Age 97
17 August 1925 – 6 February 2023
Beloved and loving wife, mother & grandmother. Always encouraging, she was kind, strong, understated and embodied unconditional love. She passed away peacefully on February 6 and was preceded in death by Husband Richard and daughter Ann, survived by son Eric, daughter-in-law, Jennifer, and grandchildren Anna and Anders.
Laurine was born in Clyde, North Dakota to John and Clara Ronning and grew up in Fergus Falls, MN. She went on to work as a teller at a bank in Fergus Falls. It was at that time that she met her husband, Richard, on a blind date when he was attending Concordia College. Soon after, they moved to Houston where Richard was stationed in the Navy. They returned to Minnesota and started their family in Moose Lake. Shortly after, they moved to the Twin Cities to raise Ann and Eric before returning to Moose Lake in 1977. Eric’s memories of the childhood his parents provided are idyllic – filled with love and encouragement. Laurine enjoyed long walks with Norwegian Elkhounds, sewing, bowling league, travel and was a voracious reader.
Laurine and Richard moved back to Inver Grove Heights in 1993 to a home they built where she continued to live on her own after Richard’s passing in 2008 and Ann’s in 2012. In 2020, she moved to an assisted living apartment in St. Louis Park. Laurine’s lifetime travels took her from the Midwest to Texas, California, and Thailand.
Wherever they lived, Laurine created a welcoming and loving space. Their home in Inver Grove saw the arrival of their grandchildren and celebrations of many special Christmases and other holidays, some with and some without lutefisk.
Services will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, April 21st at Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave, Inver Grove Heights.