Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Vernon Zimmerman
Apr 1, 2008
Vernon H. Zimmerman, age 78 Passed away suddenly April 1, 2008 Preceded in death by brothers, Harvey & Palmer; stepson, David W. Baldwin. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Lucy; stepchildren, LeRoy (Karen) Baldwin, Doralee Baldwin, Jerry (Karen) Wilson; six grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren; brother, Richard Zimmerman; sisters, Verla Ruckheim, Lorraine Schroder, Marlys Anderson; step-brothers, Roy (Sharon)...
Nancy Frost
Apr 1, 2008
Nancy J. Frost (Lindahl) age 73, of Forest Lake passed away April 1st surrounded by her family after a 1 A½ year long battle with cancer. Preceded in death by father, Lawrence Lindahl, mother, Olive Lindahl and twin brother Bruce Lindahl. Nancy was a kind and gentle person who loved her family and animals very much. She was an avid...
Frederick Hembrough
Mar 31, 2008
He was born in 1924 in Jacksonville, IL; the son of Wallace and Dorothy (Black) Hembrough. He married Dorothy Martin on January 23, 1947 in Jacksonville. He is survived by two daughters, Barbara Woodside (husband, Mike) of Scandia, MN, Susan Hathaway (husband, Randy) of Summerfield, FL; two grandchildren, Emma and Nathan Woodside of Scandia; sister, Betty Lou Hembrough, Champaign, IL;...
Thomas Ersfeld
Mar 30, 2008
Thomas John Ersfeld Age 94 of Forest Lake Beloved Dad, Grandpa And Great Grandpa Thomas was born May 25, 1913 to Henry and Anne Murray Ersfeld, he was baptized at All Saints Catholic Church in Lakeville, MN. The family moved to Forest Lake in 1915, where Henry bought Ersfeld Meat Market, which Tom took over upon Henry?s retirement. Tom was...
Gary Gilbertson
Mar 29, 2008
Gary R. Gilbertson, age 54, lifelong Scandia resident, passed away unexpectedly as the result of a heart attack on March 29, 2008. Gary was proud owner of Gilbertson Farms and will be dearly missed by metro farmer market vendors and customers. His love of life and sense of humor touched hundreds of others through his volunteering as a ski instructor...
Jack Clifford
Mar 27, 2008
Jack Warren Clifford, age 78 of Independence, Missouri formerly of Forest Lake, Minnesota passed away March 27, 2008. Jack served in the US Navy 1951-1955, and retired in 1990 after 25 years of employment with the Minneapolis Public Schools. Preceded in death his former lovely wife of 50 years, Janet Clifford; brother Arthur P. Clifford; parents Arthur A. and Gladys...
Fred Torning
Mar 21, 2008
Fred R. Torning age 65 of Forest Lake American Legion Post 225 Honor Guard Member died, Friday, March 21, 2008 following a courageous battle with cancer with his beloved family by his side. He is preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Boneta (Grace); brother Carl Jr. He is survived by his devoted daughter Sherry Clements; siblings, Kate, Steve...
Theola DuBois
Mar 20, 2008
Theola M. DuBois, age 87 of St. Paul, died Thursday, March 20, 2008. Theola was born October 27, 1920 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Following graduation from high school, she furthered her education by attending college and graduating with a Bachelors Degree. She worked for many years as an administrative assistant. She most recently made her home in St. Paul with...
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