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Mary V. Kimmes
Mary V. Kimmes, 86, Hastings, died at Regina Nursing Home on Sun., Oct. 11, 1998.
She was born April 12, 1912 in Vermillion, the daughter of John and Margaret Holzmer. She married Peter Kimmes on Oct. 3, 1933 in Vermillion. He died in 1987. She was a homemaker and member of SEAS parish and C.C.W.
She is survived by a daughter, Delores (Vince) Braun, Hastings; sons Ray (Mickey) Kimmes, Dennison, Don (Kay) Kimmes, and Bob (Gail) Kimmes, Hampton; sisters, Florence Stoffel, Vermillion, Dorothy Bauer and Mabel (Nick) Moes, Hastings; brother, Leo (MaryLou) Holzmer, Hampton; sister-in-law, Myrtle Holzmer, Cannon Falls.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and brothers George, Bill, Ray and Rick.
Funeral services will be held Thurs., Oct. 15 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Rev. Fr. Eugene McGlothlin, OSB, will officiate. Burial will be in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Cemetery, Hatings. Visitation will be Wed., Oct. 14, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Caturia-Smidt Funeral Home, Hastings.
Pallbearers will be her grandchildren, Dave Braun, Sue Nieman, Ray Kimmes Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Kimmes, Andy Kimmes, Sara Kimmes and Jillian Kimmes.
Irene E. Frangiamore
Irene E. (Van Guilder) Frangiamore, 80, of Enfield, CT, died peacefully Friday, Oct. 23, 1998, surrounded by her loving family at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT.
Mrs. Frangiamore was born in Cannon Falls, on May 10, 1918, to Milton and Minnie Van Guilder. She graduated from Cannon Falls High School. Mrs. Frangiamore served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II and was a member and past president of VFW Post 1501 Auxiliary in Enfield, CT. She was a long-time employee of Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Engineering Dept. and was instrumental in the development of the first space suit design for NASA. She retired from Pratt and Whitney in 1980.
Mrs. Frangiamore is survived by her husband of 54 years, Joseph Frangiamore, and by daughters, Nancy and husband Ray Tesla, Diane and husband Michael Malley, Karen and husband Paul Kwiecienski, and by a son, Joseph and wife Joyce Frangiamore. Also surviving are nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, twin sister Elaine E. Hughes, sisters Lila Van Guilder and Eva Rosvold, and brothers Ralph, Art, Walter and Wilber Van Guilder.
Funeral services were held October 27 at Browne Memorial Funeral Chapel, Enfield, CT, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Family Church, Enfield. Burial with military honors was at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Enfield.
Memorials in Mrs. Frangiamore's memory may be made to Home and Community Health Services, PO Box 906, Enfield, CT 06082.
Loren Canfield
Loren Albert Canfield, 86, Northfield and formerly of Cannon Falls, died on Tuesday morning, October 27, 1998 at the Three Links Care Center in Northfield where he has been a resident for the past three years.
Loren was born on July 22, 1912 in Mount Ayr, Iowa, the son of Lloyd and Oma Canfield. At the age of 7 years, he and his family moved to Artesian, South Dakota. He served with the U.S. Air Force during World War II from 1944-46, and returned to marry June Blacksten on June 15, 1946 in Mitchell, SD.
Following their marriage they resided in California for three years, until returning to Mitchell in 1949.
They later moved to Mount Vernon, SD, where he owned and operated Canfield's Blacksmith Shop. He truly enjoyed his blacksmith trade. He also enjoyed horses, and while in Mount Vernon he started the Trailrider's Saddle Club.
In 1960 they moved to the Cannon Falls area, settling in Sogn Valley for the next 18 years. He was employed with Syverson Ryder Implement for about one year, until starting his own blacksmith shop. During this time he had also driven school bus and in 1968, he started working as a custodian at the Cannon Falls High School. He retired from the school in 1977 and then went to work at Gemini until he was 79 years old.
Loren was a member of the Nelson Scofield VFW Post 4452 and the American Legion Kraft-Ostrom Post #142. He enjoyed camping and dancing.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, June of the Three Links Apartments in Northfield; son Randy Canfield of Farmington; daughter Pam (Dan) Hon of Northfield; three grandchildren, Chad Johnson, Holly and Joe Morrisey; and three great-grandchildren, Nick, Jesse and Cole Johnson. He was preceded in death by his parents; infant son Loren Jr.; sisters Mary Page and Vera Bedford; and brother, Glen Canfield.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, October 30 at 4 p.m at Lundberg Funeral Home in Cannon Falls with Pastor Jerry Markel officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 2-4 p.m.
Arrangements by Lundberg Funeral Home in Cannon Falls.
Viola Voss
Viola D. Voss, Austin, died Monday, Nov. 2, 1998 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester.
Viola was born on November 10, 1916 in Red Wing, to Frank and Esther (Weberg) Larson. She lived most of her life in Austin. She graduated from Austin High School in 1935. She married Carl Voss July 30, 1939. She worked at Land 'O Lakes in Albert Lea until 1962 when she retired. She was a member of St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Austin.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Jan Voss, LaCrosse, WI; daughters and sons-in-law, Rita and Allison Gilbert, West Concord, Sandra and Joe Wollschlager, Cannon Falls; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sisters and brother-in-law, Delores Dopita, Austin; Ardella and Francis Page, Austin; sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, Lois and Lloyd Brechtel, Austin; Margaret Eichman, San Antonio, TX; nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Carl in 1985 and four brothers.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Nov. 5, 1998 at 11 a.m. at Clasen-Jordan Chapel in Austin with Reverend Harold L. Usgaard officiating. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin.
Helen Sharp
Helen Johanna Sharp, 70, Seminole, Texas, died Tues., Sept. 1, 1998, at the Methodist Hospital in Lubbock after a brief illness.
She was born on Dec. 8, 1927, in Randolph. She had been a resident of Seminole since 1963 and was affiliated with First United Methodist Church, and worked in the church nursery for 30 years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob; two sons, Robert and Herman Sharp; sister, Florence Woodward; brother, Paul Vandenheuvel; parents, Ed and Estella Vandenheuvel. Survivors include a son, Roland Sharp, Seminole; daughter, Phyllis Robertson, Post; brother, Lloyd Vandenheuvel, West Point, KY; two sisters, Irene Erickson, Cannon Falls, and Gladys Lohmann, Zumbrota; seven grandchildren; three great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sept. 4, at First United Methodist Church, Seminole, with Rev. Derrel Evins officiating. Interment was in Gaines County Cemetery. Ratliff Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Margaret Torkelson
Margaret Mary (nee Wilharm) Torkelson, 89, Cannon Falls, died on Thursday morning, October 29, 1998 at the Cannon Falls Community Hospital.
She was born on September 25, 1909 at Sumner, Iowa to Fred and Bertha (Hoth) Wilharm. Margaret was the second of three daughters born to the couple. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Sumner. On September 9, 1935, she was married to June Thor (J.T.) Torkelson.
Margaret, along with Tork, managed the Goodhue County Hatchery from 1946 to 1950 when they bought the business from Wescott and Winks, Sumner. They continued their ownership for 29 years, retiring in 1975. Tork died on June 28, 1996. Until her health failed, Margaret was an active member of the First English Lutheran Church in Cannon Falls where she was involved in the afternoon circle. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Zion Chapter #6.
Margaret took great delight in her extended family, consisting of friends; one sister, Alberta Duhrkopf of Sumner; two nephews, Robert (Pat) Swensen of Des Plaines, IL and Richard (Grace) Swensen of River Falls, WI; three nieces, Sally "Sara" Duhrkopf of Ames, IA, Sharon Seehase of Waverly, IA and Myrtle Schachtner of Fonda, IA; and her grand nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her two brothers-in-law, Harold (Edna) Torkelson of McAllen, TX and Eddie (Mavis) Torkelson of Sioux Rapids, IA; and one sister-in-law, Elizabeth (Lew) Neubacher of Berkeley, CA.
Besides Tork, Margaret was preceded in death by her elder sister, Alice Swensen of Waverly; and a grand nephew, Thomas Haefemeyer.
Funeral services were held on Sunday, November 1 at the First English Lutheran Church in Cannon Falls with Pastor Phillip Ruud officiating. Interment was at the Cannon Falls Cemetery.
Memorials are preferred to the First English Lutheran Church or the donor's choice.
Active pallbearers were Marland Husaby, Wayne Erickson, Roland Peterson, Daniel and Steven Swensen and Jeffrey Haefemeyer. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Karl Molenaar, David, Thomas and Rob Swensen and Gregg Seehase.
Arrangements by Lundberg Funeral Home in Cannon Falls.
Harriet Magnuson
Harriet Magnuson, 89, Cannon Falls, died on Tuesday afternoon, November 3, 1998 at the Cannon Falls Community Hospital. She is the wife of Wilbur Magnuson.
Arrangements are pending at Lundberg Funeral Home, Cannon Falls.
