Obituaries

Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County

Phyllis Mae Bell

Phyllis Mae Bell

Nov 12, 2013

Phyllis Mae Bell, of North Branch, passed away November 12th, 2013 at the age of 79. Phyllis was born on September 13, 1934, in Harris, MN, at home with the help of a midwife to her parents Selena and Raymond Sybrant. Among her family of brothers and sisters, Phyllis was the fourth child out of nine. Phyllis attended grade school...

Robert John Stich

Robert John Stich

Nov 10, 2013

Robert "Bob" John Stich, of Rush City, passed away at Golden Living Center on Sunday, November 10, 2013, at the age of 62. Bob was born on June 2, 1951 in St. Paul where he spent the first nine years of his life. The family then moved to a farm on the west side of East Rush Lake, which became...

Dean Carl LeMon

Dean Carl LeMon

Nov 10, 2013

Dean LeMon, of Grantsburg, formerly of Rush City, passed away at his home on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at the age of 50. Dean Carl LeMon was born to Waldemar and Colleen (Watson) LeMon on January 31, 1963 in Rush City, Minnesota at the Rush City Hospital. Due to a difficult child birth Dean was born with cerebral palsy. But...

Joseph Allen Kelley

Joseph Allen Kelley

Nov 6, 2013

Joseph A. Kelley, Age 29 of Harris Minnesota passed away in a tragic accident November 6, 2013. Joes’ love for family, friends, co-workers and even strangers was evident by the way he treated all with the utmost respect and compassion. His zest and love for life kept him moving and unable to stay in one place for long. Joe lived...

Arthur Harrison Utecht

Arthur Harrison Utecht

Nov 4, 2013

Arthur was born on a farm in New Rockford, North Dakota on February 12, 1920 to Albert and Alma Utecht.  He was one of eight children, 4 boys and 4 girls born on that farm.  He attended the local school through the 7th grade after which he stayed home to help his father and mother on the family farm. In...

Richard Frank Gregor

Richard Frank Gregor

Oct 31, 2013

Richard “Dick” Frank Gregor was born in Pine City to Frank and Lillian (Pavek) Gregor on Aprill 11, 1926. Dick completed 8th grade in rural Pine City. Following school, he worked on the farm and took on various jobs around Pine City. He joined the Army in 1945 and was Honorably Discharged in 1947. After his service in the Army,...

Rose Ann McKellar

Rose Ann McKellar

Oct 30, 2013

Rose McKellar, age 77 of Brook Park died Wednesday, October 30th at Abbott/Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. She is survived by her children Roger McKellar and his wife Jackie of Brook Park, Tom McKellar and his wife Kim of Pine City, Sandra and her husband Joel Hippen, Tim McKellar and his wife Erin, Terri and her husband Aaron Hippen, Mark McKellar,...

Patricia I. Reynolds

Patricia I. Reynolds

Oct 29, 2013

Patricia “Pat” Reynolds, age 74 of Pine City, formerly of Rock Creek, died Tuesday, October 29th at her home northeast of Pine City. Pat is survived by her children Tom Reynolds of Big Lake, Tim Reynolds of Rock Creek, Tony (Cindi) Reynolds of Milaca, and Tammy and her husband Tim Sward of Pine City, 14 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and...

Laura May Maloney

Laura May Maloney

Oct 27, 2013

Laura May Maloney was born on August 11, 2005, at the Mora hospital. She was the first born to Paul and Erin Maloney. She was a very beautiful child, extremely bright and knew all her colors at 14 months old. On January 9, 2008 Laura was joined by baby brother Chas. She took her role as a big sister seriously,...

Ann Jean Couillard

Ann Jean Couillard

Oct 26, 2013

Ann Couillard of Rush City died Saturday at the Golden Living Center in Rush City at the age of 85 years. Annabelle (Thalin) Couillard was born in Isanti, Minnesota on October 15, 1928. She went to country school in Isanti through the 8th grade. She wanted to continue her education so she moved to Cambridge to work as a babysitter...

Albert S. Olson

Albert S. Olson

Oct 24, 2013

Albert "Al" Olson; also known as Chick Olson of Minnetonka, formerly of Rush City; passed away Thursday (10/24/13) at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud at the age of 83 years. Al Olson was born on October 8th, 1930 in Hugo MN, to John and May Olson. He grew up on a farm in Rush City, just off of...

Patricia Helene Bray

Patricia Helene Bray

Oct 22, 2013

Patricia "Pat" Bray of Grantsburg, Wisconsin died Tuesday (10/22/13) at her daughter’s home in Rush City at the age of 72 years. Patty Gaffney was born to William and Dorothy Gaffney on October 4th 1941 and was soon joined by brothers Bill and Tim. Pat grew up in Minneapolis, MN and attended Patrick Henry High School in North Minneapolis. After...

Bertha Amanda Saloka

Bertha Amanda Saloka

Oct 20, 2013

Bertha (Bea) Amanda Saloka, age 94, was born in Finlayson on May 5, 1919 to August and Eliese (Belling) Vogt. She passed away peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013 at Parmly Lifepointes in Chisago City. Bea grew up and attended school in Finlayson. After moving to St. Paul, Bea’s sister introduced her to Mike Saloka, who was originally from Hinckley...

Nickolas Gustav Buehring

Nickolas Gustav Buehring

Oct 20, 2013

Nickolas “Nick” Buehring of Rush City passed away Sunday (10/20/13) at the Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis at the age of 65 years. Nick was born on October 27th, 1947 in Rush City, MN. He was the son of Edwin and Phyllis Buehring. He attended Rush City schools, graduating in 1965 and then attended the University of Minnesota for one year....

John Manning Othoudt

John Manning Othoudt

Oct 19, 2013

John Othoudt, age 88 of Pine City, died Saturday evening, October 19th at Lakeside Medical Center in Pine City. John was born on April 16, 1925 in Madelia, Minnesota to Albert & Grace Othoudt. At the age of 17 he enlisted in the US Marine Corps. He served for two years and spent time in Okinawa and in the South...

Donald "Pete" Mindrup

Donald "Pete" Mindrup

Oct 18, 2013

Pete Mindrup, life-long resident of Harris, died Friday (10/18/13) at the University of Minnesota Hospital-Fairview at the age of 75. Pete was born to William and Miona (Peterson) Mindrup on September 23, 1938 in the “little house in the woods” as a twin, weighing just 3 pounds! Pete overcame the odds, was nurtured in a shoe box on the oven...

Lyle Ernest Steltz

Lyle Ernest Steltz

Oct 13, 2013

Lyle Steltz of Rush City, passed away on October 13, 2013 at Ecumen of North Branch at the age of 79. Lyle Ernest Steltz was born November 11, 1933, in Melrose Township near Big Stone City, South Dakota; to Ernest and Charlotte (Kamin) Steltz. Lyle attended Ortonville Elementary school and eventually moved to Braham, MN. where he graduated from Braham...

Betty Jean Schultz

Betty Jean Schultz

Oct 13, 2013

Betty Jean Dickson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 15, 1925 to Oscar and Bessie (Floyd) Dickson. She was a healthy baby with brown hair and green eyes and had one older brother Robert. Oscar and Bessie were first generation Americans whose ancestors emigrated to the United States from Sweden and Germany, respectively, at the turn of the century....

Pearl Jeanette Kryzer

Pearl Jeanette Kryzer

Oct 9, 2013

Pearl Kryzer of Pine City died at Grand Itasca Hospital in Grand Rapids on Wednesday at the age of 84. Pearl is survived by four adult children and daughter Rosemary Lindahl (Ed Seiler), grandchildren: Philip Lindahl (Dawn Cunningham) of Fargo, ND, Monica, Kylee, Jacob & Jackson Lindahl of Pine City, sister Eleanor, sisters-in-law: Joyce, Helen, Audrey and Marianne; many nieces,...

Thomas Leon Hennemann Sr.

Thomas Leon Hennemann Sr.

Oct 4, 2013

Mr. Thomas Hennemann Sr. U.S.M.C. retired; of Rush City, Minnesota and formerly of White Bear Lake, Minnesota; died Friday (10/4/13) at the University of Minnesota Hospital-Fairview in Minneapolis at the age of 88. Thomas Leon Hennemann Sr. was born in St Cloud, Minnesota August 28, 1925 to Carl and Mary (Heinen) Hennemann. Tom joined the U.S. Marine Corps at the...