Obituaries
Lois Gronseth
Sep 11, 2025
Lois Gronseth, age 86, passed away peacefully in her home at Cannon River Senior Living on September 11, 2025.
Lois Elaine Gronseth was born at home in Grand Meadow, MN to Ernest Kelley and Edith Kelley (McCollister). Lois married her first love, Dale Oelke, in September 1956. Together they had two children, Cindy and Bret Oelke. On December 31, 1959, Dale...
Mike Doyle
Sep 9, 2025
Patrick Michael "Mike" Doyle, age 88, passed away peacefully in his home on September 9, 2025, surrounded by family.
Mike was born May 4, 1937, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Patrick and Marie Doyle. Mike graduated in 1955, from Marshall High School. He went on to graduate from the University of Minnesota where he played as the goaltender for the Gophers Men's...
David J. Nelson
Sep 6, 2025
David Joseph Nelson, age 88, of Cannon Falls, died peacefully at his home on Saturday evening, September 6, 2025.
Dave was born on April 4, 1937, at his home near McGregor, Minnesota, the oldest son of Joseph and Ella (Catlin) Nelson. He graduated from McGregor High School in 1955 and entered the U.S. Army in 1956, where he was a tank...
Ann Louisa Crews
Aug 25, 2025
Ann Louisa Hanson was a Valentine’s Day gift, born February 14th, 1936 to Louise Robison and Perry Robert Hanson in Wichita, Kansas. She attended school in Wichita, finishing her high school education at Hockaday School for Girls in Dallas, graduating in 1953.
After high school she attended Colorado College where she pledged Kappa Kappa Gamma and majored in French. After graduating,...
Sharon L. Johnson
Aug 21, 2025
Sharon Johnson (née Larson), beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2025 at the age of 84.
Born on May 4, 1941, in Red Wing, MN, to Florence and Tom Larson, Sharon grew up with a deep love for family that carried throughout her life. She graduated from Cannon Falls High School and built a successful career...
Sara B. Irrthum
Aug 21, 2025
Sara Bernadette Irrthum, age 90, died on Thursday, August 21, at her home in Farmington.
Sara was born in Eagan, Minnesota, on September 24, 1934; the daughter of Albert and Mae (Coffey) Perron. Following her schooling, Sara worked for the federal government as a bookkeeper, and was a homemaker. On October 26, 1957, Sara was united in marriage to Paul Irrthum...
James E. Pagel
Aug 2, 2025
James Edward Pagel, age 73 of Cannon Falls, died at his home on Saturday evening, August 2, 2025.
Jim was born on June 8, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois to Edward Filmore and Betty Ann (Ranfranz) Pagel. He attended school in Cannon Falls and graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1970. He went on to St. Cloud State University.
He served with...
Linda J. Norstad
Jul 28, 2025
Linda Jean Norstad, age 75, of Cannon Falls, MN passed away on Monday, July 28, 2025 at home, spending her final days surrounded by her loving family.
Linda was born on October 8, 1949 to Robert and Lillian (Kappedahl) Pagel. She grew up in Cannon Falls where she met and married the love of her life, Steven Norstad, on August 9,...
Genevieve A. Robbins
Jul 28, 2025
Genevieve Ann (Shelstad) Robbins, 92, passed away on July 28, 2025, in Goodhue, MN. Born on September 6, 1932, in Goodhue, Genevieve was beloved by everyone who knew her. Her family and friends called her "Punky," and she touched the lives of so many people throughout her life.
Punky graduated from Goodhue High School in 1949 and was valedictorian of her...
Michael F. Grossman
Jul 26, 2025
Michael Grossman, age 83, of Cannon Falls, MN and Fredericksburg, Tx, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes July 26th, 2025.
Father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and brother, born October 23, 1941 in Minneapolis. Preceded in death by parents Harold and Mary Grossman and brother Bob Grossman. He spent his early years living in both Edina and Farmington. Michael graduated from Washburn High School,...
Donna J. Kimmes
Jul 24, 2025
Donna J. Kimmes, age 96 of Red Wing and Cannon Falls, died on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at the Benedictine Living Community in Red Wing.
Donna was born on April 22, 1929 in Faribault, the daughter of Clarence and Ruth (Chapman) Stageberg. She graduated from Zumbrota with the Class of 1948. Following her graduation, Donna worked as a telephone operator in...
Jake R. Partello
Jul 21, 2025
Jake Partello, age 28, of Oakdale, MN, and formerly of Cannon Falls, died on Monday, July 21, 2025 in Plymouth, IN.
Jake was the son of Kirk and Cindy Partello of Cannon Falls MN, grandson of Lillian Mahle and Kay Partello, brother of Luke Partello and wife Deja, and Zack Partello and wife Chloe, with nieces Allura and Leena, and nephew...
Glenda M. Cooper
Jul 9, 2025
Glenda Cooper, age 84 of Cannon Falls, died at her home on Wednesday evening, July 9, 2025, surrounded by family.
Glenda was born on September 8, 1940, in Center Point, IA, the daughter of Delmer and Olive (Wagner) Fisher. She graduated from Marshalltown High School in Marshalltown, IA in 1959 and married Kenneth Lee Cooper on July 5, 1959. They raised...
Anton "Tony" Edward Haga
Jun 23, 2025
Tony Haga, 80, passed away peacefully of Acute Myeloid Leukemia at home in Northfield, MN, on the afternoon of June 23, 2025. He was born in Minneapolis, MN, on November 17th, 1944, to parents Gordon and Jeanine (Stevens) Haga. He graduated from West High School (Minneapolis) and was a member of Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, where...
Frederick L. Klein
Jun 17, 2025
Frederick LeRoy Klein, age 76 of Cannon Falls, died at his home on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
Fred was born on October 13, 1948 in Lake City, the first child to LeRoy and Frances (Kehren) Klein. He graduated from Goodhue High School, Class of "67"! He served with the US Army, returning to work at a variety of jobs. He married,...
Carl L. Thompson
Jun 13, 2025
Carl Lee Thompson, age 66, of rural Cannon Falls, died on Friday, June 13, 2025, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital. St. Mary's Campus, in Rochester.
There will be no services held at this time.
William R. Callister
Jun 10, 2025
William Robert Callister, age 93 of Cannon Falls, died on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at Cannon Rivers Senior Living, surrounded by family.
Bill was born on August 5, 1931 in Skyberg (Kenyon Township), the son of Stanley and Margaret (Salzwedel) Callister. He graduated from Kenyon High School and attended college at the University of Minnesota, where he belonged to the Alpha...
Mary Anne Melter
Jun 9, 2025
Mary Anne "Midge" Melter passed away peacefully at home on Monday morning, June 9, 2025 at the age of 89 years. Born on April 11, 1936, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to John Bernard and Estelle (Liss) Czerwinski. Midge had one older brother, Frank Czerwinski. On May 23, 1959, Midge married the love of her life, Sergeant Bernard (Bernie) Russell Melter. Midge...
Martin P. Dettling
Jun 8, 2025
Martin (Marty) Phillip Dettling, died peacefully on Sunday, June 8, 2025, after a short battle with cancer.
Marty graduated from Northfield High School in 1958. He worked as a carpenter, bartender and mechanic, and was self-employed since 1965 after starting Dettling Bulk Milk Hauling. He retired in 2019.
Marty was a member of St. Ansgar's Lutheran Church and an active member of...
Joan Quiggle
Jun 4, 2025
Joan Ruth (Petersmeyer) Quiggle passed away at the age of 84 on June 4, 2025, on the 65th anniversary of her and Bill's wedding.
She was born on July 20, 1940 to Harold and Ruth Petersmeyer. Joan was baptized, confirmed, and married in the Nerstrand Methodist Church. She graduated from Faribault High School and from the University of Minnesota, earning her associate degree in nursing. She married...
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