Obituaries
Milaca, Minnesota Obituaries
Serving the Milaca, Minnesota community since 1936
Gretchen Ann Hunt
Sep 20, 2020
Gretchen Hunt, age 80, of Milaca, passed away September 20, 2020. A memorial gathering will be held from 12 – 2 PM on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca. A graveside service will follow at 2 PM at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca.
Gretchen Ann (Dobbelaire) Hunt was born on March 25, 1940 to Ray and...
Skaidrite Edite Albertson
Sep 17, 2020
Skaidrite Edite “Skip” Albertson, age 76, of Blaine, formerly of Elk River, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020. A private graveside service will be held at Borgholm Cemetery near Bock.
She was born September 28, 1943 to Karlis and Anna (Rugevics) Valetins in Latvia. As a child she moved with her family to the United States. She was united in...
Kimberli Jane Berland
Sep 16, 2020
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Funeral services for Kimberli Berland, age 60, of Milaca, will be held Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 11 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca with Pastor Tim Bauer officiating. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. Private interment will take place at...
Jerry Dean Hunt
Sep 10, 2020
Jerry Hunt, age 74, of Milaca, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2020 at St. Cloud Hospital. Visitation will be held from 12 Noon to 2 PM on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca. A graveside service will follow the visitation at 2 PM on Tuesday at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca.
All attending the visitation will...
Elwood A. Flick
Sep 4, 2020
Elwood A. Flick age 74, passed away at his home in St. Paul on September 4, 2020, following a lengthy illness. Elwood was born December 13, 1945 to Ed and Margaret (Johnson) Flick of Onamia. He resided, for the past 26 years, at homes operated by Volunteers of America, first in Princeton, MN and then later moving to St Paul...
Elsie Liepitz
Sep 2, 2020
Elsie (Hanenburg) Liepitz was born to Jacob and Tillie (Bouma) Hanenburg on January 13, 1924 in rural Pease, MN. She died on September 2, 2020, at Elim Care and Rehab in Princeton, MN, at the age of 96 years.
Elsie attended Pease Christian School, Milaca High School and College of Commerce in Minneapolis, MN. She was united in marriage to...
Ginny Hase
Aug 28, 2020
Ginny Hase, age 80, of Milaca, passed away Friday, August 28, 2020 at her home. Visitation will be held from 4 - 7 PM on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at the Milaca Evangelical Free Church. Funeral services will be held at 7 PM on Tuesday, September 1 at the Milaca Evangelical Free Church. Interment will take place at Fort Snelling...
Lois Jane Packard
Aug 9, 2020
Funeral services for Lois Packard, age 98, of Milaca, will be held Monday, August 17, 2020 at 11 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca with Pastor Tim Bauer officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday from 2 - 5 PM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca. Music will be provided by Diane Billmark...
Helen Grace Kok
Aug 2, 2020
Funeral services for Helen Kok, age 84, of Milaca, will be held Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 11 AM at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease. Interment will follow at Pease Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 4 – 7 PM at the church and one hour prior to the service on Thursday.
Helen Grace Kok was born January...
Doug McDonald
Jul 28, 2020
Visitation will be held from 4 - 8 PM Friday, July 31, 2020 at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca.
All attending will be required to wear masks. Social distancing guidelines and facility capacity limits will be followed
Douglas Charles McDonald, age 51, of Foreston, passed away unexpectedly due to a heart attack on July 28, 2020. He was born on August...
Maryann Elizabeth Bost
Jul 24, 2020
Maryann Bost, age 74, of Milaca, passed away Friday, July 24, 2020 at Princeton Elim Home. No services will be held at this time.
Marie Darleen Bergstrom
Jul 22, 2020
Marie Bergstrom, age 91, of Milaca, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at Milaca Elim Home. A private memorial service will be held at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Bock, followed by interment at Borgholm Cemetery. A public memorial visitation will be held from 4 - 8 PM on Monday, July 27, 2020 at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca.
All...
Barbara Ann Raw
Jul 2, 2020
Barbara Ann Raw, age 83, of Cold Spring, MN, died Thursday, July 2, 2020 at her home after a 14 year struggle with kidney cancer.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 11 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Princeton. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. Interment will take...
Mary Agnes Kunst
Jun 26, 2020
Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Kunst, age 84, of Milaca, formerly of Ogilvie, will be held Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at 11 AM at St. Kathryn's Catholic Church in Ogilvie. Interment will follow at St. Kathryn's Cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.
Those attending are asked to please wear...
Roger Edward Dahl
Jun 24, 2020
Roger Dahl, age 71, of Isle, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2020. A private service will be held at a later date.
Maxine Violet Gruba
Jun 21, 2020
Funeral services will be held Monday, June 29, 2020 at 11 AM at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Milaca with Pastor Daniel Carlson officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday.
Church capacity limits and social distancing guidelines will be followed.
The service will be...
Marlys Ann Berger
Jun 20, 2020
On Saturday, June 20, 2020, Marlys Berger, loving wife and mother of two children, passed away at the age of 70.
Marlys was born on July 6, 1949 in Redwood, MN to Fred and Bernice (Lovald) Otto. The family farm near Walnut Grove was where Marlys spent the first several years of her life. In 1958 the Otto family moved...
Eunice Lillian Olness
Jun 15, 2020
Eunice Lillian Olness was born April 24, 1923 to David and Bertha (Nelson) Arvidson in Milaca, Minnesota. She was one of nine children and grew up in Page Township. She married Louis “Buck” Olness on May 3, 1941 and they lived most of their life together on a farm north of Milaca. They were blessed with three children, Janice, Joan...
Iver Henry Johnson
Jun 11, 2020
Iver Henry Johnson, age 92, passed away on Thursday June 11th at Ecumen Pathstone Living in Mankato, MN. His wife and best friend, Shirley had passed away in January 2020 and he was filled with grief. Sadly, he lost his will to live after three months of forced isolation due to Covid-19 restrictions. He was not allowed to have visits...
Ricky Arent
Jun 8, 2020
Ricky Arent, age 21, of Foreston, passed away Monday, June 8, 2020. A visitation will be held from 1 - 7 PM Friday, June 12, 2020 at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca.
All attending will be asked to please wear a mask. Social distancing and facility capacity limits will be observed.