Obituaries

Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County

Gladys E. Schultz

Gladys E. Schultz

May 3, 2010

Gladys E. Schultz, age 96, Pine City, formerly of Rock Creek, died Monday, May 3, 2010 at Fairview Lakes Medical Center, Wyoming. Gladys was born Sept. 19, 1913 to Fred and Jenny Erickson on a farm near Starkweather, N.D. and graduated from Starkweather School. She moved to Minneapolis and worked for a doctor. On Nov. 16, 1943 she married Arthur...

James C. Christensen

James C. Christensen

May 2, 2010

James C. Christensen, age 73, of Poway, California died suddenly Sunday, May 2nd at his home of a massive heart attack.He is survived by his daughters Lisa and Julie and two grandchildren, all of California.  He is also survived by his brothers Gerald (Juanita) Christensen of Pine City, Richard (Barb) Christensen of the state of Washington, Donald (Cindy) Christensen of...

Jean Marie Buselmeier

Jean Marie Buselmeier

Apr 25, 2010

Jean Buselmeier of Maplewood, formerly of Pine City and Forest Lake; died Sunday at the Maplewood Care Center in Maplewood, MN. at the age of 82 years. Jean was born on June 24, 1927 in Pine City, MN. She was an accomplished flautist and graduated valedictorian of her Pine City High School class. She majored in English at the College...

Pastor Rodney Paul Kimbler

Pastor Rodney Paul Kimbler

Apr 25, 2010

Our loving husband, father, brother, grandpa, pastor and friend passed away peacefully on April 25, 2010 from a five year battle with cancer. He was at home with his family by his side. Born in Crosby, MN on September 10, 1953, Rod graduated from Crosby High School in 1971 and married his high school sweetheart, Jackie in 1974. He graduated...

Cecilia Ann Marie Gluth

Cecilia Ann Marie Gluth

Apr 19, 2010

Mrs. Cecilia Gluth of Rush City died Monday evening at her home in Rush City, at the age of 99 years. Cele Gluth was born October 22, 1910 in Rock Creek, Mn. To Gustav and Agnes (Nelson) Olson. When Cele was 14 years old her family moved into Rush City and at age 16 she started working at Wilson’s Grocery...

William John Christen

William John Christen

Apr 17, 2010

William John Christen William John Christen of Brook Park died tragically in an automobile accident on April 17th, 2010 at the age of 19. William was born August 12th, 1990 in Fridley, Minnesota. At the age of 8 he moved to Brook Park and attended the Pine City Schools, where he graduated in 2009. He was in his first year...

Delores "Dee" Jean Leonard

Delores "Dee" Jean Leonard

Apr 17, 2010

Delores Jeanne (Dee) Leonard was born the oldest of three children to Violet and Herb Kurth in Windsor Township (Wheaton) in Traverse County in western Minnesota near the South Dakota border on May 2, 1938. She was big sister to Larry and Marilyn. Dee was raised in Columbia Heights. She also lived in Mankato, St Paul, St Paul Park, So...

John Donald Gorman

John Donald Gorman

Apr 16, 2010

John Gorman of Rush City died Friday at the Lakeside Medical Center in Pine City at the age of 77 years. John Gorman is survived by his wife Carol J.; children: Joan (Dean) Shinler of Stanchfield, John (Doreen) Gorman, Jill (Ron) Whittaker, Jane (Scott) Scherer, Julie (Brian) Stottler, and Jeanette M. McCall all of Rush City; 13 grandchildren & 9...

Marcellus John "Bud" Ertz

Marcellus John "Bud" Ertz

Apr 10, 2010

Bud Ertz of Rush City died Saturday at the Fairview Lakes Regional Medical Center in Wyoming, MN. at the age of 92 years. Bud Ertz is survived by his children; Mary Rohlf of Rush City, Roger and Kathy Ertz of Pine City, Jay Ertz of Douglas, AZ, Patricia and Bennie Johnson of Grantsburg, WI., Jim Ertz of Rush City, Gary...

Marvin R. Hinze

Marvin R. Hinze

Apr 3, 2010

Marvin Reuben Hinze, 96, of Pine City, died April 3, 2010 at Mission Nursing Home in Plymouth, MN. Marvin was born on November 30, 1913 in Pine City to Ernst and Helene Hinze.  He graduated from Pine City High School in 1931 and Teacher's College in 1932.  He taught rural school for several years and eventually went on to own and operate the...

Edwin Lee Seiler

Edwin Lee Seiler

Apr 2, 2010

Ed Seiler, age 69 of Mora, formerly of Pine City, died Friday, April 2nd at Kanabec County Hospital in Mora.  He is survived by his wife Betty, his children, Edwin Seiler II of Pine City, Theresa Cross of Mora, and James Geiler of Nebraska.  He is also survived by 8 grandchildren, a sister Lois Pifer of St. Joseph, Missouri, and...

Helen J. Haug

Helen J. Haug

Mar 29, 2010

Helen Joyce Haug, age 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Lakeside Nursing Home on March 29th, 2010.  She was born July 2, 1924 in Pine City, MN to William and Patty Gilbert.  Helen attended French school in East Rock Creek and then graduated early from Pine City High School.  She then worked at Bald Eagle Resort in Hugo,...

Jerome Daniel Monthye

Jerome Daniel Monthye

Mar 19, 2010

Jerome D. Monthye, 75, of Rush City, passed away Friday afternoon, March 19, 2010 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. He was born November 11, 1934 in South Dakota, son of the late Ervin and Dorothy Monthye. Retired at 62, Jerome was actively engaged in his 10th season working at Peterson’s Country Store in North Branch where he helped customers...

George Arthur Kaltenhauser

George Arthur Kaltenhauser

Mar 15, 2010

George Arthur Kaltenhauser was born April 25, 1920 in Hinckley, Minnesota to William and Louise (Dahlman) Kaltenhauser. He was the youngest of eight children; Harold Kathryn, Ethelwyn, Chet, Madelyn, Delphine and Kenneth. George graduated from Hinckley High School in 1939. He married Kathleen Brennan in 1942 and the couple had three children; Mike, Kathy and Jill. In 1942, George entered...

Elmer Kenneth Brackenbury

Elmer Kenneth Brackenbury

Mar 12, 2010

Elmer Kenneth Brackenbury of Pine City, Minnesota and known to his family and friends as Buddy, passed away at his rural Pine City home on March 12, 2010 at the age of 78 years. He was born March 7, 1932 on the family farm, the seventh child born to William and Louise (Schliep) Brackenbury. On June 27, 1959 Elmer was...

Earl Brown Parrish

Earl Brown Parrish

Mar 9, 2010

Earl Brown Parrish of Pine City died Tuesday (3/9/2010) at his home on Pokegama Lake at the age of 84 years old. The son of Carlos and Alice (Williams) Parrish, Earl was born at Long Lake, Minnesota, where he grew up and attended school He worked as a welder at Graco in Minneapolis and he and his wife, Shirleyann, lived...

Phyllis Marie Drimel

Phyllis Marie Drimel

Mar 8, 2010

Phyllis passed away Monday evening, March 8th at her home in Sarasota, Florida.  She was born in Crosby, Minnesota and lived a good portion of her life in Duluth, Minnesota before moving to Florida.She is survived by her husband George, her daughter Lorraine and her husband Robert Victor of St. Paul, sons William and his wife Patricia of Hartford, Wisconsin,...

Michael "Mike" Odenwald

Michael "Mike" Odenwald

Mar 7, 2010

Mike Odenwald, age 68 of Pine City, died suddenly Sunday March 7th at Pine Medical Center in Sandstone. He is survived by his wife Judy, his daughter Leesa Young of Pine City and son Charles Odenwald of Pine City. He is also survived by 4 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday...

Willis C. Mead

Willis C. Mead

Mar 3, 2010

Willis died Wednesday, March 3rd at Mission Nursing Home in Plymouth, Minnesota.  He is survived by his children:  Joan Lindman of Pine City, Raymond Mead and his wife Heather of Pine City, and Clark Mead  of North Branch.  He is also survived by five grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren.Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Tuesday and Swanson Funeral Chapel...

Willard Hanson

Willard Hanson

Feb 27, 2010

Willard Hanson, 83 years old of Pine City, Minnesota formerly of south Minneapolis died Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Lakeside Medical Center. Born in Pine City, Minnesota, April 2, 1926 to Edward and Edith Hanson. Willard grew up on a farm east of Pine City. He enlisted in the army and served during WWII. During this time he was wounded...