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Milaca, Minnesota Obituaries

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Roger David Leitzen

Roger David Leitzen

Dec 16, 2022

Memorial mass for Roger Leitzen, age 77, of Milaca, will be held Friday, December 30, 2022 at 11 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Milaca.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church.  Private burial will take place at a later date.

Roger was the loving son of Bernadine and William “Bill” Leitzen, the eldest...

Joyce Almina Reiman

Joyce Almina Reiman

Dec 11, 2022

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Joyce Almina (Jones) Reiman passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at the Milaca Elim Home at the age of 96 years. A memorial service will be held at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease, MN on January 2, 2023 at 11:00 AM, with a visitation one hour prior to the service. A...

David Beck

David Beck

Dec 9, 2022

David Beck, age 75, of Milaca, passed away Friday, December 9, 2022.

Memorial service will be held Friday, December 16, 2022 at 11 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca.  Burial with full military honors will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday

David Beck was born...

Jacklyn Ann Sperr

Jacklyn Ann Sperr

Dec 6, 2022

Jacklyn Ann (Cramer) Sperr of Ogilvie, Minnesota, has ended her battle with cancer on Dec 6th, 2022 at the age of 66 years old. A memorial gathering will be held Monday, January 9, 2023 from 1 - 4 PM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca.  A time of sharing memories will take place at 2:30 PM

Jackie was born in...

Donald Jay Hielkema

Donald Jay Hielkema

Dec 5, 2022

Passing from this life to his eternal home on December 5, 2022, Don has been forever relieved from all the effects of Parkinson’s Disease.  Funeral service Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 11 AM at Faith Christian Reformed Church in New Brighton.  Visitation from 9:30 – 11 AM at the church on Saturday.  Interment at Pease Cemetery.  Memorials preferred to Avail...

Dorothy May Millam

Dorothy May Millam

Dec 1, 2022

Dorothy M. Millam, age 103, of Milaca, passed away peacefully at the Milaca Elim Home on Thursday, December 1, 2022.

Dear Mother, Dear Mother

My siblings are tired

And needing a rest

It’s my turn for Mom

This is only a test

She cared for us all

Her pleasure to do

Now paybacks are hell

An old saying but true

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Deloris M. Paul

Deloris M. Paul

Dec 1, 2022

Deloris Paul, age 85 of Milaca, MN, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 1, 2022.  Funeral service will be held Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 11AM at Word of Peace Lutheran Church in Rogers, MN.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.  Luncheon to follow at church.  Private interment will take place at...

Art Christensen

Art Christensen

Nov 28, 2022

In loving memory of Carroll “Art” Christensen, who passed away peacefully at home on November 28, 2022.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 1 PM at Milaca Evangelical Free Church.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.  Memorials are preferred to Milaca Free Church.

Born on November 6,...

Chuck Ross Reinhofer

Chuck Ross Reinhofer

Nov 27, 2022

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Chuck Ross Reinhofer  -  April 16, 1954 – November 27, 2022

It is with great sadness that Chuck Reinhofer, age 68, of Milaca, has passed away unexpectedly.  Chuck leaves behind his loving wife, Shawn;  sons, Cody Reinhofer and Chad Reinhofer (Donna Jones) and grandsons whom he loved so much, Caleb and Chase;  three sisters,...

Davy Wayne Poorker

Davy Wayne Poorker

Nov 19, 2022

Davy Wayne Poorker was born May 23, 1955 in Milaca, MN to Willard and Beatrice (Johnson) Poorker.  He grew up in Milaca and graduated from Milaca High School in 1973. Davy went on to graduate from vocational college and worked several jobs as a welder and mechanic over the years.  He married his sister Gloria’s best friend, Nancy Ellen Anderson,...

Ellen Hilda Marie Gilder

Ellen Hilda Marie Gilder

Nov 14, 2022

Ellen Gilder, age 96, of Long Prairie, formerly of Milaca, passed away Monday, November 14, 2022.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 11 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Long Prairie.  Interment will follow at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery at Little Falls.  Visitation will take place from 4 - 6 PM Monday at Peterson-Johnson Funeral...

Barton Wayne Swanson

Barton Wayne Swanson

Nov 11, 2022

Barton Swanson, age 87, of Ogilvie, passed away Friday, November 11, 2022.  Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 11 AM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca.  Burial with full military honors will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service on Wednesday.

Barton Wayne Swanson was born...

Paul Albert Reiman

Paul Albert Reiman

Nov 7, 2022

Paul Albert Reiman, Jr. was born January 15, 1930 in Princeton, Minnesota to Paul and Margaret Reiman.  He graduated from Princeton High School.  After graduation, Paul joined the US Army and was part of the National Guard.  After the Army, Paul attended Dunwoody Institute to become a baker.  He opened Paul’s Bakery in Milaca and Reiman’s Bakery in Princeton, which...

Jeanette Winifred Hanenburg

Jeanette Winifred Hanenburg

Nov 7, 2022

Jeanette Hanenburg, age 86, of Milaca, passed away Monday, November 7, 2022.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 11 AM at Milaca United Methodist Church.  Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca.  Visitation will take place from 4 - 8 PM Friday at the church and continue one hour prior to the service at...

Robert LeRoy Giese

Robert LeRoy Giese

Oct 29, 2022

Robert LeRoy “Bob” Giese, the third son of Albert and Evelyn (Dancer) Giese, was born July 4, 1945 at home in Sandstone, MN. The family spent Bob’s early years in Sandstone where he was baptized into the Lutheran faith. When he was 8 years old, his dad’s job with Land O Lakes moved the family to Fosston, MN. Here Bob...

Betty Jean Berghuis

Betty Jean Berghuis

Oct 28, 2022

Betty Jean Berghuis, age 89, of Milaca, passed away Friday, October 28, 2022.  

A celebration of Betty's life will be held Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 11 AM at Milaca Alliance Church.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday

If you Knew Betty, you would know these things,If you knew Betty...

Jeanette E. Nelson

Jeanette E. Nelson

Oct 25, 2022

Funeral services for Jeanette Nelson, age 96, of St. Cloud, formerly of Foley, will be held Monday, October 31, 2022 at 11 AM at Estes Brook Evangelical Free Church.  Burial will follow at Estes Brook Cemetery.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Memorials are preferred to Estes Brook Free Church.

Jeanette...

Thomas Leroy Lawson

Thomas Leroy Lawson

Oct 25, 2022

Thomas Lawson, age 62, of Milaca, passed away October 25, 2022.

Private burial was at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca.

Arlyn "Joe" Eugene Peterson

Arlyn "Joe" Eugene Peterson

Oct 23, 2022

Arlyn "Joe" Peterson, age 83, of Princeton, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2022.  Memorial service will be held Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 11:00  AM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca.  Visitation will take place from 10:30 - 11:00 AM at the funeral home on Saturday.  Interment will follow at Wendell Hill Cemetery near Milaca

He was born on November...