Obituaries

Milaca, Minnesota Obituaries

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Mark Curtis Johnson

Mark Curtis Johnson

Jul 19, 2018

Mark Curtis Johnson, age 65, of Milaca, passed away at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minnesota on July 19,2018 as a result of injuries from an ATV accident near his farm on July 7, 2018. Funeral service will be held Friday, July 27 at 11 AM at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca with the Rev. Timothy Bauer officiating.  The pallbearers...

Wanda Josephine Murray

Wanda Josephine Murray

Jul 19, 2018

Mass of Christian Burial for Wanda Murray, age 103, of Foley, formerly of Foreston, will be held Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 10 AM at St. Louis Catholic Church in Foreston.  Interment will follow at St. Louis Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 – 8 PM Monday at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca with a rosary service at 7:30 PM.  Visitation...

Mathew Timothy Rahm

Mathew Timothy Rahm

Jul 5, 2018

Memorial services for Mathew Rahm, age 26, of Milaca, will be held Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at 3 PM at Milaca Evangelical Free Church with Rev. Tom Sahlstrom officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.  Interment will take place at St. John’s Cemetery in Foley at a later date.

Mathew Timothy Rahm was...

Alyce Mae Vanderpoel

Alyce Mae Vanderpoel

Jul 3, 2018

Celebration service for Alyce Vanderpoel, age 88, of Princeton, formerly of Milaca, will be held Saturday, July 21, 2018 at 10:30 AM at Princeton Elim Care and Rehab Chapel. Memorials are preferred to Gideon International.  Alyce went to be with the Lord on July 3, 2018.

Alyce Mae (Hanson) Vanderpoel was born January 16, 1930, to Arthur and Mabel (Crowser) Hanson...

Lucille Helen Hallin

Lucille Helen Hallin

Jun 22, 2018

Funeral services for Lucille Hallin, age 93, of Bock, will be held at 2 PM on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Bock with Rev. Beverly Robinson officiating. Interment will follow at Borgholm Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.

Lucille Helen Hallin was born February 8, 1925 to William and Louise...

Don Johnson

Don Johnson

Jun 18, 2018

Lloyd Donald "Don" Johnson, 86, of Milaca, formerly of Burnsville and Akeley, MN, died June 18.  Memorial services will be held Thursday, July 5 at 11 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca.  Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at the church.  Memorials are preferred to the Gorecki Guest House - St. Cloud or Trinity Lutheran Church Women (TLCW).

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Mary Ellen Fuller

Mary Ellen Fuller

Jun 18, 2018

Mary Ellen Fuller, 89, of Milaca died peacefully June 18 at St. Cloud Hospital with family by her side. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 22, at Milaca United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Joyce Slostad officiating. Visitation with the family will begin at 10 a.m. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery and lunch at the church...

Donald Edward Brown

Donald Edward Brown

Jun 8, 2018

Rev. Donald E. Brown was escorted into the presence of our Lord and Savior on June 08, 2018, at the age of 84.

Don was born in Hillman, MN on August 30, 1933 to Ernest and Ruby Brown. Don married Beulah Shepard on June 30, 1956. After earning a degree at Saint Paul Bible Institute, he become Reverend of the...

Ronald Keith Bowe

Ronald Keith Bowe

Jun 8, 2018

Memorial services for Ronald Bowe, age 80, of Milaca, formerly of Austin, will be held Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 11 AM at Milaca United Methodist Church.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday.  Private family burial will take place at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin, MN. 

Ronald K. Bowe was born October 24,...

Kate Barbara Gorecki

Kate Barbara Gorecki

Jun 8, 2018

Kate Barbara Gorecki passed away June 8, 2018 at Milaca Elim after a lengthy bout with cancer. 

Kate was born November 9, 1952 to Benedict and Dorothy Gorecki in Williston, North Dakota.  Her family moved to Milaca, MN in 1967.  Kate graduated from Milaca High School in 1970. She resided in Montrose, MN and was employed by Health Partners in the...

Joyce Marie Anderson

Joyce Marie Anderson

Jun 7, 2018

A memorial service for Joyce Marie Anderson, age 86, of Milaca, will be held Friday, June 15, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Milaca United Methodist Church with Rev. Joyce Slostad officiating.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church.  Private interment will take place at Oakwood Cemetery in Mora at a later date.

Joyce Marie...

Wesley Raymond Johnson

Wesley Raymond Johnson

Jun 6, 2018

Funeral services for Wesley R. Johnson, age 75, of Milaca, will be held Monday, June 11, 2018 at 11 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Stephen Blenkush officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday.  Interment will take place at Rose Hill Cemetery in Minot, ND on Tuesday, June 19, 2018...

Reuben D. Northway

Reuben D. Northway

Jun 4, 2018

Reuben “Ike” Deloss Northway of Foreston, 93, passed away on June 4, 2018.

Visitation will be held on June 8, 2018 from 5-8 pm at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home.  Funeral will be held on Saturday June 9, 2018 at 11 am at Estes Brook Evangelical Free Church with visitation one hour prior to services. Casketbearers will be his grandchildren.

Ike was born...

Kathryn Ann Roberts

Kathryn Ann Roberts

May 29, 2018

Kathryn Ann Roberts passed away on Tuesday, May 29 at the age of 60.   A Funeral Mass will be on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at St. Louis Catholic Church in Foreston, MN.  The funeral will be at 11 a.m. with visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m.  

Kate was born to Harry & Ramona (Kelly) Roberts on Nov. 4, 1957 at the...

Rose Cecelia Pedersen

Rose Cecelia Pedersen

May 24, 2018

Memorial service for Rose Pedersen, age 92, will be held Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 1 PM at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Malmo.  Visitation will be from 12 Noon to 1 PM at the church on Saturday at the church.  Interment will follow at Malmo Cemetery.  Memorials are preferred to Milaca Elim Care and Rehab Center.  Rose passed away on...

Gordon Stanley Lundberg

Gordon Stanley Lundberg

May 24, 2018

Gordon Stanley Lundberg was born on September 17, 1933 to Herman and Ruth (Olson) Lundberg near Milaca on the home farm. He attended Riverside Country School and later in Milaca where he graduated from High School in 1951.  For a short time he attended Dunwoody School in Minneapolis before starting work in December of 1951 at North Star Garage in...

Mack Elson Hess, Sr.

Mack Elson Hess, Sr.

May 19, 2018

Mack E. Hess, age 84, passed away peacefully at Good Shepherd Care Center (Sauk Rapids, MN) on May 19, 2018.  Mack was born and raised in southwestern Iowa (Madison County) where he worked on the family farm along with his parents and siblings.  Mack served in the US Navy during the Korean War as a Gunners Mate on the USS...

Sherrill Joy Dahlberg

Sherrill Joy Dahlberg

May 17, 2018

Funeral services for Sherrill Dahlberg, age 84, of Milaca will be held Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 11 AM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca.  Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Sherrill Joy Dahlberg was born March 26, 1934...

Stephanie Marie Johnson

Stephanie Marie Johnson

May 1, 2018

Funeral services for Stephanie Johnson, age 12, of Milaca, will be held Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 12 Noon at the Milaca Evangelical Free Church.  Interment will follow at Borgholm Cemetery near Bock.  Visitation will be from 10 AM - 12 Noon at the church on Wednesday.  In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Ronald McDonald House at...

Gary Leonard Meixell

Gary Leonard Meixell

Apr 22, 2018

A memorial gathering for Gary Meixell, age 77, of Milaca, will be held from 2 -4 PM on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Timber Valley Grille in Milaca.  Burial will take place at Borgholm Cemetery at a later date.

Gary Leonard Meixell was born April 3, 1941 to Leonard and Jean (Frye) Meixell in Blue Earth, MN. Gary was the third...