Obituaries

Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County

Edwin "Ed" Richard Nelson

Edwin "Ed" Richard Nelson

Apr 18, 2023

Edwin "Ed" Nelson died peacefully on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at GracePoint Crossing in Cambridge at the age of 98.

Edwin Richard Nelson was born on the family farm near Rush City, Minnesota on February 3, 1925 to Reuben and Selma (Erickson) Nelson. He graduated Valedictorian from Rush City High School in 1943 and earned an AA degree from Bethel...

Diane Margaret Cadwell

Diane Margaret Cadwell

Apr 17, 2023

Diane Cadwell of Rush City, formerly of Shoreview passed away Monday, April 17, 2023 at the age of 83.

Diane Margaret Poferl was born October 3, 1939 to Fred and Ruth (Cameron) Poferl in St. Paul, Minnesota.

On April 4, 1959 Diane married Bruce Cadwell at St. Andrews Catholic Church in St Paul.  Together they had two sons, Jeff and...

Loren Earl Campbell

Loren Earl Campbell

Apr 16, 2023

Loren Campbell of Rush City passed away Sunday, April 16, 2023 at the Burnett Medical Center in Grantsburg, Wisconsin at the age of 62.

Loren Earl Campbell was born March 30, 1961 to Earl and Mary (Fedor) Campbell in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Loren is survived by his wife Cathy Campbell of Rush City; sons Mark (Calandra) Revering of Brooklyn Park, David...

Jeffrey "Jeff" Lee Leibel

Jeffrey "Jeff" Lee Leibel

Apr 14, 2023

Jeff Leibel of Rush City passed away on Friday, April 14th, 2023 at the age of 56.

Jeffrey Lee Leibel was born October 5, 1966 to David and Mary (Cleary) Leibel in Rush City, Minnesota. He was the first of 5 children. Jeff attended Rush City schools and after graduation attended VoTech. He resided on "the farm" his whole life.

Jeff...

Juanita "Nita" Mae Steffen

Juanita "Nita" Mae Steffen

Apr 12, 2023

Juanita "Nita" Steffen of Rush City passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at her home at the age of 87.

Nita was born in Manson, Washington to Arthur and Chloris Blair on February 21, 1936.  

She was a 25-year employee of the State of Minnesota.  She enjoyed traveling out west, spending time with her family, and trips to the...

Charles Theodore Swanson

Charles Theodore Swanson

Apr 11, 2023



Chuck Swanson passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at his home in Grasston at the age of 69.

 

Charles Theodore Swanson was born November 17, 1953 to Carl and Margaret (Doyle) Swanson in Braham, Minnesota.

 

In 1972, he graduated from Braham High School and started farming with his  parents.  Chuck was known for his  love of...

Thomas James Ries

Thomas James Ries

Apr 9, 2023

Tom Ries passed away Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023 at his home in Pine City at the age of 88.

 

Thomas James Ries was born on November 9, 1934 to Charles and Delia (Grogen) Ries in Stillwater, Minnesota. He grew up in Stillwater and graduated in 1952 from the Stillwater High School.

 

Tom was employed with...

Mark Aaron Schroeder

Mark Aaron Schroeder

Apr 7, 2023

Mark Schroeder, age 50,  of Rush City passed away on Good Friday, April 7, 2023 at 12:37 AM after a courageous battle with a rare form of cancer; Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors at his home surrounded by his loved ones.

Mark Aaron Schroeder was born December 9, 1972 to Gary and Judy (Jost) Schroeder in Anthony, Kansas.

Mark is survived by...

Willard "Pete" Lester Moline

Willard "Pete" Lester Moline

Apr 5, 2023

Pete Moline passed away on Wednesday, April 5, just days short of his 95th birthday. Born and raised on a farm with no electricity or in-door plumbing and educated in a one-room school, Pete rose to executive leadership at a global engineering company. A man of mathematical formulas, he fittingly perfected the circle of life passing peacefully in the home...

John Sylvester Speten

John Sylvester Speten

Mar 31, 2023

John passed away peacefully at his home in Mora, Minnesota on Friday, March 31, 2023 at the age of 78.

John was born December 18, 1944 to Ruth Sylvia Speten in St. Paul, Minnesota.

John grew up in St. Paul and graduated from Mechanic Arts High School, class of 1963 and then went on to proudly serve his country...

John James Kozisek, Jr.

John James Kozisek, Jr.

Mar 28, 2023

John Kozisek Jr. passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at the Welia Hospital in Mora after a courageous battle with cancer at the age of 69.

John James Kozisek Jr. was born January 9, 1954 to John Sr. and Ruby (Rydberg) Kozisek in Mora, Minnesota.

John spent his youth growing up in Pine City with his many cousins, family members and...

Lael Anna Erickson

Lael Anna Erickson

Mar 23, 2023

Lael Erickson of Rush City passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at the age of 80.

Lael Anna Johnson was born April 6, 1942 to Henry and Emma (Schmidt) Johnson in North Branch, Minnesota. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church and stayed active there throughout her youth. Upon her graduation in 1960,...

Teri Schwartz

Teri Schwartz

Mar 23, 2023

Teri Schwarz passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023 at her home in Rush City at the age of 66.

Teri Schwartz was born July 28, 1956 to Don and Joan Schwartz.

Teri is survived by her life partner Terry Fellman; children Randy Grengs, Nissa Grengs; siblings Doni Lamoreaux, Barry Schwartz, Mickey Schwartz; many other relatives and friends.

She was...

Beverly Ann Olson

Beverly Ann Olson

Mar 22, 2023

Beverly Olson (Rosenow) a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mom, a grandma, a cousin, a friend, a patriot and a child of God passed away peacefully in her home in New London, MN at the age 74. Bev was brought to her eternal home with Jesus on March 22, 2023.

Bev’s journey began on August 18, 1948 with her...

Sheila Dawn Bien

Sheila Dawn Bien

Mar 19, 2023

Sheila Bien of Stacy passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at her home at the age of 67.

Sheila Dawn Arends was born February 4, 1956 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was the first child and only daughter of Raymond Dean and Lois Ann (Mudrick) Arends. 

Sheila graduated from White Bear Lake High School in 1973 and left home to...

Carolyn Jean Nybeck

Carolyn Jean Nybeck

Mar 18, 2023

Carolyn Nybeck of Pine City passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023 at her home at the age of 79.

Carolyn Jean Wolff was born March 19, 1943 to Melvin and Margaret (Smolke) Wolff in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Carolyn is survived by her husband Victor Nybeck of Pine City; daughters Renee (Skip) Peterson and Dawn (Jerome) Nordrum all of Pine City;...

Kathleen "Kathy" Ann Hambly

Kathleen "Kathy" Ann Hambly

Mar 18, 2023

Kathy Hambly passed away Saturday, March 18,2023, at her home in Pine City.

Kathleen Ann (Bengson) Hambly was born March 13, 1954 in Duluth, Minnesota to Merrill and Anna (Hyland) Bengson. She grew up in Cloquet, Minnesota, until 1970, when her family moved to Phoenix, Arizona for a year, prior to locating in Pine City. She graduated from Pine City...

Lore Roloff

Lore Roloff

Mar 17, 2023

Lore Roloff passed away Friday, March 17, 2023 at New Dawn Country Living in Grasston at the age of 84.

Lore Wiedenbauer was born June 20, 1938 to Fritz and Emma (Scheel) Wiedenbauer in Burtenbach, Germany. She immigrated to the United States of America at age 20 and became a naturalized citizen. She worked in several industries over the years and...

Kenneth Alan Yocum

Kenneth Alan Yocum

Mar 15, 2023

Kenneth Alan Yocum was called from his earthly home to his heavenly home with his God and Savior on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Northern Pines Assisted Living in Pine City at the age of 82.

Kenneth Alan was born December 30, 1940 to Kenneth Earl and Ruth Leona (Kelsey) Yocum in Grants Pass, Oregon.

After their return to Hinckley,...

Anthony Nathan Rowell

Anthony Nathan Rowell

Mar 13, 2023

Tony Rowell, our beloved brother, uncle, cousin and friend passed away Monday, March 13, 2023 at Elderwood of Hinckley at the age of 66.

 

Anthony Nathan Rowell was born October 26, 1956 to Harry and Josephine (Platzer) Rowell in St. Paul  Minnesota.  Tony grew up and attended schools in St. Paul.  He later moved to the northern Minnesota area...

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