Obituaries

Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County

Evangeline "Vangie" Victoria Johanson

Evangeline "Vangie" Victoria Johanson

Oct 30, 2011

Evangeline “Vangie” Victoria Johanson was born in Pine City, Minnesota on July 3, 1920, to John and Mary (Gardner) Peil. She grew up in Pine City with her 19 siblings. She married Wendell Johanson in 1937. They lived together in Pine City for a few years before moving to St. Paul where they raised their four beautiful daughters: Beverly, Pearl,...

Janet Myra Pals

Janet Myra Pals

Oct 28, 2011

Janet Myra Pals (nee Bell), age 72, died peacefully at her home in Pine City, MN on October 28, 2011 after a long struggle with ovarian cancer. Janet was born on April 6, 1939 in Robbinsdale, MN to James and Olive Bell. Eventually, her parents divorced and along with her 4 siblings (Ellen, Si, Martha and Gary), she grew up...

Frank Orin Real

Frank Orin Real

Oct 24, 2011

Frank Real of Grasston, died unexpectedly Monday (10/25/2011) at First Light Medical Center in Mora at the age of 79. Frank is survived by his wife Anne Crider-Real, daughters: Stella (Steven) Real-Werner of Pine City, Minnesota, Rachel (James) Nelson of San Jose, California; brother Anthony Real of Corinth, Mississippi, step children: Keith Crider of Eagan, Minnesota, Lilia (Kent) Syverson of...

Jean Evelyn Estrem

Jean Evelyn Estrem

Oct 21, 2011

Jean was born on a snowy night in Massachusetts on Feb. 20, 1921, to Edith and Harold Sweeley. Jean grew up and attended school there. Just before Jean was to graduate, she married Mr. Taylor. To this marriage was born a daughter, Jean. It was a few years later that they divorced. In 1941 she met and married Jack Lauterborn,...

Roberta Ellen Kadoun

Roberta Ellen Kadoun

Oct 19, 2011

Roberta Ellen Kadoun, the daughter of George and Louise (Marple) Gregory, was born July 31, 1916 in Ortonville, South Dakota. Her father's desire was to get off the Dakota prairies, and it was not long before he moved his family to Duluth, Minnesota where he began working in the steel mills. Roberta and her brothers grew up in Morgan Park,...

Stanley Wiener

Stanley Wiener

Oct 12, 2011

Stan “spike” Wiener of Stan’s Radiator and Stan and Gene’s Salvage; of Pine City, passed away Wednesday (10/12/2011) at his home on Cross Lake in Pine City at the age of 84 years after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a family man, a friend to many, and a fair and honest business man for many years in the...

Jonathan Charles Rinden

Jonathan Charles Rinden

Oct 12, 2011

Jonathan Charles Rinden, 43, died Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at Season’s Hospice, Rochester, MN, of colon cancer. A funeral service will be held at Rochester Assembly, 4240 18th Avenue NW, Rochester, Sunday, October 16, 4 p.m. with visitation from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Jonathan Rinden was born, May 25, 1968, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, to David and Gracia Rinden....

Gordon "Gordy" Dean Perreault

Gordon "Gordy" Dean Perreault

Oct 11, 2011

Gordon was born August 5, 1945 in Crookston, Minnesota to Louis and Rose Perreault. He attended school in Rush City, Minnesota and graduated in 1965. He also attended Carleton College for two years. Gordy was an insurance agent for a short time, and then quit to follow his passion of building and remodeling homes. He accepted Jesus Christ as his...

Robert Henry Rasmussen

Robert Henry Rasmussen

Oct 9, 2011

Robert Henry Rasmussen, of Rock Creek, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. He was 84 years old. Bob was born on November 24, 1926 in Rock Creek, Minnesota to parents Jorgen and Marie (Mikkelsen) Rasmussen. Born the third of five children, Bob attend District 15 country school in rural Pine City....

Emma Eleanor Haug

Emma Eleanor Haug

Oct 8, 2011

Emma Haug passed away Saturday, October 8, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Rush City, at 102 years of age. Emma was born May 23, 1909, the oldest of seven children born to Joseph Roubinek and Anna Tone Roubinek, then living in the Beroun area. At a young age, the family moved to a farm east of Pine City...

Ruth Mildred Behrendt

Ruth Mildred Behrendt

Oct 8, 2011

Ruth Behrendt, age 101, of Rock Creek died at her home on October 8, 2011. She is survived by her children: Lawrence Peil of Maplewood; Kenny Peil of Pine City; Eugene Peil of Danbury, Wisconsin; Lois O’Neil of White Bear Lake; Shirley (Jim) Kirchberg of Rush City; and Milo (Linda) Behrendt of North Branch; 26 Grandchildren; 55 Great grandchildren; 31...

Mary Jacobson

Mary Jacobson

Oct 8, 2011

Mary Jacobson, age 81, of Pine City died Saturday evening at her home. Mary is survived by her children: Mark (Sue) Osterdyk of Pine City, Kelly (Cheryl) Osterdyk of Pine City, Susie (Chris) Matzer of Isanti; 11 grandchildren, and 5 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by husbands Pete Osterdyk & Otto Jacobson; daughter Judy Brand; parents Steve Sr....

Frances Olson

Frances Olson

Oct 3, 2011

Mrs. Frances Olson of Rush City; died Monday (10/3/11) at the Cambridge Medical Center in Cambridge, MN at the age of 96 years. Frances was born April 17, 1915 to Frank and Emma (Valleen) Carlson in their rural Rush City home. She attended the Peers School through eighth grade and graduated from Rush City High School in 1932. She then...

Mark Jospeh Shatava

Mark Jospeh Shatava

Oct 1, 2011

Mark Joseph Shatava, age 42 of West Lafayette, Indiana died Saturday evening, October 1, 2011,  at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, following a lengthy illness.  He was born July 2, 1969, to Joseph and Anda (Kalnins) Shatava in Lafayette, Indiana.Mark grew up and attended school in West Lafayette, Indiana, graduating from Harrison High School in 1987.  He then went...

Richard George Schneider

Richard George Schneider

Sep 29, 2011

Richard George Schneider was born September 2, 1934 in Rush City, MN to George and Josephine(Schunicht) Schneider. Richard “Dick” Schneider passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends at his home on Rush Lake; September 29, 2011 at the age of 77 years. Dick lived his entire life in Rush City! He attended and graduated from Rush City High School,...

Janice Schwartzwald

Janice Schwartzwald

Sep 28, 2011

Janice Caroline Schwartzwald, the daughter of Gustav and Mathilda (Braun) Schwartzwald, was born at Pine City, Minnesota on December 13, 1922.  She died September 28, 2011 at the Margaret S. Parmely Residence in Chisago City, Minnesota, having reached the age of 88 years. Janie, as she was known to her family and friends, attended rural school #69, graduated Pine City...

Lucille Marie Johnson

Lucille Marie Johnson

Sep 25, 2011

Lucille Johnson of Pine City died Sunday at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the age of 63 years. For those who knew Lucille, they called her Lou or Lucy.  She was born in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, but grew up in Weyerhauser, Wisconsin.  After marrying Marlowe in 1965, they moved to Minnesota.  Marlowe and Lou settled in Circle...

John Gilbert Stephan

John Gilbert Stephan

Sep 20, 2011

John Gilbert Stephan was born September 4, 1914, to Vincent and Anna (Chizek) Stephan near Brook Park, Minnesota.  He spent his childhood years there on the family farm and attended a rural elementary school and then high schools in Brook Park and Hinckley.Following graduation, John moved to Chicago, Illinois to attend business school.  While there he met his future wife,...

Bernice Joyce Carlson

Bernice Joyce Carlson

Sep 16, 2011

Bernice Joyce Carlson of Rush City, MN, 76, died at Fairview Lakes Regional Medical Center in Wyoming, MN on September 16, 2011, surrounded by her family. Bernice was born September 24, 1934 in North Branch, MN to Ben and Minnie (Klook) Carlson. She lived her entire life in Rush City, graduating from Rush City High School in 1952. After graduation,...

Lillian Hannah Lundquist

Lillian Hannah Lundquist

Sep 11, 2011

Lillian Lundquist, age 103, of Pine City and formerly of Hinckley and south Minneapolis died at Lakeside Nursing Home in Pine City on September 11, 2011.   She is survived by sons Dennis (Kathy) Lundquist of Monticello and Landis (Kathi) Lundquist  of Woodbury; grandchildren:  Andrew (Jen) Lundquist, Rachel (Matt) Ridenour, Benjamin Lundquist, Elizabeth (J.P.) McIntosh, Angela (Brian) Bomgren, Daniel (Netta)...