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Obituaries
Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County
Ruth Mavis Geisler
Apr 13, 2011
Ruth Mavis Geisler was born April 4, 1929 in Clarkfield, Minnesota. She was the eighth child born to Mae and Julius Lange. Her family moved to a farm east of Pine City when she was 12 years old. She attended Meadow Lawn School and Pine City High School. Ruth married Arthur Geisler January 26, 1947 at the First Lutheran Church...
Kenneth "Ken" George Wallin
Apr 12, 2011
Ken attended Johnson High School in St. Paul where he played both hockey and football. Prior to graduating he and his family moved to Hackensack Minnesota where he continued with his high school football endeavors. He also liked history and art. After graduating from Hackensack in 1948 he enlisted in the US Army. Released on a medical discharge, Ken continued...
Walter "Walt" A. Duzan
Mar 30, 2011
Walt Duzan died Wednesday evening, March 30th at Lakeside Nursing Home in PIne City at the age of 92. He is survived by his wife Vera; his children, John and his wife Marie of the state of Georgia; Karen and her husband Steve Mueller of Michigan; Jeffrey and his wife Sally of Bemidji; Steven and his wife Betty of South...
Mary "Betty" Elizabeth Tacheny
Mar 27, 2011
Mary Elizabeth Tacheny passed away on Sunday, March 27th at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota at the age of 78.Mary was born on February 7th, 1933 to Donald and Irene (Walton) Alguire in Rock Creek, Minnesota. She was given the nickname "Betty" which became the name most people knew her by. Betty attended school in Rock Creek, Minnesota and...
Kenneth "Ken" Leonard Hoiem
Mar 26, 2011
Kenneth Leonard Hoiem, 55 years, of Lindstrom, Minnesota, went to be with his Savior Jesus Christ on March 26th, 2011 after his battle with cancer. Kenneth Leonard Weiss was born on July 10th, 1955 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Ken was blessed to have two families. On July 5th, 1961, Ken was adopted by Andrew and Phyllis (Rood) Hoiem of Saginaw,...
Albert Dusek
Mar 23, 2011
Mr. Al Dusek of Pine City died Wednesday (3/23/11) at the Fairview Lakes Regional Medical Center in Wyoming, Minnesota at the age of 86 years. Born July 30th, 1924 in Owatonna, oldest of 4 children born to Fred & Mary (Kubat) Dusek. Al spoke only Czech until he learned English in grammar school. He graduated from Owatonna High School in...
William Shir
Mar 23, 2011
William Shir of East St. Paul; originally of Brook Park, died Wednesday (3/23/11) at the Golden Living Center in Rush City, MN at the age of 86 years. He is survived by his daughter Linda (Joe) Groppoli of Maplewood, MN. grandsons Tim Groppoli, Joe (Jessica) Groppoli Jr.; 5 great grandchildren, step-sons George, John, Steve (Jody) Webb; 6 step-grandchildren; The Shir...
Shirley Mae Malm
Mar 22, 2011
Shirley died Tuesday, March 22nd at Lakeside Nursing Home in Pine CityShe is survived by her husband Marvin, her daughter Sandy and her husband John Bergwick of Brook Park, son Michael Malm of Babbitt, grandchildren, Denise (John) Johnson of Duluth, Dawn (Joe) Vanek of Brook Park, Christopher (Rochelle) Bergwick of Brook Park, and Heidi Bergwick (Matt Robbins) of Grasston. She...
Orrin Albert
Mar 21, 2011
Orrin Albert Orrin Albert was born March 31, 1919; in Grinell, Iowa to Orrin Sr. and Ora (Shaw) Albert The family moved to Redlands, California where Orrin’s father taught math at the University of Redlands. Orrin graduated from high school and the University of Redlands with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Most of his adult life, Orrin worked for the...
Margaret L. Hegle
Mar 14, 2011
Margaret Lillian Hegle died Monday afternoon, March 14th at Lakeside Nursing Home in Pine City. She was preceded in death by her husband Glenn and her son Richard. She is survived by her daughter Glenna Reierson of Pine City, dauther-in-law Phyllis Hegle, six grandchildren, Brenda Labrano (John) of Pine City, Michael Reierson (Sandy) of Florida, Bethany Solem (Erik) of Hugo,...
Christine Broz
Mar 11, 2011
Christine Broz of Marlton, New Jersey, formerly of Pine City, Minnesota and Grantsburg, Wisconsin died Friday, March 11th in New Jersey. She was 97 years old. Christine was preceded in death by her husband William Broz and a daughter Sharon Broz. She is survived by her son Eugene Broz and his wife Edrie of New Jersey, three grandchildren and four...
James A. Williams
Mar 10, 2011
James A. Williams of Pine City, MN died Thursday (March 10, 2011) at the Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN at the age of 74. James Williams was born November 26, 1936 to Mary Ellen & Sturgis Williams; in Webster Springs, West Virginia. Because of a divorce and his father serving in the Army during WWII, James was raised by his...
Leonard Hinze
Mar 9, 2011
Leonard Hinze died suddenly Wednesday evening (3/9/2011) at his home in rural Pine City. He is survived by his wife Deleanore, his daughter Debbie Hinze of Chicago, sons Randy Hinze and his wife Pam of Pine City, Kevin Hinze of Pine City and Tim Hinze and his wife Susan of St. Paul. He is also survived by 6 grandchildren and...
Melvin Floyd Emerson
Mar 8, 2011
Mr. Melvin Emerson of Harris; died Tuesday (3/8/11) at his home in Harris at the age of 69. Melvin Floyd Emerson was born April 6, 1941 in St. Paul to Alma Sophia and Chester Duane Claire Emerson. He graduated from Monroe High School. He was active in the Army from 1961 – 1964 where he was stationed in Berlin, Germany....
Arthur Thomas Navarro
Mar 7, 2011
Arthur Thomas Navarro died Monday, March 7, 2011 at the age of 61. Arthur is survived by his daughter Kathy (Kelly) Koffler of Pine City, Minnesota, grandchildren Daisy & Michael Koffler, brother Joe Paul Navarro of California, sisters: Linda Long of California; Louisa Weeks of Oregon; and other relatives and friends. Deacon Gene Biever will officiate at a memorial service;...
Kay VanAlstine
Mar 6, 2011
Kay Maxine VanAlstine (age 67) of Rush City, Minnesota passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis following a lengthy battle with amyloidosis. Kay was born on December 15, 1943 on the old Peterson farm north of Rush City to Clair and Marian VanSickle. She grew up with three brothers – Lloyd, Don, and Bill...
Flora E. Carlson
Mar 6, 2011
Flora Etta (Higgins) Carlson was born October 27, 1917 to George and Anna (Jones) Higgins in rural Binford, North Dakota. She was baptized in the Presbyterian Church. When she was 8 years old, the family moved to a farm near Cooperstown, North Dakota. She attended rural schools, sometimes riding her ornery shetland pony, and graduated at age 16 from Cooperstown...
Russell Anderson
Mar 5, 2011
Russell Clyde Anderson was born on 12 December 1911 in Pine City (West Rock), Minnesota and passed away on 5 March 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Rush City, MN. He was the youngest son of Gust and Hulda Anderson of West Rock and had 3 sisters and 8 brothers. His parents were both of Swedish descent. Russell grew...
Clarence Burda Jr.
Mar 4, 2011
Clarence E. Burda, Jr. better known to family and friends as “Junior”, of Stark, Minnesota, passed away on Friday March 4, 2011, at the Cambridge Memorial Center in Cambridge, MN at the age of 78. "Junior" was born on December 27, 1932 to Clarence E., Sr. and Helen V. (Olson) Burda at home in Fish Lake Township. He was the...
Florence Margaret Pocta
Mar 3, 2011
Florence was born to Adolph and Rose (Basta) Pavek on a farm east of Beroun. She attended Shady Oak School District #25. On August 25, 1938, she married William (Bill) Pocta at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Beroun, MN. They were married for 66 years. Together they farmed on the land purchased from William’s parents. In 1969 she and Bill...
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