Obituaries
Milaca, Minnesota Obituaries
Serving the Milaca, Minnesota community since 1936
Carla Diane Grasser
Feb 4, 2020
Carla Grasser, age 65, of Foreston, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at M Health Fairview Northland Hospital in Princeton. No services will be held for Carla at this time.
Selma Bernadette Erlandson
Jan 26, 2020
Memorial services for Selma Erlandson, age 84, of Milaca will be held Friday, January 31, 2020 at 4 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Private interment will take place at a later date at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Selma Erlandson was born May 7,...
Dawn Elizabeth Blixt
Jan 26, 2020
Dawn Elizabeth Blixt (Geist)
May 27,1942 - January 26,2020
Dawn was second in a family of eight: Ray, Reggie, Patsy, Mike, Jesse, Lonnie and Suzie. Dawn was preceded in death by her father, Cleon, mother, Catherine, and husbands Henry, Tony, and Timmy. Dawn is survived by all her siblings and children, Kelli, Jamey Debbie, and Jimmy.
Dawn was born in...
Laurence Kiel
Jan 22, 2020
Funeral services for Laurence Kiel, age 95, of Milaca, will be held Monday, January 27, 2020 at 11 AM at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease with Pastor Michael Ten Haken officiating. Interment will follow at Pease Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 - 3 PM Sunday at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease and continue one hour prior...
Richard Donald Nelles
Jan 11, 2020
Richard D. Nelles, age 83, of Outing and formerly of Princeton, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Sterling Pointe Senior Living in Princeton from complications of Alzheimers. He was born on May 16, 1936 in Dayton, the son of Clemens “Clem” and Leone (Batterberry) Nelles.
He graduated from Elk River High School in 1954 and served in the...
Howard Hilmer Amborn
Jan 10, 2020
Funeral services for Howard Amborn, age 91, of Andover, will be held Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 11 AM at Milaca Alliance Church. Interment with military honors will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Howard passed away peacefully on Friday, January 10, 2020...
Shirley Pearl Malmborg
Jan 8, 2020
Funeral services for Shirley Malmborg, age 87, of Milaca, will be held Monday, January 13, 2020 at 11 AM at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Milaca with Pastor Daniel Carlson officiating. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Interment will follow at Crystal Lake Cemetery in Minneapolis.
Shirley Pearl Mueller was born...
Shirley Marie Johnson
Jan 5, 2020
Funeral services for Shirley Johnson, age 88, of Mankato, will be held Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 11:30 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca with Pastor Glen Bickford officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Shirley Marie Johnson was born June...
Sandra Rae Rotz
Jan 1, 2020
Mass of Christian Burial for Sandra Rotz, age 77, of Milaca, will be held Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 11 AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Milaca with Fr. Jim Remmerswaal, OSC officiating. Interment will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday.
Sandra Rae Rotz was born...
Mary Elizabeth Spiczka
Jan 1, 2020
Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Spiczka, age 75, of Princeton, will be held Friday, January 10, 2020 at 11 AM at Christ Our Light Catholic Parish - North in Princeton with Fr. Kevin Anderson officiating. Interment will follow at St. Edward's Catholic Cemetery in Princeton. Visitation will be held from 4 - 8 PM Thursday at Christ Our Light...
Carol Ann Judd
Dec 26, 2019
Carol Judd, age 63, of Milaca, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 at St. Cloud Hospital. In keeping with Carol’s wishes, no services will be held at this time.
Carol Ann Judd was born August 29, 1956 to Chester and Dorys (Pohl) Jensen in Princeton, MN. She grew up near Princeton and graduated from Princeton High School. She was united...
Joyce Eleanor Horvath
Dec 18, 2019
Joyce Horvath, age 91, of Milaca, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Milaca Elim Home. Memorial service will be held Friday, December 27, 2019 at 11 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca with Pastor Tim Bauer officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Private interment will take place at Fort...
Nathan Scott Pollema
Nov 30, 2019
Funeral services for Nathan Pollema, age 40, of Milaca, will be held Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at 11:00 AM at Lighthouse Fellowship Church in Milaca. Music will be provided Gerald Pollema (Uncle). Casketbearers will include Dan Pollema, Jon Pollema, Joe Pollema, Elliot Van Donsel, James Long, and Daniel Mays. Interment will follow at the Chase Brook Cemetery near Milaca. Visitation...
Paul Douglas Alkire
Nov 29, 2019
Memorial services for Paul Alkire, age 64, of Iron River, WI, formerly of Milaca, will be held Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 2 PM at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Bock.
Paul Douglas “Pudgy” Alkire was born December 11, 1954 in Princeton, MN to Glenn and Alyce (Westling) Alkire. He attended District 52 Country School and graduated from Milaca High School...
Mardell Burns Doebler
Nov 29, 2019
A memorial service for Mardell Doebler, age 93, of Princeton, will be held at Wyanett Free Church, Saturday, December 21, at 11:00 AM.
Dorothy Mardell Burns Doebler was born May 3, 1926 in Dearing, Kansas, to Carl and Ethel (Clayton) Burns. After graduating from Coffeyville High School she attended Central Bible Institute in Springfield, Missouri, later transferring to North Central...
Jordon Joel Peterson
Nov 20, 2019
Funeral services for Jordon Peterson, age 84, of Isle, will be held Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 1 PM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Sunday. Interment will take place at Opstead Baptist Cemetery near Isle.
Jordon Joel Peterson was born January 6, 1935 to...
Ralph Richard Koecher
Nov 20, 2019
Memorial services for Ralph Koecher, age 72, of Milaca, will be held Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 11:30 AM at Milaca United Methodist Church with Pastor Joyce Slostad officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday.
He was born November 23, 1946 in Stacy, Minnesota to Leonard and Genevieve Koecher. As a young...
Ray Edward Keehr
Nov 17, 2019
Mass of Christian Burial for Ray Keehr, age 82, of Blaine, formerly of Milaca will be held Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Saint Louis Catholic Church in Foreston with Father Joe Herzing officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, November 20, 2019 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home and also one hour prior to...
Daniel Benjamin Drury
Nov 17, 2019
Daniel Drury, age 69, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 17, 2019 at his home in Foreston, Minnesota after a 2-month battle with Esophageal Cancer. Memorial Services will be held Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 11 AM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Milaca. Visitation will be held from 9:30 – 11 AM at the church on Saturday. Burial with military...
Carol Joyce Fox
Nov 15, 2019
Funeral services for Carol Fox, age 82, of Milaca, will be held Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will take place from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at the Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home and also one hour prior to services. Interment will follow at Wendell Hill Cemetery near Milaca.
Carol...