Obituaries

Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County

Lorraine Mae Olson

Lorraine Mae Olson

Sep 4, 2015

Lorraine Mae Olson, age 92, of Rush City passed away on September 4, 2015 at Ecumen in North Branch, Minnesota. Lorraine was born on April 27, 1923 on farm northeast of Rush City in the area known as East Rock Creek in Pine County. She was the oldest of 4 children born to Gunnard Carl and Mabel Elvera (Johnson) Shoberg....

Roger "Louie" Duane Lutroe

Roger "Louie" Duane Lutroe

Aug 30, 2015

Roger “Louie” Lutroe of Rush City passed away unexpectedly at his home in Rush City, Sunday (8/30/2015) at the age of 76 years. Roger Duane Lutroe was born on July 3, 1939 in Emmetsburg, IA, to John Jr. and Geneva "Sally" (Bobo) Lutroe. He grew up in Rush City, attending and graduating from Rush City High School. Roger served in...

Patricia "Pat" Mae Jilek

Patricia "Pat" Mae Jilek

Aug 26, 2015

Patricia "Pat" Mae Jilek of La Belle Isle on Rush Lake passed away Wednesday, (August 26, 2015) at the Golden Living Center in Rush City at the age of 84. Pat was born on May 12, 1931 in Antigo, Wisconsin to Anton and Mary Mazanec. She attended school in Antigo with the exception of living with her Godmother Grace during...

Lucille Bernice Ekstrand

Lucille Bernice Ekstrand

Aug 19, 2015

Lucille Ekstrand of Rush City passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Ecumen of North Branch at the age of 100 years. Lucille Bernice Sturmer was born April 20, 1915 at home on the farm in Greeley, Pine County, MN. She was the youngest of 6 siblings born to Fred W. Emma (Lueth) Sturmer. She attended the Rolf country school...

Bobbie Charlene Back

Bobbie Charlene Back

Aug 18, 2015

Bobbie Charlene Back passed away at her home in Rock Creek at the age of 70. Bobbi was born May 29,1945 to Fern and Wilfred Apland in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She attended Our Lady in the Lake Elementary in Mound, Minnesota. She graduated in June 1963 from North High School in Minneapolis. After graduating from high school, Bobbie worked at Sears...

Gwendolyn Joan Mohr

Gwendolyn Joan Mohr

Aug 15, 2015

Gwendolyn Mohr of Pine City passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at the age of 82. Gwen was born on August 5, 1933 to George and Allie (Dahlgren) Clegg. She learned to read before she went to school and graduated at age 16 from Askov High School. At age 16 she started working for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company where...

Paul Leroy Metcalf

Paul Leroy Metcalf

Aug 5, 2015

On August 5, 2015, Paul Metcalf died peacefully at home surrounded by his family. Paul was born on May 28, 1925 to Truman and Viola Metcalf in Inwood, Iowa, a small community in the northwest corner of the state. The family moved to a farm near Chengwatana in 1941 because Truman had visited friends in the area and was impressed...

Raymond Anton Mell

Raymond Anton Mell

Jul 30, 2015

Mr. Ray Mell of Rush City passed away Thursday, (7/30/15) at his home in Rush City at the age of 80. Ray Mell is survived by his wife Sharon, brother Dennis "Aber" Mell of Stacy and many nieces and nephews. Ray is preceded in death by his parents Fred and Delilah Mell, sisters Shirley Whited, Sonia Anderson, Doris Lent and...

Darrell Arthur Borgstrom

Darrell Arthur Borgstrom

Jul 29, 2015

Darrell Borgstrom of Rush City passed away at Ecumen of North Branch, Wednesday (7/29/2015) at the age of 89 years. Darrell is survived by his wife, Phyllis of Rush City; children Steven Borgstrom and wife Beverly of Cape Coral, Florida; Karen Ehlen and Dennis Lamm of Coon Rapids; Jon Borgstrom and wife Cathy of Eagan; Kathy Byrd and Mark Whetstone...

Norman David Luttrell

Norman David Luttrell

Jul 27, 2015

Norman David Luttrell, of Rush City, passed away on July 27, 2015, at Birchwood Health Care Center in Forest Lake, at the age of 55. His brain tumor battle began on Christmas Eve 2003 and throughout his long fight he paired a strong will to live with a great sense of humor. He is survived by his wife, Korbi of...

Randy James Palmer

Randy James Palmer

Jul 25, 2015

Randy James Palmer of Rush Point, MN passed away unexpectedly Saturday, July 25, 2015 while tubing down the St. Croix River. Randy was born December 10, 1962 in St. Croix Falls, WI to James & Kathleen (Anderson) Palmer. He was the oldest of two children. He lived in Center City until he was 8 when his family bought Long Lake...

John Florin Newsom Sr.

John Florin Newsom Sr.

Jul 23, 2015

John Newsom Sr. of Pine City, died Thursday (7/23/15) at his rural Pine City home at the age of 72.John is survived his wife Nelda, children: Sharon Newsom (Chris Yaritz) of Forest Lake, Shirley Somora (Frank Olson) of Pine City, John (Lauren) Newsom Jr. of Pine City, grandchildren: Cody and Autumn Somora, Aiden, Emma, Noah, Conner, and David Newsom; brother Bill...

Patricia Elaine Moncrief

Patricia Elaine Moncrief

Jul 22, 2015

Patricia Moncrief passed away at her Rock Creek home Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at the age of 80. Patricia is survived by her husband Richard Moncrief Sr., son Richard Moncrief Jr. of Pine City, daughters Theresa Slama of Pine City and Nancy Jost of Pine City, 12 loving grandchildren, 17 loving great grandchildren, and dog Amato. Monsignor Aleksander Suchan will celebrate...

Lillian Marie Hjelm

Lillian Marie Hjelm

Jul 21, 2015

Lillian Marie Dahl Hjelm passed away July 21 at Haven House Assisted Living Home at Cambridge, MN at the age of 88. Lillian was born to Ernest & Ida (Christianson) Dahl at East Rock Creek on April 4, 1927 and shared her childhood years with brothers Vern and Wendell and sister Helen growing up on the farm their Swedish grandparents...

Ruth Elaine Blanchard

Ruth Elaine Blanchard

Jul 21, 2015

Ruth Elaine Blanchard formerly of Pine City entered eternal life on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at Ecumen of North Branch at the age of 95.Ruth was born on November 21, 1919 to Henry and Fronie (Koksma) Klynstra in Hinckley. Ruth and Erwin raised their 6 children on a farm north of Pine City.  Ruth was a loving mother, grandmother and friend.  She...

Eileen June Anderson

Eileen June Anderson

Jul 18, 2015

Eileen J. Anderson was born May 31, 1929 to John H. and Esther (Lundblad) Anderson on the same farm she spent her entire life. She passed away July 18, 2015 at the age of 86 years. Eileen enjoyed the farm; she liked working with tractors, plowing fields, planting and harvesting. Upon graduating from High School, Eileen went to work for...

Lorna Jean Baker

Lorna Jean Baker

Jul 15, 2015

Lorna Jean Baker of Pine City passed away Wednesday, July 15 at the Lakeside Medical Center in Pine City at the age of 82. Lorna was born on December 5, 1932 to August “Allan” and Charlotte “Lottie” (Schnose) Olson in Alcester, South Dakota. Lorna was a wonderful and caring woman even with Alzheimer’s disease. She attended Lafayette Country School and...

Patricia Ann Rickaby

Patricia Ann Rickaby

Jul 14, 2015

Patricia Ann Rickaby of Beroun passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at Gracepoint Crossing West in Cambridge at the age of 70. Pat was born August 1, 1944 to Harold and Bertha Erickson in Rush City, Minnesota. Pat graduated from Rush City High School in 1962. She spent many years working at Unisys in Minneapolis and the last 15 years...

Dayle Earl Bymark

Dayle Earl Bymark

Jul 10, 2015

Dayle Bymark passed away Friday, July 10, 2015 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis at the age of 84. Dayle is survived by his wife Murial of Pine City, children: Mary Reuter and husband Dan of Hastings, Genene Bymark of Pine City, grandchildren: Justin Miska, Jacob Miska, Lori Van Winkel and her husband Christ, 13 great grandchildren....

Anthony Albert Engh

Anthony Albert Engh

Jul 9, 2015

Anthony Albert Engh passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015 at the Villages of North Branch at the age of 78. Anthony is survived by his children: John (Karen) Engh of Pine City, Tom (Brenda) Engh of Pine City, Rochelle Engh of St. Paul, Sheryl (Leon) Rachey of Pine City, Kris Engh of Pine City, 16 grandchildren, one great-grandchild and 10...