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Milaca, Minnesota Obituaries

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Alyce Madre Sanderson

Alyce Madre Sanderson

Aug 30, 2015

Memorial service for Alyce M. Sanderson, age 61, of Milaca, will be held on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 5 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Tim Bauer officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance. Alyce Madre...

Nellie Palmquist

Nellie Palmquist

Aug 24, 2015

Graveside services for Nellie Palmquist, age 82, of Foreston, will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 11 AM at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca with Rev. Joyce Slostad officiating. A visitation and luncheon will follow at Milaca United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, please consider giving a donation to your favorite charity. Nellie was born on March...

Cleo Faye Maalis

Cleo Faye Maalis

Aug 23, 2015

Visitation services for Cleo Maalis, age 86 of Milaca, formerly of Crosby, will be held Thursday, August 27th at the Milaca Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. Private interment to follow the next day, August 28th in Crosby, Minnesota. Cleo Maalis was born July 17, 1929 in North Bend Wisconsin to Carroll and Eunice Sims. She went to school in...

Sharon Louise Murphy

Sharon Louise Murphy

Aug 14, 2015

Sharon Louise Murphy, age 76, of Milaca, MN passed away Friday, August 14, 2015. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Milaca, MN. Interment will follow at St. Lawrence Cemetery in Duelm. Visitation will be from 5-8 pm on Wednesday, August 19 at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home...

William Dennis Franke

William Dennis Franke

Aug 13, 2015

Memorial services for William “Bill” Franke, age 75, of Marysville, WA, formerly Milaca, will be held on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 11 AM at Karmel Covenant Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. William D. Franke was born August 18, 1939 in Minneapolis, MN. He was united in marriage to Phyllis...

Marian Esther Lazorik

Marian Esther Lazorik

Aug 6, 2015

Memorial services for Marian Lazorik, age 93, of Milaca, formerly of Richfield, will be held on Monday, August 10, 2015 at 11 AM Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Tim Bauer officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Interment will take place at Fort Snelling National Cemetery at a later date....

Nancy Engebretsen

Nancy Engebretsen

Aug 2, 2015

Nancy Engebretsen passed away Sunday, August 2, 2015 in Arizona at the age of 65 years old. Memorial service will be Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 11 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Tim Bauer officiating. Nancy was born November 5, 1949 to Ted and Fern Evans. In 1974, she married Wes Engebretsen and they raised their...

Larry Verl Grimm

Larry Verl Grimm

Jul 25, 2015

Services for Larry Grimm, age 74, of Milaca, will be held on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 11 AM at MILACA ELIM HOME CHAPEL (Please note location change) with Pastor Dale Clifton officiating. Larry V. Grimm was born November 21, 1940 to Verl and Viola (Landgrebe) Grimm in Vinton, IA. He was raised on the family farm in rural Dysart,...

Teunis Stob

Teunis Stob

Jul 17, 2015

Funeral services for Teunis Stob, age 89, of Milaca, will be held on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 11 AM at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease with Rev. Michael Ten Haken officiating. Interment will follow at Pease Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:30 – 7:30PM Tuesday at the Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca and 1 hour prior to the...

Marty Nelson

Marty Nelson

Jul 11, 2015

Martin "Marty" E. Nelson, age 59, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015 in his home near Glen, MN. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 11 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Milaca with Deacon Tom Pinataro officiating. Visitation will be from 5 - 8 PM Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church and 1 hour...

Rita Mae Bower

Rita Mae Bower

Jul 5, 2015

Rita Mae Bower was born on April 6, 1972 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She attended school through the 8th grade. Rita resided in many locations including Duluth, Princeton, Milaca, the Crows Nest in Litchfield and recently resided at the Oak Terrace Health Care Center in Gaylord. Rita enjoyed cooking, was very helpful to those that reached out to her and willing...

Mary Kaye Haw

Mary Kaye Haw

Jul 1, 2015

Haw, Mary Kaye (Houdek), 51, of Milaca, MN formerly of Aurora, MN passed away peacefully on July 1, surrounded by her loving family. She was born to Lawrence and Carol Houdek on November 13, 1963. She grew up in Aurora and attended Aurora Hoyt Lakes High School then graduated from St. Cloud College. Most recently Mary was employed at Elim...

Brian Ronald Swalboski

Brian Ronald Swalboski

Jun 29, 2015

Funeral services for Brian Swalboski, age 55, of Milaca, will be held on Monday, July 6, 2015 at 11 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Anthony Oltmann officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will be from 2 - 5 PM Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca and 1 hour prior to...

Melvin Eugene Droogsma

Melvin Eugene Droogsma

Jun 27, 2015

Melvin E Droogsma, age 85 of Milaca, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015 at the Milaca Elim Home after a 3 ½ year battle with a brain tumor that had reoccurred. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 10 AM at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease with Rev. Michael Ten Haken officiating. Interment will follow...

Martha Elizabeth Norrgard

Martha Elizabeth Norrgard

Jun 24, 2015

Memorial services for Martha Norrgard, age 94, of Milaca, will be held on Friday, July 10, 2015 at 11 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Interment will follow at Wendell Hill Cemetery near Milaca. Martha Elizabeth (Calberg) Norrgard was born March 21, 1921 in Vrigstad,...

Loren Elmer Johnson

Loren Elmer Johnson

Jun 12, 2015

Funeral services for Loren Johnson, age 74, of Zimmerman, formerly of Onamia, will be held on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 5 PM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca. Visitation will be from 5 - 8 PM Tuesday at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca and 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Wednesday. Interment will follow...

Betty Lou Fenske

Betty Lou Fenske

Jun 12, 2015

Memorial services for Betty Fenske, age 73, of Milaca, will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 2 PM at Milaca Evangelical Free Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Interment will follow at Borgholm Cemetery near Bock. Betty Lou Fenske was born July 18, 1941 to Peter and Ruby (Carlson)...

Viola Larson

Viola Larson

Jun 10, 2015

Funeral services for A. Viola Larson, age 101, will be held on Friday, June 12, 2015 at 11 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Tim Bauer officiating. Interment will follow at Borgholm Cemetery near Bock. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Astrid Viola Larson of Milaca passed away peacefully...

Gerald Clifford Hammill

Gerald Clifford Hammill

Jun 1, 2015

Graveside services for Gerald Hammill, age 79, will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 11 AM at Oak Knoll Cemetery in Princeton. A lunch will follow at 12 Noon at Zion Lutheran Church in Princeton. Gerald Clifford Hammill was born February 6, 1936 in Princeton, MN to Clifford and Laura (Polsfuss) Hammill. Jerry served in the U.S. Air...

Christian T. Schiebout

Christian T. Schiebout

May 29, 2015

Funeral services for Christian Schiebout will be held Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Pease Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Michael Ten Haken officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church. Interment will follow in the Pease Cemetery. Christian Theodore Schiebout was born December 3, 1937 in Orange City, Iowa to Henry...