Obituaries
Gwendolyn Elaine Fredrickson
Sep 21, 2023
Gwendolyn Elaine (Lexvold) Fredrickson, “Lex”, 99, died September 21, 2023, peacefully at home, after a fall.
Elaine was born in Goodhue County March 17, 1924. Raised on her parents rural Goodhue farm, she attended schools in Goodhue and Red Wing. She loved to tell the stories of sleigh rides with horses and returning home from school, seeing her home aglow...
Ralph L. Johnston, Jr.
Sep 17, 2023
Ralph Lewis Johnston, Jr., age 78, of Moorcroft, Wyoming, formerly of Dennison, passed into the arms of our loving God on September 17, 2023 at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Ralph was born on April 17, 1 945 in Northfield to Ralph and Jeanette (Duncan) Johnston. He graduated from Randolph High School class of 1963. After graduation,...
Dorris B. Flodeen
Sep 16, 2023
Dorris Brittain Flodeen, age 91 of Cannon Falls and formerly of Cadott,Wisconsin, died on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at Cannon Rivers Senior Living in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. Dorris was born the fifth child of twelve to Albin and Alta (Moses) Flodeen on May 21, 1932 in Allisona, Tennessee. He grew up in Tennessee and Missouri, and his family settled in Wisconsin...
Benji Otto
Sep 10, 2023
Benjamin Harold "Benji" Otto, age 45 of Welch, died peacefully on Sunday evening, September 10, 2023 at United Hospital in Saint Paul.Benji was born the oldest child of Harold "Harry" and Karine (Jenson) Otto on October 3, 1977 in Red Wing. He became the proud older brother to Bridget three years later. He schooled in Cannon Falls and graduated from...
Dana R. Rose
Sep 8, 2023
Dana Robert Rose, of Wanamingo, passed away on September 8, 2023, at his home.
Dana Rose was born on November 19, 1963, in Castro Valley CA. He graduated from Esperanza High School, in Anaheim, CA, in 1981. Dana is the youngest of two sons. Growing up, he was extremely close to his older brother Darin. Although they had different hobbies,...
Daniel "Dan" Hedeen
Aug 27, 2023
Daniel Lee "Dan" Hedeen, age 71 of Vasa, died on Sunday, August 27, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Health System - Menomonie, WI.
Dan was born on March 9, 1952 in Red Wing, MN, the son of Steve and Joyce (Banitt) Hedeen. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School in 1970.
He married Shirley King on January 8, 1972 in Miesville,...
Dennis A. Gaalswyk
Aug 27, 2023
On August 27, 2023, not long after the sun rose over the lake for his 73rd birthday, Dennis Alvin Gaalswyk, 73, of Cannon Falls, MN, finished the race set before him and was welcomed into the arms of Jesus. Dennis passed away peacefully at his home on Lake Byllesby, with his beloved wife, Karen (Kooima) and daughters, Amy (Crane), Stacy...
Robert "Bob" Heckmann
Aug 26, 2023
Robert Lyle Heckmann, known to his family and friends as "Bob" or "Bobby", passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St. Mary's Campus, Rochester.
Bob was born the oldest of three sons to Roger and Merry (Engelke) Heckmann on September 21, 1965 in West St. Paul, MN. While in high school, when he wasn't playing...
Anthony "Tony" Nobach
Aug 19, 2023
Anthony Alan "Tony" Nobach, age 61 of Cannon Falls, died unexpectedly on Saturday, August 19, 2023.
Tony was born on May 6, 1962, in Ypsilanti, Michigan, the son of Edward and Jacqueline (Marvin) Nobach. He graduated from Red Wing High School in 1980.
Tony met his wife, Jude Lorentz, when they were 14 and they married on October 24, 1981...
Janet (Swanson) Gehrke
Aug 5, 2023
Janet Viola Gehrke (Swanson) passed away in her home August 5th, 2023. Janet was born to Kenneth and Evelyn Swanson July 13, 1949. Janet married Richard Gehrke, April 4, 1970.Janet will be remembered for her kindness and generosity. Janet could often be found in the kitchen baking or in the dining room working on a sewing project. She was a...
Dane J. Lindahl
Aug 2, 2023
Dane Jared Lindahl, age 38, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023.
Dane was born in Northfield, MN, on May 7th, 1985 to proud parents Jeff & Janet Lindahl. In his 20s he spent time traveling and lived in Washington and Colorado for a while before settling back in Minnesota to raise his son Brighten.
Dane...
Lyle B. Noble
Aug 2, 2023
Lyle B. Noble, age 80 of Cannon Falls, passed peacefully at his home on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 surrounded by family.Lyle Burnett was born on April 10, 1943, in Blooming Prairie, MN, the youngest born to Lester and Clara (Syverud) Noble. He grew up in Blooming Prairie and graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1961. He received his Bachelor...
William E. Carlstrom
Jul 31, 2023
Wiliam “Willie” Carlstrom, 76 years of age, died at home Monday, July 31st after a seven-year battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his wife, Wanda, and family members.
Willie was born in Red Wing to Elmer and Marian Carlstrom. He grew up in rural Goodhue and graduated from Goodhue High School in 1965. Upon graduation, he worked at...
Larry W. Voth
Jul 19, 2023
Larry William Voth, age 74 of Red Wing, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
Larry was born on November 21, 1948 in Red Wing, the son of Erwin and Verneil (Buck) Voth. He graduated from Goodhue High School in 1966 and went on to receive his Bachelor's degree in accounting in 1975. He served with the US...
John C. Krantz
Jul 16, 2023
John Krantz, age 69, of Cannon Falls, died Sunday, July 16, 2023 at his home.
John Carl Krantz was born on June 20, 1954 in Minneapolis, the son of John A. and Frieda L. (Colburn) Krantz. He grew up in Richfield where he graduated from high school. He attended vocational school for auto mechanics, graduating in 1972. On July...
Linda A. "Lin" Johnson
Jul 9, 2023
Linda Anne Johnson (she preferred to be known as "Lin"), age 72 of Cannon Falls, passed peacefully at her home on Sunday, July 9, 2023.
Lin was born the oldest child of 14 to Walter and Margaret (Stanger) Gabrelcik on April 23, 1951 in Watkins, MN. She graduated from Eden Valley-Watkins High School in 1969.
She found her soulmate and...
Lesley L. Neary
Jul 5, 2023
Lesley Louise Neary (Lu or Lu Lu) of Randolph MN, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2023.
Lesley was born on October 20, 1947, to Leslie and Caroline Mueller of St. Paul, Minnesota. After graduating from high school Lesley went on to full time employment and held a few jobs which consisted mostly of secretarial work. Her secretary and administration...
Gary P. Norstad
Jul 5, 2023
Gary Paul Norstad, age 81 of Cannon Falls and formerly of Dodge Center, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.
Gary was born at home in Leon Township, MN, on October 6, 1941, the third of nine children to Orlando and Edna (Paul) Norstad. He grew up in Skunk Hollow and started his strong faith as a member of Trinity...
Beth Windhorst
Jul 2, 2023
Beth Ann Windhorst (Zander) Feb. 2, 1963 - July 2, 2023 (60)
Beth Ann Windhorst passed away unexpectedly on July 2, 2023 at St. Mary's in Rochester, MN after suffering from an aneurysm. Always thinking of others, Beth's wishes to be an organ donor were honored by her family, and on July 5 she generously gave three individuals the gift...
Gordon D. Richards
Jun 30, 2023
Gordon Richards, age 82, of Dennison, died Friday, June 30, 2023 at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Gordon Dale Richards was born on March 13, 1941, in Chatfield, MN, the son of Robert and Holly Richards. He grew up there and graduated from Chatfield High School. From 1960-1968, Gordon served in the U. S. Army. He...
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