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Louis Leisch

Louis (Lou, Sonny) Leisch, age 93 and 11 months, died peacefully Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at his home in Lindstrom, Minnesota. Friday, March 17, 2023

Ardell Ring

Ardell Fred Ring, age 88, of North Branch, MN passed away March 7, 2023, from a broken heart missing his wife, Twyla.  Friday, March 17, 2023

James Schwalich

James “Jim” D. Schwalich, age 56, of North Branch passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023 at his home. Friday, March 17, 2023

Joanne Dockter

Joanne C. Dockter, 67, of Stacy, MN passed away March 11th, 2023 at M Health Fairview University Hospital, surrounded by her loved ones. Friday, March 17, 2023

Larry Schmidt

Larry Schmidt, 75, of Shafer, MN passed away unexpectedly March 4, 2023 in Lakewood Ranch, FL.  Larry is survived by his daughters Amy (Frosty) and Angela (Anthony), granddaughter Sarae, sister Patricia (Richard), nephews and many friends.  Preceded in death by his parents Richard and Muriel Schmidt, Baby Sister Schmidt and ex-wife Linda.  Friday, March 17, 2023

Jerri Newberry

Jerri Newberry, age 80, of Chisago City, Minnesota passed away on March 7, 2023.  She was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on August 7, 1942 to parents Robert and Frances (Ruffcorn) Hanson, and graduated from Chisago City High School in 1960.  She enjoyed horseback riding, motorcycle riding, gardening, and rock hunting.  Friday, March 17, 2023

Ambrose Ramola

Ambrose John Ramola, age 86 of Lindstrom, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2023. Born in Delano, MN. Thursday, March 16, 2023

Judith Jensen

Judith Ann (Reed) Jensen, 77, of Wyoming, MN passed away of natural causes on Saturday, February 25, 2023.  Friday, March 10, 2023

Leo Nelson

Dr. Leo Nelson, 88, passed away in his home surrounded by his family on Sunday, March 5, 2023, after a year-long battle with bladder cancer. Friday, March 10, 2023

Beverly Rudquist

Beverly Ann Rudquist, age 79, of Lindstrom, MN, died peacefully, surrounded by family on Friday, March 3, 2023 at her home in Lindstrom. Friday, March 10, 2023

Joyce McGlothlin

Joyce Janet Davis was born to parents Albert and Daisy Davis on December 29, 1940 at her grandparent’s ranch in Boyera, Lincoln County, Colorado.  She was one of eight children and had two stepbrothers.  From all the stories told, she and her siblings were quite the adventurous bunch and spent a lot of time at the roller rink, and on their bikes. Friday, March 10, 2023

Roger Determan

Roger Determan, age 79, passed away peacefully at his home in North Branch, MN surrounded by his family, on March 6, 2023. Thursday, March 9, 2023

William Madison

December 20, 1951 - February 14, 2023 William Arthur Madison (“Bill”), 71, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on February 14, 2023 after a long battle with lung disease. Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Jackie Cobb Worrell

Mrs. Jackie Sue Cobb Worrell, 79, of Hickory, North Carolina, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday February 14, 2023, after a period of declining health. Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Mae Haupt

On Sunday, February 12, 2023 Mae Isabell Haupt passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Ebenezer Meadows on Fairview in Wyoming, Minnesota. Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Karen Lunde

Karen Elizabeth (Lindberg) Lunde was born on March 2, 1942, in Rush City, MN to Ervin (Sam) and Agnes Lindberg. She lived a life of hard work and love on the family farm east of North Branch with her parents, sister Nancy, and countless cousins, aunts and uncles that would often come to the farm to visit. In 1958, the family suffered a devastating loss as Agnes succumbed to cancer. At 16 years of age, Karen took on an amazing load working the farm side by side with her dad, all the while engaging in many various school activities. Karen graduated from North Branch High School in 1960. She was the second crowned Midsummer Queen of North Branch. Friday, February 17, 2023

Paul Tubbs

Paul Tubbs, of Chisago City, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at his home at the age of 86. Friday, February 17, 2023

Jay Johnson

Jay Arthur Johnson, born July 11, 1960, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at the age of 62. Friday, February 17, 2023

Brian Elshaug

On Thursday, February 2, Brian passed away peacefully. He had a stroke and did not come out of it. He has gone to Heaven to be with our mom. Friday, February 17, 2023

Kenneth Purdes

Wednesday, February 8, 2023, Kenneth Lawrence Purdes, loving husband, father, son, and brother, died peacefully at age 78 after a valiant battle with cancer. Friday, February 17, 2023

Ardis Swenson

Ardis Bloom Swenson, 95, passed away peacefully at home on January 27, 2023. She lived a long, full life, was dearly loved and will be greatly missed. Ardis was born on the family farm in Franconia, Minnesota, May 12, 1927, the youngest child of Hjalmar and Jennie (Keding) Pierson. She studied dance and dreamed of being a Rockette in NYC.  Having skipped first grade, ‘Red’, as she was nicknamed, graduated early from Chisago Lakes High School in 1944. Following WWII, she married her high school sweetheart, Ralph Bloom, aka ‘Inky’ on June 23, 1946. Ardie and Ralph were blessed with five wonderful children: Thomas (Mary) Bloom, Douglas (Vickie) Bloom, Wendy (Christopher) Bloom Austin, Nancy (Michael) Miller, and Kathleen (Allen Bernard) Bloom. Friday, February 17, 2023

Douglas Julik

Douglas Matthew Julik, age 66, of Taylors Falls, Minnesota, passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at his home in Taylors Falls.  Thursday, February 16, 2023

Mason Bushweiler

Mason Phillip Bushweiler, 16, of Chisago City, MN, passed away unexpectedly on February 10, 2023. He was born on September 23, 2006, to Phillip and Amanda Bushweiler (Bratrud). Mason was a beloved son, big brother to Oliver and Josie, and an adored grandson of Craig and Julie Bushweiler (Breault) and Steven and Christine Bratrud (Schuster). Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Shaun Fisher

Shaun Fisher passed away unexpectedly on a job site in New Prague MN on Wenesday, January 25, 2023. He was born March 7, 1974, in Chisago City, MN. Friday, February 3, 2023

Ann-Marie Bjornson

Ann-Marie Bjornson died peacefully at her home in Chisago City, Minnesota on December 20, 2022. Friday, February 3, 2023

Elizabeth Olson

Elizabeth (Betty) Olson died peacefully on Tuesday, January 24, 2023; she was 94 years old. As Betty always did, she gathered her family again in love, one last time. Friday, February 3, 2023

Joe Nelsen

Joe Margery Nelsen, 99, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on January 26, 2023, two days short of her 100th birthday. Friday, February 3, 2023

Joseph E. Gillach

The self-described “luckiest man on earth,” Joseph Edward Gillach, died of old age on December 21, the winter solstice, at age 94, at home, with his children by his side. Always closely attuned to his body and spirit, at Thanksgiving he told his family he would be Gone to Glory, the Gillach term for dying, by Christmas despite few outward indications that he was in failing health. Friday, January 27, 2023

Faye Borst

Faye (Anderson) Borst finally had her fill of embellishing stories on January 14, 2023 Her passing comes just one month prior to her 90th birthday. Friday, January 27, 2023

Tony Frank

Tony James Frank, age 40, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 16, 2023 at his home in North Branch, Minnesota. Friday, January 27, 2023