Dennis Bolstad

Dennis Bolstad, age 60, of Pine River died Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 10, 2010 at the Kline Funeral Home in Pine River. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Dennis Bolstad was born October 23, 1949 in St. Paul the son of Kenneth and Cynthia (Woodbury) Bolstad. He grew up and graduated high school in St. Paul. After graduation, Dennis entered the United States Navy and served in the submarine corps. He married Nora Foster April 10, 1971 in Scotland. Dennis retired from the Navy in 1976 due to his Multiple Sclerosis. They lived in the Pine River area most of their married life.

Dennis worked as a machinist and gunsmith and was a Firearms Safety Instructor, and volunteered for the Deep Portage Learning Center and the Minnesota Broken Wing Connection. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and woodworking.

He is survived by his wife, Nora of Pine River; children, Chris Bolstad of Pine River and Casey (Adam) Forsythe of Backus; grandchild, Jordan Forsythe; mother, Cynthia Paulson of Pine River; brothers, Bruce of Brooklyn Park and Brian of Princeton; and sister, Lisa Griess of South Padre Island, TX;

Dennis was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth; step-father, Howard Paulson and a sister, Lea Gallagher.