Obituaries

Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County

Kenneth Roy Clepper

Kenneth Roy Clepper

May 13, 2013

Kenneth Roy Clepper was born on September 6, 1924 on a farm in rural Little Falls, Minnesota to Royal B. and Lulu (Campbell) Clepper. He attended a country school (district #117) north of Little Falls graduating from there in 1937. Kenneth worked in the area helping neighbor farms. After his formal schooling he eventually started driving a cab for the...

Arthur Allen Zvara

Arthur Allen Zvara

May 10, 2013

Arthur Allen Zvara, 46, formerly of Bemidji, died Friday, May 10, 2013 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. Arthur was born November 21, 1966 in Elgin, IL, the son of Marvin and Darlene (Christenson) Zvara. He was raised in the outskirts of Bemidji in the little town of Turtle River, and educated in Bemidji, MN, where he lived most...

Ernest Will Seedorff

Ernest Will Seedorff

May 10, 2013

Ernest Will Seedorff, 74, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013, at his home in East Bethel, Minnesota, surrounded by loved ones. Ernie was born November 28, 1938, to Harold and Mabel Seedorff in Brook Park, Minnesota, the youngest of 3 children. He grew up in Brook Park and graduated from Pine City High School in Pine City, Minnesota. He met...

Mary Ellen Traxler

Mary Ellen Traxler

May 6, 2013

Mrs. Mary Ellen Traxler was laid to rest beside her late husband Frank Traxler, on Wednesday, September 11, 2013. She passed away on May 6th in San Diego, CA at the age of 93. Mary Ellen Gogerty was born on March 31, 1920 in Bismarck, ND. She was the eldest child and the only daughter of Julia and John Gogerty....

Roxanne Marie Fedder

Roxanne Marie Fedder

May 4, 2013

Roxanne Fedder., age 59, of Pine City died Saturday (5-4-13) at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis. Roxanne is survived by her daughters: Laura Root and her husband Shawn of Pine City, Lindsay Fedder of Pine City; grandchildren: Pera Root and Gabriel Petranek; step-children: Herbert Fedder and his wife Paula of Mott, North Dakota, Randee Derkson and her...

Scott Leroy Foster

Scott Leroy Foster

Apr 29, 2013

Scott Foster of Pine City passed away on Monday, April 29th at the age of 52. He is survived by his daughter Abagail Cooper of Minneapolis, granddaughter Olivia Love Reed of Minneapolis, mother Helen Foster of Pine City, sister Wendy (Randy) Johnson of Pine City, brothers: Larry (Judy) Foster of Grasston, Tom (Angie) Foster of Pine City, nephews, nieces, aunt,...

Beverly Marie Green

Beverly Marie Green

Apr 28, 2013

Beverly Green of Pine City passed away on April 28, 2013 at the age of 86 at the Lakeside Nursing Home in Pine City. She is survived by her daughters Cyndi Ganzlsow-Wold and her husband Stephen Wold of Princeton, Sandy Christiansen of St. Cloud, and Lynda and her husband Tony Woulfe of Pine City. Beverly is preceded in death by...

Leo Joseph Gallus Jr.

Leo Joseph Gallus Jr.

Apr 28, 2013

Leo J. Gallus Jr. was born February 7, 1931 in Delano, Minnesota to Agnes (Mross) and Leo Gallus Sr. He died peacefully at his home in Pine City on Sunday night, April 28, 2013.at the age of 82. Leo grew up and went to school in Delano, Minnesota. He worked for the railroad for 16 years and for Hennepin County...

Laura Lundin Novy

Laura Lundin Novy

Apr 26, 2013

Laura Lundin Novy, of Pine City, passed away on April 26th 2013 at the age 89. Laura is survived by daughters, Sandra (Richard) Cavallin, Penny (Fritz) Hudlow, and son Richard Novy (Theresa Gollnick), and Cindy Novy.  Also survived by nine grandchildren, Linda (Rick) Boland, David (Carla) Cavallin, Melissa (Tom) Westman, Jeffrey (Jaclynn) Cavallin, Nicholas (Traci) Cavallin, Dana (James) Clark, Christopher...

James Alfred Anderson

James Alfred Anderson

Apr 20, 2013

James Anderson, age 55, of rural Pine City died Saturday, April 20, 2013 at his home. He is survived by daughters: Venus Anderson of McLaughlin, South Dakota, Margrette Anderson of Madison, Minnesota; grandchildren: Hunter & Nathaniel Warren-Durham, and Michelle Anderson; mother Margaret Anderson of Pine City, sister Sheila Todd of Pine City, brothers: Lee (Amy) Anderson of Danbury, Wisconsin, Jan...

Ruby Mae Hokanson

Ruby Mae Hokanson

Apr 20, 2013

Ruby Hokanson of Harris passed away at University of Minnesota Hospital on April 20, 2013 at the age of 86. She is survived by her son Kelly Hokanson and his wife Kelly of Harris, brother Floyd (Marcia) Schweigert of Cushing, OK, sisters-in-law: Dorethy Schweigert of Laurie, MO, and Mavis Schweigert of Rush City, MN; her brother-in-law Don Barthel of Albertville,...

Ronald Joseph Bastyr, Jr.

Ronald Joseph Bastyr, Jr.

Apr 13, 2013

Ronald J. Bastyr Jr., aka "Papa B" of Pine City, formerly of Stillwater, passed away suddenly on Saturday April 13th at the age of 58. Ron was a devoted husband, father and papa. He loved spending time with his two adorable grandchildren, going on snowmobile rides, cruising up and down the Snake River on the pontoon, or just relaxing by...

Clifford Adolph Caza

Clifford Adolph Caza

Apr 11, 2013

Clifford A. Caza, 80, died peacefully at his home in Rock Creek on Thursday, April 11, 2013. Clifford was born December 10, 1932 in Rushseba Township, Chisago County, to Edrick and Helen (Rolander) Caza. His family lived for a short time in St. Paul, but returned to the Rush City area where Cliff attended a rural school. He worked at...

Melvin George Geisler

Melvin George Geisler

Apr 10, 2013

Mel Geisler, age 71 of Pine City died Wednesday, April 10th at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth from a fall.Melvin was born to Bill & Velda Geisler on November 22, 1941 in Superior, Wisconsin. In his younger years Melvin enjoyed playing ball and managed ball teams and attended tournaments. Melvin married Loretta on June 25, 1982. They made their home...

Russell Gordon Stauffer

Russell Gordon Stauffer

Apr 9, 2013

Russell Gordon Stauffer was born on August 5, 1924 in Rush City, MN to Clarence and Cecilia (Overmann) Stauffer. The family moved to St. Paul when Russell was 12. The majority of his life was spent in St. Paul where he was a life long employee of the Hamm's Brewery. While living in St. Paul, Russell was an active member...

Kenneth Leon Stormo

Kenneth Leon Stormo

Apr 6, 2013

Kenneth Stormo of Watertown, South Dakota passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at the age of 92 at his daughter's home in Rush City, Minnesota. Kenneth Leon Stormo was born October 24, 1920 in Hamlin county, South Dakota to Severt and Sarah (Olsen) Stormo. He grew up in the Hazel area and married Ruth Lohr December 31, 1941. The...

Charlotte Ruth Walberg

Charlotte Ruth Walberg

Apr 5, 2013

Charlotte (Moll) Walberg was born November 15, 1924 in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm and attended school in that area. After graduating she moved to the Twin Cities and started working at an insurance company. On September 29, 1946 Charlotte was united in marriage to Paul Walberg of Greeley, Minnesota. After the wedding they lived...

Nancy Louise Sterk

Nancy Louise Sterk

Apr 3, 2013

Nancy L. Sterk of Rush City died Wednesday (4/3/13) at the Fairview Lakes Medical Center in Wyoming, MN at the age of 70 years. Nancy was born December 1, 1942, in Crookston, MN to Grant and Elizabeth (Zupetz) Hauger. The second of four children, she and her siblings were raised in Baudette, MN. The family enjoyed many adventures traveling, fishing...

Helen Agnes Asplund

Helen Agnes Asplund

Mar 26, 2013

Helen Agnes (Rudnicki) Asplund, age 94 went home to be with the lord on March 26, 2013. She was the sixth of eleven children born to Stanley J. and Mary (Landowski) Rudnicki on November 2, 1918 in Avon Minnesota. She married DuWayne Hassler on June 21, 1937. DuWayne was killed in a construction accident on August 15, 1939. One child...

Gertrude Appolonia Rootkie

Gertrude Appolonia Rootkie

Mar 26, 2013

Gertrude Rootkie, of Pine City, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at her home on Cross Lake at the age of 92. Gertrude is survived by husband Paul Rootkie of Pine City, son Cary Rootkie and his wife Janet of Pine City, daughter Gail Hanson and her husband Charles of Blaine grandchildren: Bridget Ausmus, Brenda (Duwayne) Dahl, Paul Rootkie, Todd Hanson...