Alona Cahow, age 89, of Cresbard, SD and formerly of Canby, MN passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at the Faulkton Area Medical Center in Faulkton, SD. Funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, March 20th at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gary, SD. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7pm on Wednesday, March 19th at the Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Canby, MN. Visitation will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at the Alta Vista Cemetery, Porter, MN. Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel of Canby, MN is entrusted with the arrangements.
Alona Joan Thovson was born on a farm near Porter, Minnesota on March 19, 1935, to Ernest and Anna Thovson. The family moved to the town of Canby where Alona graduated from high school. Alona married Marvin William Prellwitz on November 10, 1955. After moving around various farm sites and different places in the town of Canby, they moved to the Prellwitz family farm. They had seven children. In 1986, they moved to Minneota, Minnesota. Marvin passed away in 1991. Alona married Donald Cahow on August 1, 1998. Don passed away in 2007. Alona worked at the Minneota Manor for over 35 years until she was 78 years old. She loved spending time with family and crocheting. She made numerous crocheted gifts for friends and family. Alona moved from Minneota to Canby, then to Cresbard, SD in March 2024. She passed away at Faulkton Senior Health Care in Faulkton, SD on March 12, 2025.
Alona is survived by children David Prellwitz, DorieKay (Billy) Koska, DeAnn (Jeffery) Waller, John (Carla) Prellwitz, and Marvin (Tanja) Prellwitz, Jr.; grandchildren Shawn Kontz, Evangeline (Nicholas) Stoll, Amanda (Daniel) Bauer, and Matthew Prellwitz; step-grandchildren Christina (Andrew) Clark, Jennifer (Jason) Jindra, Dustin (Karina) Koska, Michael (Emily) Koska, and Denise (Evan) Bull; great-grandchildren Cody and Shyanna Stoll and Asher Bauer, and 14 step great-grandchildren. Alona is preceded in death by her husband, Marvin William Prellwitz; 2nd husband, Donald Cahow; two sons, Dennis and Daryl Prellwitz; and two grandsons, Joshua and Caleb Prellwitz.
