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Obituaries
Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County
Barbara Darlene Erickson
Jun 3, 2023
Barbara Darlene (Chally) Erickson, 59, of Pine City, MN, died peacefully Saturday June 3rd, 2023, at home with her fiancé, Timothy Smith. Born February 4th,1964 in Marion, Indiana, she was the daughter of Robert Chally and Lolita (Siler) Chally. She was baptized in Lagro, Indiana.
Barb grew up in both Andrews and Huntington, Indiana before moving to Alaska in 1979....
Arnold Allen Smetana
Jun 1, 2023
Arnie Smetana was born May 27, 1953 in Rush City, Minnesota to Rudy and Lucy Smetana. He passed away June 1, 2023 at his home in Rock Creek, Minnesota surrounded by his loving family.
Arnie grew up on the family farm west of Beroun, Minnesota. He attended the North Star Rural School, District #42 through the sixth grade. He was...
Kathleen Evelyn Ableman
May 29, 2023
Kathleen “Kitty” Ableman of Winona, formerly of Pine City, passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester on Monday, May 29, 2023 at the age of 34.
Kathleen Evelyn Ableman was born January 12, 1989 at the Rush City Hospital. She graduated from Pine City High School and went on to study at the Hubert H. Humphrey Job Corps.
Kitty, as...
Priscilla Sue Peterson
May 26, 2023
Priscilla Peterson of Taylors Falls passed away Friday, May 26, 2023 at the age of 47.
Priscilla Sue Kottom was born March 4, 1976 in Portland, Oregon.
Priscilla is survived by her daughter Jackie Anderson of North Branch; sisters Vicki (Al) Lindgren of Bloomington, Stacey Kottom of Minneapolis; nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father Bruce...
Ruby Lucille Heller
May 16, 2023
Ruby Heller passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital in Longwood, Florida at the age of 89.
Ruby Lucille Heller was born November 23, 1933 to Fritiof and Nellie (Ankrum) Lundquist in Sandstone and lived most of her life in Pine City.
Ruby is survived by her sons Daniel (Ada) Heller of Geneva, Florida,...
Jon Harris Dahl
May 15, 2023
Jon Dahl of McGregor, formerly of Pine City passed away Monday, May 15, 2023 at his summer home in McGregor at the age of 80.
Jon Harris Dahl was born January 9, 1943 to Harris and Marian (Snigowski) Dahl in Canby, Minnesota.
Jon is survived by his wife Carole Dahl of 48 years; children Steve Dahl, Kelly...
Steve Odegard
May 15, 2023
Steven Wade Odegard (Odie), passed away unexpectedly on May 15, 2023 at Regions hospital. He was only 70 years old. His family is deeply saddened by his sudden death. Steve was born on October 14, 1952.
Steve is survived by his wife Mary Odegard; his children Melissa Odegard, Jessica Miller spouse Nick, Joel Odegard spouse Nina, Kim Stumne spouse Andrew,...
Alvin "Al" Clarence Eskuri
May 11, 2023
Alvin "Al" Eskuri of Rush City passed away Thursday, May 11, 2023 at his home at the age of 86.
Alvin Clarence Eskuri was born April 25, 1937 to Walter and Martha (Hill) Eskuri in Moose Lake, Minnesota.
Al was an athlete in high school and played football, basketball and was a pole vaulter on the track team; graduating in...
Orville Loy Heinrich
May 9, 2023
Orville Heinrich of Rush City passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at the Burnett Continuing Care Center in Grantsburg, Wisconsin at the age of 94 with his wife Fran at his side.
Orville Loy Heinrich was born April 14, 1929 to Fred and Ida (Scharp) Heinrich on the family farm near the St. Croix River. He was the...
Deanna Gaye Schultz
May 2, 2023
Deanna Gaye Schultz passed away at her heavenly home on May 2, 2023 in Pine City at the age of 67 years. She was preceded in death by her parents Raymond and Betty Schultz and her sister Carol Schultz and brother-in-law Richard Jenkins. She is survived by her son Alexander Kotchen; sister Linda (Bruce) Henning; nephew Nicholas (Maria Scremin) Henning...
Lyn Michael Sahr
Apr 30, 2023
Lynphord Michael Sahr went home to Jesus on April 30, 2023 at age of 74.
Lyn was born to Robert Sahr and Delores Flodin-Sahr on September 5,1948 in St. Paul, MN. For the first seven years of his life, he lived with his grandparents and attended Viola Lake Church near Siren, WI. His mother remarried, and Lyn lived with his...
Marsha May Johnston
Apr 29, 2023
Marsha Johnston passed away Saturday, April 29, 2023 in Carmel, Indiana at the age of 35.
Marsha May Johnston was born May 11, 1987 to Mark and Nancy (Keil) Johnston in Rush City, Minnesota.
Marsha is survived by her father Mark (Elizabeth) Johnston of Rush City; mother Nancy Johnston of Rush City; siblings Crystal Rehbein of North Branch, Angie (Jesse)...
Edwin "Ed" Richard Nelson
Apr 18, 2023
Edwin "Ed" Nelson died peacefully on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at GracePoint Crossing in Cambridge at the age of 98.
Edwin Richard Nelson was born on the family farm near Rush City, Minnesota on February 3, 1925 to Reuben and Selma (Erickson) Nelson. He graduated Valedictorian from Rush City High School in 1943 and earned an AA degree from Bethel...
Diane Margaret Cadwell
Apr 17, 2023
Diane Cadwell of Rush City, formerly of Shoreview passed away Monday, April 17, 2023 at the age of 83.
Diane Margaret Poferl was born October 3, 1939 to Fred and Ruth (Cameron) Poferl in St. Paul, Minnesota.
On April 4, 1959 Diane married Bruce Cadwell at St. Andrews Catholic Church in St Paul. Together they had two sons, Jeff and...
Loren Earl Campbell
Apr 16, 2023
Loren Campbell of Rush City passed away Sunday, April 16, 2023 at the Burnett Medical Center in Grantsburg, Wisconsin at the age of 62.
Loren Earl Campbell was born March 30, 1961 to Earl and Mary (Fedor) Campbell in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Loren is survived by his wife Cathy Campbell of Rush City; sons Mark (Calandra) Revering of Brooklyn Park, David...
Jeffrey "Jeff" Lee Leibel
Apr 14, 2023
Jeff Leibel of Rush City passed away on Friday, April 14th, 2023 at the age of 56.
Jeffrey Lee Leibel was born October 5, 1966 to David and Mary (Cleary) Leibel in Rush City, Minnesota. He was the first of 5 children. Jeff attended Rush City schools and after graduation attended VoTech. He resided on "the farm" his whole life.
Jeff...
Juanita "Nita" Mae Steffen
Apr 12, 2023
Juanita "Nita" Steffen of Rush City passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at her home at the age of 87.
Nita was born in Manson, Washington to Arthur and Chloris Blair on February 21, 1936.
She was a 25-year employee of the State of Minnesota. She enjoyed traveling out west, spending time with her family, and trips to the...
Charles Theodore Swanson
Apr 11, 2023
Chuck Swanson passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at his home in Grasston at the age of 69.
Charles Theodore Swanson was born November 17, 1953 to Carl and Margaret (Doyle) Swanson in Braham, Minnesota.
In 1972, he graduated from Braham High School and started farming with his parents. Chuck was known for his love of...
Thomas James Ries
Apr 9, 2023
Tom Ries passed away Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023 at his home in Pine City at the age of 88.
Thomas James Ries was born on November 9, 1934 to Charles and Delia (Grogen) Ries in Stillwater, Minnesota. He grew up in Stillwater and graduated in 1952 from the Stillwater High School.
Tom was employed with...
Mark Aaron Schroeder
Apr 7, 2023
Mark Schroeder, age 50, of Rush City passed away on Good Friday, April 7, 2023 at 12:37 AM after a courageous battle with a rare form of cancer; Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors at his home surrounded by his loved ones.
Mark Aaron Schroeder was born December 9, 1972 to Gary and Judy (Jost) Schroeder in Anthony, Kansas.
Mark is survived by...
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