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Obituaries
Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County
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...
Rita Anne Webber
Jan 28, 2012
Rita died on Saturday, January 28th at the Lakeside Nursing Home in Pine City where she had lived for the past several years. She was 86 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents Achille "Archie" J. and Parmelie (Menard) Thibodeau, her husband Charles F. Webber, sons Peter Webber and Jerome Webber, and brother Marcel Thibodeau. She is survived...
JoAnn Mary Carpenter
Jan 21, 2012
JoAnn Mary (Kozak) Carpenter was born February 16th, 1946 to Edward and Bessie Kozak of Pine City. She grew up on the farmstead that belonged to her grandfather James Kozak. She grew up with her two older brothers, Ted and Ben and her cousin Dean Strassner, who lived next door. They enjoyed many years of hunting, fishing, swimming and waterskiing....
Glenn Johnson
Jan 18, 2012
Glenn Johnson, Age 91, of Pine City died January 18th at Pine Medical Health Care Center in Sandstone. Glenn Johnson was born February 9, 1920 in Hinckley, Minnesota to Julius “Jupe” and Velda (Lynch) Johnson. He grew up in Hinckley and graduated from Hinckley public schools. Glenn farmed until 1941, when he joined the US Army. He served in Company...
Joseph Charles LoBello
Jan 14, 2012
Joseph Charles “Joe” LoBello, age 53, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Pine City, MN. Joe grew up in Bloomington playing baseball, shooting hoops in the driveway and hanging out with his buddies along the banks of the Minnesota River. He loved to camp with his friends and family and never outgrew his love for the outdoors and the...
Penny Kaye Barnes
Jan 9, 2012
Penny Barnes, age 79, of Pine City, Minnesota, died at her home Monday afternoon January 9th. Penny is survived by children: Mary Pat Cheney and her husband Mike of Shoreview, Keen Barnes of Pine City, Thomas Barnes and his wife Darcy of Pine City, and Michael Barnes and his wife Theresa of Wisconsin; 11 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; and many...
Roberta "Birdie" Trail
Dec 28, 2011
Roberta “Birdie” Trail of Rush Oaks Apts. in Rush City died Wednesday, December 28th at her home at the age of 68. Roberta was born to Irene (Brazil) and George Warren in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 16, 1943. She attended Central High School in Minneapolis and moved to Portland, Oregon in 1962. She worked at various jobs in Portland until...
Thomas "Tom" Lee Sommer
Dec 28, 2011
Tom died suddenly early Wednesday morning, December 28th at Essentia Health Center Hospital in Sandstone, Minnesota.Tom is survived by his children Shannon Sommer and Jared Sommer, both of Rogers, Minnesota. He is also survived by his parents ILene and Butch Sommer of Pine City, brothers Jim Sommer of Pine City, Steve Sommer of Orlando, Florida, neices Shiann and Lauren, nephews...
Billy Dean Vail
Dec 26, 2011
Mr. Bill Vail of Cambridge, died Monday (12/26/11) at the Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis at the age of 84 years. Bill was born in Keokuk, Iowa on December 21, 1927 to William H. and Rowena (Capps) Vail. After graduating from Keokuk High School in 1945, he enlisted in the service during WWII, serving in the US Navy for two years....
Donald Arthur Peterson
Dec 20, 2011
Don was born on August 21, 1929 in Harris, Minnesota to Hilding and Blanche Peterson. He passed away on December 20, 2011 at North Memorial Hospital in Minneapolis at the age of 82. Don had been living at the Health and Rehab of New Brighton for the last 5 years. Don owned and operated the Peterson Food Store in Harris...
Lydia Adeline Anderson
Dec 17, 2011
Lydia Adeline Anderson, the daughter of John and Theresa (Haberman) Pavek, was born May 18, 1913 on the family farm located east of Beroun, Minnesota. She grew up there and attended rural District No. 25 School through the 8th grade. On April 24, 1935, Lydia was united in marriage to Otto Walter Anderson at Princeton, Minnesota. Family and friends knew...
Phyllis Irene Johnson
Dec 17, 2011
Phyllis Johnson, age 73, of rural Pine City died Saturday, December 17th at Walker Methodist Health Center in Minneapolis. She is survived by husband Dick Johnson; Children: Jerry Johnson and his wife Nareth Chuan of St. Paul; Sue Seely and her husband Mark of Shakopee; Jeff Johnson of rural Pine City, Kim Young of Green Isle; Amy Anderson and her...
Doris Pauline Johnson
Dec 13, 2011
Doris Johnson passed away Tuesday, December 13th at Ecumen Parmly Lifepointes Nursing Home in Chisago City at the age of 74. Doris was born December 21, 1936, the daughter of Emmett and Eleanor Gravdal of Sisseton, South Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She was an active member of First Lutheran Church in Rush City for...
Mabel Thieman
Dec 3, 2011
Mabel Gladys Thieman was born July 20, 1913 in Lankin, North Dakota to John & Mary (Gardner) Peil. At an early age, Mabel and her family moved to a farm east of Pine City. She married Richard Thieman in 1930 at a ceremony at the Pine County Fairgrounds Grandstand. Several area businesses provided gifts for the lucky couple! Mabel and...
Ardoth "Ardy" Karas
Dec 2, 2011
Ardoth (Ardy) Karas passed away December 2, 2011 surrounded by his family following a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. He was born April 6, 1917, to Frank and Christina (Toman) on the family farm located east of Pine City, Minnesota. Ardy attended School District #30 east of Pine City and went on to attend Pine City High School, graduating in...
Clara Elizabeth Pugsley
Nov 29, 2011
Clara Elizabeth (Mason) Pugsley, 91 of Pine City, died Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at the Lakeside Medical Center in Pine City. Clara was born in Algona, Iowa on September 2, 1920 to Charles and Alva (Schlagel) Mason. She was the third of eight children. Clara met Donald Lavern Pugsley in high school; they were married on October 18, 1937 and...
Florence Bongard
Nov 29, 2011
Florence Bongard, age 92, of Pine City died Tuesday afternoon (November 29, 2011) at Suite Living in North Branch, MN. Florence was born on May 20, 1919 to Gerhard and Rosa Bongard. Florence grew up in Rush City where she attended school. After graduating high school, she attended a year of college before starting a life-long career as a telephone...
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