Obituaries

Milaca, Minnesota Obituaries

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Helmut Walter Dietz

Helmut Walter Dietz

Dec 20, 2012

Funeral service for Helmut Dietz, age 81, of Milaca, will be held on Thursday, December 27 at 11 AM at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church near Longsiding with Rev. Barb Peterson officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. Music will be provided by Jean...

Sheila Grace Olson

Sheila Grace Olson

Dec 6, 2012

Memorial visitation for Sheila Grace Olson, (nee James), age 44, of Onamia, formerly of Milaca, will be held on Wednesday, December 12 from 2-4 PM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca. Sheila Grace (James) Olson was born at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, MN to Earl Clyde and Joyce Elizabeth (Weyhrich) James on November 4, 1968. Sheila attended Anoka Public...

Rebecca Dawn Grahn

Rebecca Dawn Grahn

Nov 26, 2012

Memorial service for Becky Grahn, age 60, of Princeton, formerly of Foreston and Sierra Vista, AZ, will be held on Friday, November 30, 2012 at 5 PM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca with Rev. Perry Johnson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the service at the funeral home on Friday. Interment will take place...

Nancy Lou Hoon

Nancy Lou Hoon

Nov 24, 2012

Nancy L. Hoon, age 76, of Edina, died Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Fairview Southdale Medical Center in Edina. She is survived by 4 sisters, several nieces & nephews. Memorial service 11 AM Monday, December 3, 2012 at 7500 York Ave. S., Edina, MN. Memorials are preferred to American Cancer Society.

Donna Marie Wojcik

Donna Marie Wojcik

Nov 24, 2012

A memorial serivce will be held for Donna M. Wojcik, age 52, of Milaca, Monday, December 03, 2012 at 11 AM at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Milaca with Father Jim Remmerswaal, OSC officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Interment will be held at a later date. Donna Marie Wojcik was born March 19, 1960 to...

Adam Krainz

Adam Krainz

Nov 19, 2012

Adam Krainz, age 69, of Foley, formerly of Milaca, passed away on Monday, November 19, 2012 at St. Cloud Hospital. A private burial took place at Milo Cemetery near Milaca.

Caroline Freida Bolz

Caroline Freida Bolz

Nov 18, 2012

Funeral service for Caroline Swalboski Bolz, age 96, of Milaca, will be held on Monday, November 26, 2012 at 11 AM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. David Hahn officiating. Interment will follow at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in Foley. Visitation will be from 2 – 5 PM Sunday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Milaca and...

Lynn John Saxon

Lynn John Saxon

Nov 17, 2012

Funeral services for Lynn John Saxon, age 93, will be held at 1:30 PM Friday, November 23, 2012 at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca with Fr. Jim Remmerswaal, OSC officiating. Interment will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Friday. Lynn John Saxon was born August...

Frank Louis Gilbert

Frank Louis Gilbert

Nov 17, 2012

Memorial service for Frank Gilbert, age 86, of Milaca, will be held Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 11 AM at Milaca United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Woo Jae Im officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will be 2 hours prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Military honors will be provided by...

Ronald Paul Leuthard

Ronald Paul Leuthard

Nov 8, 2012

Ronald P. Leuthard was born October 9, 1947 to Philip and Jean Leuthard and left us on November 8th, 2012 at his home in Milaca, MN. He is survived by his best friend & wife of 41 years, Peggy (Walentiny) Leuthard; his son, Troy (Doreen) Leuthard; grandson, Mason David Leuthard; daughter, Lisa Jean Leuthard; granddaughters, Samantha Leuthard and Halea Sherman;...

Helen Marie Ulstad

Helen Marie Ulstad

Nov 7, 2012

Memorial service for Helen Ulstad, age 72, of Princeton, will be held on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 11 AM at Zimmerman Evangelical Free Church with Rev. Tom Sterneman officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Interment will take place at the MN State Veterans Cemetery at Little Falls at a later...

Vernon Albert Koch

Vernon Albert Koch

Oct 28, 2012

Funeral Services for Vernon Koch, 99, of Milaca will be Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 at 2 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Milaca with the Rev. David Hahn officiating. Visitation will be from 4 - 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1 at the church with a Prayer service at 7 p.m. and also one hour prior to services at the...

Vivian Barbara Lindell-Gaylor

Vivian Barbara Lindell-Gaylor

Oct 27, 2012

Vivian B. Lindell-Gaylor, age 92, of Milaca, died Saturday, October 27, 2012 after a brief illness at Heritage House in Milaca, where she had been a resident since September 2010. Funeral service will be Friday, November 2, 2012 at 11 AM at Estes Brook Evangelical Free Church with Rev. Wes Macy officiating. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation...

Ellen Mary Lavoie

Ellen Mary Lavoie

Oct 24, 2012

Ellen Mary (Morrissey) Lavoie passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Elim Home in Milaca on October 24, 2012 in the loving company of her family. She was 90. She kept that Irish twinkle in her eye and her sharp sense of humor throughout her life. Ellen was born June 24, 1922 in White Bear Lake in the home...

Malcolm Albert Clark

Malcolm Albert Clark

Oct 23, 2012

Funeral services for Malcolm Clark, age 89, of Milaca, will be held 11 AM Saturday, October 27, 2012 at the Peterson Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca. Interment will be in the Hillside Cemetery in Minneapolis. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Saturday. Casketbearers will be Floyd Butler, Steve Ouverson, Tim Clark, Brent...

Margaret Ida Bauer

Margaret Ida Bauer

Oct 20, 2012

Margaret Ida Bauer was born on July 18, 1915 in Foreston to Frank and Ida (Santema) Kunst. At a young age she moved with her family to a farm Northwest of Foreston. She attended Sunnyside School District. In 1938 she was united in marriage to William Bauer in Foreston and they moved to their farm in Granite Ledge Township, where...

Brian James Renner

Brian James Renner

Oct 18, 2012

Brian James Renner was born on March 14, 1964 to Victor Jr. and Geraldine (Larson) Renner in Princeton, MN. He attended school in Milaca where he graduated from High School in 1982. For a short time after school he worked construction in Colorado. Brian was united in marriage to Connie Ryan and to this daughter Miranda was born. Brian worked...

Bill Karsten

Bill Karsten

Oct 16, 2012

Funeral services for Bill Karsten “aka as local country singer, Billy Kaye”, age 69, of Pease, will be held Friday, October 19, 2012 at 11a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Stephen Blenkush officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday, October 18, 2012 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca. Also, one hour prior to...

Anna Louise Yates

Anna Louise Yates

Oct 16, 2012

Anna Louise Yates, age 59, of Foreston, died peacefully in her sleep at her home on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 after a lengthy battle with cancer. A visitation will be from 3 - 6 PM Saturday, October 20 at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca. Anna Louise (Womack) Yates was born January 15, 1953 in Grayson, KY to Ellis and Hazel...

Dennis Ray Sparby

Dennis Ray Sparby

Oct 15, 2012

Funeral services for Dennis Ray Sparby, age 62, of Milaca, will be held Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca with Rev. Tim Bauer officiating. Visitation will be held Friday, October 19, 2012 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca and 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral...