Obituaries

LaVon Thompson

LaVon Thompson

Jun 4, 2012

LaVon Marie Thompson, age 91 of Hastings, formerly of Northfield and Cannon Falls, died on Monday evening, June 4, 2012 at the Regina Medical Center Senior Living in Hastings. LaVon was born on August 12, 1920 in Wahpeton, North Dakota, the daughter of William E. and Clara J. (Brandon) Olson. She married Joseph T. Thompson on May 25, 1946 at...

Alice Unger

Alice Unger

May 27, 2012

Alice Lundquist Unger, age 89 of Red Wing and formerly of Detroit, MI, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, May 27, 2012 at Deer Crest Assisted Living in Red Wing. Alice Kathryn Lundquist Unger was born December 19, 1922, in Parnell Township, Traverse County MN, to J Victor and Elli (Stomberg) Lundquist. She was the youngest of eleven children. Although...

George Hanson

George Hanson

May 20, 2012

George Leonard Hanson, age 93 of Cannon Falls died on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. George was born on September 25, 1918 in Trimont, MN, the son of Louisa (Anderson) and Louis Hanson. George lived on a farm growing up and worked doing feed grinding for local farmers. He moved to Austin to work...

Dorothy Schroeder

Dorothy Schroeder

May 13, 2012

Dorothy M. (Swenson) Schroeder, age 96 of Cannon Falls and formerly of Minnesota Lake and Fulda, died peacefully on Sunday morning, May 13, 2012 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls, where she has been residing since December. Dorothy was born on July 5, 1915 in Waseca, MN, the daughter of Oscar and Anna (Larson) Swenson. Her family moved...

Charles Regenscheid

Charles Regenscheid

May 8, 2012

Charles Alan "Chuck" Regenscheid, age 58 of Cannon Falls, died on Tuesday morning, May 8, 2012 at United Hospital in Saint Paul. Charles was born in Cannon Falls on January 31, 1954, the son of Robert E. and Florence (Meier) Regenscheid. He went to school in rural Cannon Falls and graduated high school. He was united in marriage to Michelle...

Jennevie O'Reilly

Jennevie O'Reilly

May 4, 2012

Jennevie O'Reilly Jennevie "Jen" F (Froistad) O'Reilly, age 91 of Red Wing, passed away at Fairview Seminary Home on Friday, May 4, 2012. Jen was born on October 16, 1920 in Boone County, NE, the daughter of Olaf and Selma Froistad. She was baptized at South Branch Church in Boone County. She graduated in 1938 as valedictorian from Newman Grove...

Dr. Bernhard Bartel

Dr. Bernhard Bartel

Apr 27, 2012

Dr. Bernhard W. Bartel came in to this world and left this world on April 27. He died in Winter Haven, Florida and was 90 years of age. Dr. Bartel was born on April 27, 1922 in Goodhue, MN, the son of Josephine Hennings and Henry Bartel. After graduating from Goodhue High School in 1940, he served as a Commissioned...

MaryLou Roiger

MaryLou Roiger

Apr 25, 2012

MaryLou Roiger, age 62 of Randolph, passed away on Wednesday evening, April 25, 2012 at her daughter's home in Hastings, following a courageous battle with lung cancer. Mary was born on May 16, 1949 in Cloquet, the daughter of Viljo "Bill" and Evelyne (Harp) Johnson. She was a graduate of McGregor High School. She is lovingly survived by her children,...

Patrick Kuehn

Patrick Kuehn

Apr 18, 2012

Patrick Kenneth "Pat" Kuehn, age 82 of Randolph, passed away at Reflections of Three Links in Northfield on Wednesday afternoon, April 18, 2012 after battling lung cancer. Pat was born on May 7, 1929 in Dubuque, Iowa, the son of Harry W. and Clara B. (Johnson) Kuehn. He schooled in Clarion, IA and at the age of 15 he became...

Jamie Dinesen

Jamie Dinesen

Apr 9, 2012

Jamie Sue (Hendricks) Dinesen, age 55 of Cannon Falls, passed away at home on Monday, April 9, 2012. Jamie was born on September 25, 1956 in Oakland, CA, the only child of James Edwin Hendricks and Miriam Louise (Lenhart) Hendricks. She graduated in 1974 from San Leandro High School, and went on to attend Long Beach State University. She later...

George Schadewald

George Schadewald

Apr 7, 2012

George Gilbert Schadewald, age 75 of Cannon Falls, died on Saturday afternoon, April 7, 2012 at Cerenity-Humboldt Care Center in St. Paul. George was born on March 9, 1937 in Duluth, the son of Walter and Kathryn (Van Patton) Schadewald. He graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1955 and went on to serve with the U.S. Naval Reserves. He...

James Roberts

James Roberts

Mar 29, 2012

James Gary "Jim" Roberts, age 52 of Kenyon, died on Thursday morning, March 29, 2012 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Jim was born on April 8, 1959 in St. Louis Park, the only child of Gary E. and Karen A. (Harvey) Roberts. Following high school, he served with the U.S. Army. He married Sherie L. Rasmussen and they made...

Stanley Lindholm

Stanley Lindholm

Mar 22, 2012

Stanley Norman Lindholm, age 85, formerly of Vasa and Goodhue, died following a brief illness on Thursday morning, March 22, 2012 at the Fairview Seminary Home in Red Wing, where he has been residing the past two years. Stanley was born at home in Leon Township on December 21, 1926, the son of Fred T. and Ruth (Nelson) Lindholm. He...

Gladys Olson

Gladys Olson

Mar 13, 2012

Gladys Alvina Olson, age 95 of Chatfield and formerly of Willmar and Cannon Falls, died on Tuesday evening, March 13, 2012 at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, where she has been residing since November, 2006. Gladys was born on September 10, 1916 in Goodhue, MN, the daughter of Fredrick and Sadie (Stemman) Buck. She graduated from Goodhue High...

Ronald Klahr

Ronald Klahr

Mar 13, 2012

Ronald LaVern Klahr, age 61 of Cannon Falls, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday evening, March 13, 2012. Ron was born on October 9, 1950 in Northfield, MN, the son of LaVern and Bernice (Madson) Klahr. Ron was baptized and confirmed as St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Randolph. He married Christine Lamberty on May 22, 1971 at the St....

Richard Hillmann

Richard Hillmann

Mar 2, 2012

Richard Elmer "Dick" Hillmann, age 77 of Cannon Falls, died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, March 2, 2012. Dick was born on January 6, 1935 in Michigan City, Indiana, the son of Elmer and Elsie (Klemz) Hillmann. He graduated from Elston High School in Michigan City in 1953 and went on to Valpo Tech. He married Jeanette A. Fenske...

Barbara Friedrich

Barbara Friedrich

Feb 18, 2012

Barbara Ann Friedrich, age 71 of Cannon Falls, died on Saturday evening, February 18, 2012 at Three Links Care Center in Northfield. Barbara was born on May 1, 1940 in Bedford, Virginia, the daughter of Floyd and Dorothy E. Orange. She was raised in Virginia and moved to Minnesota when she was 16 years old. She married Gordon D. Friedrich...

John Burch

John Burch

Feb 7, 2012

John W. Burch, 96, lifelong area resident, died February 7, 2012, at Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. John was born in Stanton May 2, 1915 to George and Lillie (Fox) Burch. He graduated from Randolph High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Hamline University in St. Paul. John married Jeannette Lee Scriver on April...

Robert O'Gorman

Robert O'Gorman

Feb 4, 2012

Robert P. O'Gorman, age 85 of Cannon Falls, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, February 4, 2012. Bob was born in Red Wing, Minnesota on March 4, 1926, the son of Joseph A. and Elizabeth (Farrell) Gorman. He was raised on the family farm in Belle Creek (home of the real fighting Irish) and graduated from Cannon Falls High...

Pearl Sathre

Pearl Sathre

Feb 4, 2012

Pearl Marcella Sathre, age 95 of Northfield and formerly of Randolph, died on Saturday morning, February 4, 2012 at Three Links Care Center in Northfield. Pearl was born on February 16, 1916 in Kenyon, Minnesota to Nels and Ida Jacobson. She attended country school through the eighth grade and was confirmed at Holden Church near Kenyon. She married Ingvald "Nordeen"...