James F. Zarns, age 78, of Oak Grove and formerly of Isanti, died September 20, 2022 at Mercy Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 24th at Sunnyside Free Lutheran Church, 22745 Typo Creek Drive NE, Stacy. A visitation will be held from 5 – 7 P.M. Friday, September 23rd at Strike Life Tributes in Isanti and also one hour prior to the funeral Saturday at the church. Interment will be in Isanti Union Cemetery.
James Fredrick Zarns was born March 12, 1944 in Swanville, Minnesota to Fredrick and Faye (Martin) Zarns. He attended Swanville High School and continued his education at Staples Vocational School. On June 22, 1963 Jim married Bonita Crawford in Swanville. They made their home in Minneapolis and Blaine before moving to Isanti in 1978. They recently moved to Oak Grove. Jim worked at Twin City Die-casting and then St. Paul Metalcraft until retiring in 2008. Jim enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, and especially spending time with his family.
Jim passed away September 20, 2022 at Mercy Hospital at the age of 78 years. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by daughter, Gina Ross; brother, Richard Zarns; and brother-in-law, Melvin VanBockel.
Jim is survived by his loving wife, Bonita; daughter, Missy (Dorn) Opatz; grandchildren, Brandon (Kari) Opatz, Kelsey Opatz; siblings, Yvonne VanBockel, Diane (Bill) Meservey, and Donald (Carole) Zarns; sister-in-law, Zita Zarns; step-grandchildren, Alysia, Desiree (Chad); great-grandson, Isaiah; great-great-granddaughter, Aurora; and by many other relatives and friends.
So very sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers for the family.
Very sorry to hear this. My thoughts and prayers are with you Bonita and family.
Sorry to the family and our thoughts are with you at this sad time. Jim was a caring man that raised a caring loving family he can be proud of.
Donna and I were heartbroken at the news of Jim’s death. As neighbors for 37 years we have been happy to include Jim, Bonnie, and the entire family as friends. We send our sympathies to all Jim’s family and friends. We hope that your treasured memories of Jim will in some way lessen the pain of his passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you always.
So very sorry for your loss. We have some great memories of time spent in Az. Love that he & Gina are together