Obituaries

Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County

Linda Louise Spencer

Linda Louise Spencer

Dec 8, 2020

Linda Spencer of Harris passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at her home at the age of 69.

Linda Louise Anderson was born April 28, 1951 to Sidney and Shirley (Sausen) Anderson in St. Paul, Minnesota.

As much as we will all miss Linda there is no one who can describe who she is better than her grandchildren.

Linda was...

Martin Joseph Haug

Martin Joseph Haug

Dec 8, 2020

Please click here for the graveside services for Martin Haug   Martin Joseph Haug passed away peacefully at his home in Westchester Village Apartments on December 8, 2020. He was born on September 5, 1941 in Pine City to Milton and Emma (Roubinek) Haug.  After he attended Sauter Country School, he worked on the family farm, and seasonally helped neighboring...

Arlene Harriet Burda

Arlene Harriet Burda

Dec 6, 2020

Arlene Burda of Stark passed away peacefully with her husband and oldest daughter by her side on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis at the age of 69.

Arlene Harriet DeJoode was born May 21, 1951 to Anthony and Emma (DeVries) DeJoode in Artesia, California. In January 1961, the family moved to Minnesota...

Cynthia "Cindy" Marie Novy

Cynthia "Cindy" Marie Novy

Dec 2, 2020

Please click here for the video of Cindy's funeral service

 

Cynthia Marie Novy, (nee Clementson) age 67, of Pine City, MN passed away on December 2, 2020 at CentraCare St. Cloud Hospital after a month long battle with COVID-19.

Cindy is survived by her daughter Cara (Jennifer Miller) Novy of Chicago, IL; Cara's dad Richard Novy of Pine City;...

Douglas William Johnson, Sr.

Douglas William Johnson, Sr.

Nov 29, 2020

Doug Johnson, Sr. of Wahkon, formerly of Spring Lake Park and Rush City, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at his home at the age of 82.

Douglas William Johnson, Sr. was born May 9, 1938 to Raymond and Gladys (Rich) Johnson in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Doug spent his youth in Spring Lake Park when it was still farmland, moved to...

Lori Kay Clementson

Lori Kay Clementson

Nov 26, 2020

Lori Clementson passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Fairview Lakes Regional Medical Center in Wyoming at the age of 63 following complications of surgery.

Lori Kay Preston was born October 12, 1957 to Eugene and Carol (Skara) Preston in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Born and raised in St. Paul, her family moved to Pine City in 1972. She met her...

Helen Ann Fedder

Helen Ann Fedder

Nov 23, 2020

Helen Fedder passed away Monday, November 23, 2020 at Lakeside Health & Rehab in Pine City at the age of 94.

Helen Ann Tracy was born May 9, 1926 to James and Nancy (Hady) Tracy in Lemmon, South Dakota.  Helen was the oldest of 7 children.  In June of 1944, she graduated from Lemmon High School.  It was soon after...

Randall John Sabatka

Randall John Sabatka

Nov 23, 2020

Randy Sabatka passed away Monday, November 23, 2020 at his home in Pine City at the age of 62.

Randall John Sabatka was born February 6, 1958 to Lloyd and Maxine (Hargan) Sabatka in Jackson, Minnesota.

Randy is survived by his wife Cristy Sabatka; children: April Dahlke and fiancé Jeremy Vogt of Coloma, Wisconsin, Derrick (Bridget) Rognrud of Portage, Wisconsin, Tyler...

Phyllis Leona Burton

Phyllis Leona Burton

Nov 23, 2020

Phyllis Burton of Rush City passed away Monday, November 23, 2020 at her home at the age of 76.

Phyllis Leona Marlow was born February 7, 1944 to Leonard and Rosalie (Starlight) Marlow in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Phyllis had a green thumb and numerous plants.  She enjoyed feeding the birds, word puzzles and watching scary movies. Phyllis loved spending time...

Terry Lyle Anderson

Terry Lyle Anderson

Nov 23, 2020

Terry Anderson of Ankeny, Iowa; formerly of Maple Grove and Rush City, passed away Monday, November 23, 2020 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 70. 

Terry Lyle Anderson was born December 8, 1949 to Willis "Lyle" and Delores (Olsen) Anderson in Rush City, Minnesota. 

Terry spent his childhood on the family farm in Rush...

Robert "Bob" Joseph Cook

Robert "Bob" Joseph Cook

Nov 21, 2020

Bob Cook of Rush City passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020 at The Estates at Rush City at the age of 70.

Robert Joseph Cook was born June 5, 1950 in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Reverend Tim Renstrom will officiate at graveside services for Bob:  12:30 PM Monday, December 21st at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Funeral arrangements are...

Leo Neil McKenzie

Leo Neil McKenzie

Nov 20, 2020

Leo McKenzie passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020 at his home.  Leo was born August 18, 1935 in Osceola, Wisconsin to Thomas and Lucy (Berg) McKenzie.  He was the fourth of 6 children.

Leo was baptized in the Catholic Church in Farmington, Wisconsin. He attended school in Balsam Lake and graduated in 1954.  Enlisting in the army in 1956...

Debra Jane Vogel

Debra Jane Vogel

Nov 20, 2020

Debbie Vogel, beloved wife, mother, sister and friend to all who knew her of North Branch passed away Friday, November 20, 2020 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. She had just turned 70.

Debra Jane Cook was born November 11, 1950 to James and Shirley (Wood) Cook in Farmington, Minnesota.

Debbie graduated from Rush City High School and went on...

Mary Ann Ramberg

Mary Ann Ramberg

Nov 19, 2020

Mary Ann Ramberg passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 19, 2020 surrounded by her five children at her daughter’s home in Pine City at the age of 89.  This date is significant because it would have been her and Allen the love of her life 65th wedding anniversary.

Mary Ann Jacobs was born August 26, 1931 to Edward and Amelia...

Lawrence "Larry" Eugene Mach

Lawrence "Larry" Eugene Mach

Nov 16, 2020

Larry Mach, age 92, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

Larry was born May 15, 1928 in Pine City to Thomas and Emilia (Broz) Mach. He was the youngest of 11 brothers and sisters and attended the Pine City School where he completed the eighth grade. 

Larry worked at various companies such as...

Virginia Gessner

Virginia Gessner

Nov 13, 2020

Virginia (Ginny) Gessner, nee Peterson, of Richfield passed away Friday, November 13, 2020 at Martin Luther Manor in Bloomington at the age of 96.

Virginia was born June 10, 1924 to Ludwig and Anna (Lund) Peterson in Harris, Minnesota, one of the youngest of 11 children.  She attended Rush City High School and after graduating, moved to Minneapolis to work...

Clifford Raymond Nelson

Clifford Raymond Nelson

Nov 8, 2020

Cliff Nelson of Pine City, formerly of Shorewood Park of Rush Lake/Braham, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Welia Health Care in Mora at the age of 73, just one week shy of his birthday.

Clifford Raymond Nelson was born November 16, 1946 to Roy and Lucille (Johnson) Nelson in Rush City, Minnesota.

Cliff was raised with two brothers,...

Charles Luverne Rike

Charles Luverne Rike

Nov 7, 2020

Charlie (Charles) Rike, age 86, passed away November 7, 2020 in Pine City. He was born to parents, Delbert and Berniece Rike in Burt, Iowa on March 1, 1934. He was preceded in death by his parents and son John.  Charlie is survived by his sons Charles Jr. (Lottie) Rike and Greg (Sandy) Rike, four grand-children, and six great grand-children....

Jack Shephard Paulson

Jack Shephard Paulson

Nov 5, 2020

Jack was called to heaven November 5, 2020 at the age of 92.

Jack Shephard Paulson was born September 30, 1928 to John and Arlo Paulson at Deaconess Hospital in Minneapolis. 

Jack grew up in Minneapolis, attending Park Avenue Covenant Church and Minnehaha Academy High School, graduating in 1946.  He was a 3-sport letter winner all three years.  Jack married...

Jerry "Gary" Lee Smith

Jerry "Gary" Lee Smith

Nov 4, 2020

Jerry Lee Smith was born October 9, 1935 to George Matthew Smith and Opal Marie (Taylor) Smith at Ainsworth, NE. surrounded by family who worked the ranch his grandfather homesteaded.  He passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Lakeside Medical Center in Pine City, MN at the age of 85. One of six siblings, Jerry's eldest brothers preceded him in...