Obituaries
Milaca, Minnesota Obituaries
Serving the Milaca, Minnesota community since 1936
Paulene LaRue Olson
Jan 8, 2021
Paulene LaRue (Auker) Olson, 84, died at Milaca Elim Home, surrounded by her children on Friday, January 8, 2021. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 15, 2021 at 2 PM at Milaca Evangelical Free Church. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Memorials may be...
James Dale Eisenzimmer
Jan 7, 2021
A public visitation for Jim Eisenzimmer, age 79, of Milaca, will be held Saturday, January 16, 2021 from 10:30 – 11:30 AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Milaca. A private funeral mass will follow the visitation with burial at the parish cemetery.
James Dale Eisenzimmer was born September 2, 1941 to Jacob and Elsie (Kingsley) Eisenzimmer in Minneapolis, MN. ...
Gloria MacMillan Cessna
Jan 5, 2021
Mass of Christian Burial for Gloria MacMillan Cessna, age 91, of Milaca, will be held Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 11 AM at St. Louis Catholic Church in Foreston. Interment will follow at the parish cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the...
Joanne Ruis
Dec 25, 2020
Joanne (DeBoer) Ruis went to Heaven on Christmas Day, December 25, 2020.
Joanne was born to Jacob and Suzanne DeBoer on January 21,1931 in Chicago, IL. As a child, she and her family moved to the Milaca area. Joanne was a faithful member of the Pease Christian Reformed Church. She loved her church and the people she worshiped with.
Joanne was married...
Arlene R. Mundy
Dec 18, 2020
Arlene R. Mundy, 95, moved to her final home on December 18, 2020. Arlene grew up in the Foreston area, graduated from Milaca High School, and moved to Virginia where she worked for the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration until her retirement. She also spent some time with the Billy Graham Association. In later years, Arlene’s eyesight faded...
Duane John Stob
Dec 17, 2020
Duane John Stob was welcomed into this world on August 3, 1967 in Milaca, MN by his (poor) parents, John and Myrna (Rosnow) Stob and older brother, Marty (Tina) Stob.
To know Duane was to Love or Hate, Duane. He dedicated 24 years of his life to Casey’s as a store manager, where he impacted many by his selfless and...
James William Kragt
Dec 17, 2020
James Kragt, age 79, of Milaca, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 at his home. Private celebration of life will be held at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease. Interment will full military honors will follow at Pease Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to Community Christian School in Pease.
The service will be live streamed on...
Dorothy Mae Halgren
Dec 14, 2020
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Dorothy Halgren, age 93, of Milaca, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020. A private memorial service will be held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Milaca. Interment will take place at Wendell Hill Cemetery near Milaca.
Dorothy Mae Halgren was born January 17, 1927 in Saint Paul, Minnesota to Evert and Edna (Long) Renfro. ...
Gerrit Veurink
Dec 12, 2020
Gerrit Veurink, age 91, of Milaca, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020. A private service will be held at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease. Interment with full military honors will follow at the church cemetery.
Gerrit Veurink was born March 4, 1929 to John and Cornelia (Scheffer) Veurink in Pease, MN. He attended Pease Christian School and then helped...
Michael Joseph Ziegler
Dec 11, 2020
A celebration of life will be held Saturday, August 14, 2021 from 1 - ? PM at the Milaca American Legion. The family requests no flowers or gifts, just come and celebrate Mike’s life.
Michael J. Ziegler was born March 21, 1962 in Wells, Minnesota to Leo and Vivian (Forbes) Ziegler. In 1965, he moved to the Milaca area...
Sylvia Ledeen
Nov 28, 2020
Sylvia (Van Dalen) Ledeen was born on July 30, 1925 in Platte, SD to Cathariemus and Dirkje (Van Zuidam) Van Dalen. The family moved to Pease, Minnesota when she was a young girl and then to Milaca. She lived in Milaca until she entered the Princeton Elim Home in March of 2020. She passed away at Redeemer Health and Rehab...
William Everette Westphall
Nov 27, 2020
A Private Mass of Christian Burial for William Westphall, age 88, of Foley, will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Milaca. Interment will follow at the parish cemetery.
William Everette Westphall was born August 08, 1932 in Granite Ledge Township to Everette and Julia (Thering) Westphall. He grew up on a farm in Granite Ledge and farmed his...
Robert Chester Hunt
Nov 25, 2020
Robert Hunt, age 84, of Milaca, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020. A public graveside service will be held Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 12 Noon at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Flowers and cards for the family can be dropped off or delivered to Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home before Saturday, December 5, 2020.
Robert Chester “Bob” Hunt was born to...
DaMaris Ann Lofgren
Nov 18, 2020
On Wednesday, November 18, 2020, DaMaris Ann Lofgren (Dee), our beloved mother and grandmother, passed away at the age of 82. She and her husband, Russell were longtime residents of Maple Grove, MN, as well as winter snow-birds to Texas.
Dee was born to Kenneth and Ida (Berdin) Stoakes on August 26, 1938. Growing up in Northeast Minneapolis she was...
Elmer Dean Hatch
Nov 11, 2020
Public visitation for Elmer Hatch, age 74, of Onamia, will be held Monday, November 16, 2020 from 11 AM – 12 Noon at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca. Due to COVID 19 restrictions, a private family service and burial will follow the public visitation. All attending will be required to wear masks and follow social distancing guidelines.
Elmer Dean Hatch...
Therese Marie Baker
Nov 1, 2020
Therese Baker, age 85, of Princeton, formerly of Milaca, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020. A memorial service will be held Saturday, November 14, 2020 from 1 – 1:30 PM at Lighthouse Fellowship, 14238 9th Ave. SE, Milaca. A celebration of life will follow the service from 1:30 – 4 PM at the church.
Therese Marie Baker was born January...
Lois Ann Drake
Oct 31, 2020
Lois Drake, age 85, of Milaca, formerly of Eau Claire, WI, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Fairview Northland Hospital in Princeton. No services are scheduled at this time.
Lois Ann Drake was born September 20, 1935 to Frank and Kathryn (Bostwick) Bratsch in Olivia, MN. She grew up in the Olivia and Bird Island area. She was married...
Diana Lucille Hibden
Oct 31, 2020
A memorial service for Diana Hibden, age 75, of Bock, will be held Sunday, November 15, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Bock. There will be a potluck following at the Howling Dog Pub.
Diana Lucille Hallin Hibden was born In Mille Lacs County, Minnesota on October 22, 1945. She moved to California in 1970 with her...
Clarence Joseph Czech
Oct 30, 2020
Clarence Czech, age 85, of Milaca, passed away Friday, October 30, 2020 at his home in Milaca. Visitation will be held Monday, November 9, 2020 from 4 - 8 PM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Milaca. (Viewing will take place in the church sanctuary. Family members will be visiting and greeting visitors outside the church. All attending are asked...
James Chester Van Delinder
Oct 29, 2020
James Van Delinder, 93 years old, of Milaca, MN, formerly from Deltona, FL.Because of the coronavirus, and because Jim has many family and friends across the country, in lieu of a service we are doing a Zoom Celebration of Life on November 7, 2020 at 8:00 PM CST.He was born May 10, 1927 to Scott and Alice (Saunders) Van Delinder in Elgin,...