Charles E. Carlson
Charles “Chuck” Carlson, age 88 of Northfield, passed away surrounded by the love of his family on Saturday evening, January 16, 2021, at Cannon Valley Suites of the Northfield Retirement Community.
Charles Edward Carlson was born October 23, 1932, on the family farm in Douglas County near Spruce Center, Minnesota, to Adin and Viola (Nelson) Carlson. Chuck graduated from Alexandria High School in 1950. He worked at the family farm until enlisting in the Army in 1953. He served two years in Germany. After receiving his honorable discharge Chuck returned to Minnesota. On November 6, 1955, he married Marilyn Johnson at Compton Church in Ottertail County. The couple lived in Babbitt for 13 years where Chuck worked in the mines. He attended community college and became a nursing home administrator. They moved to Northfield in 1968, and Chuck served as the administrator for the Odd Fellows Home (now Three Links). In 1977, they moved to Blue Earth, where Ch