Obituaries
Nels Nelson
Oct 24, 2009
Nels E. Nelson, 86 of Cannon Falls, passed away, Saturday morning, October 24, 2009 at the Angels Care Center following declining health. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 30289 59th Avenue Way, Cannon Falls, with the Reverend Donald Hochmuth, officiating. Burial will be in Cannon Falls Cemetery. Friends...
Lowell Nappin
Oct 18, 2009
Lowell Casimer Nappin, age 80, a longtime resident of Cannon Falls, died on Sunday evening, October 18, 2009 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Lowell was born on June 19, 1929 in Wilton, WI, the son of Casimer “Casey” and Amanda (Theisen) Nappin. He attended rural country school, and went on to farm with his father near Cannon Falls. He married...
Mary Tolmie
Oct 18, 2009
Mary (Rose Ann Benson) Tolmie, age 81 of Cannon Falls, died on Sunday evening, October 18, 2009 at the Cannon Falls Medical Center after several years of poor health. For 3 years she has been a resident of the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Mary was born in Cannon Falls on March 20, 1928, the daughter of Abner and...
Evelyn Shorter
Oct 9, 2009
Evelyn A. Shorter, 90 of Cannon Falls, passed away Friday evening, October 9, 2009 at the Cannon Falls Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Evelyn A. Shorter was born March 14, 1919 in Dodge County, Minnesota, the daughter of Henry and Nellie (Knutson) Garnes. She grew up in Dodge County and was educated in country schools. She was united in...
Rose Nygaard
Oct 9, 2009
Rose Joan Nygaard, age 82 of Cannon Falls, died on Friday morning, October 9, 2009 at the Kenyon Sunset Home, where she has resided the past six years. Rose was born on November 24, 1926 in Leon Township, the daughter of Joseph and Randie (Ohnstad) Nelson. She grew up in the Aspelund Emmanuel Lutheran Church, where she was baptized and confirmed....
David Lewis
Oct 7, 2009
David William Lewis, age 48 of Cannon Falls, died unexpectedly on Wednesday afternoon, October 7, 2009 at the Cannon Falls Medical Center. Dave was born on July 4, 1961 in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Paul and Norma (Fahlberg) Lewis. He graduated in 1979 from the Cannon Falls High School, and directly enlisted with the U.S. Army. Dave served from July 18,...
Richard Swanson
Oct 1, 2009
Richard John Herbert "Dick" Swanson, age 70 of Cannon Falls, died at his home at Freeborn Manor on Thursday, October 1, 2009. Dick was born on April 26, 1939 in Minneapolis, the son of John and Virginia (Johnson) Swanson. He graduated from Edison High School, and then enlisted in the US Air Force where he was stationed in Korea. After...
Bridget Boykin
Sep 30, 2009
Bridget E. Boykin, age 28 of Cannon Falls, died on Wednesday evening, September 30, 2009 at United Hospital in St. Paul. Bridget was born on June 24, 1981 in Minneapolis, the daughter of Dan and Rue (Lancaster) Boykin. She grew up and attended school in Hastings, graduating in 1999 from the Hastings High School. She went on to school at...
Richard Clark
Sep 19, 2009
Richard Oliver "Dick" Clark, age 63 of Sebastian, FL, died on September 19, 2009 at the VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach, FL. Dick was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey and lived in Sebastian for eight years, coming from Hastings, MN. He was a computer engineer and one of the founders of Star Tech Computers in Red Wing, MN. He was...
Elizabeth Quam
Sep 4, 2009
Elizabeth Amanda “Betty” Quam, age 99 of Cannon Falls, died on Friday evening, September 4, 2009 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Betty was born at home on February 21, 1910 in Leon Township, the daughter of Tom and Oline (Ronnestrand) Eide. She grew up in Leon Township, was baptized and confirmed at Urland Lutheran Church, and attended country...
Carl Robeson
Sep 2, 2009
Carl Lloyd Robeson, age 82 of Hastings and formerly of Hampton, died on Wednesday afternoon, September 2, 2009 at the Regina Nursing Home in Hastings. Carl was born the second oldest of eight children on May 12, 1927 near Knox City, Missouri, the son of Harold and Mabel (Primm) Robeson. After graduating from Memphis (Missouri) High School, Carl enlisted with the...
Kirk Mahle
Aug 29, 2009
Kirk P. Mahle, age 62 of Cannon Falls, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at his home in Cannon Falls, following lengthy health complications. A memorial service celebrating Kirk’s life will be held on Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. at the Town Square Park in downtown Afton on St. Croix Trail between 34th and Upper 34th. A...
Ruth Sauter
Aug 26, 2009
Ruth Emma Vivian (nee Erickson) Miller Sauter was born at home in Cannon Falls Township on May 23, 1910, the youngest of seven children to Anton and Ida (Rehn) Erickson. She attended country school in District 137. As a young girl she did housework and cared for babies and toddlers for different farm families. She later went to Minneapolis and worked at G...
Phyllis Heinlein
Aug 15, 2009
Phyllis Heinlein, 77, of Cannon Falls, passed away Saturday morning, August 15, 2009 at the Cannon Falls Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at St. Pius V Catholic Church in Cannon Falls with the Reverend Jay K. Kythe, officiating. Burial will be in St. Pius...
Howard Banitt
Aug 4, 2009
Howard Donald Banitt, age 68 of Cannon Falls, died unexpectedly on Tuesday morning, August 4, 2009 at his home. Howard was born on May 10, 1941 in Red Wing, the son of Donald and Adeline (Groth) Banitt. He graduated from the Cannon Falls High School in 1959. In 1959, he joined the Naval Air reserve while still in high school,...
Laura Castle-Johnson
Aug 3, 2009
Laura Michele Castle-Johnson, age 28, died unexpectedly at home on Monday, August 3, 2009. Laura was born on November 1, 1980 in Northfield, the daughter of Gary and Marlene (Fox) Castle. She was baptized and confirmed at Spring Garden Lutheran Church, and graduated in 1999 from Cannon Falls High School. Following high school, she attended Brown Institute and received her degree in...
Heather Efinchuk
Jul 29, 2009
Heather Joan (nee Jackson) Efinchuk, Retired SFC, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, July 29, 2009 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Heather was born on November 5, 1935 in St. Paul, the daughter of George E. and Luccile M. (Snodgrass) Jackson. She graduated from Lake City High School, and went on to serve with the US Air Force...
Jason Provost
Jul 29, 2009
Jason Douglas Provost, age 35 of Cannon Falls, died unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, July 29 2009 at a friend’s home in Sturgeon Lake, MN. Jason was born on June 7, 1974 in Charleston, South Carolina, the son of Larry and Janet (Holm) Provost. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Ansgar’s Lutheran Church in Cannon Falls, and attended Cannon Falls schools. While...
Thomas Carnel
Jul 25, 2009
Thomas Edward Carnel, age 58 of Cannon Falls, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday afternoon, July 25, 2009, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Tom was born on May 22, 1951 in Red Wing, the son of Robert J. and Irene C. (Lynch) Carnel. He grew up in the Cannon Falls area and graduated from...
Roger Pollok
Jul 10, 2009
Roger Joseph Pollok, 73, died suddenly at his home, Idle Acres, on Friday, July 10, 2009. Rog was born in Browerville, MNon June 2, 1936, the son of Joe and Irene (Ostrowski) Pollok. He graduated from Monroe High School in St. Paul, MN in 1954. He was trained as a master plumber and spent his career with Harris Mechanical for more than...
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