Obituaries

Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County

Alvin Ray Cummings

Alvin Ray Cummings

Jan 25, 2024

Alvin Cummings of Pine City passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at his home in Pine City after a short, hard-fought battle with cancer at the age of 73.

Al was born in Mora, Minnesota on November 22, 1950 to Walter and Elsie (Holmstrom) Cummings. He grew up in Brook Park and then Pine City when the family moved...

Tandy Christine Duda

Tandy Christine Duda

Jan 22, 2024

Tandy Christine Duda passed away in the early morning hours of January 22, 2024 at the age of 48 in her home in Rush City, Minnesota.Tandy Duda was born to Phillip Harold Moody and Billie Marie McWhorter on October 24, 1978 in Denver, Colorado.She loved gardening, knitting, and long walks with her animals. She loved to travel and loved the...

Katherine "Kathy" Ruth Haug

Katherine "Kathy" Ruth Haug

Jan 15, 2024

Kathy Haug of Pine City passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024 at Parmly on the Lake in Chisago City at the age of 77.

Katherine Ruth Stuart was born on May 13, 1946 to Floyd Stuart and Pearl (Peterson) Stuart in Littlefork, Minnesota.

At the age of three months, she went to live with Pearl’s uncle and aunt, Enock...

Donna Leola Taylor

Donna Leola Taylor

Jan 14, 2024

Donna Taylor of Pine City passed away Sunday, January 14, 2024 at Welia Hospital in Mora at the age of 80.

Donna Leola Alexander was born January 13, 1944 to father Carl Alexander and mother Audrey (Franke) Alexander in Los Angeles, California.

Growing up, Donna was an "Air Force brat" traveling all over the United States. She graduated from high...

Patricia "Pat" Emma Peterson

Patricia "Pat" Emma Peterson

Jan 10, 2024

Patricia Emma Peterson of Sandstone passed away on January 10, 2024, and will be missed terribly by her family and friends.

She was born Patricia Emma Therriault on April 7, 1949 to Kenneth and Lorraine (Sjoblom) Therriault in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Pat had two children, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Family was the most important thing to her and she enjoyed all...

Evelyn Adeline Engelby

Evelyn Adeline Engelby

Jan 9, 2024

Evelyn Adeline Engelby of Cambridge, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at the Hennepin County Medical Center with her siblings by her side.

Evelyn was born on February 12, 1963 to Adeline (Van Horn) and Marvin Engelby in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Evelyn had a strong Christian faith and enjoyed attending many churches in the area. She loved to sing,...

Steven "Steve" Craig Olson

Steven "Steve" Craig Olson

Jan 5, 2024

Steve Olson of Brooklyn Center passed away Friday, January 5, 2024 at his home at the age of 67.

Steven Craig Olson was born December 26, 1956 to Myron and Audrey (Mell) Olson in Rush City, Minnesota. The youngest of three children, Steve grew up and went to school in Rush City. He graduated in 1975 and was voted "Most...

Michael Edward Spooner

Michael Edward Spooner

Jan 2, 2024

Mike Spooner passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 2, 2024 in Pine City at the age of 62.

Michael Edward Spooner was born March 14, 1961 to Edward and Gloria (Brondel) Spooner in Barron, Wisconsin.

He is survived by his sons Dylan Spooner of Rush City, Tyler Spooner of Sandstone; mother of Dylan am Tyler Wendy Scherkenbach of Rush City; sister Sheryl Spooner...

Elaine Kathryn Krueger

Elaine Kathryn Krueger

Dec 31, 2023

Elaine Krueger, age 76, of Pine City, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023.

Elaine Katherine Konsti was born on July 18, 1947, to Ralph and Elaine Konsti in Duluth, Minnesota.

Elaine was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She cherished her family and adored spending quality time with them. She was known for her loving and caring nature,...

Jack Nicholas Cavallin

Jack Nicholas Cavallin

Dec 21, 2023

Jack Nicholas Cavallin was born June 20, 2011 to Nicholas and Traci (Monroe) Cavallin of Pine City. He passed away on December 21, 2023 at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare in St. Paul from complications of Holoprosencephaly which is a life-threatening condition.    From the moment Jack was born he thrived despite the odds. He lived his life to the fullest....

Janice "Jan" Lea Olson

Janice "Jan" Lea Olson

Dec 19, 2023

Janice "Jan" Olson passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at Ecumen in North Branch at the age of 81.

Janice Lea Tibbetts was born on December 2, 1942 to Alvah (Ted) Evelyn (Sauer) Tibbetts in Minerva Township,Minnesota.

Jan graduated from Bagley High School in 1960 and, soon after, traveled to Rush City to work with her cousin, Beverly Tibbetts at the Coffee...

Christopher "Chris" Raymond Henricks

Christopher "Chris" Raymond Henricks

Dec 19, 2023

Please click here to view Chris' funeral service.

Christopher Raymond Henricks was born October 9, 1964 in Rush City, Minnesota, to Kenneth and Janet (Youngquist) Henricks.

Chris loved his boys, nature, hunting, motorcycles, dogs (his current dog "Tatanka"), tinkering in his shop, helping others fix things and his job.

In all, Chris had 34 years of dedicated service in Law Enforcement....

Mildred "Millie" Elizabeth Osman

Mildred "Millie" Elizabeth Osman

Dec 11, 2023

Mildred Elizabeth Osman was born on September 9, 1928 to Frank and Anna (Aubrecht) Osman in rural Pine County, Minnesota. Milly was the youngest of four children, following Cecelia, William, and Helen.

Milly worked for a family in Sandstone, Minnesota at an early age, taking care of children, housekeeping and other tasks that were needed.While attending high school in Pine...

Keith Jay Gilmore

Keith Jay Gilmore

Dec 9, 2023

Keith Gilmore passed away unexpectedly Saturday, December 9, 2023 at the age of 69.  He was born August 4, 1954 to Jim and Jean (Treat) Gilmore in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Keith grew up in Richfield and served in the Navy after high school. In 1984, Keith and his young family moved to Pine City, where he’d remain the rest of his...

Carole Jean Pederson

Carole Jean Pederson

Dec 9, 2023

Carole Pederson of Pine City passed away Saturday, December 9, 2023 at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale at the age of 79.

Carole Jean LaShomb was born January 28, 1944 to James and Dorothy (Sours) LaShomb in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Carole is survived by her sister Marlene Dullinger of Pine City; brothers Robert LaShomb, Roger LaShomb and David LaShomb; nieces; nephews; many...

Norma Joyce Senske

Norma Joyce Senske

Dec 2, 2023

Norma Senske passed away Saturday, December 2, 2023 at the Carefree Assisted Living in Ely, Minnesota at the age of 96.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the: Funeral and Cremation Service of Pine City, Swanson Chapel.www.FuneralAndCremationService.com

 

Pamela Rae Malchow

Pamela Rae Malchow

Dec 2, 2023



Pam Malchow of Rush City passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at her home at the age of 72.

Pamela Rae Falk was born April 17, 1951 to Lawrence and Grace (Jordahl) Falk at the Lutheran Deaconess Hospital in Hennepin County. In 1961, when Pam was in the sixth grade the family moved from Richfield to Colombia Heights. During...

Lawrence "Larry" Eldon Hemmer

Lawrence "Larry" Eldon Hemmer

Dec 1, 2023

Larry Hemmer, 84, of Rush City, Minnesota was called home on Friday, December 1, 2023.  He was bornDecember 12, 1938, to Francis and Evelyn (Scofield) Hemmer in Pine County. He lived most of his life in Rush City.

Larry met the love of his life, Margaret Resch, and they were married on October 4, 1958. They were blessed with six daughters.

Margaret and...

Nancy Kaye Satak LaFontaine

Nancy Kaye Satak LaFontaine

Nov 30, 2023

Nancy Satak LaFontaine passed away Thursday, November 30, 2023 at the age of 73.

She was born Nancy Kaye Satak on November 28, 1950 to Charles and Marion (Bradshaw) Satak in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Nancy began as a beautician. She retired from working on the line at the Ford plant.

She loved children, and everybody called her "Auntie Sugar."

Nancy...

William John Norman

William John Norman

Nov 28, 2023

William Norman of Pokegama Township passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at his home at the age of 78.

William John Norman was born March 2, 1945 to Axel and Helen (Schwartz) Norman in Pine City. He grew up on a dairy farm west of Pine City and attended the Jarvis Bay Country School. In 1963, he graduated from the Pine...

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