Obituaries

May 23, 2018

Donald Phillip Becksted died May 23rd, 2018 at Three Links - Reflections in Northfield MN. Born September 21,1 932 to Floyd G. and Alice G (Hanson) Becksted in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Don was a man who created his own destiny. Took what the world handed him and made it work to his advantage. Right out of high school...

May 23, 2018

Elaine Marie (Munson) Lindahl, age 86, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, May 23, 2018 at her home in the memory care unit at Twin Rivers Senior Campus.   A lifelong resident of Cannon Falls, she was born at home in Goodhue County (near Vasa) on July 17, 1931 and raised on a farm east of town.   She attended country...

May 8, 2018

F. Elizabeth "Liz" Olson, age 83 of Cannon Falls, died on Tuesday morning, May 8, 2018 at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri.

Liz was born on September 26, 1934 in Forest City, IA, the daughter of Walter and Frances (Jacobson) Carson. She grew up there and graduated from Forest City High School in 1952. She...

May 8, 2018

Lola Jane (Wiberg) Nelson, age 92 of Vasa, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, May 8, 2018 at The Gardens at Cannon Falls. She was born July 1, 1925, the daughter of Christ and Dencie (Campbell) Wiberg on a rural farm outside of Cannon Falls. Lola shared fond memories of her father's dairy farm and riding with him on milk deliveries...

May 1, 2018

LaVoy Marie (Robinson) Grimes Brandvold, age 86 of Cannon Falls, died on Tuesday morning, May 1, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System - St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester.

LaVoy was born at home on April 11, 1932 in Leon Township, MN, the daughter of Russel and Grace (Soderquist) Robinson. She graduated from Cannon Falls High School in...

Apr 25, 2018

David A. Engelmann, age 86, of Cannon Falls and formerly of Maplewood, died on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at the Mayo Clinic Health System, Red Wing.

David was born on October 7, 1931 in St. Paul, the son of David and Cora (Kirchner) Engelmann. He grew up in South St. Paul and went to school there. He...

Apr 22, 2018

Harland Jerome Berquam, age 87 of Babbitt, MN and formerly of Cannon Falls, died on Sunday afternoon, April 22, 2018 at The Gardens at Cannon Falls.

Harland was born on July 2, 1930 in Dennison, MN, the son of Helmer E. and Gladys C. (Flom) Berquam.  He served overseas in Germany with the US Army from 1951...

Apr 17, 2018

Sophie Bisbecos Canelake was born in Oshkosh, WI on September 9, 1923 and raised in Wausau, WI. Upon marriage to Leo G. Canelake on June 22, 1947, she moved to Virginia, MN where she raised her three children: Dean Leo, Peter Andrew, and Elizabeth Lee. In 1990, she relocated to Cannon Falls, MN. In early 2015 health concerns brought...

Apr 15, 2018

Norman Clarence Ohmann, age 95, of Randolph died on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at The View in Cannon Falls.

Norman Clarence Ohmann was born on June 15, 1922 in Empire Township, the son of Henry and Elsie (Cliff) Ohmann. He grew up and went to country school in Dakota County.  Norm served his country in the US...

Apr 13, 2018

Daniel Lloyd Fennern, 56, of Cannon Falls, Minnesota passed away peacefully on Friday, April 13, 2018, in his home surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born on May 23, 1961 in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, to Lloyd and Barbara (Jensen) Fennern. He graduated from Wabasso High School and Mankato Technical Institute. Dan...

Apr 13, 2018

Willmer Theodore Volkert, age 94, of Randolph, died Friday, April 13, 2018 at the Mayo Clinic Health System, Cannon Falls.

Willmer was born on September 17, 1923 in Coates, MN, the son of Martin and Elsie (Bruggeman) Volkert. He attended St. John’s Lutheran School in Rich Valley. After school he began farming in the Coates area until 1942....

Apr 11, 2018

Lloyd Bertel Berglund, age 85, of Cannon Falls and formerly of Hovland, Grand Marais, and Stillwater, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Three Links Reflections in Northfield surrounded by his family after a courageous journey with cancer.

Lloyd was born on September 4, 1932 in Hovland, MN the son of Swedish immigrants Gustav and Karin Berglund....

Apr 8, 2018

Roger Martin Risty passed away at The Gardens at Cannon Falls on Sunday, April 8, 2018. He was born December 4, 1931 and raised on the Brandon SD family farm.  Roger was predeceased by his wife, Joan (Wagner); parents Martin and Anna Risty and his sister Lila Risty.  He is survived by his children: Cynthia (Mark Strack); Douglas (Cheryl)...

Apr 8, 2018

Gwen Ann (Dirckx) Nelson, age 52 of Randolph, died at her daughter’s home in Randolph on Sunday morning, April 8, 2018.

Gwen was born on July 15, 1965 in Concord, California, the daughter of Gregory and June (Smith) Dirckx.  She graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1983 and attended Dakota County Vo-Tech.  She married Ron Bauer,...

Apr 7, 2018

Paulette Colette Friesen, age 61, of Cannon Falls MN passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on Saturday April 7, 2018. Paulette was born to Rueben and Cyrilla Friese on February 14, 1957, the youngest of 4 siblings.  She met her lifelong love, Kenny, when she was 14.  She graduated from Hastings High School in 1975, and she and...

Apr 7, 2018

A lifelong Cannon Falls resident, Charles "Chuck" Luther Scofield passed away peacefully at home April 7, 2018.  Chuck was born August 31, 1933 to Wilbur "W.H." Scofield and Edythe (Wolander) Scofield.  Many knew him as the 4th generation owner/pharmacist at Scofield Drug, an iconic Cannon Falls business.  He followed in the footsteps of his father, grandfather and great grandfather,...

Apr 6, 2018

Dr. Kristin Mary (Vandehey) Engebretsen, age 47 of Cannon Falls, MN died peacefully at her home on Friday, April 6, 2018 after a long fight with a chronic disease.

Kristin was born on June 19, 1970 in Neenah, WI, the daughter of William and Mary (Draxler) Vandehey.  She graduated from Merrill High School in Merrill, WI in...

Apr 1, 2018

Marian Louise Rapp died on Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018 at the Red Wing Health Care Center.

Marian was born on February 19, 1926 in Red Wing, the daughter of Arthur and Marcella (Colling) Larson. She grew up and went to school in Red Wing. As a young woman she worked for Red Wing Shoe Company. Marian...

Mar 27, 2018

Lawrence “Larry” O’Connor, age 86, died peacefully in his home in Pewaukee, WI on Tuesday, March 27, 2018.

Lawrence Charles was born in Red Wing, MN on August 28, 1931.  He grew up on the family farm in Belle Creek, MN and attended a rural elementary school where he graduated as valedictorian, before graduating from Cannon Falls...

Mar 27, 2018

Alyce Gruber was born on January 27, 1935 in Red Wing, the daughter of Arthur and Deloris (Lohman) Forsell. She grew up on a farm in Belle Creek, MN. She went to school until the eighth grade and then started work at the Belle Creek Store. She then moved to Red Wing with her sister Ardelaine. She waited tables...