Obituaries

Mar 14, 2020

Richard J. “Dick“ Dusbabek, age 84 of Faribault, MN passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at the Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna, MN following a sudden illness.

Due to the current CDC recommendations the family has chosen to postpone Dick’s service until a later date.  An updated obituary with the date of the memorial will appear...

Mar 7, 2020

Larry R. Smith, age 62 of Faribault, MN passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN following and extended illness.

Private family services will be held at a later date with interment at the Washington Memorial Cemetery in Homewood, IL.

Local arrangements are being completed by the Parker Kohl...

Mar 7, 2020

Kenneth R. Thomson, age 50, of Faribault, MN passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020 surrounded by his family at Abbott Northwestern Hospital.

Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home, with Pastor Jonathan Davis officiating. Interment will be at Oaklawn Cemetery in Northfield, MN at a...

Mar 2, 2020

Peder “Henry” Elvestrom, age 74, of St Paul, MN passed away on Monday, March 2nd at his home in St. Paul.

Peder was the first-born son to Ole and Anna Elvestrom in Livingston, Montana on September 22nd, 1945. Peder was the oldest of the four children. Peder resided in southern Montana and lived a few years Wyoming...

Feb 27, 2020

Carol J. LaCanne, age 79, of Faribault, MN, passed away February 27, 2020 at the Reflections Care Suites in Nortfhield, MN.

Carol Jean was born on April 2, 1940 in Morristown, MN to Louis and Anne (Spinler) LaCanne.  She attended Morristown High School.  Carol worked at several factories until suffering a back injury.  She then bought a...

Feb 23, 2020

Carolyn A. Litsheim, age 84 of Faribault, MN passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at the Pleasant View Estates following an extended illness.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home, 1725 Lyndale Ave N, Faribault, MN, with Father Henry Doyle officiating. Interment will be...

Feb 19, 2020

Walter F. “Wally” Kelsey, age 88, of Faribault, MN passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at his home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, February 24, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault with Fr. Cory Rohlfing, Pastor officiating.  Interment will be held at St. Lawrence...

Feb 14, 2020

Timothy L. “Tim“ Hauschen, age 60 of Faribault, MN passed away on Friday, February 14, 2020 at the Mala Strana Care and Rehabilitation Center in New Prague, MN following an extended illness.

A private family service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 22, 2020, followed by a Celebration of Life from 2:00 to 4:00...

Feb 9, 2020

Thomas J. Reuvers, age 88, of Faribault, MN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at his home following an extended illness.

Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, February 17, 2020 at 11 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Private interment with military honors will be held...

Feb 7, 2020

Gerald G. Noterman, age 69, of Faribault, MN, passed away Friday, February 7, 2020 at the Pleasant Manor Nursing Home in Faribault.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault.  Interment will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Faribault.

Feb 6, 2020

Thomas L. Goodwin, age 80, of Faribault, MN passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Minneapolis.

Interment will be held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, assembly area number 6, at 10:30 a.m. on March 2, 2020.

Thomas Lester, son of Harold and Dorothy (Taylor) Goodwin, was born on June...

Feb 5, 2020

Dennis K. Burgess, age 69 of Faribault, MN passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, February 5, 2020.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home, 1725 Lyndale Ave. N., Faribault with Fr. Henry Doyle officiating.  Interment will be held at the Cannon City Cemetery....

Jan 29, 2020

Dorothy M. Thompson, age 98, of Faribault, MN passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Pleasant Manor Nursing Home in Faribault.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 3, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home in Faribault with Bernadette Tatge, Pastoral Minister, officiating.  Interment will be held at the Calvary Cemetery,...

Jan 23, 2020

Charles Lloyd Hausen, 88, of La Mirada, California, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020 in La Mirada.

Charles was born to Frank and Lillian (Rae) Hausen of Faribault, Minnesota on July 31, 1931. After moving to Oakland, CA at age 12, Charles attended school in Alameda and graduated Alameda High School in 1951. He married Elizabeth Maurine...

Jan 22, 2020

December 9th was the long, waited day of our 20 weeks ultrasound to find out if our baby was a boy or girl.  Her daddy was finally getting his little Willow that he had always wanted.  It was also the day we found out she was measuring two weeks behind.  To us it seemed like no big deal, we...

Jan 16, 2020

Ronald Holmblad, age 87 of Faribault, MN passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Mill City Senior Living following an extended illness.

Private interment will be held at Maple Lawn Cemetery in Faribault at a later date.

Funeral arrangements are with the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault.

Ronald Carl...

Jan 13, 2020

Marilyn J. Clove-Kelley, age 63, of Waukee, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at J.A. Wedum Residential Hospice in Brooklyn Park, MN.

The family will greet friends and relatives from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home, 1725 Lyndale Ave. N., Faribault, MN. A memorial service will start...

Jan 13, 2020

Jose L. Leon Fuentes, age 60, of Faribault, MN passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020 surrounded by his family at his home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, January 17, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault with Fr. Cory Rohlfing officiating.

Visitation will...

Jan 13, 2020

Daniel “Riley” Burns, age 54, passed away January 13, 2020 following a courageous battle against amyloidosis.

Riley was born in Orange, CA to Joyce and Dan Burns on July 3, 1965.  He spent most of his childhood years in Glenwood, MN and graduated from high school in 1983.  He attended St. John’s University and received his BA...

Jan 13, 2020

Joan Marie Gillis, 83, of Whispering Pines, NC, passed away on January 13, 2020 at First Health Hospice House in Pinehurst, NC.

Born on September 10, 1936, in Gage County, Nebraska to the late Kenneth and Edythe Buchanan Swanson. Joan and John, her loving husband of 62 years, moved to North Carolina in 1997.  As members of...