Obituaries

Local Obituaries Of Pine & Chisago County

Donald Harold Lind

Donald Harold Lind

Aug 2, 2013

Donald Harold Lind, 86, of Rush City, died Friday, August 2, 2013, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was born May 17, 1927, in Fish Lake township, Chisago County to Rueben and Mildred (Swanson) Lind. He attended a rural school through 8th grade and graduated from Rush City High School in 1945. He married Donna Ramberg on August 15,...

Scot Todd Ploetz

Scot Todd Ploetz

Jul 31, 2013

Scot was born August 26, 1961 to Raymond and Ruthann Ploetz at St. Mary’s Hospital in Minneapolis, MN and baptized at Bethel United Methodist Church in Mound, MN. He grew up on Halstead’s Bay and attended Mound public school. He graduated from Minnetonka High school in 1980. Scot’s interest in building brought him to the Alexandria Technical School for Carpentry,...

Frederick Victor Larson

Frederick Victor Larson

Jul 27, 2013

Fred Larson of Grasston passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at his home at the age of 80 after a long battle with COPD. Frederick Victor Larson was born December 19, 1932 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota to Victor and Hannah (Anderson) Larson. He was raised in McGrath, Minnesota. In 1952, he married June Schifsky. They had three sons and...

Gary Harold Seedorff

Gary Harold Seedorff

Jul 26, 2013

Gary Harold Seedorff was born July 8, 1936 in Brook Park, Minnesota to Harold & Mabel (Jackson) Seedorff. He attended grade school at North Star school and also attended Pine City High School. Gary married Marvel Johnson in 1957. In 1959, they bought a farm in Brook Park and have lived there ever since. While farming, he also worked a...

Lois Margaret Johnson

Lois Margaret Johnson

Jul 21, 2013

Lois Margaret Johnson was born to Knud and Signe (Falck) Hansen on November 4, 1925 in Minneapolis, MN. After the death of her father in 1930, they moved to the Dale area where she attended Dale School and graduated from North Branch High School. In 1947 she was married to Kermit Johnson of Rush Point and Minneapolis and in 2007...

Lillian Clara Reiser

Lillian Clara Reiser

Jul 18, 2013

Lillian Clara Reiser was born to Henry & Emma (Pavek) Soukup on September 2, 1919 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1940, she married James Klepsa. They were married for 14 years before his death in 1954. In 1962, Lillian married Ed Reiser. They were married for 17 years until his death in 1979. In addition to being a homemaker, Lillian raised...

Kathy Hagberg

Kathy Hagberg

Jul 10, 2013

Kathleen Lucille Hagberg, age 64 of Pine City, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Kathy is survived by loving husband Walter, mother Margaret Klem, brother Kelly Klem (Janice), & sisters Sandi Schouweiler (Brian) & Tracy Scheid (Steve). Also many nieces & nephews. She is preceded in death by father, Harold Klem, sister Karon Smith, & aunt Betty Alfson....

Dorothy Julia Greig

Dorothy Julia Greig

Jul 6, 2013

Dorothy Julia (Karas) Greig died Saturday, July 6th at Golden Horizons Assisted Living and Memory Care Center in Pine City at the age of 91. She was born on March 25, 1922 to Anton and Julia Karas in the small town of Stirum, North Dakota. At the age of 5 she, her parents, three brothers, and one sister moved southeast...

Shirley Marion Spickler

Shirley Marion Spickler

Jul 5, 2013

Shirley Spickler, age 77 of Pine City died Friday evening, July 5th at the Lakeside Nursing Home in Pine City. Shirley is survived by her daughter Carrie (Earl) Major of Pine City, 3 grandchildren, brother Douglas (Doris) Van Busch of Proctor, many nieces and nephews. A gathering of Relatives and Friends will be held on Saturday, July 27th from 1:00-...

Edna Irene Miller

Edna Irene Miller

Jul 2, 2013

Edna Miller of Rock Creek, died Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at her home at the age of 86. Edna was born to Eric and Ellen Seestrom of Ashland, WI. She attended Ashland High School and was active in the Salem Baptist Church. She attended Bethel College for one year and then Mounds Midway School of Nursing for three years. Following...

Basil Ray Gardner

Basil Ray Gardner

Jun 21, 2013

Basil Gardner of Pine City died at Lakeside Medical Center on Friday, June 21, 2013 at the age of 64. Basil is survived by his sister Marilyn Hurst of Pine City, brother Ben Gardner of Utah, brother-in-law Donald Niblett of Pine City, 6 nieces & nephews, 6 great nieces & nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents Gail...

Stanley Otto Ploub

Stanley Otto Ploub

Jun 16, 2013

Stanley Ploub died Sunday, June 16, 2013 at his home in Brook Park, at the age of 86. Stanley lived most of his life on the dairy farm working with his brother Joe. He loved walking between the farms and helping out in the fields. He enjoyed hunting and being outdoors. His favorite past time was listening to old music...

Donald Eugene Olson

Donald Eugene Olson

Jun 11, 2013

Donald E. Olson of Pine City, passed away at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at the age of 81. Donald is survived by his wife Donna Olson, children: Bonnie (Bob) Coolidge of Braham, Linda (Hidelio) Diaz of O'Brien, Florida, and Jim Olson of Pine City; 8 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and many other relatives...

Audrian "Audie" Skogman

Audrian "Audie" Skogman

Jun 9, 2013

Audie Skogman of New Hope, formerly of Ogilvie, passed away at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis, Sunday, June 9, 2013 at the age of 80 years. Audie was born on October 26, 1932 to Anton and Amanda (Anderson) Skogman. Audie, one of ten children, was the second to the youngest. He was born in the years of “The Great...

Lawrence "Larry" Robert Peterson

Lawrence "Larry" Robert Peterson

Jun 6, 2013

Lawrence "Larry" Robert Peterson passed away at his home on Thursday, June 6, 2013. He was 82 years old. Larry was born February 6, 1931 to Robert and Louise (Rothenbacher) Peterson. He had four older sisters, Mildred, Janet, Marie and Ione. He lived most of his childhood life with his godparents – Anna and Dave Pranghofer on their farm near...

Wallace Larry Volk

Wallace Larry Volk

May 31, 2013

Wallace Larry Volk of Rush City, died Friday May 31, 2013 at the age of 74, peacefully at home surrounded by his family. Wally was born June 28, 1938 in Finlayson to William and Esther (Schultz) Volk. He attended Willow River High School before his journey through life. Wally served in the United States Army from 1962-1964. After serving in...

James Joseph Raway

James Joseph Raway

May 30, 2013

James J. Raway Sr of Rush City, died May 30, 2013 at Golden Living Center in Rush City at the age of 81. James was born in Golden Valley, on October 18, 1931 to Joseph and Margaret (King) Raway. He grew up on a farm in the Hastings area and was a proud veteran of the Korean War and a...

Robert Willard Andersen

Robert Willard Andersen

May 29, 2013

Bob Andersen was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 14, 1932. He attended high school at South High School when he was not skipping school to go out with his future wife Dorothy Garrison. Their dates were often going out to eat and both bringing a book to read. Bob was in the military from 1954 to 1960. He was...

Joyce Marie Holstein

Joyce Marie Holstein

May 24, 2013

Joyce Marie Holstein, age 87, of Pine City, formerly of St. Paul, died Friday, May 24, 2013 at Elderwood of Hinckley Assisted Living. She is survived by sons: Dennis Larsen of Danbury, Wisconsin and Donald (Sue) Larsen of Mendota Heights, Minnesota; 7 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren, daughter-in-law Sandy Larsen of St. Paul, Minnesota. Joyce was preceded in death by her...

Robert Walter Kuglin

Robert Walter Kuglin

May 19, 2013

Robert Walter Kuglin passed away Sunday, May 19th, 2013 at Grace Pointe Crossing; Gables West Care Center in Cambridge, Minnesota. He was 83 years old. He is survived by his wife Carol (Jacoway) Kuglin, daughter and son-in-law Linda and David Swanson of Harris, MN., daughter Kathryn Emery of Rush City, Minn., sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law Kenneth and Jeanette Spielman of Rush...