Obituaries

Dale Niesen

Dale Niesen

Jan 24, 2013

Dale Jerome Niesen, age 59 of Cannon Falls, passed away peacefully at a friend's home on Thursday morning, January 24, 2013. Dale was born at home on July 3, 1953 in Douglas Township, the son of Leonard M. and Florence E. (Case) Niesen. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1971 and went on to do custom farming for...

Fr. Frank Poncelet

Fr. Frank Poncelet

Jan 24, 2013

Fr. Francis "Frank" Poncelet, age 84 died January 24, 2013 at his residence near Hastings. Fr. Frank served numerous parishes in his years as a priest in the St. Cloud Diocese. Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, January 26, 2013 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with Fr. Robert Altier officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Funeral Home: Lundberg...

Irene Zimmerman

Irene Zimmerman

Jan 18, 2013

Irene Marie Ekness Conrad Zimmerman, age 87 of Woodbury and formerly of Cannon Falls, passed away on Friday afternoon, January 18, 2013 at Woodbury Health Care Center in Woodbury. Irene was born on July 13, 1925 in Harvey, North Dakota, the daughter of Olai and Inga (Ekness) Ekness. Her family moved to Minnesota and she graduated from Farmington High School...

Victor Blastervold

Victor Blastervold

Jan 17, 2013

Victor Louverne Blastervold, age 94 of Cannon Falls, passed peacefully on Thursday evening, January 17, 2013 at Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Victor was born March 16, 1918 in Deerfield Township, Steele County, MN, the son of Peter and Julia (Woldmoe) Blastervold. After his mother passed away when he was 9 months old, he was raised by his uncle...

Gwendolyn Carlson-Olson

Gwendolyn Carlson-Olson

Jan 9, 2013

Gwendolyn Jane (Holmes) Carlson-Olson, age 90 of Cannon Falls, died on Wednesday morning, January 9, 2013 at Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Gwen was born on December 5, 1922 in St. Paul, the daughter of Bennett and Ruth (Peterson) Holmes. She graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1941 and was a lifelong member of Spring Garden Lutheran Church....

Bernice Buck

Bernice Buck

Jan 3, 2013

Bernice Cecelia Buck, age 94 of Crosby, MN and formerly a longtime Goodhue resident, passed away on Thursday morning, January 3, 2013 at Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby. Bernice was born on December 24, 1918 in Goodhue, the daughter of Fredrick E. and Sadie (Stemman) Buck. She married Howard Buck in July, 1946 in Goodhue. For many years, she...

AnnMarie Getting

AnnMarie Getting

Dec 31, 2012

AnnMarie Getting, age 67 of Northfield, Minnesota beloved wife & mother, passed away suddenly on December 31, 2012. She is survived by husband Richard of Northfield; son Thomas (wife Tami) of Kenyon and their children, Paige and Grace; son Daniel (wife Roseanney Liu) of Redondo Beach, CA and their children, Morgan and Jackson; brothers John of Burke, VA and his...

Sylvia Fox

Sylvia Fox

Dec 30, 2012

Sylvia Esther Louise Fox, age 84, of Sanibel Island, Florida and Cannon Falls, Minnesota, passed away on December 30, 2012 at the Three Links Care Center in Northfield. She graduated from Rockford High School and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She was a loving mother of six, and grandmother of 28 and...

Gerald Irrthum

Gerald Irrthum

Dec 29, 2012

Gerald A. "Jerry" Irrthum, age 76 of Cannon Falls, died Saturday, December 29, 2012 at his home surrounded by family. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am Thursday, January 3, 2013 at St. Pius V Catholic Church, 410 Colville, Cannon Falls. A visitation will be held on Wednesday from 4:00-8:00 pm at the Lundberg Funeral Home, 5839 Hwy 19...

Sheila Birkel

Sheila Birkel

Dec 23, 2012

Sheila Kim (Tucker) Birkel, age 56 of Cannon Falls, MN peacefully passed away at home on Sunday, December 23, 2012, as a result of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Sheila was born to Roger and Beverly (Kluss) Fuelling on December 3, 1956 in Decorah, IA. She graduated from MFL High School in Monona, IA in 1975. She married Kevin Tucker; they...

Clara Samuelson

Clara Samuelson

Dec 17, 2012

Clara Viola Samuelson, age 101 of Cannon Falls, died on Monday evening, December 17, 2012 at Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls, where she has been a resident since 2011. Clara was born on July 26, 1911 in Grand River, South Dakota, the daughter of Axel and Olga (Nordquist) Rapp. The family moved back to the Cannon Falls area when...

Richard Buck

Richard Buck

Dec 16, 2012

Richard Buck, age 88 of Cannon Falls, died Sunday December 16, 2012 at the Cannon Falls Medical Center. There will be a memorial gathering from 4:00-7:00 pm on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012 at the Cannon Golf Club, 8606 295th Street E., Cannon Falls. This informal gathering is open to all. Richard was born September 30, 1924 in Fargo, North Dakota...

Lenny Wengel

Lenny Wengel

Dec 15, 2012

Lenny V. Wengel, age 55 died Saturday, December 15, 2012 in Red Wing at his daughter's home under the care of his family and hospice. A memorial service will be 4:00 pm Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at The Lundberg Funeral Home, 5839 Hwy 19 Blvd, Cannon Falls, MN with Rev. Bradley Berglund officiating. A visitation will be held for one...

Verdell Ludwitzke

Verdell Ludwitzke

Dec 13, 2012

Verdell May Ludwitzke, age 78 of Cannon Falls and formerly of Winona and New Richland, died on Thursday morning, December 13, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Verdell was born on December 24, 1933 in New Richland, MN the daughter of George and Florence (Baumann) Billing. She graduated in 1951 from New Richland High School, and went on to...

Robert Helfrich

Robert Helfrich

Dec 12, 2012

Robert Jeremiah "Jerry" Helfrich, age 70 of Cannon Falls, died at his home on Wednesday morning, December 12, 2012. Bob was born on September 16, 1942 in West St. Paul, the son of Joseph J. and Pearl M. (Ackland) Helfrich. He married Ruby Hill and they later divorced. He married Debbie Ramirez on June 11, 1983 in Lake City. Bob...

June Johnson

June Johnson

Dec 10, 2012

June Juanita Johnson, age 89 of Cannon Falls, died on Monday morning, December 10, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. June was born on September 6, 1923 in Minneapolis, MN the daughter of Nels G. and Nellie C. (Nelson) Nelson. She attended schools at Dodd, Emerson, Sibley and Humboldt High School in St. Paul. Following 10th grade, she left...

Irene Brandt

Irene Brandt

Dec 7, 2012

Irene Agnes Brandt, age 88, of New Brighton and formerly of Cannon Falls, died peacefully on Friday, December 7, 2012 surrounded by family at her daughter's home in New Brighton. Irene was born on September 14, 1924 at her family home in rural Parkers Prairie, MN, the daughter of Harry Edwin Olson and Ida Caroline (Wangen) Olson. She graduated from...

Vivian Quist

Vivian Quist

Dec 4, 2012

Vivian Marie Quist, age 95 of Cannon Falls, died on Tuesday morning, December 4, 2012 at Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Vivian was born on April 15, 1917 in Minneapolis, MN the daughter of Otto and Anna O. (Anderson) Johnson. She grew up in Cannon Falls and graduated from the Cannon Falls High School. She married Ervin W. Quist...

Allyn Mensing

Allyn Mensing

Dec 3, 2012

ALLYN LEE MENSING The angels are welcoming a kind and gentle man who faced a life of challenges with strength, courage and grace. Allyn Lee Mensing, 61, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 at the Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina. Memorial services will be 3 pm Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at St. Ansgar's Lutheran Church, 7459 Hwy 19 Blvd in Cannon...

Charlotte Stav

Charlotte Stav

Dec 1, 2012

Charlotte W. Stav, age 98 of rural Dennison, died December 1, 2012 at the Angels Care Center. A memorial service be 11:00 am Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Urland Lutheran Church with visitation one hour prior with Rev. Arthur Sharot officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Charlotte was born July 8, 1914 on the family farm in Leon...