Obituaries

Aug 3, 2017

Thomas Lee Mann Sr., age 74, of Cannon Falls, died Thursday, August 3, 2017 at United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. Thomas Lee Mann Sr. was born on July 3, 1943 in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Clarence and Irene (Collinge) Mann. He moved with his family to Zumbrota where he grew up. He attended school in Zumbrota. Following high...

Aug 3, 2017

Virgil Qualle, age 79, of Cannon Falls, died Thursday, August 3, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Virgil Leroy Qualle was born on April 12, 1938, in Dennison, MN, the son of Lewis and Amanda (Stromback) Qualle. He grew up in the area and graduated from Cannon Falls High school in 1956. Virgil then served in the US...

Aug 3, 2017

Florence Iris Miesen, age 91 of Cannon Falls and formerly of Dovray and Lake Shetek, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday morning, August 3, 2017 at her home at Twin Rivers Senior Campus, Cannon Falls, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by her parents, Peter and Nellie Schumacher; husbands, Merle Miesen and Ernest Cohrs; two infant daughters; two brothers, Paul and...

Aug 2, 2017

Jaime Marie Johnson, age 37 of Virginia Beach, VA and formerly of Cannon Falls, was found deceased on August 2, 2017.

The burial service will be held at Noon on Sunday, September 17 at Cannon Falls Cemetery.  A celebration of Jaime’s life will be held after the burial at her childhood home: 1209 Minnesota Street West, Cannon Falls, MN 55009.

Jaime was born in Jasper,...

Jul 28, 2017

J. Norman "Norm" Clauson, age 84 of Cannon Falls, died peacefully at home on Friday morning, July 28, 2017. He was born John Norman Clauson on June 29, 1933 in Red Wing, MN, the son of John "Fred" and Pearl "Nettie" (Lundell) Clauson. He attended Cannon Falls High School, graduating in 1951. He married Correne Gronvold and they had four...

Jul 28, 2017

Adeline Sofie Lindell, age 93 of Cannon Falls, died on Friday afternoon, July 28, 2017 at St. Crispin Living Community in Red Wing. Adeline was born on April 23, 1924 in Park Rapids, MN, the daughter of Edmund and Sarah (Jordahl) Hanson. In the late 1930's-early 1940's, she sang, played guitar and bass, and yodeled with the Scenic Valley Mountaineers....

Jul 26, 2017

Gregory Bernard "Greg" Miller, age 70 of Red Wing, died at his home on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Greg was born on September 11, 1946 in Saint Paul, MN, the son of Herbert and Alvera (Thom) Miller. He lived in East Saint Paul area most of his life. In early years, he enjoyed fishing and camping. While in Red Wing,...

Jul 20, 2017

Ruth Marie Springer, age 87, of Cannon Falls, died peacefully Thursday, July 20, 2017 at the home of her son, John Springer, near St Peter, MN. Ruth M. Springer was born on September, 24, 1929 in New Prague, MN, the daughter of Wilhelm and Marie (Bohnsack) Heine. She was baptized, confirmed and married at Friedens Ev. Lutheran Church, Lanesburg, MN....

Jul 16, 2017

Harry Smith Robinson, age 94 of Stanton, MN died peacefully on his century farm surrounded by love on Sunday evening, July 16, 2017. Harry was born at home on the farm in Stanton Township on January 17, 1923, the son of William T. and Martha C. (Smith) Robinson. Before meeting his bride he was faced with a decision to either...

Jul 13, 2017

Irene Davina Lundell, age 98 of Cannon Falls, died peacefully of natural causes on Thursday afternoon, July 13, 2017 at Twin Rivers Senior Campus in Cannon Falls, where she had resided since January. Irene was born at home on August 20, 1918 in Leon Township, the daughter of David and Amelia (Dahlin) Bakkethun. She attended rural country school in the...

Jul 11, 2017

Karen Alice Bongard, age 58 of Randolph, MN died peacefully in her home on Tuesday morning, July 11, 2017. She was born on February 14, 1959 in Denver, Colorado to Harlan and Constance (Bayer) Bongard. In 2008, Karen was married to Doug Wille at the Wille farm in Randolph MN. While raising her three wonderful children, she ran a storage...

Jul 2, 2017

Patricia Leona Steward, age 73 of Cannon Falls, died on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at the Centennial Gardens in Crystal, MN. Patricia was born on December 2, 1943 in St. Paul, the daughter of Theodore T. Sr. and Leona (Meeks) Lovejoy. She graduated from Monroe High School in St. Paul in 1962. Patricia married Albert F. Steward on October 30,...

Jun 23, 2017

Leonard Frank Plonsky, age 86 of Cannon Falls, died on Friday morning, June 23, 2017 at The Gardens at Cannon Falls. Leonard was born at the family’s home in Heidelberg, MN on May 31, 1931, the son of Peter and Cecelia (Knopik) Plonsky. He attended school and later graduated from high school in Montgomery, MN. He enlisted in the US...

May 30, 2017

Joan (Wagner) Risty went home on Tuesday afternoon, May 30, 2017 to join her parents, Lloyd and Lila (Marvin) Wagner and her sister, Jane Dempster. She shared her life with her husband, Roger Risty and their children, Cynthia (Mark Strack), Douglas (Cheryl) and Nancy. She delighted in her grandchildren, Chelsea (Adam) Glende, Colton and Hannah Risty. Joan was born...

May 24, 2017

Mildred E. Jacobson, age 97, of Cannon Falls died Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at the Gardens of Cannon Falls. Mildred "Milly" Eleanor Jacobson was born December 22, 1919 to Anna (Ring) Jacobson and Joseph Jacobson. She attended District 45 and graduated from 8th grade and then attended Kenyon High School for four years. After her high school graduation she attended...

May 21, 2017

Luther Marvin Quale, age 84 of Cannon Falls, died on Sunday evening, May 21, 2017 at Reflections-End of Life Care in Northfield, surrounded by his family. Luther was born on July 11, 1932, the son of Peter and Marianne (Flormoe) Quale. Luther proudly served with the US Army. Luther married Edith "Dolly" (Wangen) on June 6, 1959 at the Little...

May 19, 2017

Joy Ione Perryman, age 76 of Cannon Falls, died peacefully on Friday evening, May 19, 2017 at Three Links Care Center in Northfield. Joy and her sister, Jean were born on January 29, 1941 in Williston, ND, daughters of Erwin and Mabel "Lucetta" (Wright) Miller. She graduated from Williston High School in 1959 and attended the University of North Dakota...

May 16, 2017

Edward Burr, age 80, of Cannon Falls, died on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his loved ones. Edward Francis Burr was born on February 13, 1937 in Randolph, the son of John C. and Helga T. (Larsen) Burr. He grew up and graduated from Randolph High School in 1955. Ed served his country in the U.S....

May 10, 2017

Jane Martin Ola Jane Casey Slininger Martin passed away peacefully on May 10, 2017 at the age of 91 at the Northfield Care Center. Jane was born July 18, 1925 in El Dorado Arkansas, the first of three children to John Morgan and Ola Marzelle Betts Casey. She graduated from Old Union High School, El Dorado, AR, in 1943 and...

May 7, 2017

Jill Robin Otto, age 59 of Cannon Falls, died at home unexpectedly on Sunday evening, May 7, 2017. Jill was born on November 1, 1957 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Leslie and Marjorie (Gesme) Kurtz. She graduated in 1976 from Cannon Falls High School. She married Donald "Donny" Otto on January 3, 1976 in Sogn, MN. They made their...