Lamberty, age 84 of Cannon Falls, died at his home on Tuesday evening, April 17, 2007. George was born at Faribault, MN on May 31, 1922, the son of Louis and Laura (Van Thomme) Lamberty. He was raised on the family farm just north of Faribault, and attended country school in Faribault. He worked on the family farm,...
Patricia Gorman
Apr 10, 2007
Patricia Ann Gorman, age 47 of Stillwater, and formerly of Goodhue, died on Tuesday morning, April 10, 2007 at the Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater. Patricia "Pat" was born on September 19, 1959 in Zumbrota, the daughter of George E. and Josephine J. "Dodie" (Heaney) Gorman. She graduated from Goodhue High School in 1977, and later attended Winona State University. She...
Mark Olson
Apr 7, 2007
Mark Jergen Olson, age 59 of Cannon Falls and formerly of Prior Lake, died at his home on Saturday, April 7, 2007. Mark was born on December 2, 1947 in Red Wing, the son of Glenn P. and Marvel V. (Kolstad) Olson. He graduated from high school in New Brighton in 1965. He served during the Vietnam Era with the...
Monica Hunter
Apr 7, 2007
Monica Marie Hunter, age 85, a resident of San Leandro, CA and formerly of the Cannon Falls area, died in Hayward, California on Saturday, April 7, 2007 at the age of 85 years. Monica was born on April 21, 1921 in Blue Earth, MN, the daughter of George and Zola (Witter) Crist. She married Gregory Schabert on December 9, 1939...
Elaine Anderson
Apr 2, 2007
Elaine Oretta Anderson, age 58, of Bloomington, formerly of Cannon Falls, died on Monday, April 2, 2007 at the Fairview Southdale Hospital. Elaine was born on April 19, 1948, the daughter of Olga (Berg) and Ember Ohnstad in Red Wing, Minnesota. She attended school in Cannon Falls and graduated as Valedictorian of the class of 1966. Elaine had been employed...
Dolores Ozment
Mar 28, 2007
Dolores Elaine Ozment, age 94 of Lakeville and formerly of Farmington and Rosemount, died peacefully on Wednesday evening, March 28, 2007 at 2 Caring Hands, Inc. in Lakeville. Dolores was born in Pleasant Grove Township in 1912, the daughter of Merton F. and Emma (Wallace) Bell. She grew up in Pleasant Grove, and later married Clyde L. Ozment on June...
Lorena Anderson
Mar 26, 2007
Lorena Josephine Anderson, age 90, a lifelong resident of Cannon Falls, died on Monday afternoon, March 26, 2007 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Lorena was born at home, with twin sister, Luella, on August 28, 1916 in Cannon Falls Township, the daughter of Fritz A. and Teckla G. (Larson) Anderson. She was a lifelong member of St. Ansgar's Lutheran Church...
Oscar Palrud
Mar 24, 2007
Oscar Harold Palrud, age 88 of Northfield and formerly of Cannon Falls, died on Saturday evening, March 24, 2007 at the Northfield Care Center. "Little Oscar",as he was known to family, was the proprietor of Little Oscar's Restaurant in Hampton from 1964-83, and of the Dairy Bar in Cannon Falls from 1949-1964. Oscar was born the son of Norwegian immigrant...
Floyd Beckman
Mar 19, 2007
Floyd Reuben Beckman, age 83, a lifelong resident of Cannon Falls, died on Monday evening, March 19, 2007 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Floyd was born at home, the youngest of four children, on September 30, 1923 in Cannon Falls Township, the son of Hjalmer and Victoria (Lorenson) Beckman. He attended rural country school in Cannon Falls Township, and...
Joan Nash
Mar 19, 2007
Joan Carol Larsen Nash, age 63 of Dennison, died on Monday evening, March 19, 2007 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Joan was born on August 10, 1943 in Minneapolis, the daughter of John L. and Helen M. (McEachern) Harvey. She graduated from the Bloomington High School in 1961. Joan married Richard Larsen on January 12, 1963 in Inver Grove,...
Ralph Adler
Mar 10, 2007
Ralph Garnet "Buzz" Adler, age 85 of Hastings and formerly of Welch, died on Saturday evening, March 10, 2007 at the Augustana Health Care Center in Hastings. Ralph was born on February 15, 1922 in Saint Paul, the son of Herbert F. and May P. (Nelson) Adler. Ralph served with the U.S. Army during W.W.II, 3 1/2 years of which...
Elsie Tilderquist
Mar 8, 2007
Elsie Laura Tilderquist, age 86 of Minneapolis, died on Thursday evening, March 8, 2007 at the Providence Place in Minneapolis. Elsie was born at home in Vasa on January 31, 1921, the daughter of T. Lawrence and Selma (Johnson) Tilderquist. She grew up in the Vasa area, and attended rural country school, District 15, as well as Calhoun School (sight-saving...
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