Rosella Dickinson
July 14, 1951 — June 1, 2016
Rosella J. Dickinson, 64, of Biwabik, formerly of St. Cloud, and Big Lake, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 surrounded by her loving family at Essentia Health, St. Mary’s Hospital, Duluth, MN. She was born in St. Cloud on July 14, 1951 to Stephen and Gertrude Rudolph the youngest of 13 children. Rose graduated from St. Cloud Tech class of 1969, and from North Hennepin Technical School. She worked at Abbott Northwestern Hospital for many years as a Health Unit Coordinator. Rose had a passion for painting ceramics, was an avid reader, enjoyed camping and seeing nature, loved time spent with her family, and especially her grandchildren.
Rose was preceded in death by her parents, brother Steven, and sister Julie.
Rose is survived by her husband Terry, children Mark (Jacqueline) Dickinson, Dionne (Allen) Payne, Kate (Dan) Kjellberg, and Jason (Leah) Dickinson, grandchildren Kaitlyn, Zach, Mackenzie, Jillian, John, Erin, John, Gavin, and Amelia, siblings Al Rudolph, Sister Susan “Johanna” Rudolph, Bebe Huberty, Fran Schmidt, Joan Kain, Charlotte Gromberg, Frank Rudolph, Bill Rudolph, and Fred Rudolph, many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 7 from 9:30AM until 10:30AM Mass of Christian Burial at St. Augustine Catholic Church, 442 2nd St SE. St. Cloud, MN 56304. Inurnment will be in Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to one of her favorite charities Humane Society of the United States http://m.humanesociety.org/ or St. Joseph's Indian School http://www.stjo.org/
Arrangements by Dougherty Funeral Home, 600 E. 2nd Street, Duluth, MN 55805.
218-727-3555.