Obituaries

Milaca, Minnesota Obituaries

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Stella Victoria Lind

Stella Victoria Lind

Jul 21, 2013

Funeral services for Stella Lind will be held Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the Elim Home Chapel in Milaca with Rev. Tom Sahlstrom officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Serving as casketbearers will be John Woods, Jason Stoltz, David Trebesch, Daniel Trebesch, Matt Majiske, and George Kaspar. Interment will take place in Forest...

Gertude Edna Hirsch

Gertude Edna Hirsch

Jul 21, 2013

Gertrude Hirsch was born to Charles and Edna (Crocker) Kort on July 15, 1932 in Pillager, Minnesota. She married Bill Hirsch on September 23, 1993 in Onamia. She worked many jobs: Cohn Feldman Garment Factory in Onamia, Bemis Bag in Minneapolis, as well as bartending and the Vet’s Club in Onamia for numerous years. Gert was also active in the...

Annabelle Irene Anderson

Annabelle Irene Anderson

Jul 20, 2013

Funeral services for Annabelle Anderson, age 85, of Milaca, will be held on Thursday, July 25 at 1 PM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca with Chaplain Jeff Mattson officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Thursday. Arr. Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home of Milaca...

Kenneth Alexander St. John

Kenneth Alexander St. John

Jul 20, 2013

Mass of Christian Burial for Kenneth St. John, age 89, of Milaca, will be held Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 10 AM at Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Milaca with Father James Remmerswaal, OSC, officiating. Visitation will be held 4-7 PM Tuesday at the Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home and also one hour prior to services at the church. Serving as casketbearers...

Mildred Elvera Horigan

Mildred Elvera Horigan

Jul 19, 2013

Memorial service for Mildred Horigan, age 76, of Milaca, formerly of Brainerd, will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, July 22nd at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca, MN with Rev. Tom Sahlstrom officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service Peterson Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca. Interment will follow at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls...

Stephen Lansing Berglund

Stephen Lansing Berglund

Jul 12, 2013

Stephen Lansing Berglund, age 71, of Milaca, passed away Friday, July 12, 2013 at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center after battling several health issues for many years. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, July 18 at 10 AM at Milaca United Methodist Church with Pastor Joyce Slostad officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...

Joyce Elaine Eli

Joyce Elaine Eli

Jul 7, 2013

Funeral services for Joyce Eli will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, July 11th at Bethany Lutheran Church in Ramey, MN with Pastor Greg Tomhave officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Knoll Cemetery in Princeton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 PM on Wednesday, July 10 at Peterson Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca and one hour prior to...

Virgil Ernest Johnson

Virgil Ernest Johnson

Jun 27, 2013

Funeral service for Virgil E. Johnson, age 95, of Milaca, will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at 2 PM at Estes Brook Evangelical Free Church with Pastor Wes Macy officiating. Interment will follow at Estes Brook Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12 Noon to 2 PM at the church on Saturday. Music will be provided by Glen Gadacz,...

Harry Francis Rhoda

Harry Francis Rhoda

Jun 22, 2013

Mass of Christian Burial for Harry Rhoda, age 81, of Foreston, will be held on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 11 AM at St. Louis Catholic Church in Foreston with Fr. Jim Remmerswaal, OSC officiating. Interment will follow at St. Louis Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 – 8 PM Monday at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca and 1hour prior...

Dewey R. Bekius

Dewey R. Bekius

Jun 18, 2013

Funeral services for Dewey Bekius, age 87, of Milaca, will be held on Friday, June 21, 2013 at 11 AM at Lighthouse Fellowship (formerly Milaca Assembly of God) with Pastor Robben Gitzel and Pastor Tom Sahlstrom officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday....

Marvel Lester

Marvel Lester

Jun 5, 2013

Funeral service for Marvel Lester, age 85, will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 10 AM at First Baptist Church in Milaca with Rev. Adrian Bolt and Rev. Tom Sahlstrom officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will be from 5 – 7 PM Monday at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca and 1 hour...

Marian Mae Anderson

Marian Mae Anderson

Jun 3, 2013

Funeral services for Marian M. Sundsvold Anderson, age 88, of Milaca, will be held Friday, June 07, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Tim Bauer officiating. Visitation will be from 3 - 6 PM Thursday at the Milaca Elim Home Chapel. Serving as casketbearers will be Maria Bengson, Robert Bengson, Molly Schwartz, Jason Schwatz,...

Sally Lang

Sally Lang

Jun 1, 2013

Funeral services for Sally Lang, age 92, of Milaca, will be held Monday, June 10, 2013 at 11 AM at the First Baptist Church in Milaca with Pastor Adrian Bolt and Pastor Tom Sahlstrom officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1-3 PM Sunday, June 9th at the Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca and one...

Nancy Myklestad Cronk

Nancy Myklestad Cronk

May 31, 2013

Nancy Cronk, age 64, of Milaca, formerly of Scottdale, AZ, passed away at her home near Milaca on Friday, May 31, 2013. At her request, no services will be held at this time. Memorials are requested to Fairview Hospice, American Cancer Center or Coborn’s Cancer Center. Arr. Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home of Milaca. Nancy Myklestad Cronk was born February 12, 1949...

Rhonda E. Carroll

Rhonda E. Carroll

May 26, 2013

Memorial Mass for Rhonda E. Carroll, age 49, of Bock, will be held Friday, May 31, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Milaca with Father Charlie Kunkel OSC and Deacon Tom Pinataro officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church. Interment will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Rhonda E. Carroll was...

Margaret Lucille Hansen

Margaret Lucille Hansen

May 25, 2013

Funeral services for Margaret L. Hansen, age 89, of Milaca, will be held Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca with Rev. Tom Sahlstrom officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Interment will be held at Borgholm Cemetery near Bock. Margaret Lucille Hansen was born December 22, 1923 to William and...

John Alvin Kiel

John Alvin Kiel

May 24, 2013

Funeral services for John Alvin Kiel, age 86, of Wahkon, MN, formerly of Falcon Heights, MN, will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 11 AM at Milaca Evangelical Free Church with Rev. Perry Johnson and Rev. John Merritt officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at...

Connie Fay Pedersen

Connie Fay Pedersen

May 21, 2013

Connie Fay Pedersen, age 66, of Milaca, died peacefully in her home surrounded by her family Tuesday, May 21. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 28 at 4 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev Tim Bauer officiating. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Monday, May 27 at Trinity Lutheran Church of Milaca and 1...

Alvina Irene Swanson

Alvina Irene Swanson

May 19, 2013

Memorial services for Alvina Swanson, age 91, of Milaca, will be held Saturday, July 13, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Tim Bauer officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Interment will take place in the Forest Hill Cemetery near Milaca. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to...

Thora Eleanor Allen

Thora Eleanor Allen

May 3, 2013

Memorial service for Thora Allen, age 75, of Milaca, will be held on Friday, May 17, 2013 at 3 PM at Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Stephen Blenkush officiating. Visitation will be from 5 – 8 PM Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca and 1 hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Private interment...