Obituaries

Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County

Gottlieb Schock

Gottlieb Schock

Jan 14, 2015

Mr. Gottlieb Schock of Jamestown, North Dakota; formerly of Kulm, North Dakota passed away Wednesday (1/14/15) at Ecumen of North Branch at the age 90. Gottlieb Schock was born, along with twin brother Bennie, on April 5, 1924 in rural McIntosh County, North Dakota to Christian and Rosina (Rott) Schock. He lived on the farm until age 17 when he...

Kirk Edward Flesland

Kirk Edward Flesland

Jan 13, 2015

Kirk Flesland, of Pine City, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at the age of 63.  Kirk was born September 30, 1951 in St. Paul, MN to Albert & Evelyn (Olson) Flesland. He was raised in Roseville and graduated from Ramsey High School in 1969. Growing up he spent summers at the family cabin on Pokegama Lake. He attended...

Margaret "Peggy" Louise Hawley

Margaret "Peggy" Louise Hawley

Jan 13, 2015

Margaret Louise “Peggy” Hawley, age 83, passed away January 13, 2015 at Elim Care in Princeton, Minnesota, surrounded by her family. Peggy was born in Minneapolis on November 7, 1931. She, along with her siblings, spent years in an orphanage in Owatonna. After leaving the orphanage, Peggy lived with a family from Hastings, where she graduated high school. Later she...

Duane "Duke" Herman Klande

Duane "Duke" Herman Klande

Jan 10, 2015

Duane “Duke” Herman Klande, age 83, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, January 10, 2015. Duane was born on October 4, 1931 to Herman “Butch” & Emma (Schultz) Klande in Pine City where he was raised and spent the rest of his life. He was one of six children. He spent his working...

Sharon Marie Anderson

Sharon Marie Anderson

Jan 9, 2015

Sharon Anderson of Rock Creek, passed away on Friday (1/9/2015) at Burnett Medical Center at the age of 70. Sharon Marie Anderson was born December 13, 1944 to Lloyd and Julia (Kluk) Orvis. She was their only daughter. On April 13, 1962 she married Larry Anderson, the love of her life and soul mate. They have a daughter named Jody....

Faith Ramona Sivigny

Faith Ramona Sivigny

Jan 9, 2015

Faith Sivigny passed away Friday, January 9, 2015 at her home in Beroun at the age of 83.Faith was born on June 26, 1931 in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin to Albert and Emily Johnson. She grew up in Lindstrom, Minnesota with her parents, brother Walden and sister Hope. As an adult she lived in Forest Lake, Wyoming, Chisago City and...

Rose Elizabeth Abdella

Rose Elizabeth Abdella

Jan 7, 2015

Rose Abdella passed away as a result of injuries sustained in a fall on Christmas evening. Rose was 94 and in remarkably good shape. She was born in St. Paul, MN on April 23, 1920. She married George Abdella, the son of immigrants from the Middle East. Rose quickly learned the art of making their recipes, even though she was...

Scott William Ferngren

Scott William Ferngren

Jan 2, 2015

Scott Ferngren of Grasston, formerly of Rush City passed away Friday (1/2/15) at his home; at the age of 55. Scott William Ferngren was born on Oct. 8, 1959 in St. Paul to Erick and Carol (Blanchard) Ferngren. He was the oldest of five boys. Scott was fearless is in his younger years and was always about enjoying life. Bungee...

Tracy Lee Sowada

Tracy Lee Sowada

Jan 1, 2015

Tracy Sowada of Pine City, passed away Thursday (1/1/15) very unexpectedly at her home on Pokegama Lake; at the age of 50. Tracy was born March 7, 1964 in California, and later raised in Cold Spring and Blaine, Minnesota. She left us suddenly on January 1, 2015 at the very young age of 50. Growing up in Blaine, she loved...

Richard "Rick" Dean Lindstrom

Richard "Rick" Dean Lindstrom

Jan 1, 2015

Rick Lindstrom of Stillwater, owner of Rick's Liquor in Wyoming and Hugo, passed away on Thursday, (1/1/2015) at the age of 55 at The Pillars Hospice Home in Oakdale, Minnesota. Rick was born October 21, 1959, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Gerald and Sharon Lindstrom. He has two brothers, Scott and Brent. Rick prided himself on the good care he took...

Jeffrey Garth Tofte

Jeffrey Garth Tofte

Dec 27, 2014

Jeffrey Tofte of Mesa, AZ and currently residing in Harris, MN, passed away on Saturday, December 27th, 2014 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, at the age of 56. Jeff was born October 31, 1958 in Sac City, Iowa to Robert & Gloria (Fritchman) Tofte. Jeff grew up in the Chicago area, where he graduated from high school. He...

Joyce LaVerle Hansen

Joyce LaVerle Hansen

Dec 22, 2014

Joyce Hansen of RushCity passed away unexpectedly Monday, December 22, 2014 at the FairviewLakesMedicalCenter in Wyoming at the age of 84. Joyce was born to Fred West. & Florence Viola (McEnaney) Dickey on June 3, 1930 on a farm near Woodstock, Minnesota in PipestoneCounty.  She was the seventh of nine children: Freda, Frances, Edith, Ruby, Gene, Vernon, Joyce, Betty and...

Robert "Butch" Kubesh

Robert "Butch" Kubesh

Dec 20, 2014

Robert "Butch" Kubesh, age 74 of Pine City, formerly of Beroun died Saturday, December 20th at the Essentia Health Hospital in Sandstone.He is survived by his sisters: Mary (Harold) Countryman of Crosby-Ironton, Margaret (Jack) Roubinek of Pine City; brothers: Clair J. (Linda) Kubesh of Rush City, Michael (Linda) Kubesh of Hinckley, Jerry  (Marilyn) Kubesh of Pine City, many nieces and...

Margaret Patricia Barton

Margaret Patricia Barton

Dec 13, 2014

Margaret Patricia “Patty” Barton passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at the age of 66, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Redwood Falls, MN on September 19, 1948 to Kermit and Margaret Nelson. When Patty was 5 years old, her mother died, which affected her deeply. Her dad died when she was...

George Howard Kurtz

George Howard Kurtz

Dec 10, 2014

George Kurtz, age 66, of Pine City passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at the University of Minnesota hospital. George Howard Kurtz was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After high school he joined the United States Marine Corps where he honorably served from 1967-1969 which included the Vietnam War. He returned home and became a Police Officer with...

Audrey Mae Anderson

Audrey Mae Anderson

Dec 10, 2014

Audrey Mae Anderson passed away at home in Rush City on Wednesday December 10, 2014 at the age of 82. She was born in Brook Park, MN on March 13, 1932 to Leslie and Gladys Nowling. Audrey was baptized as an adult with her first-born daughter Cindy at St. Stephanus Lutheran Church in St. Paul, MN. Audrey has always had...

Russel James Kruse

Russel James Kruse

Dec 8, 2014

Russel Kruse of Rush City, passed away at his home on Monday, December 8, 2014 at the age of 66.  Russel James Kruse was born on October 28, 1948 in Rush City to Carl & Ruth (Rodblom) Kruse. He was the youngest of three boys. He played in a band called the "Shy Kind" that played at a lot of...

Eva Elizabeth Anderson

Eva Elizabeth Anderson

Dec 7, 2014

Eva Anderson of Rush City and Rush Point, passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at the Villages of North Branch at the age of 95. Eva Elizabeth Anderson was born June 11, 1919 in Stacy, Minnesota; the youngest daughter of Anton & Anna (Pearson) Lundquist. She had three brothers and one sister. Eva lived on a farm where she...

Lois Helen Kilmer

Lois Helen Kilmer

Dec 4, 2014

Lois Helen Kilmer was born in Oaks, North Dakota on June 6, 1927, daughter of William Valentine and Orisa (Hitchcock) Mitchell. She had one sister and three brothers. The family moved to Onamia, MN in her early years. Lois and Arthur Kilmer were married in Aitkin on July 27, 1946. Together they raised a family of 11 children. After Arthur’s...

Ruth Annette Linnell

Ruth Annette Linnell

Dec 3, 2014

Ruth Annette (Peterson) Linnell passed away on December 3, 2014 at her home in Golden Horizons of Pine City, MN at the age of 93. Ruth was born on August 22, 1921 in Royalton Township, MN. She was the second of five children born to Anna (Thorine) and Theodore Peterson. Ruth grew up on the farm where she was born...