All Obituaries

Avis Ada Berry, 93, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital. She was born August 10, 1927 in Cherokee, Iowa to Guy and Hallie (O'Bannon) Anderson.  She was raised there and graduated from Wilson High School in 1945. On October 30, 1947 she was united in marriage to John Berry Sr. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee, Iowa.  They lived in Newell, Iowa until 1959 the family moved to Wahkon, MN.  They owned and...

Jerry Manfred Erickson, 67, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at GracePointe Crossing.             He was born April 10, 1953 in Princeton, Minnesota to Leif and Delores (Lindell) Erickson.  He grew up on the family farm in Harris, attended grade school in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1971.  After high school, Jerry worked at Larson’s Implement, Peterson’s Feed Mill in...

            Elaine Marie Mellin, 86, of Isanti passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at the Cambridge Medical Center.             She was born February 24, 1935 in Princeton, Minnesota to William and Mary (Arnhold) Dalchow.  Elaine grew up on the family farm near Princeton, and was confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Princeton.  She attended Princeton schools,...

Evelyn A. Lemke, 101, of Crown passed away on Friday, April 16, 2021 at Sterling Pointe Senior Living in Princeton.             Evelyn Augusta Whittlef was born on August 25, 1919, to Henry and Emma (Grams) Whittlef in Spencer Brook Township. Life was hard as their mother died in 1925. Evelyn was a lifelong member of Zion Lutheran Church of Crown. She attended District #55 Country School and Crown Christian Day School; she lived most of...

Freda Andreini, born October 5, 1934, in New Malden, England, passed away on March 12, 2020, at her home in Cambridge, Minnesota, where she lived with her daughter, Maggie.  Freda was 85. Born Freda Christine Campbell, she grew up near London, England, with her sister Alison and her parents Alexander and Marjorie.  Freda and her family struggled during World War II, experiencing air raids, V-1 rocket attacks, evacuations by train, and severe rationing.  She graduated from...

Ruth L. Becklin, 87, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Prairie Senior Cottages in Isanti. She was born January 22, 1934 in Stanford Township, Minnesota to Robert and Sophia Stanius.  Ruth graduated from Cambridge High School in 1952 and was crowned the Homecoming Queen of that Class. On June 6, 1953 she was united in marriage to Donn Becklin at Cambridge Lutheran Church.  Their first 10 years of marriage they lived in Minneapolis, returning to...

David Charles Johnson II, 66, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Cambridge Medical Center. He was born on December 1,1953 in Sidney, Montana to David and Margaret (Kries) Johnson and moved to Aberdeen, Maryland in 1954 when Dave Sr. was called to service. The family returned to Minnesota 2 years later, finally settling down roots in Cambridge, MN. David attended Cambridge public schools, elementary through high school (graduation class of 1972), during which he managed...

            Douglas Stephen Garbett Sr., 82, of Hinckley passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at his home.                        He was born January 16, 1939 in Minneapolis, MN to Thomas and Helen (Stevenson) Garbett.  Douglas grew up in Minneapolis where he graduated from Minneapolis Vocational in 1957.  In July of...

JO ANN LANIER DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas – Jo Ann Lanier, 69, of Dripping Springs passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 in Dalbo, Minnesota. Jo was born on September 3, 1951 in Baltimore, MD. to Grace (Erhart) and Robert Lanier.  She attended North High School, Minneapolis, MN. and studied accounting at University of Minnesota. Jo is survived by her daughter, Cheri (Terry) Cook, Dalbo, MN and her son, Joseph (Dara Anderson) Lieske, Savage, MN.; her...

            Matthew H. Wessel, 44, of Cambridge formerly of White Bear Lake, passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021 in Cambridge, MN.             Matthew was born in St. Paul to Alfred Bearhart and Barb Wessel on July 29, 1976. He went to school and graduated from White Bear Lake. He married Rebecca (Kvidera-Aschenbrenner) on April 4, 2006 in Jamaica.  He worked as a Master...