Obituaries

Glenn Swanson

Glenn Swanson

Apr 4, 2008

Glenn Alfred Swanson, age 93 of Lansdowne, Virginia and formerly of Cannon Falls, died of complications related to a head injury on Friday, April 4, 2008 at the Renaissance Gardens at Greenspring in Springfield, Virginia. Mr. Swanson was born on August 1, 1914 in Cannon Falls, the son of Algot and Esther (Johnson) Swanson, and was raised there. He attended...

Billy Leach

Billy Leach

Apr 3, 2008

Billy Edmond Leach, age 61 of Owatonna, formerly of Alaska and most recently of the Red Wing Health Care Center, died on Thursday afternoon, April 3, 2008 in the emergency room at the Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. He was born on November 5, 1946 in Peoria, Illinois, the son of William and Wilda (Lumberry) Leach. He grew up and...

Virginia Langsdorf

Virginia Langsdorf

Mar 26, 2008

Virginia Loraine Langsdorf, age 88 of Cannon Falls, died on Wednesday morning, March 26, 2008 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Virginia was born on May 8, 1919 in Hay Creek Township, the daughter of John and Edna (Stumpf) Veith. She married Leonard Eugene Langsdorf on March 11, 1938 in Iowa. She and Leonard had lived in Red...

Carmen Munro

Carmen Munro

Mar 22, 2008

Carmen Howe Munro, 87 of Cannon Falls, formerly of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, died Saturday, March 22, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester following a short illness. Carmen Howe Munro was born March 29, 1920 in New Richmond, Wisconsin, the daughter of Louis and Caroline (Hulverson) Howe. She lived for a time in New Richmond and moved with her family...

Deloris Berg

Deloris Berg

Mar 21, 2008

Deloris Arlene Berg, age 81 of Cannon Falls, died on Friday morning, March 21, 2008 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls, where she has been a resident for the past four years. Deloris was born on March 28, 1926 in Cannon Falls, the daughter of Arthur and Emily (Feldt) Pagel. A life long resident of Cannon Falls, she...

Steven Toombs

Steven Toombs

Mar 8, 2008

Steven Bruce Toombs, age 59, a lifelong resident of Rosemount, died suddenly at home on Saturday, March 8, 2008. Steve was born on July 16, 1948 in Fort Warren in Cheyenne , Wyoming , the son of Robert G. and Betty (Rock) Toombs. He attended St. Joseph 's Parochial School in Rosemount, St. John's Prep School in Collegeville, and graduated...

Wayne Christopherson

Wayne Christopherson

Mar 8, 2008

Wayne Milton Christopherson, age 86 of Rosemount and formerly of Burnsville, died on Saturday morning, March 8, 2008 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls, where he has resided the past year. Until retiring, he had been employed for 40 years at Continental Machines in Savage. Wayne is survived by his wife of nearly 25 years, Elaine "Judy" of...

Clara Esterby

Clara Esterby

Mar 4, 2008

Clara Esterby, age 88 of Cannon Falls, died on Tuesday evening, March 4, 2008 at the Cannon Falls Medical Center, following a short illness. Clara was born the fifth of six girls on November 6, 1919 on a farm outside of Columbus, North Dakota, the daughter of Peter C. and Anna (Thorkildson) Sorum. At an early age, she and her...

Mae Oldenburg

Mae Oldenburg

Mar 3, 2008

Mae Marcella Oldenburg, age 92 of Cannon Falls, died on Monday evening, March 3, 2008 at the Angels Care Center, where she has been residing the past four years. Mae was born on July 29, 1915 in St. Paul, and was later adopted by Edward and Cora (Hermel) Weithoff. They resided in Cordova, MN. Her mother, Cora later married Ernest...

Katherine VonBargen

Katherine VonBargen

Feb 21, 2008

Katherine Marie Margaret "Kay" VonBargen, age 85 of Cannon Falls, died on Thursday evening, February 21, 2008 at the Angels Care Center in Cannon Falls. Kay was born on September 16, 1922 in Red Wing, the daughter of Fredrick and Laura (Duden) Luhman. She grew up in Goodhue, and was baptized on October 15, 1922 and later confirmed on May...

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...

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