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Richard Wergin
Dec 23, 2025
Graveside services will be held Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 2 PM at Pease Cemetery. Lunch will be served immediately following the burial at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease.
Richard Duane Wergin age 82, of Princeton, MN and Mesa, AZ entered into the arms of his savior Jesus Christ, while surrounded by his family, on December 23, 2025.
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Henry Peka
Jun 3, 2026
Henry Richard Peka, age 89, of Maple Grove, passed away June 3, 2026 at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids.. A visitation will be held Wednesday, June 10, 2026 from 1 - 3 PM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca.
Henry was born September 16, 1936 in Granite Ledge Township to George and...
Paul R. Eliason
Jun 3, 2026
Paul Richard Eliason (1931–2026), age 95, of Princeton, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2026, at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Born in Luck, Wisconsin, Paul made his home in Princeton for many years. He will be remembered for his gentle spirit and generous heart, and for the kindness he shared with those who knew and loved...
Donald Bemis
May 29, 2026
Donald James Bemis passed away suddenly on May 29, 2026, at the age of 63, surrounded by his family at United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. Taken far too soon from those who loved him, Donnie leaves behind a legacy of laughter, hard work, generosity, and unwavering devotion to his family.
Donnie was born on March 15, 1963, in Princeton, Minnesota,...
Audrey Broberg
May 23, 2026
Audrey M. Broberg, age 95, of Milaca, passed away May 23, 2026 at CentraCare Hospital in Saint Cloud. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 11 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 – 11 AM at the church on Saturday.
Audrey was born to...
Ken Muller
May 18, 2026
Ken Muller passed away on May 18, 2026 at his home in Milaca, MN at the age of 84. Ken was the son of Floyd and Clara Muller. He was born on September 11, 1941.
He attended grade school at the Chase Brook School, and graduated from Milaca High School in 1959.
After high school he served in the U.S. Army for...
Eugene William Martin
May 11, 2026
Eugene “Pee Wee” William Martin, formerly of Milaca and Hillman, passed away quietly, Monday, May 11, 2026, at the age of 75.
Eugene was born November 7, 1950, at Granite Falls, MN to Fred P. and Bertha M. (Tourville) Martin. The family later moved to rural Isanti.
He attended the Long Lake Country School and later graduated from Cambridge Senior High School...
Gerald C. Swanson
May 10, 2026
Gerald C. Swanson, age 89, of Milaca, passed away May 10, 2026. Funeral service will be held Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 11 AM at Milaca Alliance Church. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 - 7 PM Friday at Milaca Alliance Church and continue one hour prior to the service at the church on...
Marian Jackman
May 8, 2026
Marian E. Jackman, age 89, of Milaca passed away Friday, May 8, 2026. She was born July 28, 1936 to Lewis and Mabel Paumen in Minneapolis, MN. She married Gordon Jackman on September 1, 1956 and together they had six children. Marian worked for Honeywell for 30 years. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, embroidering, gardening and spending time with her grandkids....
LaVon Ziegler
Apr 24, 2026
LaVon Clare Ziegler, 81, of Milaca, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2026. She was born on December 7, 1944, in Farmington, where she grew up with her parents, Clarence and Evelyn (Millam) Alich, and her sisters, Mardell and Lynn. She graduated from Farmington High School before moving to Milaca to be near extended family.
LaVon married John Ziegler, and...
Joane Rhoda
Apr 23, 2026
Joane Helene Rhoda, age 90 of Foreston, passed away on April 23, 2026 on the family farm where she resided for the past 70 years.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 at St. Louis Bertrand Catholic Church in Foreston. Burial will follow at the parish cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday from...
Myra Norrgard
Apr 6, 2026
Myra Mae Norrgard, age 96, of Milaca, passed away Monday, April 6, 2026. Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 11 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca. Burial will follow at Wendell Hill Cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church.
Myra was born August 6, 1929 to Arthur and Emma...
Lynn Thorsbakken
Mar 21, 2026
Lynn Marie Thorsbakken, age 62, of Milaca, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 21, 2026 at St. Cloud Hospital Memorial Mass will be held Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 11 AM at the Church of St. Anthony in St. Cloud. Visitation will be held Monday, April 6, 2026 from 4 - 7 PM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca and...
John Day
Mar 21, 2026
John Raymond Day, age 81, passed away with family and friends by his side on March 21, 2026 at the Country Meadows Assisted Living. There will be a Celebration of John's Life, on Saturday, April 11, 2026 from 1 to 6 PM at the Gorecki Center in Milaca. A private burial take place at a later date.
John was born June...
Ella Nelson
Mar 20, 2026
Ella Marie Hermann Feldman Nelson, of Milaca, Minnesota, formerly of Canton, South Dakota was born July 7, 1927 near Canton, South Dakota to Hilda Katherine (Langfeldt) Hermann and Ernest Paul Hermann. She died Friday, March 20, 2026, at the age of 98 years old.
She grew up on a farm north of Canton and graduated from Canton High School. Soon after,...
Chuck Rensenbrink
Mar 8, 2026
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Charles “Chuck” Roger Rensenbrink was born on March 21, 1942, in Milaca, MN, to Jacob and Bessie (Zuidema) Rensenbrink. He grew up on the family farm and attended Pease Christian Reformed School from kindergarten through eighth grade. He graduated from Milaca High School in 1960.
He married Violet Johnson on August 28, 1965, and they resided...
Jeanette Droogsma
Mar 6, 2026
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Jeanette "Jean" (Van Dyke) Droogsma, age 99 of Milaca, went to her eternal home on Friday, March 6, 2026 at Elim Care Center in Milaca, MN. Her funeral will be held on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at Pease Christian Reformed Church in Pease, MN. Visitation will begin at 10 with the service held at 11 a.m....
Peggy Monroe
Mar 5, 2026
Peggy Marie (Saari) Monroe was born March 18, 1933 to Enoch and Alice (Harry) Saari at their hobby farm home near Grand Rapids, MN. In 1942, at the age of eight, she moved with her family to Seattle, WA where her parents worked at Boeing Aircraft and Cascade Electric during WWII. After the war, the family moved back to Minnesota....
Cindy Schmatz
Mar 4, 2026
Cindy (Koppendrayer) Schmatz, age 76, of Princeton, passed away on March 4, 2026. Beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, she will be dearly missed by all.
Cindy will be remembered for her unwavering commitment to what she held most dear. She was dedicated to Trinity Lutheran Church for many years, serving coffee and her famous homemade caramel rolls. After purchasing her...
LeRoy Roehrich
Mar 2, 2026
Memorial Mass for LeRoy Roehrich, age 76, of Milaca, Minnesota will be held March 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Milaca. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. Private family burial will be held at a later date at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
LeRoy Roehrich was born February 9,1950 in...
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