Obituaries

Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County

Marvin Raymond Brinker

Marvin Raymond Brinker

Apr 29, 2017

Marvin Brinker of Pine City passed away at his home on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the age of 66.Marvin Raymond Brinker was born in St. Paul on July 1, 1950.  He was the oldest of 7 children of Daniel and Margaret Brinker. Marv graduated from Pine City High School in 1969.  He worked a variety of jobs in his...

Delores Joy Johnson

Delores Joy Johnson

Apr 24, 2017

Delores Johnson of Grasston, formerly of Oakdale, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017 at Fairview Lakes Regional Medical Center in Wyoming at the age of 80. Delores Joy Wezell was born December 29, 1936 to Nelson and Elizabeth (Pupor) Wezell in Flint, Michigan. Some of Delores’ hobbies included bingo, domino's, gin, casino, singing in choir, quilting, volunteering and most of...

Harold Clark Auers

Harold Clark Auers

Apr 22, 2017

Harold Clark Auers passed away with his wife and kids by his side after a long battle with Parkinson's disease on April 22, 2017, at Burnett Continuing Care Center Grantsburg, WI, attended by St. Croix Hospice. Harold was born January 1, 1936 on the family farm in Pokegama township to Otto and Lena (Rhode) Auers. He was the forth child...

Gerald "Jerry" William Klinkhammer

Gerald "Jerry" William Klinkhammer

Apr 19, 2017

Gerald “Jerry” Klinkhammer passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at the Estates in Rush City at the age of 92.Gerald William Klinkhammer was born April 6, 1925 to Frank and Iva (Brooks) Klinkhammer in Cogswell, North Dakota.  In 1941, the family moved to Owatonna, Minnesota.   Jerry attended and graduated from Owatonna High School.  On April 3, 1945 Jerry  and Jane...

Mary Lou Vanderpoel

Mary Lou Vanderpoel

Apr 14, 2017

Mary Lou Vanderpoel of Mora passed away unexpectedly Friday, April 14, 2017 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis at the age of 57.Mary Lou Jackson was born January 31, 1960 to Jack and Mary (Shelby) Jackson in Lexington, Kentucky.Mary is survived by her husband Keith Vanderpoel of Mora; daughter Desarai Davis of Ardmore, Oklahoma; mother Mary Jackson of Ohio; 4...

Allan Herbert Jarchow

Allan Herbert Jarchow

Apr 11, 2017

Allan Jarchow of Harris, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Ecumen of North Branch at the age of 87. The animals are fed, he’s baled the hay, the chores are complete, it’s the end of the day.  Allan finished his chores and hung up his pitchfork on April 11, 2017. Allan was born on May 31, 1929 to Henry...

Wilmer Albin Lind

Wilmer Albin Lind

Apr 8, 2017

Wilmer Albin Lind was born August 3, 1923 in Rush City, Minnesota to Albin and Ida Lind and was gently placed into God’s hands Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Lakeside Health and Rehab Center in Pine City at the age of 93.Wilmar’s career included hauling milk, hauling powder for Federal Cartridge, a Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant.  He owned and...

Mary Ann Lange

Mary Ann Lange

Apr 7, 2017

Mary Ann Lange of Mora passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 at Firstlight Hospital at the age of 69.Mary Ann Goetzke was born to Donald and Margarite Goetzke March 31, 1948 in St. Paul, Minnesota.Mary is survived by her husband Leroy; children: Lisa (Paul) Dunbar of Pine City, Donald Lange of Mora, Merlin (Becky) Lange of Sandstone, Darwin Lange of...

Beverly "Bev" Jean Hurley

Beverly "Bev" Jean Hurley

Apr 6, 2017

Beverly Jean (Sobon) Hurley 76, of Rush City, joined her lifelong love Dale, in heaven on April 6th, 2017, passing away peacefully surrounded by her children. Bev was the first-born child to Frank and Marjorie (Foss) Sobon, in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 9, 1940.  She graduated from Robbinsdale High School in 1958 and met Dale that summer at the Twin...

Alden Robert Sigurdsen

Alden Robert Sigurdsen

Apr 6, 2017

Alden Robert Sigurdsen, 81, died Thursday, April 6, 2017, at Golden Horizons Memory Care in Pine City, Minnesota. On a cold winter day, Alden was born on February 17, 1936, to Ingvald and Anna (Hoff) Sigurdsen, in his home near Heron Lake, Minnesota.  He was the fourth of five children. In 1942, the Sigurdsen family moved to a small farm...

Rose Marie Louise Peloquin

Rose Marie Louise Peloquin

Apr 3, 2017

Rose Marie Peloquin of Rush City passed away on Monday, April 3, 2017 at Ecumen of North Branch at the age of 87.Rose Marie Louise Champeau was born April 7, 1929 to Ernest and Winifred (Simon) Champeau in New Richmond, Wisconsin. Rose Marie lived in Somerset, Wisconsin and attended St. Anne’s School until 4th grade when the family moved to...

Kathleen "Kathy" Rae Janssen

Kathleen "Kathy" Rae Janssen

Apr 2, 2017

Kathleen "Kathy" Janssen of Pine City passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017 at Golden Horizons at the age of 76.Kathleen Rae Mattison was born December 17, 1940 to Arthur and Ethel (Davis) Mattison in Forest City, Iowa.  She lived in Scarville, Iowa for several years before moving to a farm near Beroun, Minnesota in 1949.  The family moved to Pine...

James Gerard Buttgereit

James Gerard Buttgereit

Mar 31, 2017

James Gerard Buttgereit of Cambridge passed away Friday, March 31, 2017 at the University of Minnesota Hospital at the age of 53.James was born to Robert M. and Dorothy (Havecker) Buttgereit on September 25, 1963 in Manhasset, New York.James is survived by his daughters Danielle and Georgia Buttgereit of Cambridge; mother Dorothy E. Buttgereit of Carle Place, New York; brothers:...

Robert Emil Kryzer

Robert Emil Kryzer

Mar 27, 2017

Robert Emil Kryzer of Pine City passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at Golden Horizons at the age of 84.Robert was born to Edward and Rose (Kucera) Kryzer November 28, 1932 on the family farm in Chengwatana Township. Robert is survived by his sister Rose Marie (Bob) Krebbs of Cambridge; brother Wencel (Lucille) Kryzer of Beroun; 2 nieces, 7 nephews,...

Kenneth Roger Koskela

Kenneth Roger Koskela

Mar 26, 2017

Kenneth Roger Koskela was born August 27, 1931 to Carl and Effie (Heikkinen) Koskela in Wolf Lake, Minnesota. He attended Wolf Lake School through the eighth grade and then farmed and ran a sawmill with his father. This is where his love of tinkering, fixing and working with his hands began.Ken joined the United States Air Force in 1951 and...

Donald Carl Schwarz

Donald Carl Schwarz

Mar 26, 2017

Donald Schwarz of Pine City passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 at his home at the age of 89. Donald "Donnie" Carl Schwarz was born March 4, 1928 to William and Lillian (Schumacher) Schwarz in Pine City, Minnesota.Donnie lived in the same farm home his entire life that he had moved into on his 16th birthday.  He married the love...

Robert "Bob" Brotten

Robert "Bob" Brotten

Mar 26, 2017

Robert M. “Bob” Brotten of Pine City, Minnesota passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Lakeside Health & Rehab surrounded by his wife and family. Bob was born to David and Blanche Brotten on May 18, 1936 at the Maternity Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Bob was the youngest boy of eight children and was adored by his older sisters.   Bob moved...

Dorothy Alvira Knochke

Dorothy Alvira Knochke

Mar 24, 2017

Dorothy A. Sederberg was born September 13, 1923 in Harris, Mn on Goose Lake; Hilding Beach area. The daughter of Clarence and Alvira (Peterson) Sederberg, who later moved into Rush City; Dorothy graduated from Rush City High School in 1942 and June 8th of 1946 was united in marriage to Robert Knochke.Following their marriage, Bob and Dorothy lived in St....

Elin Margretha Dunlap

Elin Margretha Dunlap

Mar 24, 2017

Elin Dunlap formerly of Luck, Wisconsin passed away at Regions Hospital in St. Paul on March 24, 2017 at the age of 90.Elin Margretha Gjerning was born March 21, 1927 at Luck, Wisconsin; the eighth child of Peder and Kristine (Espensen) Gjerning. She was baptized and confirmed at West Denmark Church near Luck. At the age of five, her mother...

James Timothy Bender

James Timothy Bender

Mar 23, 2017

James Timothy Bender of Pine City passed away at his home on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at the age of 54.James is survived by his mother Myrna Bender of Pine City; father James (Linda) Bender of North Dakota; children Brittani (Horace) Williams of St. Paul and Cameron Bender of Red Wing; granddaughters Kaleya and Kali Williams; sister Averal (David) Tebbe...