The Obituary Section

Carol M. Butler

, Minnesota

March 25, 2026

Carol Mae Butler of Chisago City passed away March 26, 2026 at the age of 87. Born May 1, 1938 at a doctor’s office in Forest Lake, she was a lifelong resident of the Chisago Lakes area. Carol was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Forest Lake and sang in the choir for decades. She loved music, playing piano and antiquing. Carol traveled often with her husband Bill and specialized in taking pictures of sunsets. She is preceded in death by husband Bill and parents Carl and Adele Berglund. Carol will be missed by her many friends and family. All services will be private.

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Jr. Robert "Bob" C. Bleymeyer

, Minnesota

With heavy hearts, the family of Robert C. Bleymeyer Jr. (Bob), 80, announces his passing on March 31, 2026, at his home in North Branch, Minnesota. After a sudden diagnosis of lung cancer, Bob passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of his wife and four children.Bob was born on May 2, 1945, in Dubuque, Iowa, to Marcella M. and Robert C. Bleymeyer Sr. He graduated from Dubuque Senior High School in 1963. Not long after, he was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and served stateside at Fort Carson, Colorado, as a military police officer. Following his honorable discharge, Bob returned to Northwestern Bell Telephone Company as a District Plant Manager in Ottumwa, Iowa. In 1986, Bob transferred to the St. Paul office of Qwest Telephone Company and moved his family to the Forest Lake, Minnesota area. Over the course of a 40-year career in telecommunications,…

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Harry James Haselius

, Minnesota

Harry (Jim) James Haselius, age 85, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on March 31, 2026. Harry was born May 13, 1940 to Harry W. Haselius and Marceille (Okerstrom) Haselius in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At age 6, the family moved up North to Federal Dam for two years. The family returned to the Twin Cities where Harry Sr., a carpenter, constructed Harry’s childhood home in Mounds View on 10 acres of land.Harry graduated from Mounds View High School in 1958. He attended the University of Minnesota for one year before enrolling in the electrical construction program at Dunwoody Institute, where he graduated in 1961. As a journeyman electrician, Harry was employed by Weber Electric for the majority of his career. He proudly worked for 40 years as a commercial union electrician, IBEW Local 110, retiring in 2001.Harry met the love of his life, Esther Michaelson, in 1962 at a…

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