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Obituaries
Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County
Melanie Kay Peterson
Mar 20, 2012
Mrs. Melanie Peterson of Columbia Heights, died Tuesday (3/20/12) at the age of 57. Melanie is survived by her husband Gary Peterson, sons: Christopher (Kristy) Wrolstad of Rosemount, Nick Wrolstad of Frederick, Maryland; 3 grandchildren, step daughters: Carrie (Brian) Moffet of Braham, Heather Peterson of Colorado; siblings: Gale (Dave) Cumbee of Isanti, John Jones of New Hope, Michelle (Steve) Halvorsen...
Virgil Richard Magnuson
Mar 18, 2012
Virgil Magnuson, age 93 of Rush City, formerly of Columbia Heights, passed away on March 18, 2012 surrounded by his family. He is survived by wife of 62 yrs, Jeane Magnuson, daughters Nancy (Paul) Laux of Lexington, Mavis (Bruce) Ude of Belle Fourche, South Dakota, grandchildren: Paul "PJ" Laux and friend Jackie Illies, Laura (Jay) Herring, Lisa (David) Elinger, Morgan...
Lois Elaine Swanson
Mar 18, 2012
Lois Elaine Swanson, 77, of Sandstone, Minnesota, passed away on March 18, 2012, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Lois was born to Raymond and Eva Hassler on May 26, 1934 at Princeton, Illinois. She graduated from Carthage College with a BA degree in music education, with minors in voice and organ. She was a soloist with the Carthage...
Malachi "Mal" Bo Bonnell
Mar 14, 2012
Malachi Bonnell died Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at his home in Ogilvie at the age of 9. Malachi Bo Bonnell was a fun loving 9 year old boy. He was always full of smiles no matter how much pain he was in. Malachi brought joy to everyone that crossed his path and changed many lives with the heavenly light that...
Jean Ann Kane
Mar 9, 2012
Jean Ann Hogan was born July 7, 1935 in Aberdeen, South Dakota to Arthur and Magdalene Hogan. She attended Sacred Heart primary school and Central High School in Aberdeen. After graduation, she went on to nursing school at South Dakota State College. She graduated with an advanced diploma in nursing and began her career as a registered nurse. She married...
Edward Charles Lausted
Mar 7, 2012
Edward Charles Lausted, age 87, of Pine City, formerly of Duluth, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at Lakeside Medical Center in Pine City. Edward was a dairy farmer in Tainter Township in the Colfax, Wisconsin area until 1987. He enjoyed music and for several years he was in a men's barbershop group and also a member of the church choir...
Georgia Gertrude Hertenstein
Mar 5, 2012
Georgia Hertenstein of Pine City passed away at her home on Cross Lake, on March 5, 2012, at the age of 73 years. Georgia was born in Superior, WI on April 3, 1938 to parents Helen and George Richards. She graduated from Superior High School in 1956. On May 18, 1958, she was married to Joe Hertenstein of Rush City....
Robert Lewis Bitton
Feb 28, 2012
Robert Bitton, Age 71, of Apache Junction, Arizona, formerly of North Branch, died suddenly on Tuesday, February 28th while hiking in the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix. He is survived by wife Linda, mother Laura Lucien, children: Tammy Bitton, Kevin (Lisa) Bitton; grandchildren: Travis, Nicole, Eric, Sara, Shane; great grandson Jordan, and sister Shirley Shearhart. Robert is preceded in death...
Eunice Juntunen
Feb 27, 2012
Eunice Elaine Grandt was born at the Grandt farm north of Pine City on March 15, 1921. She walked to country school, graduated from Pine City High School, and attended the University of MN for 2 years. She married Robert Ovick, Sr on July 2nd, 1941 and moved with him to Alamogordo, New Mexico when he enlisted in the US...
Doris Ann Appelwick
Feb 26, 2012
Doris Ann Appelwick passed away on February 26, 2012 at the Golden Living Center in Rush City after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Doris was born on August 16, 1928 in Lamberton, Minnesota to Walter and Anna Krinke. She attended the Lamberton School graduating in 1946. She acquired her BA degree from Mankato State University. Her first teaching job was...
Karen Jean Ness
Feb 26, 2012
Karen Jean Ness passed away at the age of 73 in Bullhead City, Arizona. She was born on February 03, 1939 to Thomas Jr. & Helen (Wold) Dear of St. Paul, Minnesota. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her whole life was built around her family. Karen left behind a loving husband of 53 years, Jack Ness;...
Bernard Isadore Bjorklund
Feb 23, 2012
Bernard Bjorklund was born on February 1, 1927 in Chisago County Minnesota to Ted and Dora Bjorklund. Bun, the third of four sons was preceded in death by both his parents and all of his brothers. June 23, 1945 he was inducted into the Army of the United States, squadron A-9 3505th AAF Base Unit, Scott Field, Indiana as a...
Rynold Najmon
Feb 23, 2012
Obituary for Rynold Najmon Rynold Najmon of Pine City, Minnesota passed away at the age of 89 years on February 23, 2012 after a brief stay at Grace Pointe Crossing West, Cambridge, Minnesota. Rynold was born June 15, 1922, to Frank and Anna (Novak) Najmon in rural Pine City. He attended the rural Sauter School located east of Pine City...
Harry Louis Pauling
Feb 22, 2012
Harry Louis Pauling passed away on February 22, 2012 at the Golden Living Center in Rush City, MN at the age of 95 years. Harry was born June 17, 1916 in Amery, Wisconsin. He was adopted at the age of four years and endured a very difficult childhood. In 1941, Harry moved to Los Angeles, California, and convinced the love...
Edward "Fast Eddie" Lester Wilbert
Feb 13, 2012
“Fast” Eddie Wilbert of Pine City died Monday (2/13/12) peacefully at his home surrounded by his family at the age of 67 years. Edward Lester Wilbert was born on March 13, 1944 in Minneapolis to Daniel and Dorothy Wilbert. At the age of three Eddie, his mother and two older brothers Jim and Daryl moved to Ross Lake Township just...
Henry "Jigger" A. Cornelius
Feb 11, 2012
Jigger was born March 31, 1938 to Chester and Violet (Brogren) Cornelius in Chengwatana Township, Pine City MN. He passed away at Fairview Lakes Hospital in Wyoming, Minnesota after a short battle with cancer on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the age of 73. He attended country school district 73, through the eighth grade. He graduated from Pine City High...
Mary Ellen Phipps
Feb 9, 2012
Mary Ellen Phipps, age 78, of Pine City, formerly of Saint Paul, passed away on February 9, 2012, in her home surrounded by family, after a short battle with cancer. Mary was born May 1, 1933 in Baldwin, Wisconsin to Russell and Ada (Fern) Boumeester. Mary lived most of her adult years in St. Paul. Along with her husband Clifford,...
Gale Wolfe
Feb 8, 2012
Mr. Gale Wolfe of Grasston died Wednesday (2/8/12) at his home in Grasston at the age of 74 years. Gale was born March 26, 1937, to Rene and Vivian (Krause) Wolfe in Charles City, Iowa. His childhood years were spent on a family farm near Rudd, Iowa, with his grandparents, Wesley and Lottie Krause. Those experiences instilled a love for...
Thomas Duane Couillard
Feb 6, 2012
Thomas Duane Couillard was born Oct. 27, 1926 in Minneapolis, MN, to Raymond and Clarice (Cook) Couillard. The second of their four children, Tom was raised in Richfield, MN, where his parents had a family business of raising produce for the farmer’s market. That is how Tom developed his enthusiasm for gardening. At the age of 17, Tom began his...
Edward G. Cressman
Feb 1, 2012
Ed died Saturday, February 1st at Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington Twp., Pennsylvania after being ill for a number of months. He was 93 years old.Edward was born September 9th, 1920 in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania to William and Ida (Hennessy) Cressman. He was one of fourteen children. He received his formal education in Norristown, PA. After his schooling he went to...
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