Obituaries

Garnet Partington

Garnet Partington

Feb 10, 2008

Garnet Marcella Evangeline Partington, age 86 of Farmington, died on Sunday morning, February 10, 2008 at the Trinity Care Center in Farmington, where she has been residing the past three years. Garnet was born on April 30, 1921 in rural Cannon Falls, the daughter of Ernest and Agnes (Bloomberg) Swanson. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Ansgar's Lutheran Church....

Jerome Novotny

Jerome Novotny

Feb 9, 2008

Jerome Stephen "Joe" Novotny, age 58 of Cannon Falls, died on Saturday, February 9 at the Cannon Falls Medical Center. Joe was born on January 2, 1950 in Anoka, the son of Louis Jr. and Verneal K. (Roden) Novotny. He graduated from the Cannon Falls High School in 1969, and later attended the Anoka Vo-Tech, where he received schooling in...

Willa Davis

Willa Davis

Feb 7, 2008

Willa Kathryn Davis, age 92 of Cannon Falls, died on Thursday evening, February 7, 2008 at the Cannon Falls Medical Center. Willa was born on August 23, 1915 in Warren, MN, the daughter of William and Josephine (Schill) Kennedy. Willa married Harold A. Davis on November 14, 1936 in Hastings. A dedicated wife and mother, they raised their family in...

Mary Hernke

Mary Hernke

Feb 5, 2008

Thanks for the cards, caring support, and companionship you gave Mary during her illness. From those that loved her dearly Please join us on Saturday, February 9 at St. Pius V Catholic Church, 410 Colvill St. W., Cannon Falls Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:30 p.m. A tribute to Mary's life will follow the mass in...

Morna LaLonde

Morna LaLonde

Feb 1, 2008

Morna E. LaLonde, age 93, formerly of Cannon Falls, died on Friday morning, February 1, 2008 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Morna was born on December 28, 1914 in Oreck, MN, the daughter of Julius and Matilda (Gunderson) Egge. Following high school, Morna worked as a hairdresser for many years. She married James LaLonde, and was a...

Betty Felton

Betty Felton

Jan 31, 2008

Betty LaRae Felton, age 84 of Cannon Falls, died on Thursday morning, January 31, 2008 at the Cannon Falls Clinic. Betty was born on November 14, 1923 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Anthony and Lillian (Johnson) Kostakos. She graduated from Edison High School in Northeast Minneapolis, and later attended the Minneapolis Business School. She worked for Northrup King, where...

Gary Round

Gary Round

Jan 22, 2008

Gary Everett Round, age 69 of Cannon Falls and formerly of West Concord, died on Tuesday morning, January 22, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Gary was born on April 17, 1938 in Oklahoma City, OK, the son of Lowell and Laura Round. He was raised by his grandparents, Maud and Everett Round in the West Concord area. He...

Robert LeMon

Robert LeMon

Jan 22, 2008

Robert Mack "Bob" LeMon, age 70 of Cannon Falls, died on Tuesday morning, Janaury 22, 2008 at his home, following a brief illness. Bob was born on May 3, 1937 in Rochester, the son of James and Genevieve (Simmers) LeMon. He grew up in Rochester, and attended Central High School. He worked as a truck driver in commercial transportation for...

Myron Johnson

Myron Johnson

Jan 19, 2008

Myron O. "Mike" Johnson, age 74, of Cannon Falls died peacefully on Saturday, January 19, 2008 in Judy's arms at Methodist Hospital in Rochester. Mike was born on May 22nd, 1933 the son of Norman and Gladys (Pestrud) Johnson in Devils Lake, N.D. He attended school in Eastedge, N.D. and was a 1951 graduate of Enderlin High School, N.D. He...

Irven Rustad

Irven Rustad

Jan 18, 2008

Irven Oliver Rustad Irven Oliver Rustad, age 85, died Friday evening January 18, 2008 in the Angels Care Center, Cannon Falls, surrounded by his loving family. Irven was born May 31, 1922 the son of Iver O. and Christine (Erie) Rustad in Canby, MN. He lived in Canby until he was 11 years old when the family moved to a...

Dean Poe

Dean Poe

Jan 17, 2008

Dean Babcock Poe, age 88, a lifelong resident of Cannon Falls, died on Thursday afternoon, January 17, 2008 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Dean was born on June 25, 1919 in Cannon Falls, the son of Richard M. and Myra M. (Scofield) Poe. He graduated from the Cannon Falls High School in 1939. He married Edna Hellerud...

James O'Connor

James O'Connor

Jan 15, 2008

James Arnold "Jim" O'Connor, age 64 of Red Wing, died on Tuesday evening, January 15, 2008 at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. Jim was born on November 22, 1943 in Cannon Falls, the son of Francis J. and Nora (Siewert) O'Connor. He graduated from the Cannon Falls High School in 1961, and went on to attend St Thomas College,...

Eugene Pelkey

Eugene Pelkey

Jan 6, 2008

Eugene Sava "Gene" Pelkey, age 90 of Cannon Falls, died on Sunday, January 6, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Gene was born on July 9, 1917 in Hawick, MN, the son of Sava and Nellie (King) Pelkey. He attended the Paynesville area schools. Gene married the former Marcella Bergstrom on April 24, 1943 in Cannon Falls. He worked...

Stanley Hoffman

Stanley Hoffman

Jan 4, 2008

Stanley E. Hoffman, age 78 of No. St. Paul, died Friday, January 4, 2008 at Angels Care Center, Cannon Falls, where he has resided for the past 3 1/2 years. He was born May 7, 1929 in Hastings, the son of Peter C. and Ethel (Kieffer) Hoffman. Stan served with the US Marine Corps during WW II and the Korean...

Louis Davisson

Louis Davisson

Jan 1, 2008

Louis Edmond "Louie" Davisson, age 78 of Cannon Falls, died on Tuesday afternoon, January 1, 2008 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls, following a long illness. Louie was born on December 12, 1929 in Randolph, the son of Oscar and Frieda (Oberdorf) Davisson. During his junior and senior years in high school, he worked with Tony Kruse doing...

Leo Buchardt

Leo Buchardt

Dec 28, 2007

Leo Allan Buchardt, age 78, currently a resident at the Minnesota Masonic Home in Bloomington and formerly of Wanamingo, died on Friday, December 28, 2007 at the Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina. Leo was born on March 10, 1929 in Arlington, NE, the son of Theodore and Pearl (Newkirk) Buchardt. He married Marilyn Carleton on June 11, 1949 at the...

Hazel Lundell

Hazel Lundell

Dec 24, 2007

Hazel Lundell, age 98 of Cannon Falls, died on Monday morning, December 24, 2007 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Hazel was born on September 8, 1909 in Cannon Falls, the daughter of Charles and Jennie (Moline) Johnson. She was a member of St. Ansgar's Lutheran Church and was a devoted farm wife and mother. Hazel is lovingly...

Lucille Becker

Lucille Becker

Dec 23, 2007

Lucille "Lucy" Becker, age 78 of Hampton, died of cancer at her home on Sunday, December 23, 2007. Lucy was born on September 4, 1929 in Coates, MN, the daughter of John and Helga (Larson) Burr. She graduated from Randolph High School in 1947. She went on to graduate from nurses training at St. John's in Red Wing in 1950....

Roy Christensen

Roy Christensen

Dec 17, 2007

Roy Lynn Christensen, age 60 of Rosemount, and formerly of Bloomington and Cannon Falls, passed away of cancer at his home on Monday, December 17, 2007.

Roy was born on March 28, 1947 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, the son of John "Everett" and Helen L. (VanderWal) Christensen, and grew up in Cannon Falls.

An entrepreneur at heart, he started his own temperature...

Arnold Sundheim

Arnold Sundheim

Dec 13, 2007

Arnold Sundheim, age 96 of Cannon Falls, died on Thursday afternoon, December 13, 2007 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Arnold was born on May 21, 1911 in Sisseton, South Dakota, the son of July Eric Sundheim and Anna Marie (Bjerke) Sundheim. He attended school, but at an early age, was helping on the family farm. He farmed...

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