Obituaries
Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County
Alan "Al" Lee Swanson
Sep 27, 2018
Alan Swanson of Stanchfield, formerly of north Minneapolis, passed away very unexpectedly Thursday, September 27, 2018 at the Cambridge Medical Center Hospital at the age of 65. Alan Lee Swanson was born June 30, 1953 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Sid and Margaret Swanson. Alan grew up in north Minneapolis attending Bremer Elementary, Jordan Jr. High and North High School. He...
Mary Lou Cecil Wood
Sep 26, 2018
Mary Lou Wood of Pine City passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at her daughter’s home Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at the age of 85.Mary Lou Cecil Salhus was born on February 28, 1933 to Obert and Vivian (Swanson) Salhus in Bismarck, North Dakota.Mary Lou is survived by her daughters: Linda Wood, Jeanne (Dean) VanVleet, Peggy (Rob) Rogalla,...
Dennis Eugene Brown
Sep 21, 2018
Dennis Brown of Pine City passed away on September 21, 2018 at the Abbott Hospital in Minneapolis at the age of 77.Dennis Eugene Brown was born to Joe and Mavis Brown on December 10, 1940 in Minneapolis.Dennis is survived by his wife Carol; children: Shirley (Daryl) Newton, Terry Brown, and Nicole (Chris) Eichert; nine grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; sister Linda...
Leslie "Les" Elmer Brogren
Sep 18, 2018
Leslie "Les" Brogren of Pine City passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at his home in Minneapolis at the age of 81.Leslie Elmer Brogren was born January 3, 1937 to Anton and Astrid (Sandahl) Brogren in Chengwatana Township, Pine County, Minnesota.Les grew up the youngest of six children. Born in Chengwatana, he spent his formative years on his family farm....
Leota "Lee" Merle Petschke
Sep 13, 2018
Leota Petschke passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Parmly On the Lake in Chisago City at the age of 73.Leota Merle was born on September 21, 1944 to Matthew and Georgia (Smith) Kohler in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.Lee is survived by her children: Delia (Kimberly Hardee) Madore of South Carolina, Ben (Denise) Madore of Ohio, Jean (Erik) Campeau of Pine...
Ronald George Zabilka
Sep 7, 2018
The Chicago Cubs lost a loyal fan on Friday, September 7, 2018 when Ronald George Zabilka passed away at age 82. Ron was a loving husband x 2 and dad to five daughters, a stepson, 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mom Adele Ryan; his stepfather Herbert J. Ryan; his wife of 40 years...
Carol Jean Swing-Dahlman
Sep 6, 2018
Carol Swing-Dahlman of North Branch passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Fairview Lakes Regional Medical Center in Wyoming at the age of 82.Carol Jean Schwarz was born October 21, 1935 to Otto and Mathilda (Shimek) Schwarz in Pine City, MN and was raised on her family’s farm. She graduated from Rush City High School in 1953. Carol retired from the...
DeWayne "Rob" Robert Schminkey
Aug 30, 2018
DeWayne "Rob" Schminkey of Pine City passed away peacefully on August 30, 2018 at the age 54 surrounded by his family. Rob battled heart failure for 6 years and showed incredible grace, strength, and humor throughout his journey. He was comforted to be reunited with his Maker. Rob will be greatly missed and loved for his vivacious personality and will...
Hazel Gwen Soderbeck
Aug 30, 2018
Hazel Gwen (Steinbach) Soderbeck passed away August 30, 2018 at Scandia House Assisted Living in Pine City, MN after a long battle with Alzheimer’s at the age of 79.
Hazel was born in Bellingham, WA on September 19, 1938 to Jesse and Alene (Mills) Steinbach. She was the 2nd of 6 children. Her parents were farmers and lived on a...
Dennis Ernest Mohr
Aug 30, 2018
Dennis Mohr of Saint Paul, formerly of Pine City, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Country Manor in Sartell at the age of 76.Dennis Ernest Mohr was born December 7, 1941 to Ernest and Margaret (Blatta) Mohr in Pine City, Minnesota and raised on his family’s farm. Dennis was retired from the American Can Company (Silgan Corporation) after 36...
Jeane Irene Carolyn Magnuson
Aug 29, 2018
Jeane Magnuson of Rush City, formerly of Columbia Heights, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at Edgewood Assisted Living in Blaine at the age of 99.Jeane Irene Carolyn Olson was born July 14, 1919 to Olof and Adrina (Peterson) Olson in Saint Paul, Minnesota.Jeane is survived by her children Mavis (Bruce) Ude of Belle Fourche, SD and Nancy (Paul) Laux...
Gordon "Gordy" Aldo Lindstrom
Aug 28, 2018
Gordon “Gordy” Aldo Lindstrom went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 28, 2018. Gordy was 67 years old. Gordon Aldo Lindstrom was born August 10, 1951 to Aldo and Emma (Allen) Lindstrom in Rush City, Minnesota.
Gordy attended Rush City High School, where he excelled in his studies and graduated in 1970.
Gordy grew up on a...
Pauline Walters
Aug 22, 2018
Pauline Walters of Pine City passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at Lakeside Health & Rehab at the age of 99.Pauline was born on December 24, 1918 to Julius and Hulda (Bjorklund) Bersaw in Fairmont, Minnesota.Pauline is survived by her daughter Darlene Boyce and husband Lee of Mora; grandchildren: Tracy Walters-Freese, Robyn Walters-Lemmer, Kelly Jones, Ricky Boyce and wife Donna...
Dianna Lynn Kent
Aug 14, 2018
Dianna Kent of Forest Lake passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Paul at the age of 72.Dianna Lynn Nelson was born December 3, 1945 to John and Irene (Wiksten) Nelson in Rush City, Minnesota.Dianna is survived by her husband Herb Kent of Forest Lake; daughter Kim (Todd) Close of Hugo; grandchildren Taylor (Sam) Rutledge,...
Ralph Wenzel Carlson
Aug 11, 2018
Ralph Carlson of North Branch passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Ecumen of North Branch at the age of 82.Ralph Wenzel Carlson was born December 5, 1935 to Fred and Esther (Peterson) Carlson in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Ralph grew up at 5308 Elliot Avenue South in Minneapolis in a home that was built by his father, Fred. Ralph was an active...
Francis "Dick" Richard Gibson
Aug 6, 2018
Francis “Dick” Richard Gibson was born January 21, 1930 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was the second child to Frank and Dorothy (Lau) Gibson. Dick joined his wife Ann, son Joe, sisters Rita and Grace, parents, niece Kathy, great-niece Abby and sister-in-law Erin in Heaven on Monday, August 6, 2018 at the age of 88.Dick grew up in Rosemount and attended...
James Orlo LiaBraaten
Aug 1, 2018
James Orlo LiaBraaten, 72, passed away peacefully at home in Rush City with family at his side after a 4 year plus battle with cancer. Born September 2, 1945 to Orlo and Lucille LiaBraaten, he was the oldest of seven children (but only 10 minutes ahead of his identical twin; Jack).Jim grew up in Virginia, Minnesota; camping, fishing and hunting...
Daniel "Dan" Stilwell Benjamin
Jul 31, 2018
Daniel "Dan" Benjamin of Rush City passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul at the age of 67.Daniel Stilwell Benjamin was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on January 2, 1951 to Stilwell and Phyllis (Olson) Benjamin. That is where some stubbornness started making some walk the halls in anticipation. He was the oldest of six...
Jimmy J Walker
Jul 26, 2018
Jimmy J. Walker a.k.a. Glen J. Martini formerly of the Brook Park area passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018 at the Tomah VA Medical Center in Tomah, Wisconsin at the age of 67.Glen Joe was born on September 21, 1950 to Calvin and Violet (McPheeters) Martini in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Glen served in the Army from 1967 to his honorable discharge...
Elmer "Sonny" Robert Jackson
Jul 26, 2018
Elmer “Sonny” Jackson of Hinckley passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Fairview Lakes Medical Center at the age of 81.Sonny” was born on the White Earth Reservation in 1937. Times were hard back then and it seemed even harder for the natives. Sonny was raised by his grandparents and spoke very highly of their love. Sonny, was sent to...
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