Bobbie Charlene Back

Bobbie Charlene Back passed away at her home in Rock Creek at the age of 70. Bobbi was born May 29,1945 to Fern and Wilfred Apland in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She attended Our Lady in the Lake Elementary in Mound, Minnesota. She graduated in June 1963 from North High School in Minneapolis. After graduating from high school, Bobbie worked at Sears on Lake Street in south Minneapolis in the billing department. In 1968 she met and married Dale Back. They have three sons, Bryan, Scott and Shawn. When the boys were all in school, Bobbie returned to work at Plastic Inc. in Lindstrom, Minnesota and then at Anderson’s Party Supply in White Bear Lake where she retired from in 2000. Grandchildren were always important to Bobbie. She has ten, three grandsons and seven granddaughters. Two of the granddaughters lived with her for many years. She also has six great grandchildren. The Backs retired in 2001 and built a new home in Rock Creek, Minnesota. Bobbie loved to travel and enjoyed traveling throughout the United States every summer in the their motor home. Bobbie also loved and was a very talented artist. She took lessons from Elaine Wadsworth of Wadsworth studios in Linwood. Elaine and Bobbie soon became very close friends. They worked together and with others on beautiful art work (the baptism of Jesus) that is displayed at the Maranatha Assembly of God in Wyoming, Minnesota. Bobbie loved Maranatha and had a large extended family there. So much love and prayers came from Maranatha, including Pastor Mike Haseltine, Pastor Caron Sieber and her husband Fred, and several volunteers including Margo, Bev and Phyllis. Bobbie enjoyed cooking for her family and friends. Playing cards and traveling which led to buying a mobile home in Mission, Texas where Bobbie and Dale spent the last four winters. She was close to her siblings, her sisters: Annette, Sharon, Judy, Michelle, Lynn and her brothers: Kevin, Mark and Ronald. It didn't matter where they lived: New Mexico, Florida to Kansas, Nevada and/or in their home state of Minnesota. She also had many close friends: Chris & Dave, singer La Donna, Dave Kiewatt, Stephanie & Don Olson, Elaine & Brett Wadsworth, Karen & Joe Cote, Claudia & Marle Bodeen and many others from Texas. Pastor Bob Headley will officiate at a funeral service for Bobbie Back; Monday (8/24/15) at 11:00 AM with a time of visitation and reviewal one hour prior at the Maranantha Assembly of God Church in Forest Lake. She will be interred in the Hillside Cemetery in Minneapolis at a later date. Memorials may be directed to: Maranantha Assembly of God Church. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Funeral and Cremation Service ~ Swanson Chapel, Pine City, Minnesota. www.funeralandcremationservice.com