Obituaries
Milaca, Minnesota Obituaries
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Alvin "Bud" Paul Johnson
Oct 16, 2022
Alvin “Bud” Johnson, age 95, of Oak Park, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Sunday, October 16, 2022. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 11 AM at Estes Brook Free Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Burial will follow in the Estes Brook Cemetery.
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Jeffrey Benjamin Schoumaker
Oct 15, 2022
Jeffrey Schoumaker, age 63, of Milaca, passed away October 15, 2022. Memorial Mass will be held Thursday, November 3, 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 on Thursday. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Jeffrey Benjamin Schoumaker was born January 4, 1959...
Dale Alva Kuether
Sep 30, 2022
Dale Alva Kuether was born September 27, 1942 to Emil and Helen Kuether in Milaca, Minnesota. He graduated from Milaca High School in 1960. He worked at the creamery in Milaca for Land O’ Lakes driving truck and dispatching for 39 years. Dale was a member of the Teamsters Union for 30 years. He was a member of the Milaca...
Jim James, Sr.
Sep 30, 2022
James Robert James, Sr., age 89, of Sauk Rapids, formerly of Milaca, passed away Friday, September 30, 2022. Memorial Mass will be held Friday, October 7, 2022 at 11 AM at St. Mary’s Cathlolic Church in Milaca. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday.
Jim was born July 1, 1933 to William and...
Glen Arthur Christensen
Sep 22, 2022
Glen Christensen, age 64, of Milaca, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2022. A memorial gathering will be held Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 2 PM at the home of Shannon and Rick Feuling (10375 Ferry Point Place Northwest, Rice, MN 56367). Please bring a chair for the memorial gathering
In a state far far away; Glen Arthur Christensen was beamed...
Mark J. Jacobson
Sep 18, 2022
Mark Jacobson, age 62, of Milaca, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022. A service with military honors will take place on Monday, September 26, 2022 at 1 PM at Rec Park in Milaca. A reception will follow at the Gorecki Center in Rec Park
Mark Jacobson was born and raised in Milaca, Minnesota. He graduated from Milaca High School in...
Robert Alvin Baker
Sep 18, 2022
A memorial service for Bob Baker, age 81, of Milaca, will be held Saturday, October 08, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at the Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation will take place one hour prior to services. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery. Military Honors will be handled by Hansen-Hayes American Legion Post #178 and Siemers-Hakes VFW Post #10794.
Robert Baker was...
Lyle Emil Piepenburg
Sep 7, 2022
Lyle Piepenburg, age 88, of Milaca, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2022. A celebration of Lyle's life will be held on Monday, September 12, 2022 from 10 AM - 12 Noon at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca. Interment will follow at Borgholm Cemetery near Bock
Lyle Emil Piepenburg was born March 5, 1934 in Hutchinson, Minnesota to Emil and Ida...
Nick Van Donsel
Aug 29, 2022
Nickolas Lee Van Donsel was born May 22, 1982 to Michael and Debra Van Donsel. His birthday was nestled between bass opener and Memorial Day. He spent many years celebrating with boys trips up north to fish, camp, and get rowdy. Some of his favorite memories were hunting and fishing with his lifelong friends and family in Emily, MN.
Nick...
Margie Marie Weiss
Aug 29, 2022
Margie Weiss passed away Monday, August 29, 2022 at the Gardens of Foley Nursing Home at the age of 82 years old. A celebration of Margie's life will be held Tuesday, September 6, 2022 from 5 - 7 PM.
Margie was born in Braham, MN. She was married to LeRoy Weiss, and she lived in Milaca, MN for many years...
Roland Leroy Norman
Aug 29, 2022
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Roland Leroy Norman, age 83, passed away on August 29,2022 after a brief illness.
He was born March 22, 1939 in Milaca, MN to Floyd and Myrtle (Larson) Norman. He grew up on the family farm in Bogus Brook Township and attended District 12 country school for eight grades and then completed his education...
Leo John Kunkel
Aug 27, 2022
Leo Kunkel, age 54, of Milaca, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022. A memorial visitation will be from 4 - 5:30 PM on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home, followed by a prayer service and time of sharing memories at 5:30 PM. Lunch will follow the service at the Longsiding Station.
Leo John Kunkel was born May 4,...
Leona Emma Jean Thorsbakken
Aug 22, 2022
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Leona Thorsbakken, age 93, of Milaca, passed away Monday, August 22, 2022. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 29, 2022 at 11 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 2 - 4 PM Sunday at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca and...
Edward Winters
Aug 19, 2022
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Edward Winters, age 99, of Milaca, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 11 AM at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease. Interment will follow at Pease Cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday
Ed was...
Joyce Mae Bemboom
Aug 11, 2022
On Thursday, August 11, 2022, Joyce Bemboom, loving wife and mother, peacefully passed away at the age of 69.
Joyce was born on November 9, 1952 in St.Cloud, MN to James and Lorraine (Roos) Kedrowski. Joyce grew up in Sartell, MN. On August 5, 1972 she married Richard Bemboom. They started their family in Popple Creek, MN, moved to a...
Vicki Ellen Thompson
Aug 11, 2022
Funeral service for Vicki Thompson, age 72, of Milaca, will be held Friday, August 19, 2022 at 11 AM at Milaca Evangelical Free Church. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will take place from 9:00 - 11:00 AM at the church on Friday
Vicki Ellen (Buth) Thompson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 26, 1949 and...
Gary Read
Aug 10, 2022
Garold (Gary) Clayton Read, 92, of Princeton, MN passed away Aug 10th, 2022.
Gary was born January, 1930 to Clayton and Doris Read in Cheyenne WY. He received his elementary and high school education in Cheyenne graduating in 1947.
Gary married Sue LaPlant in 1963. To this union one child was born, a daughter, Stacy. Gary and Stacy were kindred...
Maxine Carrol Kent
Aug 9, 2022
Maxine Carrol Kent was born September 29, 1938 to Edward N. and Georgia (Leathers) Kent in Page Township, Minnesota. She attended a one-room Whitney Brook school, and graduated from Milaca High School in 1956. Soon after graduation, Maxine moved to Minneapolis where she worked until 1961. Maxine then packed a suitcase, her cat and boarded a plane and moved to...
Janet Ann Howard
Aug 9, 2022
Janet Howard, age 83, of Milaca, formerly of St. Paul, died Aug. 9. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, George and sister, Muriel. She is survived by sister, Laura (Art). She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Former cook at Our Lady of Good Counsel Home in St. Paul. A celebration for Janet will...
Shirley Ann Hubers
Aug 8, 2022
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Shirley Ann Hubers, age 78, on August 8, 2022. Shirley was born in Milaca, Minnesota on January 16, 1944 to parents Morris and Ruby Erickson (Miller). She was married to David Hubers of Pease, Minnesota on June 12, 1964, and they shared a wonderful life together. Dave and Shirley...