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Arthur William Laubach
1915 - 2003
Arthur William Laubach, 87, of Wrenshall, MN died Monday, March 17, 2003, at Community Memorial Hospital-Convalescent Care, Cloquet.
He was born June 23, 1915 in Thief River Falls, MN to Stephen and Rose (Winter) Laubach. Art attended school in the Cromwell School district. Arthur married Genevieve Rice on May 26,1947, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Carlton. He was active in raising dairy and beef cattle, and farming for many years. Art was employed part-time for Wrenshall School District as a janitor, and drove bus for special needs children of the Wrenshall School District for many years. Art also was employed by Northern Pacific Railroad, working at the roundhouse in Carlton, and he was a contractor for the TX; four grandchildren, Matthew, Stephenie, Krista (Martin), and Bradley; two sisters, Ramona Laveau, of Wrenshall, MN and Margaret Traverse, of La Belle, FL; and a brother, Edwin Laubach, of Wrenshall, MN; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Visitation was Thursday, March 20, 2003, 5 -7:30 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Care, Cloquet, with a rosary service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation continued Friday, March 21, 2003 from 10:00 a.m. until the 11:00 a.m. Funeral Mass at St. Francis Catholic Church, Carlton, MN, with Rev. Fr. David Forsman officiating. Music was provided by Cheryl Kramer. Pallbearers were Matthew Laubach, Stephenie Laubach, Krista Rodriguez, Bradley LeBlanc, Marjorie Browning, and Martin Rodriguez. Interment will take place in the spring, 2003, at St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, Carlton. Arrangements were with Nelson Funeral Care.
Eli Bottila
Memorial services for Eli Bottila, 83, of Moose Lake were held on Sunday, March 23, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. in Hamlin-Hansen-Kosloski Funeral Home, Moose Lake. Reverend Frank Farrand officiated. A private family inurnment will be held in Salo Twp. Cemetery.
Eli Emil Bottila was born on May 29, 1919 in Minneapolis to Matt and Hilda (Dixon) Bottila. He grew up and attended school in Rice River Twp. Eli worked in the CC Camps near Blackduck. He later moved to East Gary, IN. Eli was an Army Veteran of WWII. On November 23, 1946, Eli married Anne Minnesota Mom," and she thought of me as a late life daughter, the truth is we were just two women who were friends, who happened to have, well, a bit of an age difference. What's 37 years between friends?
Oddly, we felt an instant ease with each other that made no particular sense at all. She was a Finnish widow from California journalist with a husband and one teenage boy. What bridged all these barriers was the simple fact that we admired each other's spirits - and we made each other laugh.
We had wonderful adventures together. Martha, who didn't drive but kept a car for others to take her on necessary outings, was always mindful not to be a burden to her loving family. So about once a month, she would ask me to drive her car and take her to a medical appointment. Soon I learned these outings included a meal she insisted on paying for, a little stop at Ben Franklin's for "a this and a that" and a social call with the delightful and required "coffee and a little something."
As we would drive through the back roads of McGregor and Moose Lake, Martha would regale me with detailed stories of who lived in all the houses - and who lived there before them. I felt quite lucky, especially as a newcomer, to have my very own tour guide/historian. We also enjoyed comparing our childhoods, our schooling, and the challenges of marriage and family
One special memory I have is when I took her to Crosby for a new pair of glasses and she told me, rather wistfully, that she had lived in Crosby with her husband Charlie when she was just a young wife. She wondered if the house they'd lived in was still there. Knowing Martha, and beginning to understand about the Finlander's natural reticence to ask for favors, I was happy to suggest we drive around and look for the house.
Not only did we find it, we made so bold as to knock on the door. And a wonderful thing happened...the lady who lived there turned out to be an old friend of Martha's! Naturally, we were invited in for "coffee and a little something," and Martha got a nostalgic look-around, for old time's sake.
I don't know why I was surprised Martha knew this lady - she knew everyone. Teasingly, I used to call her "the Queen of Rice River," because her phone rang all the time, and she received constant visits from family and friends. And, of course, her police scanner kept her up on anything exciting worth talking about tomorrow.
Whenever Martha had a medical emergency, it saddened her to leave her little house. She liked to keep her independence, such as it was, even if it was dependent on an intricate network of people helping her. That was the strength of her convictions and spirit - to continue on, to get back to her life.
Remarkably, although she had trouble walking, seeing and hearing, she hand wrote her Rice River column for two Moose Lake newspapers through every hospitalization and right through her last convalescence. When I spoke to her a few weeks ago from Texas; Melvin Aho of Barnum; sisters, Helen Aho of Duluth, and Lillian Kaufman of Superior; 19 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandson.
Visitation was from 5 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, June 15, 2003 in Northland Funeral Home, 801 14th St. in Cloquet. Visitation and continued from 10 until the 11:00 a.m. service Monday, June 16, 2003 in Eagle Lake Independent Apostolic Lutheran Church in Cromwell. Burial was in Eagle Lake Cemetery. To sign the guestbook and offer an online tribute, see www. northland funeral home. c om.
Dale R. Schmidt
Funeral services for Dale R. Schmidt, 53, Moose Lake, were held on Monday, June 23, 2003 at 3:00 p.m. in Hope Lutheran Church, Moose Lake. Pastor Tim Homstad officiated. Mary Beth Telker provided the music. Casket Bearers were Greg Milczark, John Barnard, Gary Ostland, Bruce Ostland, Jim Larson, Gary Larson, Art Forse and Roger Forse. Honorary Casket Bearers were Allen Lees, Bob Kisler, Steve Bryant, Ralph Hagen, Jeff Anderson, Tim Anderson and Dan Anderson. Interment was in Sunset Memorial Cemetery, Moose Lake.
Dale R. Schmidt was born September 4, 1949 in Moose Lake to Eugene and Helen (Forse) Schmidt. Dale grew up and attended school in Moose Lake. He had attended Hope Lutheran Church, Moose Lake and the Evangelical Covenant Church, Moose Lake through the years. Dale was united in marriage to Denise Anderson on June 7, 1997 in Moose Lake. He drove truck for various businesses in the area. Dale was currently working at CarQuest Auto Parts in Moose Lake. He also did autobody work at his home. Dale enjoyed fishing, hunting, traveling, camping, playing piano, cards and watching movies.
Dale died unexpectedly on Thursday, June 19, 2003 at his home.
He is preceded in death by his father, Eugene.
Dale will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Denise, of Moose Lake; his mother, Helen, of Moose Lake; 5 sons: Chad Schmidt of Kettle River, Matt Schmidt of Kettle River, Adam Schmidt of St. Paul, Chris Stone of Moose Lake; 5 daughters: Danielle (Shaun) Wekseth of Moose Lake, Angie (Ben) Anderson of Moose Lake, Patty Stone of St. Paul, and Sheila Stone and Nicole and baby Anderson; nieces and nephews: Erich, Kori and Andy Schmidt, Rob and Julie Skoglund.
Arrangements were with Hamlin-Hansen-Kosloski Funeral Home, Moose Lake.
Mable I. Rasmussen
Funeral services for Mable I. Rasmussen, 84, Forest Lake, formerly of Barnum, were held on Monday, June 23, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. in Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Barnum. Pastor Daniel N. Jastrum officiated. Music was provided by Sonja Rowe, Clarice Rowe, and Alan Mains. Casket Bearers were Brad Rasmussen, Tim Rasmussen, Mark Ruhter, Randy Ruhter, Josh Ruhter, and Landon Luther. Burial was held in Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Barnum.
Mable Ione Rasmussen was born on September 5, 1918 in Pembina Co., Minnesota and lived Brownsdale until 1958 when they moved to Barnum. Mable was a homemaker through the years and also farmed with her husband and family until 1961. She had been a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Barnum and was very active in the Ladies Aid. Mable also belonged to Homemakers in Barnum. In February 2000, Mable moved Forest Lake where she was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church, LCMS. Mable loved her grandchildren, cribbage, bingo, sewing and gardening.
Mable entered into rest on Tuesday, June 17, 2003 in Forest Lake, MN.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth, in 1990; daughter, Kathryn Porter; brothers: Willard Olson, Irvin Olson, Kenneth Olson, and Vernon Olson; and a daughter-in-law: Janet Rasmussen.
She will be lovingly remembered by her three daughters: Betty (Harland) Hughes of Renton, WA; LaVonne (Harold) Moore of Forest Lake; and Bev (Earl) Porter of Mahtowa; four sons: Leslie of Renton, WA; Larry (Vicki) of Cle Elum, WA; Glenn (Meg) of Tacoma, WA; and Keith (Kate) of Barnum; a sister: Darlene Nelson of Warren, MN; 25 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by Hamlin-Hansen-Kosloski Funeral Home, Moose Lake.
