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Krause, Roger Duane
age 78, of Cokato passed away on April 10, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Delano, MN. He was born November 13, 1937 at Ivanhoe, MN to Leo and Dorothy Krause. Roger graduated from Ivanhoe Public Schools in 1955. He was a 3 time letter winner in football, basketball, baseball, and track. Roger graduated from Winona State College in 1960 with a degree in elementary education. He began his teaching career in Spring Valley, MN and later at Cokato Elementary, where he retired in 1993.
Roger was one of the original members of the DC Saints baseball team. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed watching sports of all kinds. Roger loved his grandchildren and took great pride in all of their achievements.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Claire, sons, Rick (Katie), Rob, Mark (Julie), daughter, Sharon (John) Puchalski, grandchildren, Kellen Krause, Kelsey Krause, Makenzie Krause, Miranda Krause, Brock Puchalski, and sister, Norma (Bob) Chaput.
Roger is preceded in death by his parents, brother, Jerry, and sister, Brenda Andries.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, April 15, 2016 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Waverly, MN. Visitation will be Thursday, April 14, 2016 from 5-8 PM at Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home in Cokato, and continue 9-9:45 AM in the gathering area at church. www.swansonpeterson.com 320-286-2534

Tolkkinen, Edwin Walter
age 86, of Cokato passed away on April 4, 2016 at his home. He was born August 16, 1929 to August and Ellen (Heikkila) Tolkkinen. Ed was born and raised in Minneapolis, in the area known as the “Near North Side” or “Finn Town.” He was baptized into the Lutheran faith on December 15, 1929 and confirmed on April 9, 1944 by Pastor Adolph North of the Apostolic Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. Ed was a current member of Mt. Olive Evangelical Lutheran Church in Delano, MN.
Ed graduated from North High School and attended the Minnesota School of Business until he was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Korean War, where he served as a high-speed radio operator in the Signal Corps, stationed in Sendai, Japan.
Survived by his loving wife of 54 2/3 years Sandra (Tulkki), children; Craig (Annette) of Dassel, MN, Connie (Dean) Jarvie of Jackson,WY, Carolyn (Lars) Impola of Delano, MN, Loren (Susan) of Menahga, MN, Christine (Richard) Pietila of Howell, MI, Brian (Katheryn) of Delano, MN, Michael of Montrose, MN, Joan (Christopher) Ramberg of Brighton, MI. 43 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. Along with brothers, William (Mary) of Fulton, MI, and Paul (Anita) of Big Lake, MN.
Preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Dorothy (Bob) Koski and Kathryn (Lawrence) Stonelake. Ed will be missed by numerous friends and relatives.
Funeral service: 2 PM Saturday April 9, at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church of Delano. Visitation: 4-8 PM Friday at Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home of Cokato, and 1hr prior to service at church on Saturday. Interment at the Cokato Finnish Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements by Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 320-286-2534, www.swansonpeterson.com

Eva Florence Johnson passed away at her home in Plymouth, Minnesota on April 2, 2016, surrounded by her husband and family.
Funeral Service: 11 AM Friday, April 8, 2016, at First Apostolic Lutheran Church of Long Lake.
Visitation: 2 hours prior to service at church
Interment: Cokato Finnish Cemetery.

EVA FLORENCE JOHNSON (NEE: TULKKI)
Eva Johnson quietly and peacefully passed away, at her home on the 2nd of April 2016. She was a few days away from completing 90 years of life.
Eva was the youngest of the eight children of John and Amalia Tulkki. She was born on the family farm in Howard Lake, MN on the 5th of April 1926.
After graduating from Cokato High School in 1943, she moved to Minneapolis, MN and worked in office administration.
She married Robert R Johnson in 1945. Bob and Eva moved to Plymouth, MN in 1949 and then built their final home on an adjoining homesite in 1959.
Eva had 15 children. 11 boys and 4 girls. 
Stephen, Robert, Dagny Kangas (Jerry), Richard, Thomas, Loren (Bonnie), Gordon (Linda), Daryl, Barbara Eastman (Eric), JulieAnn Rahkola (John), Phillip, Stuart, Ronald, Timothy (Mari) and Heidi Rahkola (Kurt).
When Eva passed away, she had 138 descendants. 15 children, 48 grandchildren, 74 great grandchildren and 1 great, great grandchild.
Preceding in death by her parents: John and Amalia Tulkki and her seven siblings: Raymond, Howard, Emil, John, Walter, Daniel and Agnes (Kosola). Her children: Dagny, Robert, Thomas and Phillip. Her grandchildren: John David Rahkola, Robert Johnson, Katie Rahkola and Thomas Rahkola. Her great grandchild: Larissa Tormanen.
Eva had abundant willingness to help and assist her family, relatives and people. She turned away no one. Despite numerous children of her own, she opened her doors to many children in the neighborhood. Her home became a place to “hang out”, play and was a sanctuary for many.
For the gift of serving others, she was blessed with the love of her many descendants, relatives and friends who cherished her.
She also was able to “stop by, at any time” for conversation and a free cup of coffee at the home of one of her many friends and relatives.

June Borg passed away at Dassel Lakeside nursing home on March 31, 2016.
Funeral Service: 11 AM Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Elim Mission Church, Cokato, Minnesota
Visitation: 5-8 PM Wednesday, April 6 at Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home of Cokato and 1 hr prior to service at church on Thursday
Interment: Good Shepard Lutheran Cemetery.

Betty June Arlene (Carlson) Borg was born on January 22, 1929, in Spicer, Minnesota. She attended Darwin Elementary, Collinwood Lake, and Dassel High School, graduating in 1947.

For two summers during high school years, she worked at Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis and was a bank currier, where her job was to deliver money to different banks in the city. She rode street cars to make the deliveries. After graduating from high school, she worked at General Mills in Minneapolis. She worked for Haapala Seed Corn Company the year before she was married.

June married Delmond Borg on September 10th, 1949. To this union three children were born: David, Dwayne, and Susan.

June was a homemaker. She enjoyed cooking and baking. She was noted for her caramel rolls, oatmeal and coffee breads that were enjoyed by family and friends. She loved her vegetable and flower gardens, especially her roses, of which she enjoyed making arrangements for friends.

June was a member of Elim Mission Church. She served as a Sunday School and VBS teacher, Dorcas Society, Ladies Aid, women’s prayer groups, and on church boards.

June was called home to her Lord and Savior on March 31, 2016 at Lakeside Health Care Center of Dassel, surrounded by family members at her bedside.

June is survived by her husband, Delmond, sons David (Sharon), Dwayne (Julie), and daughter Susan (Kevin) Anderson, sister Lois Engel, sister- in-law Ethelyn Carlson, 12 grandchildren, 20 great- grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Albin and Ruth Carlson; sister Lorraine Carlson, brother Donald and sister-in -law Lorraine Carlson, brother Robert Carlson, sister Marilyn and brother-in-law Donald Fredrickson, brother-in-law Jerome Engel, great-granddaughters Emilee Rose Borg and AnnaLeah Hope Borg.

Bohnsack, Blake Reuben
age 7 months, of Dassel passed away in his sleep on March 19, 2016. He was born July 27, 2015 to Andy and Annette (Olson) Bohnsack. Blake was baptized on November 29, 2015 at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cokato.
Blake was his daddy’s pride, his momma’s joy, and his big sister’s best friend. His big bright smile, two little teeth, and giggles will be remembered by all who knew him. Blake had just learned to sit and crawl. He loved to chew on toys and make his wheelie chair go REALLY fast. Blake learned patience and resilience from his aggressively affectionate big sister, Betty. He beamed with happiness when his momma would wake him up in the morning, singing songs and saying prayers; he would peacefully fall asleep in his daddy’s arms. Blake loved to be held and we are comforted knowing he is forever in Jesus’ arms. He left us too soon, but we can rejoice in knowing that we will see him again.
Preceded in death by his great-grandma Ellen, great-grandpa Reuben, great-grandpa Conrad, and great-grandpa LeRoy.
Survived by his parents, big sister Betty, grandparents Bruce and Susan Bohnsack, grandparents Randy and SuAnn Olson, great-grandparents Selma Bohnsack, Donna Sellman, Don and Laverne Olson, and Harriet Johnson, aunts and uncles Ben (Jennifer) Bohnsack, Jenny (Ryan) Olson, Jake (Bobbi) Bohnsack, Chris (Beky) Olson, and Matthew (Sherlynn) Olson, and cousins Bridget, Heidi, Megan, Isabella, Gracie, Elena, Lydia, and Benjamin.
A funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 with visitation from 4-8 PM on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 with 8 PM prayer and continuing 1 hour prior to the service Wednesday all at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cokato. Arrangements by Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home, www.swansonpeterson.com, 320-286-2534