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Obituaries
Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County
Pauline Walters
Aug 22, 2018
Pauline Walters of Pine City passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at Lakeside Health & Rehab at the age of 99.Pauline was born on December 24, 1918 to Julius and Hulda (Bjorklund) Bersaw in Fairmont, Minnesota.Pauline is survived by her daughter Darlene Boyce and husband Lee of Mora; grandchildren: Tracy Walters-Freese, Robyn Walters-Lemmer, Kelly Jones, Ricky Boyce and wife Donna...
Dianna Lynn Kent
Aug 14, 2018
Dianna Kent of Forest Lake passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Paul at the age of 72.Dianna Lynn Nelson was born December 3, 1945 to John and Irene (Wiksten) Nelson in Rush City, Minnesota.Dianna is survived by her husband Herb Kent of Forest Lake; daughter Kim (Todd) Close of Hugo; grandchildren Taylor (Sam) Rutledge,...
Ralph Wenzel Carlson
Aug 11, 2018
Ralph Carlson of North Branch passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Ecumen of North Branch at the age of 82.Ralph Wenzel Carlson was born December 5, 1935 to Fred and Esther (Peterson) Carlson in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Ralph grew up at 5308 Elliot Avenue South in Minneapolis in a home that was built by his father, Fred. Ralph was an active...
Francis "Dick" Richard Gibson
Aug 6, 2018
Francis “Dick” Richard Gibson was born January 21, 1930 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was the second child to Frank and Dorothy (Lau) Gibson. Dick joined his wife Ann, son Joe, sisters Rita and Grace, parents, niece Kathy, great-niece Abby and sister-in-law Erin in Heaven on Monday, August 6, 2018 at the age of 88.Dick grew up in Rosemount and attended...
James Orlo LiaBraaten
Aug 1, 2018
James Orlo LiaBraaten, 72, passed away peacefully at home in Rush City with family at his side after a 4 year plus battle with cancer. Born September 2, 1945 to Orlo and Lucille LiaBraaten, he was the oldest of seven children (but only 10 minutes ahead of his identical twin; Jack).Jim grew up in Virginia, Minnesota; camping, fishing and hunting...
Daniel "Dan" Stilwell Benjamin
Jul 31, 2018
Daniel "Dan" Benjamin of Rush City passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul at the age of 67.Daniel Stilwell Benjamin was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on January 2, 1951 to Stilwell and Phyllis (Olson) Benjamin. That is where some stubbornness started making some walk the halls in anticipation. He was the oldest of six...
Elmer "Sonny" Robert Jackson
Jul 26, 2018
Elmer “Sonny” Jackson of Hinckley passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Fairview Lakes Medical Center at the age of 81.Sonny” was born on the White Earth Reservation in 1937. Times were hard back then and it seemed even harder for the natives. Sonny was raised by his grandparents and spoke very highly of their love. Sonny, was sent to...
Jimmy J Walker
Jul 26, 2018
Jimmy J. Walker a.k.a. Glen J. Martini formerly of the Brook Park area passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018 at the Tomah VA Medical Center in Tomah, Wisconsin at the age of 67.Glen Joe was born on September 21, 1950 to Calvin and Violet (McPheeters) Martini in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Glen served in the Army from 1967 to his honorable discharge...
Karen Kay Nelson
Jul 25, 2018
Karen was born in St. Paul Minnesota, on May 20th 1945, to Ray and Bernice Kult of Gladstone Minnesota (now part of Maplewood). She was raised in a loving home with older brothers Bob and Roger (Bud). Ray and Bernice enjoyed playing and performing music and Karen continued the legacy by being a talented pianist and vocalist. Ray and Bernice...
Vivian Margaret Johnson
Jul 24, 2018
Vivian Johnson of Rock Creek passed away Tuesday, July 24th at Northern Pines Assisted Living in Pine City at the age of 86.Vivian Margaret was born August 19, 1931 to Theodore and Blondina (Pofahl) Stockamp in Finlayson Township. She attended schools in Finlayson. One of the schools she attended was nicknamed the "Stockamp School" after Vivian’s grandparents; they donated the...
Douglas Peterson
Jul 18, 2018
Douglas "Doug" Peterson of Rush City passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at the Cambridge Medical Center in Cambridge at the age of 70.Douglas James Peterson was born September 4, 1947 to Everett and Angie (Ropotar) Peterson in Rush City. He was the youngest of two children.Doug attended school in Rush City graduating in 1965, much time was spent playing...
Irene Lucille Sauter
Jul 14, 2018
Irene Sauter, age 91 passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday July 14th, surrounded by her family. She was born on December 19th, 1926 to Zeno and Ida (Jost) Lesmeister in Morris, Minnesota. She was raised on a farm near Morris and attended St Mary’s school and graduated in 1944.She worked at J.C. Penny Co. until her marriage to...
Laura Lane Bixby
Jul 14, 2018
Laura Bixby of Pine City passed away Saturday evening, July 14, 2018 at The Estates of Rush City at the age of 92.Laura is survived by her son Michael (Merrilee) Bixby of Brook Park; granddaughters P-Jay (Damian) Maish, Piper (Jason) Sauter all of Pine City; 7 great-grandchildren.She is preceded in death by her parents Peter and Regina Thielman; four sisters;...
Richard "Dick" Raymond Johnson
Jul 12, 2018
Richard "Dick" Johnson passed away peacefully Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Ecumen Assisted Living in North Branch at the age of 81.
Richard Raymond Johnson was born June 18, 1937 to Clarence and Helen (Chase) Johnson in Egan, South Dakota.
After high school Dick entered the Air Force and served for 4 years. Six months of his service time was...
Patricia "Trish" Jean Gahler
Jul 11, 2018
Patricia Gahler passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family Wednesday morning July 11, 2018 at the age of 54. Trish lived with and battled cancer since August 2014.
Patricia Jean Hingos was born August 30, 1963 to Leo and Audrey Hingos in St. Paul, Minnesota. The family left their home in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota in 1974 and moved...
Mark James Ellingson
Jul 9, 2018
Mark Ellingson of Rush City, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018 at his home at the age of 60. Mark is survived by his wife Joan and daughter Amanda both of Rush City; parents Phil and Val Ellingson of Harris; brothers Jon Ellingson of Florida, Joel (Kelly) Ellingson of Shakopee; sister Kay (Joe) Rubbelke of St. Paul; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law Tom and...
Carroll Henry Ramberg
Jul 1, 2018
Carroll Ramberg, formerly of Harris and Rush City, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018 at his apartment in Ecumen North Branch at the age of 92.Carroll Henry Ramberg was born at home on May 12, 1926 to Henry and Julia (Wredberg) Ramberg. At that time, their home was on the old Lundeen farm between Harris and Rush City.Carroll attended the...
Eileen Anna Rys
Jun 30, 2018
Eileen Anna (Heinen) Rys passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at Lakeside Nursing Home in Pine City, MN at the age of 94.
Eileen Anna Heinen was born on February 10, 1924 to William (Bill) and Anna (Malterer) Heinen in Princeton, Minnesota. Two weeks later, her Mother died from peritonitis due to childbirth. This loss would shape Eileen’s...
Rosemary Werner
Jun 27, 2018
Rosemary Werner of Rush City passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at the Scandia House in Pine City at the age of 88.Rosemary (Singer) Werner was born at home on February 7, 1930 to Joseph and Mary Ellen (Caroon) Singer in Rock Creek Township. She lived on the family farm with her parents and younger brothers, Joseph and William until...
John Louis Sitek
Jun 23, 2018
John “Bones” Sitek of Beroun, Minnesota; formerly of Superior Wisconsin passed away Saturday, June 23, 2018 at his home at the age of 78.John Louis Sitek was born June 28, 1939 to Louis and Virginia (Anderson) Sitek in Superior, Wisconsin.For most of his adult life, John owned and operated S & J’s and the Loading Zone bars in Superior, Wisconsin.John...
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