Obituaries

Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County

Marcus Raymond Althoff

Marcus Raymond Althoff

Jun 25, 2017

Marcus “Mark” Raymond Althoff passed away Sunday June 25, 2017 at his home in Pine City at the age of 75.Mark was married to Janet Zwieg on December 17, 1966 at Messiah Lutheran Church in Mounds View, Minnesota.  The couple moved to Pine City in the summer of 1973 to begin his CPA practice.  He and Janet later moved to...

Joyce Darlene Dukeman

Joyce Darlene Dukeman

Jun 17, 2017

Joyce Dukeman of Sandstone, formerly of Fridley, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017 at Ecumen in North Branch at the age of 77.Joyce Darlene Dukeman was born March 9, 1940 to Chester and Deloris (Workman) Dukeman in Minneapolis, MN.Joyce started working when she was 15 years old at the State Theater popping popcorn. She went to school at Lake Johanna,...

Justin Roy Steiner Jr.

Justin Roy Steiner Jr.

Jun 7, 2017

Justin Roy Steiner Jr. was born May 23, 2017.  He was 5 pounds 15 ounces and 19 inches. Little Justin Roy Steiner Jr. joined Baby Angels to play in the sand on June 7, 2017. While only here a short time, Little Justin loved to be cuddled by his parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and many friends.  He enjoyed...

Kristi Leigh Gutz

Kristi Leigh Gutz

Jun 2, 2017

Kristi Gutz of Rush City passed away suddenly on Friday, June 2, 2017 at the age of 33.Kristin Leigh Osterdyk was born September 25, 1983 to Dean and Yvonne (Swanson) Osterdyk in Cambridge, Minnesota.Kristi is survived by her mother Yvonne Osterdyk of Pine City; son Collin Gutz of Pine City; siblings: Robert (Lee) Hensley, Jimmy Hensley, Scott Crist, Heidi (Cory)...

Raymond Elroy Jenkins

Raymond Elroy Jenkins

Jun 2, 2017

Raymond (Ray) Elroy JenkinsRay passed away Friday, June 2, 2017, in North Branch, Minnesota, at the age of 94 years, 3 months, and 15 days. He was born on February 18, 1923, to Raymond Jay and Minnie Sophia (Eichhorn) Jenkins in the Village of Winnebago, Minnesota. He grew up in Winnebago and graduated from Winnebago High School on May 28,...

Vera Marie Duzan

Vera Marie Duzan

May 29, 2017

Vera Duzan of Pine City passed away Monday morning, May 29th in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the age of 88.Vera Marie Blackstad was born to Peter and Nellie Blackstad on January 18, 1929 in St. James, Minnesota. She is survived by her children, John (Marie) Duzan of Georgia; Karen (Steve) Mueller of Michigan; Jeffrey (Sally) Duzan of Bemidji; Steven (Betty)...

Gordon Raymond Anderson

Gordon Raymond Anderson

May 24, 2017

Gordon Anderson of Rush City passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at the age of 49.Gordon Raymond Anderson was born December 29, 1967 to Raymond and Shirley (Bobzin) Anderson in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.Gordon attended the Golden Lake and Centennial Schools in Circle Pines. In 1974, the family moved to a farm in the Rush City area where he...

LuVerne Richard Simonson

LuVerne Richard Simonson

May 21, 2017

LuVerne “Bud” Simonson passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017 at the Northern Pines Assisted Living and Specialty Care Center in Pine City at the age of 87. He was born March 6, 1930 in Red Wing, Minnesota to Richard and Dena Simonson.  He married Evelyn Ann Klar on June 26, 1954.Bud enjoyed wood working, working on cars, going to car shows , playing...

Delores A. Rogers

Delores A. Rogers

May 16, 2017

Delores A. Rogers passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at the Augustana Care Center in Moose Lake at the age of 98.Delores A. Brandt was born June 27, 1918 to Edward and Hannah (Voigt) Brandt in Henderson, Minnesota.   Delores lived and worked on the family farm in Henderson until 1939.  In 1939, she moved to St. Paul, Minnesota and worked...

Linda Marie Van Prooien

Linda Marie Van Prooien

May 16, 2017

Linda Van Prooien passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at her home in Bloomington at the age of 81.Linda Marie Van Prooien was born July 30, 1935 to Tony and Ethel (Starr) Van Prooien in Pine City, Minnesota.  She graduated from Pine City High School and worked as a secretary and eventually as an office manager of Massachusetts Mutual in...

William McKinley Foster Sr.

William McKinley Foster Sr.

May 12, 2017

William M. Foster, Sr. (Bill) of Pine City died Friday, May 12 in Minneapolis. He recently celebrated his 86th birthday with his favorites, BBQ ribs and orange cake.Bill was born April 23, 1931 in Minneapolis to his mother Frances. He didn't have a traditional childhood of stability and peace, but of course when he talked to his children he made his youth seem like...

Duane Earl Moulton

Duane Earl Moulton

May 9, 2017

Duane Earl Moulton was born, at the height of the Depression, to Myrton and Lillie (Gustafson) Moulton on August 22, 1930 in Rush City, Minnesota. The family’s poverty during those years and their drive to work hard would influence him the remainder of his life – and color his many stories. Duane loved school and did well in both sports...

Doris Virginia Wolf

Doris Virginia Wolf

Apr 30, 2017

Doris Wolf of Rush City passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Sophies Manor in Pine City at the age of 87.Doris Virginia Anderson was born in the Harris, Minnesota area on April 22, 1930, the first of four children born to Clarence and Victoria (Okerson) Anderson. When Doris was four years old, she moved with her parents to...

Marvin Raymond Brinker

Marvin Raymond Brinker

Apr 29, 2017

Marvin Brinker of Pine City passed away at his home on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the age of 66.Marvin Raymond Brinker was born in St. Paul on July 1, 1950.  He was the oldest of 7 children of Daniel and Margaret Brinker. Marv graduated from Pine City High School in 1969.  He worked a variety of jobs in his...

Delores Joy Johnson

Delores Joy Johnson

Apr 24, 2017

Delores Johnson of Grasston, formerly of Oakdale, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017 at Fairview Lakes Regional Medical Center in Wyoming at the age of 80. Delores Joy Wezell was born December 29, 1936 to Nelson and Elizabeth (Pupor) Wezell in Flint, Michigan. Some of Delores’ hobbies included bingo, domino's, gin, casino, singing in choir, quilting, volunteering and most of...

Harold Clark Auers

Harold Clark Auers

Apr 22, 2017

Harold Clark Auers passed away with his wife and kids by his side after a long battle with Parkinson's disease on April 22, 2017, at Burnett Continuing Care Center Grantsburg, WI, attended by St. Croix Hospice. Harold was born January 1, 1936 on the family farm in Pokegama township to Otto and Lena (Rhode) Auers. He was the forth child...

Gerald "Jerry" William Klinkhammer

Gerald "Jerry" William Klinkhammer

Apr 19, 2017

Gerald “Jerry” Klinkhammer passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at the Estates in Rush City at the age of 92.Gerald William Klinkhammer was born April 6, 1925 to Frank and Iva (Brooks) Klinkhammer in Cogswell, North Dakota.  In 1941, the family moved to Owatonna, Minnesota.   Jerry attended and graduated from Owatonna High School.  On April 3, 1945 Jerry  and Jane...

Mary Lou Vanderpoel

Mary Lou Vanderpoel

Apr 14, 2017

Mary Lou Vanderpoel of Mora passed away unexpectedly Friday, April 14, 2017 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis at the age of 57.Mary Lou Jackson was born January 31, 1960 to Jack and Mary (Shelby) Jackson in Lexington, Kentucky.Mary is survived by her husband Keith Vanderpoel of Mora; daughter Desarai Davis of Ardmore, Oklahoma; mother Mary Jackson of Ohio; 4...

Allan Herbert Jarchow

Allan Herbert Jarchow

Apr 11, 2017

Allan Jarchow of Harris, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Ecumen of North Branch at the age of 87. The animals are fed, he’s baled the hay, the chores are complete, it’s the end of the day.  Allan finished his chores and hung up his pitchfork on April 11, 2017. Allan was born on May 31, 1929 to Henry...

Wilmer Albin Lind

Wilmer Albin Lind

Apr 8, 2017

Wilmer Albin Lind was born August 3, 1923 in Rush City, Minnesota to Albin and Ida Lind and was gently placed into God’s hands Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Lakeside Health and Rehab Center in Pine City at the age of 93.Wilmar’s career included hauling milk, hauling powder for Federal Cartridge, a Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant.  He owned and...