Obituaries

Mar 21, 2018

A spunky Irish lass has left this earthly life to be embraced by heavenly arms. Helen Ann Holmes passed away on March 21, 2018 at the age of 90.  She was born June 20, 1927 in River Falls, WI, the 10th of 13 children to James Daniel and Florence Augusta Linehan. In those 90 years, she added laughter and...

Mar 16, 2018

Kenneth E. Perryman was born on September 21, 1943 in Redlands California, the son of Edward and Edith (Slaven) Perryman. He moved with his family to Arkansas and then to Washington state at the age of 8. Ken graduated from Sunnyside High School in Sunnyside, WA in 1961. Following high school Ken served in the U. S. Air Force...

Mar 14, 2018

Ruth L. Landon, age 89, of Northfield, died on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at the Three Links Care Center in Northfield.

Ruth LaVonne Landon was born on January 12, 1929 in Farmington, the daughter of Thomas and Jennie (Holum) Hallanger. She grew up there and graduated from Farmington High School. On July 23, 1948 Ruth was united...

Mar 12, 2018

Ruth Ann Hurt, age 78 of Cannon Falls, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018 at the Regina Care Center in Hastings MN, with family by her side.

Ruth was born the oldest of 14 children to Robert and Marilyn (Lunkenheimer) Hiniker on May 23, 1939 in Mankato, MN.  She graduated in 1957 from Loyola High School...

Mar 11, 2018

Dimitri Denzel Lewis, age 23 of Rochester, died unexpectedly on March 11, 2018.

Dimitri was born to Tywander Brooks on July 30, 1994 at Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester.  He lived in Chicago, IL during elementary school, and moved to Rochester, MN in 2004.  He attended Rochester public schools.

Dimitri was a published poet and...

Mar 9, 2018

Elma Ann (Moorhouse) Lyon, age 84 of Minneapolis, MN died on Friday evening, March 9, 2018 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis.

Elma Ann was born on August 18, 1933 in Glenwood, MN, the daughter of Arthur and Pearl (Miller) Moorhouse. She graduated from Randolph High School and went on to work at the St. Barnabas School of...

Mar 9, 2018

Charles “Chuck” McNamara, age 86, a lifelong resident of the Goodhue, MN area died on Friday evening, March 9, 2018, just a week short of one of his favorite holidays, St. Patrick’s Day.

Charles Daniel was born on April 21, 1931 in Red Wing, MN, the son of Raymond F. and Mary Leona (O’Reilly) McNamara.  He graduated...

Mar 8, 2018

Kenneth Harold “Ken” Volness, age 71 of Dennison, MN died at his home on Thursday, March 8, 2018.

Ken was born on April 26, 1946 in Fargo, ND, the son of Harold J. and Ruth N. (Jacobson) Volness. He graduated in 1964 from Harding High School in St. Paul, ranking high in his class.

​He attended...

Mar 1, 2018

Justus A. "Bud" Widholm, age 87, of Cannon Falls, died Thursday, March 1, 2018 at the Reflections Care Suites in Northfield.

No services will be held at this time.

Feb 25, 2018

Arthur Sidney McKinley, age 99, a lifelong resident of Cannon Falls, died on Sunday, February 25, 2018 at Pleasant Manor Nursing Home in Faribault.

Art was born at home on the family farm in Stanton Township, MN on June 11, 1918, the son of John A. and Cora E. (Felien) McKinley. He graduated from Cannon Falls High...

Feb 25, 2018

David Byron Lundell, age 74 of Rosemount and formerly of Cannon Falls, died at his home on Sunday, February 25, 2018.

David was born on December 5, 1943 in Cannon Falls, the son of Elmer and Gladys (Danielson) Lundell. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1961 and began his career as a salesman. David worked...

Feb 14, 2018

Mark “Scruffy” Sabin, age 43, of Cannon Falls, lost his battle with depression on Wednesday, February 14, 2018.

He was born on November 20, 1974 in Northfield, the son of Paul and Kay (Schwartz) Sabin. Mark grew up in Cannon Falls and graduated from Cannon Falls High School. He worked various jobs throughout his life including being...

Feb 11, 2018

Jean Blanche (Lundell) Duden, age 79 of Red Wing and formerly of Cannon Falls, died at her home on Sunday afternoon, February 11, 2018.

Jean was born the youngest of six children to Rutherford and Blanche (Lindell) Lundell on September 28, 1938 in Red Wing. She was a lifelong member of St. Ansgar’s Lutheran Church in Cannon...

Feb 8, 2018

Marilyn Adell (Larson) Cook, age 87 of Cannon Falls, MN and formerly of International Falls, MN died on Thursday morning, February 8, 2018 at Three Links Care Center, Northfield, MN.

Marilyn was born in Bovey, MN, on October 8, 1930, the daughter of Emil and Nina (Bracken) Larson.  She attended a rural country school in Loman. She...

Feb 2, 2018

Dave Radman, age 69, of Randolph passed away at home on February 2, 2018.

David Robert Radman, the son of Bertrand and Rose (Tschann) was born on February 8, 1948. He attended St. Mathias Catholic Grade School and graduated from Randolph High School in 1966. On June 17, 1967 Dave married Nancy Nicolai at St. Mathias Church...

Jan 27, 2018

Evelyn Marie Berg, age 93 of Red Wing and currently of Cannon Falls, passed away at Mayo Clinic Health System – Cannon Falls on Saturday morning, January 27, 2018 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. She came to reside at The Gardens at Cannon Falls about 3 years and 7 months ago.

Evelyn was born to Claus...

Jan 20, 2018

Sherri (Hall) Chambers, age 59, a lifelong resident of Cannon Falls, MN died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 20, 2018.

Sherri Rae was born to Richard and Beatrice (Taylor) Hall on March 2, 1958. She grew up in Cannon Falls with her three sisters, Lorri, Brenda, and Lynda and brother, Rick and surrounded by many aunts, uncles, and...

Jan 7, 2018

On Sunday, January 7, 2018, Roger Budensiek was called upon by the Lord.  The Lord knew that Roger’s work here on earth was complete, but needed him for other needs in heaven.  Roger was 82 years young.  He is survived by his first love, Janice Budensiek.  Roger and Janice were married for an incredible, and unheard of 61 years,...

Jan 6, 2018

Louise L. Robinson, age 98, of Cannon Falls, died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Twin Rivers Senior Living Community in Cannon Falls.

Louise Lydia Benson Robinson was born on November 30, 1919, the daughter of Oren and Lydia (Traeger) Benson. She was baptized and confirmed at First English Lutheran Church. On June 1, 1940 Louise was united...

Jan 6, 2018

Arla Minerva McWaters, age 86, of Dennison, MN, passed away at her home early Saturday morning, January 6, 2018, surrounded by her loving family.

Arla was born August 19, 1931, in Red Wing, MN, the youngest daughter of Oscar and Annette Skaro.  She was baptized and confirmed at Urland Lutheran Church near Cannon Falls, MN.  She grew...