Obituaries

Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County

Marvin Mumm

Marvin Mumm

Oct 1, 2024

Marvin "Marv" Mumm passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at GracePointe Crossing in Cambridge at the age of 83.

Marvin Clinton Mumm was born August 19, 1941 to Edward and Laura (Hutton) Cegelski in Sioux Falls, Iowa.

Marv is survived by friend Jan Olsen of Rush City; son Dan (Carrie) Mumm of Andover; granddaughters Joslin and Cailin; brother Larry Mumm of Spencer,...

Jay Allen Maskrey

Jay Allen Maskrey

Sep 30, 2024

Jay Allen Maskrey, age 65, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2024, at his home in Roseville.

Jay was born January 28, 1959 to Raymond and Colleen (Mavis) Maskrey in St. Paul, Minnesota. He grew up in St. Paul and attended Harding High School.

Among Jay's various jobs in his life, he was a carpet cleaner, a self-employed handyman, and helped with...

Dorothy Margaret Pixley

Dorothy Margaret Pixley

Sep 29, 2024

Dorothy Pixley passed away Sunday, September 29, 2024 with her loving husband and daughters surrounding her with much love at her home in Pine City at the age of 92.

Dorothy Margaret Stoffel was born April 14, 1932 to Henry and Rose (Tacheny) Stoffel in Pine City, Minnesota, she was their eighth child. In 1950, Dorothy graduated from the Pine City...

LaVona Marlene Brackenbury

LaVona Marlene Brackenbury

Sep 26, 2024

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved mom, LaVona Brackenbury of Pine City, MN who was taken from us too soon on September 26, 2024, at the tender age of 83.

She was born on March 11, 1941 to Wilferd and Vera (Anton) Tilbury in Mankato, MN.

She brought immeasurable joy and light into our lives with her kind...

Marilyn Hall

Marilyn Hall

Sep 25, 2024

Marilyn Hall, age 87, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 with her loving husband and daughters by her side. She had been living at Grace Pointe Crossing long term care facility in Cambridge, MN where she was cared for by family and amazing staff for over two years.

Bob and Marilyn were married for 72 years. As a young...

Irene Ethel Bartel

Irene Ethel Bartel

Sep 23, 2024

Irene Bartel of Bloomington passed from this life on Monday, September 23, 2024, at Presbyterian Homes of Bloomington at the age of 87, going home to be with her Lord and Savior.

Irene Ethel Lyseth was born on November 1, 1936 to Garland and Ethel (Von Busch) Lyseth in Pine City, Minnesota. As a young child her family moved to the...

Nancy Jo Bergquist

Nancy Jo Bergquist

Sep 23, 2024

Nancy Jo Bergquist of Pine City passed away on Monday, September 23, 2024, at Rushseba Station in Rush City at the age of 81.

Nancy Jo Schmidt was born on September 19, 1943 to Joseph and Mildred (Alger) Schmidt in Thorp, Wisconsin. 

Nancy married Bruce H. Bergquist on September 22, 1965.

She began her career doing data entry, and by the time she...

Odine Aswald Arnt

Odine Aswald Arnt

Sep 20, 2024

Odine Arnt passed away Friday, September 20, 2024 at Ecumen in North Branch at the age of 98.

Odine Aswald Arnt was born November 22, 1925 to Alexander and Sarah (Hodney) Arnt in Tracy, Minnesota.

At the age of 14 he moved to the Twin Cities. As a young man he began his own custom gardening business, and in the winters he...

Marjorie Ruth Odendahl

Marjorie Ruth Odendahl

Sep 18, 2024

Margie Odendahl passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at her home in Pine City at the age of 63.

Marjorie Ruth Hanson was born August 7, 1961 to Rudy and Eleanor (Elfstrum) Hanson in Mora, Minnesota. The youngest of ten children, she was often found climbing trees and playing with the pigs. She started school in Brook Park, eventually attending Pine...

Jerry Peterson

Jerry Peterson

Sep 9, 2024

Jerry Peterson, age 77, departed this life on September 9, 2024 from Rushseba Station, Rush City.

Jerry Lee Peterson was born March 26, 1947 to Carlton and Lucille (Mattson) Peterson in Waterloo, Iowa.

Jerry graduated from Waterloo West High School in 1965. He married Dee Slawson, his darling companion, on June 22, 1971 and together they built a life they loved: raising...

Ruby Agnes Erickson

Ruby Agnes Erickson

Sep 8, 2024

Ruby Erickson of Rush City passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2024, surrounded by family and in the thoughts and prayers of friends and family, at the age of 92.

Ruby Agnes Hertenstein was born on August 16, 1932 to Joseph and Mary (Smiley) Hertenstein on a farm in Rush City, Minnesota. She was the fourth daughter of six children.

Ruby attended...

Susan Jean Geisler

Susan Jean Geisler

Sep 7, 2024

Susan "Sue" Geisler of Pine City passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital at the age of 69.

Susan Jean Erhart was born on March 9, 1955 to Edward and Olive (Janiskela) Erhart in Rush City, Minnesota. Sue went to Pine City High School where she met her husband, Ken Geisler.

She spent her early years working as...

Ronald Lee Hartse

Ronald Lee Hartse

Sep 6, 2024

Ronald "Ron" Hartse of Grasston, formerly of Columbia Heights, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2024, at his home at the age of 77.

Ronald Lee Hartse was born on February 16, 1947 to Axel and Florence (Ellingsen) Hartse in St. Paul, Minnesota. 

Ron Hartse was a kind and gentle man known for his quiet nature and subtle humor. He was married...

Donald "Don" Lee Kennen

Donald "Don" Lee Kennen

Aug 28, 2024

Donald Lee Kennen, age 76, of Silverthorne, CO, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on August 28, 2024, in his recliner facing the mountains.

He was born in Rush City, Minnesota on September 23, 1948, the son of Willard and Lucille (Kaste) Kennen.

Don was a graduate of Rush City High School and attended the University of Minnesota, St. Paul campus, studying...

Herbert Paul Kent

Herbert Paul Kent

Aug 28, 2024

Herbert Kent passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at St. John's Hospital in Maplewood, Minnesota at the age of 80.

Herbert Paul Kent was born on December 31, 1943 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was the second child of Herbert and Alice (Cort) Kent, with his older brother Gary, younger brother Doug and his sisters Judy and Linda.

Herb lived the majority...

Jerome Carl Nordrum

Jerome Carl Nordrum

Aug 28, 2024

Jerome Nordrum passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at Essentia Health in Duluth at the age of 61. 

Jerome Carl Nordrum was born July 18, 1963 to Norman and Janice (Tracy) Nordrum. He attended Pine City Schools, graduating in 1982. It was during his senior year skip day he met Dawn Nybeck (yes, Dawn was in 10th grade, and she...

William "Bill" John Huggins

William "Bill" John Huggins

Aug 26, 2024

Bill Huggins of Rush City passed away on Monday, August 26, 2024 at Rushseba Station in Rush City at the age of 79.

William John Huggins was born February 9, 1945 to James and Gretchen (Haas) Huggins in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Bill was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Despite his long journey with Parkinson’s and other health issues, he never lost his...

Inez Linnea Engler

Inez Linnea Engler

Aug 23, 2024

Inez Engler (Mrs. Fred) of Rush City passed away peacefully on Friday, August 23, 2024, just shy of her 95th birthday, at Rushseba Station in Rush City.

Inez was born Inez Linnea Christenson on August 28, 1929 in the Rush City Hospital, Rush City, Minnesota, to Gustaf and Edith (Widstrand) Christenson. 

She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great- grandmother, and friend,...

Joyce Kathleen Lindquist

Joyce Kathleen Lindquist

Aug 20, 2024

Joyce Kathleen Lindquist, age 98, passed away peacefully in the company of family on August 20, 2024, in her apartment at Northern Pines Assisted Living in Pine City.

Joyce was born on November 17, 1925, in her parents' home in Hinckley, to Charles and Kathleen (Keen) Spry. She was baptized in Grindstone Lake at age 11. She graduated from Hinckley High...

Lyle Roland Nelson

Lyle Roland Nelson

Aug 20, 2024

Lyle Roland Nelson, 89; of San Tan Valley, Arizona, formerly of Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 11:06 a.m. Born June 3, 1935, to Freeman and Florence Nelson, Lyle was the youngest of five siblings. Despite a challenging childhood marked by polio, he overcame the illness and lived his life with unwavering determination and resilience.

Lyle attended school...

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