Lillian Theresa Ronkainen Peterson Lampel

Lillian Theresa Ronkainen Peterson Lampel, 105, of Kettle River, Minn., died peacefully on Friday, April 13, 2012, in Augustana Mercy Health Care Center in Moose Lake, Minn. She was born Sept. 8, 1906, to Frank and Josephine Ronkainen of Kettle River. After the death of her first husband, Adolph Peterson, she worked in her father's lumber camps in northern Minnesota. She married Arvi H. Lampel in 1926 and they farmed in Kettle River. Lillian was a hard worker all her life and was active in her community. She enjoyed walks, cross country skiing, making loom rugs, crocheting and knitting for her family.