Obituary of Ansel M. Points

Ansel Martin Points passed away on February 24, 2016 at the age of 90. He was born on April 27, 1925 on the family farm near Mora, MN to Curtis and Matilda Points. He attended country school in the Mora area, graduating from the Knife Lake School. In 1939, the family moved to the Cambridge Isanti area where he farmed with his dad. On October 11, 1947, he was united in marriage to DeLores Lindquist in Onamia, MN. They moved to the Rush Point area where they farmed until 1972. Ansel worked for Cambridge Implement for several years, was in the real estate business with his dad until 1971 at which time he began working for Marlton Realty in Cambridge from which he retired in 1993. He and Delores moved to Cambridge in 1990. Ansel served on the Board of Appeals of Chisago County for several years and on the Rush Lake Cemetery Board for over thirty years. He and Delores volunteered delivering Meals on Wheels. They were members of Healthy Seniors and enjoyed driving seniors to appointments and assisting shut ins with grocery shopping. They enjoyed visiting residents in the nursing homes for 30 years and made many friends. He was a member of the Fish Lake Baptist Church serving as a Sunday school teacher, trustee, treasurer and deacon. Later on he began attending First Baptist Church in Cambridge, where he remained a member until his death. Ansel thoroughly enjoyed fishing and camping with his family. It was a favorite pastime to camp with his wife, children and grandchildren. He enjoyed the State Parks, the North Shore, and traveling to Mexico, Canada, and throughout the United States. Ansel was a talented man in many ways and was able to fix, repair, or make anything, which came in handy while farming. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Kenneth and John; sisters Elma Stoffel and Dorotha Foster; grandson Daniel Points. He is survived by his wife DeLores; sons Steven (Wanda), Gary (Sue), Dennis (Edie), David (Debra, Kevin (Kim); daughter Sharon (Mark) Krueger; fifteen grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren; sister Helen Foster; nieces and nephews.