Obituaries
Gary Sheets
Jan 26, 2015
Gary Eugene Sheets, age 67 of Cannon Falls, died unexpectedly on Monday, January 26, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Gary was born to Wayne and Muriel (Frisell) Sheets on June 11, 1947 in Northfield, MN. He attended Cannon Falls Public Schools, graduating in 1965. He served with the US Army from 1967-69 during which he served in both...
Sterling Nelson
Jan 22, 2015
Sterling W. Nelson, age 90 of Cannon Falls, formerly of Vasa, died peacefully in Cannon Falls on Thursday afternoon, January 22, 2015. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. at Lundberg Funeral Home in Cannon Falls. Funeral service will be held on Monday at 11 a.m., with visitation from 10-11 a.m. at Vasa Lutheran Church, with Pastor Kristi...
Richard Schaefer
Jan 22, 2015
Richard (Rick) K. Schaefer, 51, of Cannon Falls, Minnesota, died Thursday, January 22nd, as a result of injuries sustained in a snowmobile accident. Mass of Christian Burial 11 am, Tues at St. Pius V Catholic Church, 410 W. Colville, Cannon Falls. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be Monday 4-8 pm, Lundberg Funeral Home, 5839 Hwy 19...
LaVonne Gappa
Jan 20, 2015
LaVonne Marie Gappa, age 88 of Cannon Falls, died on Tuesday afternoon, January 20, 2015 at Mayo Health Systems-Red Wing. LaVonne was born on December 25, 1926 in Wantonwan County, MN, the daughter of Floyd and Mary (Koenig) Rubedor. She married Paul J. Gappa on July 19, 1947 at St. James. They farmed for 13 years at Madelia before moving...
LeRoy Henrichs
Jan 14, 2015
LeRoy Leonard Henrichs, age 81 of Goodhue, died peacefully at home on Wednesday morning, January 14, 2015. LeRoy was born on March 2, 1933 in Chester Township, MN, the son of Henry and Pauline (Klindworth) Henrichs. He served with the US Army and National Guard until his honorable discharge in 1961. He married Ardis Hoeft on June 3, 1967 at...
Guillermo Soler
Jan 2, 2015
Guillermo Roman Soler, age 86 of Cannon Falls and formerly of Lake Worth, FL, died on Friday morning, January 2, 2015 at The Reflections in Northfield. Guillermo was born on August 9, 1928 in Trinidad, Cuba, the son of Guillermo and Concepcion (Becquer) Soler. He married Marta Blanca Diaz on December 26, 1948 in Trinidad, Cuba. He will be remembered...
Roger Hinrichs
Jan 2, 2015
Roger Joseph Hinrichs, age 82 of Randolph, died on Friday evening, January 2, 2015 at The Reflections in Northfield. Roger was born in Butterfield Township, MN, the son of Ubbe and Julia (Lunz) Hinrichs. He was raised in the Butterfield and St. James areas of Minnesota and was a graduate of St. James High School. He served in the 523...
Richard Stock
Dec 26, 2014
Richard Lee Stock of Cannon Falls died Friday morning, December 26, at Twin Rivers Senior Campus. He was 81 years old. Dick was born March 28, 1933, to Albert and Emma (Manderfeld) Stock in Sanborn, MN. He graduated from Sanborn High School in 1951. In 1952, he joined the UnitedStates Air Force and served at many bases around the country,...
John Weber, Jr
Dec 16, 2014
John N. Weber, Jr. "Jack", age 79 of Cannon Falls, died at home following a brief illness on Tuesday evening, December 16, 2014. Jack was born a twin on June 8, 1935 in Hastings, MN, the son of John Sr. and Jeanette (Schaffer) Weber. He lived his entire life at the same residence, the family farm in Douglas Township. He...
Joyce Grothmann
Dec 12, 2014
Joyce C. Grothmann, 82, of Fort Lauderdale FL, passed away December 12, 2014 in her daughter's home, surrounded by family. She was born and raised near Minneapolis MN and graduated from Crown College with a Bachelor Degree in Music as a voice major. Joyce eventually moved to Ft. Lauderdale and worked as an administrative assistant, currently at Knox Theological Seminary....
Bernice Hedstrom
Dec 9, 2014
Bernice L. Hedstrom, 99, of Cannon Falls passed away December 9, 2014 at the Angels Care Center. Bernice Lucille Lindell was born October 23, 1915 to Arthur and Ella Lindell in Vasa Township. She attended the one room school house in rural Vasa and was one of twelve siblings who grew up on the family farm. After helping neighbors for...
Lucille Callstrom
Dec 3, 2014
Lucille Muriel Callstrom, age 90 of Cannon Falls, died on Wednesday night, December 3, 2014 at Diamond Rehab and Living of Cannon Valley in Cannon Falls. Lucille was born January 27, 1924 in Cannon Falls Township, Goodhue County, one of twelve children to Axel and Olga (Nordquist) Rapp. She grew up and attended rural school at District 46. She was...
Doloris Irrthum
Nov 24, 2014
Doloris E. "Tubby" Irrthum, age 85, formerly of Cannon Falls, MN, died on Monday morning, November 24, 2014 at Southview Acres Health Care Center in West St. Paul. Doloris Emma Irrthum was born at home in Hampton Township on March 15, 1929, the daughter of John Peter Irrthum and Gertrude (Hoffmann) Irrthum. She attended country school at Dakota County District...
Eugene Helgren
Nov 18, 2014
Eugene Robert "Jess" Helgren, age 80, a lifelong resident of Cannon Falls, died at home on Tuesday morning, November 18, 2014. Jess was born at home on the family farm on November 11, 1934, the son of Carl and Rose (Pagel) Helgren. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School and went on the serve with the US Army from November...
Bernice Nelson
Nov 12, 2014
Bernice "Bernie" Nelson, 67, of Cannon Falls passed away November 12th, 2014. She was born March 28th, 1947 to Stanley and Marion Sticha of New Prague. Bernie grew up on the family farm, she was the oldest of 8 siblings. At age 14, she left to be a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis in Milwaukee, WI, spending...
Michael Growette Jr
Nov 8, 2014
Also known as "Mike" or "Cowboy Mike", Michael James Growette Jr., age 47 of Cannon Falls, died unexpectedly at home on Saturday, November 8, 2014. Mike was born on August 18, 1967 in Fridley, MN, the son of Michael Sr. and Geraldine (Raboin) Growette. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1986 and attended University of UM-Duluth for three...
LaVonne Remme
Oct 27, 2014
LaVonne "Bonnie" (Leiding) Remme, age 83 of Cannon Falls, MN passed away after a short battle with pancreatic cancer on Monday, October 27, 2014. She was born on April 12, 1931 in Martin County, MN, the daughter of Conrad W. and Theresa (Bremer) Leiding. She married Albert "Pete" Remme on March 19, 1954. Her passion in life was caring for...
Irene Sumner
Oct 21, 2014
Irene Harriet (Daniels) Sumner, age 93, a lifelong resident of Cannon Falls, died on Tuesday evening, October 21, 2014 at Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Irene was born on April 17, 1921 in Warsaw Township, the daughter of Ray and Edna (Platt) Daniels. She married Harvey C. Sumner on December 28, 1940 at Cresco, Iowa. Irene was a homemaker,...
Janet Thielbar
Oct 6, 2014
Janet Kathryn (Johnston) Thielbar, 56, of Randolph went to be with Jesus on October 6, 2014. She was born December 25, 1957 in Northfield to Ralph and Jeanette Johnston. She grew up in rural Dennison on the farm with her five siblings and developed a passion for playing baseball, which lead to her playing on the high school team. Janet...
Jeannette O'Connor
Oct 4, 2014
Jeannette Marie (Nelson) O'Connor, 87, of rural Goodhue died of natural causes on Saturday, October 4, 2014 in her home surrounded by family. She was born to Walter and Laura (Schwartau) Nelson on August 24, 1927 in Red Wing. Jeannette graduated from Central High School in 1944 and St. John's School of Nursing in 1948. She was a nurse at...
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