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Joyce Bouma
Oct 7, 2024
Joyce Bouma passed away October 7, 2024, on her 87th birthday. Preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Edward Bouma. Memorial services will be held Monday, November 4, 2024 at 11 AM at the Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca. Interment will take place at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls.
She is survived by brother, Paul Johnson,...
Wesley Geurkink
Oct 5, 2024
Wesley Garret Geurkink passed away peacefully at home in Grand Rapids, Michigan on October 5, 2024. Wesley was born in Princeton, Minnesota on November 1, 1934, to John Abraham (Abe) Geurkink and Ruth Sylvia (Johnson) Geurkink. Wesley grew up and lived in Pease, Minnesota for the first 20 years of his life.
He was preceded in death by his father and...
Irene Kok
Sep 29, 2024
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Irene Kok, age 92, of Milaca, passed away September 29, 2024. Memorial services will be held Friday, October 4, 2024 at 2 PM at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease.
Irene Kok was born on July 31, 1932, to George and Alice (Van De Riet) Kiel in Milaca Minnesota. She graduated from Pease Christian School and...
Leota Marudas
Sep 18, 2024
Leota Marudas, age 94, passed away peacefully at her home in Milaca on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. Memorial mass will be held Friday, September 27, 2024 at 10:30 AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Milaca. Interment will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday.
Leota Ruth Marudas...
Terry Orsburne
Sep 14, 2024
Terry Gay Orsburne, age 72, of Milaca, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2024. He was loved by many and will be painstakingly missed by all. He will forever be in our hearts.
Terry was preceded in death by his parents, Gaylord and Leona Orsburne; brothers, Dale Batchelder and Andrew Orsburne and nephew, Ryan Orsburne. He is survived by his wife, life...
Janell Paul
Aug 31, 2024
Janell Kay Paul, age 73, of Little Falls and formally of Milaca, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2024, at St. Cloud Hospital.
A funeral service for Janell will be held on Friday, September 6, 2024, at 12PM at Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca with a visitation 1 hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow at Forest Hill...
Calvin Alley
Aug 26, 2024
Calvin Alley, age 88, of Milaca, passed away Monday, August 26, 2024. Funeral service will be held Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 11 AM at Milaca United Methodist Church. Burial with full military honors will follow at Baldwin Cemetery near Princeton. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Calvin James Alley born September...
Vernon Magnuson
Aug 25, 2024
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Vernon Magnuson, age 95, of Foley, went to meet Jesus peacefully with family by his side on Sunday, August 25, 2024 at The Gardens of Foley. Funeral service will be held Friday, August 30, 2024 at 11:00 AM at New Life Church in Foley, MN. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 29, from 5-7...
Michael Kruse
Aug 23, 2024
Michael Scott Kruse, age 63, of St. Cloud, formerly of Milaca, passed away Friday, August 23, 2024 at St. Cloud Hospital.
A celebration of Mike's life will be held Thursday, September 5, 2024 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca. Friends, family and others whose lives were touched by Mike are invited to gather and share memories...
Shirley Ambrosch
Aug 22, 2024
Shirley Colleen (Warren) Ambrosch, formerly of Ogilvie, passed away at the age of 84, on August 22, 2024 at the St. Clare’s Living Community of Mora surrounded by family.
Shirley was born on June 26, 1940 to Glen and Geraldine (Jones) Warren of Onamia. The family then moved to Princeton where Shirley and her siblings lived and attended school.
Shirley married Robert...
Carol Kragt
Aug 22, 2024
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Carol Kragt, age 77, of Milaca, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2024. Memorial service will be held Saturday, September 7, 2024 at 11 AM at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease. Burial will follow at Pease Cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Carol Ann (Goslinga)...
Steven "Butch" Chambers
Jul 9, 2024
Steven “Butch” Chambers of Zimmerman, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2024 surrounded by his family, after a battle with lung cancer. Butch was 75 years old.
Butch was born in Charles City, Iowa on March 9, 1949 to Roy and Alvira Chambers. He was raised in the small town of Marble Rock, Iowa. At age 5, his aunt and...
Joanne Henrikson
Jul 6, 2024
Joanne Marie Henrikson was born March 2, 1934 to Fred and Bernice Otto in Johnsonville Township, Redwood County, MN. She grew up in a farming community with seven siblings. She was the oldest of eight children- six girls and two boys.
She graduated from Walnut Grove High School in Walnut Grove, MN in 1952. She worked in the banking industry after...
Jerry Speers
Jul 1, 2024
Jerry Speers, of Sartell, formerly of Milaca, died July 1, 2024 at Edgewood Memory Care. Funeral service will be held Friday, July 5, 2024 at 11 AM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca. Interment will follow at Wendell Hill Cemetery near Milaca. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service on Friday.
Jerry was born November 22, 1938 to...
Mildred Walbridge
Jun 25, 2024
Mildred Ida Ann Walbridge, age 86, of Milaca, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at Elim Meadows with her family by her side.
Mildred was born April 22, 1938 in Cloquet, Minnesota to Maurice and Irene (Berglund) Odegaard. Mildred moved to Milaca with her family at an early age. She married Richard Walbridge on August 20, 1955 and together they...
Katherine Kosel
Jun 18, 2024
Katherine Ann Smuda was born December 22, 1926 in Waite Park, Minnesota to Isadore and Mary (Roehl) Smuda. She moved with her family to the Foreston area in 1927. She attended District 11 School in Foreston and graduated from Milaca High School in 1945. She worked at Naumann’s Store in Foreston for two years. She married Kenneth Anderson on May...
Jerry Johnson
Jun 13, 2024
Jerry Johnson, age 84, of Milaca, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family.
A private family burial will be held at a later date.
Bernard Nobel
Jun 12, 2024
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Bernard Leroy Nobel was born December 4, 1931 to Henry and Hilda (Moorlag) Nobel in Hull, Iowa. He grew up in the Hull area on the family farm. He was united in marriage to Adeline Kok December 12, 1951 at Adeline’s family home. They lived for a short time in Iowa before he was drafted....
James Strauch
Jun 8, 2024
On Saturday, June 8, 2024, James “Jim” Patrick Strauch, loving father, grandfather and great- grandfather passed away at age eighty-four of natural causes surrounded by family. He was born to Delores Gerth and John Strauch in Princeton, MN.
Jim is preceded in death by his brother, John W. Strauch.
An avid reader and craftsman, Jim devoted his life to his passions....
Adeline Nobel
Jun 7, 2024
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Adeline Nobel, age 93, of Milaca, passed away June 7, 2024. Memorial service will be held Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 2 PM at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church.
Adeline Nobel was born August 12,...
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