Obituaries

Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County

Leonard Hinze

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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...

Mary K. Swenson

Mary K. Swenson

Mar 1, 2011

Mary married Gene Lloyd Swenson in 1951. The couple traveled extensively during Gene’s military career. Mary was a homemaker and raised their two sons. After their sons were grown, they move to Hinckley, Minnesota and Mary worked at the Pine City nursing home. After Gene’s death she moved to Pine City. Mary was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church,...

Myrtle "Myrt" Mae Doran

Myrtle "Myrt" Mae Doran

Feb 23, 2011

Myrt Doran died early Wednesday morning, February 23rd at Lakeside Nursing Home at the age of 81.She was preceded in death by her loving husband Don, parents Axel and Gertie Anderson, siblings Vi Jenkins, Helen Anderson, Dorothy Lindstrom, Kenny Anderson, Elmer Anderson and Herbert Anderson and son-in-law Allen Erhart.She is survived by her children:  Cheryl (Jim) Richter of North Branch,...

George Alfred Anderson

George Alfred Anderson

Feb 22, 2011

George Anderson of Pine City died early Tuesday morning February 22nd at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis at the age of 76.  He was preceded in death by his parents Alfred and Maggie Anderson, a son Joel, a great granddaughter and 5 sisters.  He is survived by his wife Margaret, his children James Anderson and Sheila Todd, both of Pine City,...

Margaret Ruth Nelson

Margaret Ruth Nelson

Feb 22, 2011

Margaret Ruth Brooks was born on September 28, 1925 in Savannah, Georgia to Guy Richard Brooks Sr. and Bessie Winora (Johnson) Brooks. She grew up and attended schools in the Savannah, Georgia area and graduated from Frazee High School. As a young girl, Margaret moved with her family to Audubon, Minnesota in 1935 and later in 1942 the family moved...

Inez Adeline Nelson

Inez Adeline Nelson

Feb 19, 2011

Inez Adeline Snobeck Nelson died early Saturday morning, February 19, 2011 at Grace Point Crossing, Gables East in Cambridge, Minnesota.  She was 87 years old.Inez was born on June 14th, 1923 to Henry and Besie (Okstad) Snobeck in Gonvick, Minnesota.  She had one sister Bella, and two brothers, Herman and Marvin.  She graduated from high school at the age of...

Elizabeth "Betty" Margaret Prahl

Elizabeth "Betty" Margaret Prahl

Feb 18, 2011

Elizabeth “Betty” Margaret Prahl was born December 16, 1924 to William and Lillian (Spinler) Kabage in Blufton, Minnesota in Otter Tail County. She grew up on the family farm near Hinckley, Minnesota, received her initial education in a one-room rural school, and graduated from Hinckley High School. During the years of the Great Depression the whole family worked hard to...

Carol Jean Shatava

Carol Jean Shatava

Feb 13, 2011

Carol Jean Freeman Shatava, age 89, a life-long resident of the West Rock Creek and Pine City areas, died Sunday (2/13/2011) at the Lakeside Medical Center in Pine City. Carol was born on August 21, 1921, to John and Minnie (Behrendt) Freeman at their farm home. She was baptized at West Rock Lutheran Church and later confirmed at Pine Grove...

Albert Klande

Albert Klande

Feb 13, 2011

Albert Klande of Pine City, died Sunday 2/13/2011 at his home west of Beroun, at the age of 80 years. Albert Klande is survived by his wife Bonnie, sons: Jon (Robin) Klande of Wabasha, MN., Al Klande, daughters Barbara Klande of Denver, Colorado, Connie Klande of St. Paul, step-daughter Kelly (Scot) Morris of Conifer, Colorado, Daughter-in-law; Kim Klande, grandchildren: Andrew...

Annette Ann Tracy

Annette Ann Tracy

Feb 10, 2011

Annette Ann Tracy was born Feb. 4, 1955 to Hiram and Helen Stevens in Rush City, MN. Annette grew up in the Rush City area and attended Rush City schools. She married James Tracy at the Presbyterian Church in Pine City, MN in Oct. 1, 1977 and had two sons Joshua and Adam. Annette worked as a seamstress and a...

Darlene Virginia Conway

Darlene Virginia Conway

Feb 8, 2011

Darlene Conway of Fridley, formerly of the Pine City and Rush City areas passed away Tuesday evening at Unity Hospital in Fridley, Minnesota.  She was preceded in death by her parents Foster and Lucille (Jacobson) Louden and a sister Donna Bell.  She is survived by her husband Dennis, her sons Dan Dunlap and his wife Tausha of Vandnais Heights, Mike...

Marilyn Jean Ramberg

Marilyn Jean Ramberg

Feb 6, 2011

Marilyn Jean Ramberg died Sunday, February 6, 2011 at The Villages of North Branch, at age 82. The second of four daughters, Marilyn was born on September 22, 1928 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Thomas and Lovina Halverson. Marilyn graduated from Roosevelt High School in south Minneapolis in 1947 and held various jobs after graduation. On August 6, 1949, she married...

Marjorie Geneva Lepsch

Marjorie Geneva Lepsch

Feb 5, 2011

Marjorie Lepsch, age 89, of Pine City, died Saturday February 5th at the Lakeside Nursing Home in Pine City. She is preceded in death by her husband Bill. She is survived by children Betty (Daniel) Posner of Motley, Mimi (Buck) Kucera of Pine City, and Bill (Diane) Lepsch of Fridley. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren and 29 great...