Obituaries
Milaca, Minnesota Obituaries
Serving the Milaca, Minnesota community since 1936
Lois Kathryn Gustafson
Mar 21, 2023
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Lois Kathryn Gustafson, age 92, peacefully entered eternal life on March 21, 2023. Funeral service will be held Monday, March 27, 2023 at 11 AM at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Milaca. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday....
Harlin Jay Hanenburg
Mar 20, 2023
Funeral services for Harlin Hanenburg will be held Friday, March 24, 2023 at 2 PM at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease. Burial will follow at the Pease Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 12 Noon to 2 PM at the church on Friday.
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Harlin Jay Hanenburg was born October 11, 1936 along with...
Craig James Swedeen
Mar 15, 2023
A celebration of life for Craig Swedeen, age 66, of Milaca, will be held Sunday, July 16, 2023 from 2 – 5 PM at the Gorecki Community Center at Rec Park in Milaca.
Craig James Swedeen was born August 28, 1956 in Anoka, Minnesota to Marlyn and Bonita (Morton) Swedeen. He was united in marriage to Brenda Price and later...
Patricia Louise Tellinghuisen
Mar 12, 2023
Patricia Louise (Benoit) Tellinghuisen of Pease, Minnesota passed away peacefully at home on March 12, 2023 surrounded by her family. A visitation will be held on March 19, 2023 from 3:00 - 7:00 PM at Pease Christian Reformed Church in Pease, Minnesota. A funeral will be held on March 20, 2023 at 11:00 AM, with a visitation one hour prior...
Cecelia Louise Cedeno
Mar 4, 2023
Cecelia Cedeno, age 78, of Milaca, formerly of Rapid City, South Dakota, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023. A celebration of life for Cecelia will be held Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 11 AM at the home of Heather Kick, 15146 62nd Avenue, Milaca, MN 56353.
Anna Marie Sieg
Feb 20, 2023
Anna Marie Clara (Westholter) Sieg, age 86 of Milaca, passed away peacefully at Milaca Elim Meadows Health Care facility on February 20, 2023. She was born November 21, 1936 to Rodger and Anna (Meyer) Westholter in Albertville, MN, Wright County. She was the youngest of nine siblings. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her...
Bernell Elizabeth Gave
Feb 17, 2023
Bernell Elizabeth Gave, of Milaca, passed away on February 17, 2023 at the age of 102 years.
Bernell was born June 10, 1920 to Haakon and Mathilda Listerud in Sacred Heart, MN. At the age of eight, her parents moved to a farm in Onamia (Cove) where she attended and graduated from Cove School.
Bernell was a self taught...
Edward James Nemeth
Feb 13, 2023
Edward Nemeth, age 83, of Milaca, formerly of Elk River, passed away Monday, February 13, 2023. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, February 17, 2023 at 12 Noon at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Milaca. Burial with military honors will follow at the parish cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the...
Shelly Mary Eisenzimmer
Feb 12, 2023
Michelle Mary (nee) Stevens Eisenzimmer, was born to Dorothy Stevens nearing the end of WWII on August 28th 1946. She was the only child of a hard-working Catholic Irish-American mother, and watched her single mother struggle to make ends meet for the two of them. This was in a time where such was harshly looked down upon. This birthed the...
Randy Bemis
Feb 9, 2023
Randall Duane Bemis was born March 26, 1954 to Helen and Bud Bemis of Foreston, MN. He attended the Foreston School in his early years before attending Milaca Public Schools. In 1976, he married Theresa Fradette. They moved to Corpus Christi, Texas and Randy’s two children, Johnna and Zachary were born there. He was a partner with his three brothers in the operation of...
Charles Robert Myers
Feb 5, 2023
Charles Myers, age 55, of Milaca, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2023 at M Health Fairview Northland Medical Center in Princeton.
A celebration of Charles's life will be held at a later date.
Sally Maxine Maitland
Feb 4, 2023
Sally Maitland, age 90, of Isle, passed away Saturday February 4, 2023 at Mille Lacs Health System Long Term Care.
Funeral services will be held at Faith Lutheran Church in Isle, MN on Saturday February 11, 2023 at 11:00AM. Interment will follow at the Sunset Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church on...
Daniel Narcisse Jansen
Feb 2, 2023
Mass of Christian Burial for Daniel Jansen, age 87, of Milaca, will be held Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 11 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Milaca. Interment with full military honors will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 4 - 6 PM on Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with a rosary service at...
Allan Mike Herman
Jan 25, 2023
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Allan Herman, age 89, of Milaca, MN, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Memorial service will be held Friday, February 3, 2023 at 2 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday.
Allan Herman was born on May 15, 1933...
David Peter Oien
Jan 24, 2023
David Peter Oien was born March 10, 1964 to Melvin and Gloria (Hellman) Oien in Princeton, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca. David graduated from Milaca High School in 1982. David went on to graduate from Moorhead State University with a degree in construction management. He took additional online classes at the University of...
Paul Clifford Wentzlaff
Jan 13, 2023
Paul Clifford Wentzlaff was born in St. James, MN on August 11, 1961 to Edward and Alice (Mork) Wentzlaff. On the morning of January 13, 2023, he passed away suddenly of a heart attack.Paul was energetic and outgoing, and a reliable friend to anyone who needed one. He was very close to his family and enjoyed spending as much time...
Jeffrey Duane Johnson
Jan 12, 2023
Jeffrey Duane Johnson, age 69, passed away peacefully at Elim Wellspring Health Care Center in Princeton, MN on January 12, 2023, encircled by his best friend and wife of 48 years, Trudy (Liepitz) Johnson, and two daughters, Laura (Johnson) Stelter and Diana (Johnson) Villeneuve.
Funeral services will be held Monday, January 16, 2023 at 2 PM at Zion Lutheran Church...
John Francis Flock
Jan 10, 2023
John Francis Flock was born in Sleepy Eye, MN on April 1, 1952 to William and Wilhelmina (Schroepfer) Flock. He grew up in Morgan and graduated from Morgan High School in 1970. John served in the Army for 2 years and then made a career working as an area manager for Frontier Communications. John married Mary Redmond in 1986 and...
Thomas Michael Miller
Jan 1, 2023
Thomas Miller, age 37, of St. Cloud, MN passed away January 1, 2023. Tom, as his friends knew him, was born May 19, 1985 in Milaca, MN to Alicia and Kirk. Tom had three sisters Kim, Mary, and Lisa, and one brother, Joey. Tom spent his childhood in Milaca raised by his mother Alicia and step father Buddy. Tom...
Layne Adeline Koppendrayer
Dec 20, 2022
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Layne Adeline Koppendrayer, two year old daughter of Daren and Jamie Koppendrayer of Elk River, MN, unexpectedly passed away in her sleep on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at the Christian Reformed Church of Pease, MN with Pastor Michael Ten Haken...