Obituaries

Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County

Matthew Duane Cochran

Matthew Duane Cochran

Oct 21, 2021

Matthew Cochran passed away Thursday, October 21, 2021 at the age of 58.

Matthew Duane Cochran was born August 9, 1963 to Gibson and Darlene (Meyer) Cochran in St. Paul, Minnesota.  He was the fourth child of five. The family moved to Hugo in 1971 and he loved country life.  When he was a teenager they moved again to White...

Michelle Ann Stenger

Michelle Ann Stenger

Oct 20, 2021

Michelle "Shell" Ann Stenger was born on March 22, 1991, the fourth child to Mark and Mary Stenger in Maplewood, MN. She was welcomed into the world by grandparents Dick and Ann Gibson and George and Carole Stenger. Michelle joined her grandparents Dick and Ann Gibson, uncles Joe Gibson and George Stenger Jr., aunt Shellie Fisk, great-uncle Pat and great-aunt...

Eric Bradley Somora

Eric Bradley Somora

Oct 19, 2021

Eric Somora, age 44, passed away on Oct 19, 2021. Eric graduated from Hiawatha High School, then joined the Army. In the Army Eric was a “gunner” on M1A2 Abrams Tank, “roof gunner” while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he searched people and vehicles at check points, organized training and maintained computers. He received a Battalion Coin for excellence in first...

Gene Alan Johnson

Gene Alan Johnson

Oct 19, 2021

Gene Johnson passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids at the age of 67.

Gene Alan Johnson was born June 16, 1954 to Glenn and Joyce (Kalsbeck) Johnson in Mora, Minnesota.

Gene was the youngest of 6 children; he had 4 brothers and 1 sister.  The family lived in Hinckley until 1965 when they moved...

Clifford Frank Ramberg

Clifford Frank Ramberg

Oct 16, 2021

Clifford Frank Ramberg was born on the family farm in Harris, MN on September 26, 1930 to Frank and Anna Ramberg.  He passed away on October 16, 2021 at the age of 91 years.  He was the fifth of nine children.  He attended the Willow Grove School in Harris.  In his younger years he worked on a local turkey farm...

Jason Michael Sundin

Jason Michael Sundin

Oct 14, 2021

Jason Sundin passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021 at his Rush City home at the age of 44.

Jason is survived by his wife Annie; children: Shayla, Joshua, Chase, Alexander, Chloe, and Dominic; mother Marcia Sundin; brother James (Kristine) Ladwig; many other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father Robert Sundin Jr.; grandparents: LaVonne Dale, Robert...

Karen Marie Petschke

Karen Marie Petschke

Oct 8, 2021

Karen Petschke of Pine City passed away Friday, October 8, 2021 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis at the age of 64.

Karen Marie Johnson was born August 23, 1957 to Joseph and Katherine (Ferguson) Johnson in Sioux City, Iowa.

Karen made her way to Pine City to call home.  As she settled in she worked at the Pizza Pub,...

Ferne Delores Hunter

Ferne Delores Hunter

Oct 6, 2021

Ferne Hunter of Arlington, Tennessee passed away peacefully on October 6, 2021 in her home after a long illness.

Ferne Delores (Hultgren) Hunter was born in Midale, Saskatchewan, Canada on October 1, 1933 to Florence and Hjalmer Anderson.

After graduating from nursing school in Regina, Saskatchewan, Ferne continued her nursing career in Anchorage, Alaska where she met her husband of...

James Donald Hoffman

James Donald Hoffman

Oct 1, 2021

James Donald Hoffman was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on November 16, 1960 to Donna Rediske and Robert Hoffman. He passed away at the age of 60 at the Fairview Medical Center in Wyoming, Minnesota on October 1, 2021 after a short battle with Covid-19. 

Jim is survived by his mother Donna Rediske; children: James Hoffman Jr., Aaron Hoffman and Kayla...

Michael John Skalsky

Michael John Skalsky

Sep 29, 2021

Mick Skalsky of Rush City, Minnesota passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 29, 2021at his home surrounded by his loving family at the age of 75.

Michael John Skalsky was born on October 7, 1946 to Walter and Margaret Skalsky in Hibbing, Minnesota.  Nicknamed “Mick” he was the second of five children; he had three brothers Andy, Chuck, Jerry and a...

Scott Allen Bingel

Scott Allen Bingel

Sep 27, 2021

Scott Bingel of Hinckley passed away Monday, September 27, 2021 at the age of 49.

He was born August 30, 1972 to Jack and Connie (Grovum) Bingel in Virginia, Minnesota.

Scott is survived by his mother Connie Bombenger; daughters: Mackenzie and Hailey Bingel; sisters: LeeAnn Tournas, Michelle (Robert) Bombenger-Smith, Kimberly Howard, Jamie Gascoigne, Gretchen Rogers; brother Mike (Mica) Bingel; and...

Drew Hamilton Larson

Drew Hamilton Larson

Sep 25, 2021

Drew Hamilton Larson; a loving partner, beloved father, and inspiring mentor to many.

Drew Larson, 59, of Braham, MN, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021. Drew was born February 10, 1962 to Mary Ann and Donald Larson. He grew up in Minneapolis before moving to Pine City, where he met the love of his life, Kelly Mattson. Drew and Kelly’s...

John Charles Norring

John Charles Norring

Sep 22, 2021

John Norring Sr. (Rowdy) passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids at the age of 67. He was surrounded by his loving and faithful wife, as well as his 5 sons who adored him. John Charles Norring Sr. was born July 22, 1954 to James Norring and Bonita (Manke) Norring Youngbauer in St. Paul, Minnesota. ...

John Austin Holmes

John Austin Holmes

Sep 20, 2021

John Holmes passed to the Lord’s hands Monday, September 20, 2021 at his home in Bruno. He is now again with Mary, his wife of 51 years and together they make a big set of angels.

John Austin Holmes was born August 13, 1933 in Leonidas, just west of Eveleth, Minnesota. He was the youngest of five children. His father...

Joseph Albert Schwaab

Joseph Albert Schwaab

Sep 20, 2021

Joe Schwaab of Fish Lake township, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 20, 2021 during the Harvest Full Moon. Joseph Albert Schwaab was born December 30, 1934 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Joe is survived by his wife Grace of Fish Lake township; daughters Catherine Sultana of St. Paul, Lisa (David) Hawkinson of Minong, WI; granddaughters Analisa (Andrew) Mueller of Hayward, WI,...

Diane Margaret Vander Venter

Diane Margaret Vander Venter

Sep 20, 2021

Diane Margaret Vander Venter passed away peace­fully Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, at Our Lady of Peace Hos­pice in St. Paul at the age of 63.

She was born July 5, 1958, to Bernard and Judy (Clevette) Vander Venter in Minneapolis.

Diane’s love of learning saw her attending Norman­dale Community College in Bloomington for Musical Theory. She later also took classes...

Helen May Johnston

Helen May Johnston

Sep 17, 2021

Helen May Johnston closed her earthly eyes in death and opened them in Glory in the early morning hours of Friday, September 17, 2021 at the age of 91. She was surrounded by her son, daughter, and daughter-in-law at her home in Rush City. She battled ovarian cancer like “a tough old Swede” for two years.

Helen was born to...

Margaret Jane Anderson

Margaret Jane Anderson

Sep 14, 2021

The families of Margaret Anderson invite you to a celebration of Margaret's life from 12:00 (Noon) - 5:00 PM Saturday, October 16th at the Grantsburg Community Center in Grantsburg, Wisconsin.

Margaret Anderson of Grantsburg passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Burnett Medical Center at the age of 82.

Margaret Jane Peterson was born June 19, 1939 to Charles...

Eugene Boyd Vettling

Eugene Boyd Vettling

Sep 12, 2021

Eugene Vettling passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021 in Pine City at the age of 89.

Eugene Boyd Vettling was born May 8, 1932 to Eugene R. and Myrtle (Freeman) Vettling in Brook Park, Minnesota.

Eugene is survived by his daughters Vickie (Randy) Koutek of Elk River and Debbie Vettling of California; granddaughter Jessica Ramlo of Lino Lakes; great-granddaughters Sophia...

Marie Lucille Peterson

Marie Lucille Peterson

Sep 11, 2021

Marie Peterson of Pine City passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021 at her home at Northern Pines in Pine City. 

Marie Lucille Egsgaard was born on September 19, 1926, in Minneapolis, the first of three children born to Andrew and Mary (Rasmussen) Egsgaard. She was followed by a sister, Bernadine in 1927 and a brother, Gerald in 1929.

In her...

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