Obituaries

Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County

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...

Phyllis Bernice Mullins

Phyllis Bernice Mullins

Dec 2, 2014

Phyllis Mullins of Pine City passed away Tuesday morning at her home in Pine City at the age of 85. Phyllis is survived by her children Donald Mullins Jr. and wife Doris of Cambridge, Kathleen Barthel and husband Dennis of Princeton, Marci Karas of Pine City; 6 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. She is also survived...

Jack Paul Stumne

Jack Paul Stumne

Dec 2, 2014

Jack  Stumne passed away very unexpectedly, as a result of an auto accident, December 2, 2014 in Sandstone, MN at the age of 71. Jack was born on June 12,1943 in Pine City He was the firstborn child of Ione (Davis) and Arnie Stumne. Jack was raised on the little Stumne farm in Grasston. In the 1960's, Jack's family moved...

Martha Geraldine Mead

Martha Geraldine Mead

Nov 26, 2014

Martha Mead of Pine City passed away at her home on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at the age of 74. Martha Geraldine (Stringham) Mead was born July 4th 1940 in Idaho Springs, Colorado. She was the third of six children born to William Nelson Stringham Jr. and Geraldine Ada (Norman) Stringham. She attended school through the 10th grade and the...

Marie Leone Carlson

Marie Leone Carlson

Nov 26, 2014

Mrs. Marie Carlson of North Branch and Harris; passed away Wednesday November 26, 2014 at her home in North Branch at the age of 78. Marie was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 23, 1936. The fifth child of John (Jack) & Meta Berry. She attended St. Stephen’s Elementary and graduated from Central High School in Minneapolis. She held various...

Howard "Howie" Bryan Bloomquist

Howard "Howie" Bryan Bloomquist

Nov 24, 2014

Howard Bryan Bloomquist, 58 was born November 30, 1955 to Harry and Dorothy Bloomquist in Minneapolis, MN. He graduated from Eden Prairie High School in 1974 and then from Dunwoody Auto Body in 1976. Howard (Howie) moved to Pine City in 1978 and established Bloomquist Auto Body in 1984. Howie married Karin Ann Pixler in Minneapolis, MN on October 10,...

Daniel Victor Koller

Daniel Victor Koller

Nov 23, 2014

Dan Koller passed away Sunday, November 23rd at his North Branch home at the age of 80. Dan is survived by wife Shirley, his children Heidi Koller of New Brighton, Daniel S. (Becky) Koller of Maple Grove, Lisa (Eric) Peterson of Andover, Debra (Dennis) Roach of Woodbury, 12 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandson, and one sister  Mae Steichen...

Pearl Viola Harriet Wilcox

Pearl Viola Harriet Wilcox

Nov 21, 2014

Mrs. Pearl Wilcox of Harris; passed away Friday (11/21/14) at Gracewood Senior Living of North Branch at the age of 88. Pearl Viola Wilcox was born in Fish Lake Township on October 2, 1926 as the forth child of Rudolph and Jennie Swanson. Her family moved to Peaceful Valley when she was just a baby and she attended grade school...

Elmer LeRoy Karas

Elmer LeRoy Karas

Nov 15, 2014

Elmer Karas of Pine City passed away in his sleep November 15, 2014 at his home at Ecumen North Branch Assisted Livinng. Elmer will always be remembered as a loving husband, dad, grandfather, friend and farmer. He touched the lives of many with laughter and interest in knowing all about the people around him. He was born December 2, 1918...

Pearl Olivia Johnson

Pearl Olivia Johnson

Nov 14, 2014

Pearl Johnson of Pine City died Friday, November 14th at Community Memorial Home in Osakis, Minnesota at the age of 91. She is survived by daughter Bev Atwell of Cambridge, Jim (Jean) Olson of Osakis, step-children: Linda (Richard) Sandberg of Hugo, Karen(Ronald) Brandvald of Hugo, Richard (Jane) Johnson of Colorado, Steven Johnson of Hugo, numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great...

Janice Vivian Nelson

Janice Vivian Nelson

Nov 14, 2014

Mrs. Janice Nelson of Rush City passed away Friday (11/14/14) at Ecumen of North Branch, MN at the age of 85. Janice was born to Harry & Esther Anderson on March 18, 1929 at their family farm located in rural Cook, MN. She was the fourth of six children in the family. In 1936 she asked Jesus into her heart...

Carol June Luedtke

Carol June Luedtke

Nov 13, 2014

Carol J. Luedtke, age 80, former business owner of Luedtke’s Tavern in Beroun, Minnesota died Tuesday, November 13 after a long battle with diabetes. She passed away at Lakeside Nursing Home with her family at her side. Carol was born March 18, 1934 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Jesus Bernardo and Evelyn (Koeffler) Diaz. She attended the local schools and worked...