Obituaries

Nov 6, 2021

Donald (Butch) Marthaler, age 79, of Cannon Falls, died on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus, in Rochester.

Donald Joseph (Butch) Marthaler was born on Nov. 21, 1941, in St. Paul, the son of Joseph and Theresa (Blaeser) Marthaler. He grew up there and graduated from Sibley High School. Following graduation, Butch...

Nov 2, 2021

John A. Miller, age 91, of Cannon Falls, died Tuesday, November 2, 2021.

John Arden Miller was born on May 12, 1930 in Cannon Falls, the son of Jennings and Esther (Larson) Miller. He attended country school and then went to work on the family farm, raising beef cattle, crops and dairy cattle. He was proud to...

Nov 2, 2021

Dennis Asleson, age 74, died on Tuesday, Nov. 2, at his rural Cannon Falls home, surrounded by his family.

Dennis Craig Asleson, aka “Denny”, “Two-Sticker”, “Poke,” “Hay Hauler,” was born August 27, 1947, in Preston, MN, to Marvin and Myla (Sando) Asleson. Dennis was married to Carol (Nahrgang) on August 14, 1976 in Lewiston, MN. He grew...

Oct 31, 2021

Verna Ruth Agnes Kohn died on her 80 th birthday, October 31, 2021 at The Terrace at Cannon Falls. She was a Goodhue County resident all of her life.

Verna was born to Erdman and Erna (Bublitz) Kohn in Red Wing, MN. She was baptized on November 23, 1941 and confirmed on May 29, 1955 at Christ...

Oct 30, 2021

Eva Victoria Drometer, age 87, a lifelong resident of Cannon Falls, MN, died on Saturday morning, October 30, 2021 at Regina Assisted Living, Hastings.

It was always Chuck and Eva, and you never mentioned one without mentioning the other. Chuck died on October 20, 2021 and now Eva joined him for their final trip of a lifetime...

Oct 26, 2021

Former Texas resident Howard M. Hall, 85, died Dec. 23, 2005, at his home in Houston, TX.

At his request, no service will be held.Mr. Hall was born May. 30, 1920, in Sacramento, Calif., to Salvatore and Elle Hall.Howard could accomplish anything he set his mind to do. At a very early age, he built a wagon to push his...

Oct 23, 2021

Robert Warren “Bob” Davis, age 71, passed away quietly at his home in Red Wing, MN on October 23, 2021.

He was born March 19, 1950 to Harold and Willa (Kennedy) Davis of Cannon Falls where he lived for many years. Bob had a knack for tinkering with mechanical things. He loved his workshop and tools. He...

Oct 21, 2021

Margaret Ellen (Mohr) Jensen, age 93, a longtime resident of Cannon Falls, MN, died on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Health System - Austin, MN.

Margaret was born on March 22, 1928 in Cannon Falls Township, the daughter of Fred W. and Erma E. (McKinley) Mohr. She graduated co-valedictorian from Cannon Falls High School in...

Oct 20, 2021

Charles “Chuck” Drometer, age 84, a lifelong resident of Cannon Falls, MN, died on Wednesday afternoon, October 20, 2021 at Tinta Wita Tipi Senior Living, Welch.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Eva; sister, Darlene Drometer Hallanger of Cannon Falls (special friend, Harvey Nelson of Red Wing); sister-in-law, Dianna of Belle Plaine; special friends, Katie...

Oct 4, 2021

Ricky Rueger, age 37, of Cannon Falls, died Monday night on the 4 th of October at his home.

Ricky Joe Rueger was born on May 31, 1984, in Rice Lake, WI, the son of Adam and Denise (Idtensohn) Rueger. He grew up and lived in Cameron, Wi, until age 11, when he moved to Cannon Falls...

Sep 28, 2021

Laura Parduhn, age 90, of Cannon Falls died Tuesday, Sept. 28. 2021 at Cannon Rivers Senior Living.

Laura Ruth Parduhn was born on June 16, 1931, in rural Faribault, the daughter of Herman and Emma (Schlobohm) Bauer. Her family moved to Hill City, MN when she was an infant. It was there that Laura grew up and...

Sep 27, 2021

Virginia May “Ginny” Johnson, age 93, a longtime resident of Cannon Falls, died on Monday afternoon, September 27, 2021 at Cannon Rivers Senior Living in Cannon Falls.

Virginia was born the youngest of six children on July 17, 1928 in Woodville, WI, the daughter of Oscar and Hilda (Hanson) Gullickson. She grew up on a farm and...

Sep 26, 2021

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Dale Francis Covington, Jr. of Cannon Falls, passed away...

Sep 18, 2021

Ronald John Dohmen, age 81 of Dennison, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Saturday morning, September 18, 2021.

Ron was born on December 13, 1939 in Humphrey, Nebraska, the son of Edward and Rose (Schaecher) Dohmen. His family moved to Minnesota in 1949. Ron spent his high school years at seminary in Chicago and later...

Sep 17, 2021

Kathryn Phyllis “Kate” Miller, age 88, a lifelong resident of Cannon Falls, died at her home on Friday, September 17, 2021.

Kate was born on August 12, 1933 in Cannon Falls, the daughter of Asa and Mary Ellen (Tracy) Knowlton. She graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1951.

She married Merlyn Larson on May...

Sep 14, 2021

Janette Gayle “Jan” West, age 70 of Mounds View, MN, died peacefully at home after beating the odds and surviving over three years with stage four pancreatic cancer, on Tuesday afternoon, September 14, 2021.

Jan was born on March 8, 1951 in Cannon Falls, the daughter of Herbert and Helen “Jean” (Wells) Barsness. She graduated from Cannon...

Sep 12, 2021

Sylvia Ann Bailey, age 79 of Cannon Falls, passed away unexpectedly on September 12, 2021.

A memorial visitation will be held on Sunday, September 19, 2021 from 4-8 pm at Lundberg Funeral Home, 5839 Hwy 19 Blvd, Cannon Falls.  Memorial service will be 11 am, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 at Awaken Community Church, 506 View Street, St....

Sep 2, 2021

Norma Jean Sands, age 96, of Kenyon, died Thursday, September 2, 2021 at Reflections Care Center in Northfield.

Norma was born on the family farm in Sogn Valley on December 3, 1924, the daughter of Samuel and Clara (Lee) Underdahl. She graduated from Cannon Falls High School, earned a teaching degree through ‘Normal Training’ and taught in Goodhue...

Aug 25, 2021

Robert “Bob” Lee, age 84, of Randolph, MN, died on Wednesday, August 25, at Three Links Care Center in Northfield, MN. Robert Eldridge Lee was born on April 4, 1937, in Randolph.  The son of Clarence and Leona (Schuler) Lee, he was raised on the family farm just south of Randolph and graduated from Randolph High School in 1955....

Aug 24, 2021

Logan Matthew Kuhn, age 22, of Faribault, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, while he was hunting in the mountains of west Texas.

Logan Matthew, the son of Angela Kuhn and Matthew Fries, was born on March 20, 1999 in Northfield, MN. He grew up in the Cannon Falls area with his grandparents and...