Chester C. Atkinson
December 16, 1956 ~ September 24, 2012
Chester Charles Atkinson, age 55 of Sandstone, MN and formerly of Levelland, Texas passed away September 24, 2012 at Fairview University Medical Center in Minneapolis. Chester can be remembered as a gentleman who enjoyed his family and worked as a manufacturing engineer. Chester will be deeply missed by his wife, Cheryle; his children, Dena (Jason) Ward, Lena (Shaun) Babcock, Dustin Atkinson, Vonnie Gallaher, Aaron Johnson, Elizabeth (Daniel) Guida-Natzke, and Julia (Curtis) Ruck; grandchildren, Tyler, Kaitlyn, Kaden, Destiny, Makayla, Kaela, Ian, Caitlyn, Courtney, Collin, Caleb, Cameron, and Amera; sister, Linda (Martin Jordan) Baxter; brother, Jerry (Annie) Williams; many other relatives and friends. Chester is preceded in death by his father, Bill Atkinson; mother, Marie Williams; and his brother Billy Atkinson. A memorial service will be held at 1 PM on Saturday, September 29th at Roberts Family Funeral Home, 555 Centennial Drive SW, Forest Lake, MN with a gathering of family and friends beginning at 11 AM until the time of the service. A family interment will be held in the Scandinavian Cemetery, Forest Lake, MN at a later time.
Chester was a great guy, a good man who was always there to help me. Had fun with Chester going to car races and sharing time .
I will sadly miss him…..a wonderfull guy !
Hey Chester! I’m gonna miss ya u were a really great friend thank you so much for the cute puppies that you gave us i will always remember you 🙂 rest in peace!! Cheryl i hope we can see you soon. Chester u were a really great guy 🙂 🙂
Chester your quite the salesman, but you gave us a bargain I couldn’t refuse and fell for those to spoiled pups. I will miss you. lyle
How I met Chester and Cheryl. When i was coming home from work they had a sign in the yard Dachshunds for sale. Big mistake was to stop in!! My friend Chester was there to greet meet and his lovely wife Cheryl. and we became friends instantly.Now my house is complete with two spoiled rotten dashunds. My molly and beans that chester have saved for me. I will miss your contagious smile Chester. Your friend pam and molly and of cousre beans
I only knew Chester about a year and a half but his infectious love of his mini dachshunds changed the whole world of this confessed ” lover of big dogs ” ! I can’t talk about Chester without talking about his dogs. My husband and I are now converts – we wouldn’t give up our mini doxies for anything. Chester seemed like an old friend from the first time we met , when he brought that beautiful litter of little dachshunds to visit, so my grand daughter could have the pick of the litter. She fell in love with the smallest black & tan- Lily. While visiting Lily before she was old enough to come to her new home, I fell for a chubby ball of multicolored fur whom we named Bella. Chester was quite the salesman and much to my husband’s “dismay” we ended up with 2 mini doxies . My favorite memory of Chester, was the day he brought Lily to our home to surprise Taylor after school with her new puppy. Even though he wasn’t feeling well he parked down the block so she wouldn’t see his car. When she came from school he got down on the floor and hid so all she saw was this cute little pup when he walked in. He was like a kid himself. They were both so excited ! We formed a friendship over our mutual love of dogs and we always enjoyed Chester’s visits. Since he usually visited with his new litters, it was always hard not to succumb to another doxie. I always teased him that I never got a chance to talk about my dogs because he was always bragging about his dogs! He had the gift of gab and a nicer, sweeter man you’ll never meet. Chester, can I brag about my dogs now ? You are sorely missed and it was a pleasure getting to know you, your lovely wife Cheryl and those delightful little dogs.