Obituaries

Elmer Gruening

Elmer Gruening

Jun 1, 2004

Gruening, Elmer A.Age 76Of WyomingDied June 1, 2004Preceded in death by 1 brother; 1 sister.Survived by loving wife Maurine; 3 children, Ronald (Gena) Gruening, Darlene (Jeff) Adamson, Karla (Tim) Dietz; 10 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; brothers, Ernest (Lenora) & Edward (Kadi); sister Dorothy Croes; many nieces & nephews. Funeral Service 11AM Friday June 4, 2004 at Christ Lutheran Church, 2475...

Yvonne Mateer

Yvonne Mateer

May 30, 2004

Mateer, Yvonne ''Bonnie''(Nee Engel)Age 65, of Forest LakeDied May 30, 2004. Preceded in death by her father William; daughter-in-law Cheryl. Survived by loving husband William of 47 years; children Pamella (Jerry) Chamberlain, Victoria (Dave) Nelson, Roger (Cindy), Darren (Linda) and Lee (Kimberly); mother Eileen; 10 grandchildren, 1 great granddaughter; 2 sisters and 1 brother.Funeral service 11 AM Wednesday, 6/2/04 at...

Duane Knutson

Duane Knutson

May 22, 2004

Knutson, Duane D. ''Duke''age 59 of Barron, WI, formerly of Forest Lake.Preceded in death by his parents.Survived by daughter, Kari Knutson; son, Bret, former wife Cathie Knutson; three grandchildren, Danielle, Alexis, Nichole; sisters, Sandra (LeRoy) Meyerson, Sharon (John) Lunde and Rhonda (Joe) Kohout; special friend, Sandra Whalen; many nieces and nephews.A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday,...

Sandra Rosse

Sandra Rosse

May 22, 2004

Rosse, Sandra M.age 55, of HugoBeloved Wife, Mother, Grandmotherdied, Saturday, May 22, 2004She is survived by her loving husband of 37 years, Joe; daughters, Franchell (Brent) Laurent, Shannon (Tim) Curry, Melissa (John) Rosse; four grandchildren, Hailey, Marissa, Marquis, Brandi; mother, Irene Hoyt; four brothers; three sisters; many nieces and nephews.Contact the family for service information

Yolanda Bottolfsen

Yolanda Bottolfsen

May 22, 2004

Bottolfsen, Yolanda F.age 79, of Wyoming, died May 22, 2004. Preceded in death by her husband Robert, brother Salvatore Cecere, sister Ann Nedoff. Survived by brother Julius (Gloria) Cecere of Minneapolis; numerous nieces and nephews; ''special'' daughter Karen (Normand) Timm; and many close friends. Special ''Thank You'' to Fairview Hospice. Funeral service 10:30 AM Friday at St. Peter's Catholic Church,...

Maria LaMotte

Maria LaMotte

May 20, 2004

Maria ''Mitzie'' LaMotteAge 66Of Ham Lake, Died May 20, 2004. Preceded in death by parents; and her husband Lloyd in 1999. Survived by son Frank (Gail) LaMotte; daughter Tina (Doug) Robbins; 3 grandchildren, Shawn, Matthew, & Chris Robbins; and dear friend Ellsworth. Memorial Service will be held 6PM, Tuesday at Mattson Funeral Home, 343 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake, with...

Bonnie Walters

Bonnie Walters

May 20, 2004

Walters, Bonnie age 82, formerly of Staples & Harris, MNBeloved Mother, Grandmother, Great and Great Great GrandmotherPreceded in death by her parents; husband, Willard; son, Kenneth; grandchildren, Gary and Daryl; sister, Hazel; brother, David.Survivors include her children, Winton (Michelle), Sharon (John), Junille; nine grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; siblings, Dale (Sandy), Betty, Michael (Suzie), Theresa.Funeral Services will...

Timothy Runningen

Timothy Runningen

May 17, 2004

Runningen, Tim C.Age 55Of Forest LakeDied 5/17/04Former RCA employee and most recently employed with DELCom. Preceded in death by his parents.Survived by loving wife of 34 years Eldora; son, Scott and his daughter Brianna; daughter, Tamie; five siblings; many nieces & nephews. Private Services will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to donors choice in his...

Leland Nelson

Leland Nelson

May 16, 2004

Nelson, Leland ''Max''age 85of Mahtomedi, formerly of Minneapolisdied, Sunday, May 16, 2004Retired MTC Bus Driver of 35 yearsHe is preceded in death by his parents, son; Robert, three brothers and two sisters. He is survived by his loving wife; Rosella, children; Rich (Judy), Sandy (Kenny) DiCocco, Sharon Harris, Brad (Sandy), nine grandchildren, five great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held...

Nina Reinhold

Nina Reinhold

May 15, 2004

Reinhold, Nina Age 77Of Forest LakeDied May 15, 2004. Preceded in death by her parents, husband Paul, 1 sister & 3 brothers. Survived by children, Dennis (Nancy) Reinhold, Gary Reinhold, Kathryn Reinhold, Shelly (Jeff) Krause, Randal (Cindy) Reinhold, LaDonna (Stephen) Larson, Cheryl (James) Roberts & Jason Reinhold; 16 grandchildren; 1 great grandson; 8 brothers & sisters. Funeral service 12 PM...

Robert Clickner

Robert Clickner

May 13, 2004

Clickner, Robert Donaldage 61of Forest Lake, MN, formerly of Cohoes, NYdied, Thursday, May 13, 2004Bob was born April 13, 1943 in Cohoes, New York, the son of Donald H. and Rose Anne (Blair). He graduated from Cohoes High School in 1961. He loved manufacturing and spent most of his working career in jobs related to electronics and computers. While living...

Clarence Lien

Clarence Lien

May 12, 2004

Lien, ClarenceWWII POW VeteranBeloved Family ManAge 82, of Chisago City formerly of Forest Lake. Died May 12, 2004. Preceded in death by wife Harriet; son Michael; 10 siblings.Survived by 4 daughters, Dianne Buffie, Pamela Carpenter, Connie (Terry) Tusler, and Debbie (John) Vaughn; 9 granchildren; 9 great grandchildren; 2 sisters, Agnes Mongum and Vivian (Nick) Ketz.Funeral Service 2PM Friday at Mattson...

Robert O'Neil

Robert O'Neil

May 11, 2004

O'Neil, Robert P. ''Bob''Age 53Of Stacy, formerly of Mounds ViewDied suddenly May 11, 2004.Preceded in death by cousin Mark Paulson.Survived by parents William & Anne; brother Bill (former wife Sue); and their family, Jessica and son Jacob, Thomas, Patrick and Kelly; special aunt Bernice Paulson; other family and friends.Funeral Service 3PM Saturday at Mattson Funeral Home, 343 North Shore Drive,...

Marguerite Carlson

Marguerite Carlson

May 10, 2004

Carlson, Marquerite B. (Colquhoun)Age 90Of Linwood TownshipDied May 10. Preceded in death by husband Carl A; son Kenneth.Survived by children Marylss (James) Kubik, Carol (Wayne) Finwall, Nancy (Donald) Zachrison, Lynne Carlson, Janelle (Richard) Smith, Paul (Cheryl); 25 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren; 7 great great grandchildren; 3 sisters Phyllis Scott, Delores (Thomas) Russell and Charoltte (Charles) Schwartz; many nieces, nephews, and...

Viola Dittmar

Viola Dittmar

May 7, 2004

(nee Thompson) Dittmar, Viola C. WWII VeteranBeloved Mother & Grandmotherage 83, of Wyoming, died May 7, 2004.Preceded in death by husband Frederick W. and survived by daughters Sue (Bill) Wegerer, Mary (Randall) Swenson, Tracey Berger & Joan (Terry) Lee; 5 grandchildren: Michelle, Jeremy, Nick, David & Kevin; great grandson, Calvin and 6 brothers and sisters: Lucille Jahns, Ruth Hanson, Hazel...

Irene Filla

Irene Filla

May 6, 2004

Irene Filla, age 84, of Wyoming, Minnesota, died Thursday, May 6, 2004 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her family by her side. Irene was born May 13, 1919 in Wibaux, Montana, the daughter of Andrew and Agnes (Kurkuske) Florex. She was united in marriage to Aloys Filla at the catholic church in Clontare, Minnesota. To this union they...

Jeanette Goodine

Jeanette Goodine

May 5, 2004

Goodine, Jeanette A.Age 91Of Forest LakeDied May 5, 2004Preceded in death by 11 brothers & sisters; grandson Robert Mann.Survived by son Greg Goodine; daughter Helen Keiffer; grandchildren, Patricia Michaels, Carey Thompson, and Ed Mann; 4 great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.Mass of Christian Burial 10:30AM Monday May 10, 2004 at St. Peter's Catholic Church, 1250 South Shore Drive, Forest Lake....

Evelyn Knutson

Evelyn Knutson

May 4, 2004

(Carlson) Knutson, Evelyn C.Age 92Of Martin Lake in Stacy, MNDied May 4, 2004 at Cambridge Medical CenterShe was born February 1, 1912 in Rockford, Illinois and was confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Rockford. Evelyn graduated from Rockford High School, class of 1930. Following graduation she attended the Rockford Conservatory of Music and received a merit certificate in piano and...

Marcella Hughes

Marcella Hughes

May 4, 2004

Hughes, Marcella C.age 90of Forest Lakedied, Tuesday, May 4, 2004She is preceded in death by her husband; Howard, grandson; Bob, brother; Harold, sister; Lorraine.She is survived by her daughters; Mary Lou (John) Schmitt, Janice (Don) Hoye, Geri (Jim) Timmons, sons; Jim (Janice), Dennis (January), nine grandchildren, three great grandchildren. The family would like to thank the staff of Birchwood Health...

Russell Alms

Russell Alms

May 3, 2004

Alm, Russellage 66of Forest Lakedied, Monday, May 3, 2004He is preceded in death by his parents & 2 sisters. He is survived by his loving wife; Karen; children, Brian & Robin (Joseph) Schneider; 2 grandchildren, Kayli & Taylor; brother Lyle (Karen); sisters, Lavern & Iva (Don); many nieces & nephews. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, May...