Obituaries

Ruth Erickson

Ruth Erickson

May 23, 2008

Erickson, Ruth A. "Ruthie" age 69 of Forest Lake, formerly of Wyoming, MN passed away suddenly on May 23, 2008 Preceded in death by son, Keith; parents Edward and Edna Peterson; siblings, Arlene Zang, Allan, Lois Ewald, Roland (Helen). She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Roger; daughters, Beverly (John) Saxe, Karin (Scott) Nelson; grandchildren, Kyle, Shawn, Rachel,...

Francis Jankowski

Francis Jankowski

May 23, 2008

Francis "Frank" S. Jankowski, age 77, of Linwood Twp. passed away May 23, 2008 Preceded in death by father, Francis. He is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, Beverly; children, Carla (Jim) Holm, Michael (Julie), James (Gail), Daniel (Mari), Joel (Cari); mother, Lillian; grandchildren, Nathaniel, Alyssa (Joe), Milena, Andy, Eric, Jeffrey, Paul, Mark, Jacob, David, Matthew, Krystal, Jonathan,...

Ethel Olsen

Ethel Olsen

May 22, 2008

Ethel Olsen (nee Hansen) Born November 8, 1919 Passed away peacefully May 22, 2008. Preceded in death by her husband Alvin. Survived by her daughters, Karen (Pat) Fahey, Marjorie Raschke, Nancy (Jack) Farvour, Peggy Jarosch and Marietta Olsen; grandchildren, Laura (Doug) Schultz, Sean Fahey (Darla), Scott (Kim) Raschke, Shannon (Dan) DeVinny, Mark Jarosch, Benjamin Raschke (Deb), Brian Jarosch, Jennifer Jarosch...

Lucielle Zimmerman

Lucielle Zimmerman

May 20, 2008

Lucielle L. Zimmerman, age 78 Passed away suddenly May 20, 2008 Her loving husband, Vernon died in April 2008. She is also preceded in death by son, David W. Baldwin; sister, Florence Paulson; brothers, William and Florain Manke. She is survived by her son LeRoy (Karen) Baldwin, their children David Baldwin, Kari (Jaysin) Hodges, Rebecca Baldwin, and their grandchildren Bryce...

David Klossner

David Klossner

May 15, 2008

David Klossner age 57 of Forest Lake died, May 15, 2008 Preceded in death by his father William Klossner. He is survived by his wife Sandy; sons, Lonnie (Beth), Chad (Kristy), Cole; grandson Jack; little friends, Brody, Bella and Ava; mother Signe Klossner; siblings, Bob, Linda (Wes) Hazlett; many nieces, nephews, family and friends. A celebration of his life will...

Richard Olson

Richard Olson

May 11, 2008

Olson, Richard M. "Rick" age 53, of Ham Lake, passed away peacefully and went to be with his Lord on May 11, 2008 after a struggle with lung cancer. He was caring, generous and loved others selflessly. He enjoyed creating a beautiful and loving home for his family both physically and emotionally. His passion for God and music made it...

Corine Scott

Corine Scott

May 11, 2008

She leaves behind her children, Dwayne (Debbie) Scott, Stacy Mae "Loretta" (Lyle) Kizzar, "Rusty" Charles (Julie) Scott, William C. Schweitzer, Donna Marie Scott (fiancAC., Ken Knie), Jimmie Daniel "Danny" Scott, Helen Vickie (Jim) Mahoney, Linda Louise (Greg) Bush; siblings, Mabel Ruiz, David (Terry) Giron, Alice (John) Head, Erma Giron; 33 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren. Memorial service will be held at...

Richard McCoy

Richard McCoy

May 2, 2008

McCoy, Richard Age 68 of Scandia Died, Friday, May 2, 2008 He is preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd and Bertha (Dezutter) McCoy; brother Walter McCoy. He will be dearly missed by those who knew and loved him including, his children Paige McCoy, Scott (Carin) McCoy; grandchildren, Andrea and Shannon McCoy; siblings, Dave (Pat) McCoy, Margaret McCoy Birch, Kathy...

Mildred Erickson

Mildred Erickson

May 1, 2008

Mildred "Milly" Erickson, age 94, of Scandia, died 5/1/08. Preceded in death by husband, Paul; son, Wayne; great granddaughter; twelve siblings; son in law, Marlin Thompson. Survived by three children, Carol (Jim) Moody, Janet Thompson, Dennis Erickson; ten grandchildren; twenty three great grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; sister, Gwen Nelson and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Service will be at 3pm,...

Ray Peterson

Ray Peterson

May 1, 2008

Ray E. Peterson, age 85, formerly of St. Louis Park, died peacefully on Thursday, May 1, 2008 surrounded by his family. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather. Ray graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1941. Following his graduation he proudly served his country during WWII in the Navy Sea Bees. He was accepted in the V-12 program...

Carl Collen

Carl Collen

Apr 27, 2008

Carl "Jim" Collen, age 73, of Coon Lake, died April 27, 2008 Preceded in death by sisters, Gertrude, Ethel, Dorothy, Marie; brothers, Stan, Ray, and Les. He is survived by his sisters, Irene (Mylo) Lundquist, Marlene and Janet Collen; brother, Richard; brother-in-law, Lou Saenger; many nieces and nephews; and special comforter, "Max" the cat. Jim retired from IBM as a...

Willard Houle

Willard Houle

Apr 25, 2008

Willard James Houle, died on April 25, 2008 at 4:00 a.m. At the time of his death he was surrounded by "Joannie" his devoted wife of 67 years; sons, Jim (Sherri), Gary (Julie), Jeff (Cindy), Greg (Debbie); daughter Mary (Lyle) Koski; many of his 17 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.; sister June Patrin. He is preceded in death by his...

Faith Langseth

Faith Langseth

Apr 21, 2008

Langseth, Faith (nee Luxenburg) age 58, of Pine City died April 21, 2008 after a very short battle with cancer. She had a successful career within the steel industry, and was a longtime employee of IPSCO MN. Preceded in death by father, Emil Heieren. She is survived by her husband, Lowell Bowen; her children, Guy Luxenburg, Tara Buckbee; grandchildren, Jordan...

Shawn Spjut

Shawn Spjut

Apr 20, 2008

Shawn D. Spjut Age 47 of Scandia, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 20, 2008 He was a longtime employee of Andersen Windows. He is survived by his children, Donald, Shaunna and Dakota; many siblings, nieces, nephews, other family and friends. Visitation will be 2:00-6:00 p.m., Friday, April 25, 2008 at Mattson Funeral Home, 343 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake. A service...

Heidi Ostrander

Heidi Ostrander

Apr 18, 2008

Heidi S. Ostrander age 49 of Forest Lake, formerly of Minot, ND died, Friday, April 18, 2008, following a lengthy illness. She is survived by her husband Dennis; family and many friends. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 6:00-7:00 p.m., Monday, April 28, 2008 at Mattson Funeral Home, 343 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake, MN. A...

Bernard Ashbach

Bernard Ashbach

Apr 14, 2008

Ashbach, Bernard "Spike", age 88, of Forest Lake and Marco, FL, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2008 Preceded in death by his wife, Arlene "Ronnie"; brothers Robert and Clarence. He is survived by his children, Sandy (Richard) Anderberg, Diana Ashbach, Bernard "Nick" (Pam), Steven (Annette), Susan (Jerry) Tienter, Gregory, Richard (Daniela); 12 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; sister, Jean Swanson;...

Judith Andres

Judith Andres

Apr 12, 2008

Andres, Judith Ann, age 57 of Forest Lake passed away April 12, 2008 after a long battle with ovarian cancer. Preceded in death by her parents and one brother. She is survived by her husband, James; daughter, Joy (Michael) Atkinson of Coon Rapids; son, Jason Andres of Braham; granddaughters, Noel, Emma, and Haley Atkinson; one sister; and five brothers. Judy...

Katherine Hibbison

Katherine Hibbison

Apr 3, 2008

Katherine L. Hibbison age 78 died April 3, 2008 Loving Wife and Mother A serving heart and gracious spirit Preceded in death by her parents, James and Agnes Schneiderwind, George and Mary Hibbison; son, Geoff, March 26, 1980; husband, George Hibbison, Jr., January 1, 2002. She is survived by sons, George (Antionette) Hibbison III of Wheatridge, CO, Greg Hibbison of...

Robert Schafer

Robert Schafer

Apr 3, 2008

Robert D. Schafer, age 82 of Marine on St. Croix Exceptional gardener and woodworker. Survived by Rosemary, wife of 54 years; children, Robert (Gina), Jeffrey (Mary), Colleen (Perry Busch) Willeke, JoAnne, Lauri and Randy; nine grandchildren; 1 great grandchild. Celebration of life Saturday, April 12, 2008 from 2-4pm with Memorial Service at 4pm at Mattson Funeral Home, 343 North Shore...

Richard Miller

Richard Miller

Apr 2, 2008

Richard "Dick" Miller, age 76, of Forest Lake died unexpectedly April 2, 2008. He is survived by his beloved wife, Karyn; sister, Judy (Jim) Ferguson; brother-in-law Michael (MaryLeigh) Fredericks; special friends, Cindy and David Stenberg along with many other dear friends. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at Forest Hills United Methodist Church, 1790 11th...

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