GERALDINE "GERRI" LEE EPPEN (Lake City, MN) Geraldine "Gerri" Lee Eppen, age 79, of Caledonia, MN, and formerly of Lake City, passed away February 25, 2021, at her home. She was born June 10, 1941, in North St. Paul, MN, and was adopted as an infant by William and Rose (Gutz) Stahnke. Gerri graduated from Hudson High School in 1959 and received her teaching degree from Concordia University - St. Paul in 1961. She started teaching at St. Peter's Belvidere Lutheran School in Goodhue County, MN. On April 28, 1963, she was united in marriage to Kermith Eppen at St. Belvidere's. Kermith preceded her in death January 1, 2019. Gerri worked in the healthcare field for many years. She...

Lorraine "Lori" Johanna Koel, 98, of Rochester Minnesota died peacefully in her sleep on May 4, 2020 at Madonna Towers Skilled Nursing Facility in Rochester Minnesota. She was born to Nicholas and Lucille Palen Koel on December 30, 1921, just before her twin sister, Elaine, in her family home in Caledonia Minnesota. Following graduation from Loretto High School in 1938, she entered nurses training at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. She earned her RN degree and worked briefly at the Caledonia Hospital before returning to Rochester to begin her lifelong career as a surgical nurse. With skill and determination she became a head nurse in surgery and played a role in teaching the new...

Edwin John Ferkingstad, 87 years old of Caledonia MN, passed away peacefully on January 4th, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on May 28, 1932 to John and Hilda (Heide) Ferkingstad in Cresco, Iowa. He grew up in Lime Springs Iowa, he was confirmed on June 2nd, 1946 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Lime Springs, Iowa-2 Pet 3, v18-Grow in Grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. He attended Cresco School until the 7th grade and graduated from Lime Springs High School in 1950-"Not the End but the Beginning". He attended Winona State University, received a B.S. Degree in History and a Physical Education Minor, and went on to complete his...

Kari Ann (Dokken) Schultz, 32, of Amherst, Minnesota passed away surrounded by loved ones on Saturday, October 12, 2019, after a three year courageous battle with brain cancer. She leaves behind her loving husband Adam and their two beautiful daughters, Alexa and Ada. Having her girls so close in age was a little unexpected, but now it turns out was the biggest blessing. The girls share a special bond with each other. This brought Kari peace. Kari was born on January 1, 1987 in La Crosse, Wisconsin to Mark and Elizabeth (Wieser) Dokken and grew up as one of six siblings. She graduated from Spring Grove High School in 2005 and continued her education at South Dakota State University in...

Marilyn (Meyer) Kennedy Marilyn Kennedy of Caledonia died on Oct. 11, her 88th birthday. The daughter of William P. and Rose (Ernster) Meyer, she was born in 1931 in Caledonia and lived almost her entire life in the Meyer house on Pine Street. Birthdays were so significant to Marilyn that it came as no surprise to her family that she lived to see the dawn of her 89th year. She marked her own birthdays and those of others with gusto. She telephoned family members on their birthdays and sang in a sweet, beautiful voice the "Happy Birthday" song. Occasionally, she dialed the wrong number, but it mattered not. She sang the full song to anyone who answered. She graduated from Loretto High...