Obituaries

Milaca, Minnesota Obituaries

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Lyle Oscar Offerdahl

Lyle Oscar Offerdahl

Oct 9, 2012

Memorial service for Lyle Offerdahl, age 72, of Milaca, will be held on Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 11 AM at Milaca Evangelical Free Church with Rev. Tom Sahlstrom officiating. Visitation will be from 5 – 8 PM Friday at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca and 1 hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Music will be...

Dorothy Anna Anderson

Dorothy Anna Anderson

Oct 2, 2012

Funeral services for Dorothy Anna Anderson, age 86, of Foley, will be held Friday, October 5, 2012 at 11 AM at Bethany Lutheran Church in Ramey, MN with Rev. Greg Tomhave officiating. Providing music for the service will be Kathy Talberg. Casketbearers will be William Benson, Jim Meyer, Steven Johnson, Randal Rice, Chris Rice, and Jere Rice. Interment will take...

James Kiel

James Kiel

Oct 2, 2012

Funeral services for James Kiel, age 74, of Milaca, will be held Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease with Rev. David Smit officiating. Visitation will be held Friday, October 5, 2012 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease and also one hour prior to services. Interment will be held...

James Maurice Halverson

James Maurice Halverson

Sep 26, 2012

James M. Halverson, age 84, of Isanti, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Sept. 26 in Milaca, MN. Preceded in death by wife, Frances; parents; brothers and sisters; special friend, Delores Larsen. Survived by sons, Greg (Robyn) and Doug; grandchildren, Mark (fiancé Kirsten) of Vancouver, BC, Mike (Raedean) of North Branch and Karen (Chris) of Winona;...

Walter Leo Jenson

Walter Leo Jenson

Sep 6, 2012

Funeral service for Walter Jenson, age 72, of Foreston, will be held on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 11 AM at the Milaca Evangelical Free Church with Rev. Dan Clausen officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Santiago. Visitation will be from 5 – 8 PM Monday at the Milaca Evangelical Free Church and 1hour prior to the...

Opal P. Viland

Opal P. Viland

Sep 6, 2012

Funeral service for Opal Viland, age 89, of Milaca, will be held on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 10:30 AM at Milaca Evangelical Free Church. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Casketbearers will be Reuben Viland, David Viland, Bill Abramson, Dick Abramson, John Madson, and Larry Larson. Visitation will be from 5 – 8 PM Wednesday at...

Delbert Julius Herman

Delbert Julius Herman

Sep 4, 2012

Funeral service for Delbert Herman, age 87, of Milaca, will be held on Friday, September 7, 2012 at 1 PM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca with Rev. Beverly Robinson officiating. Interment will follow at Borgholm Cemetery near Bock. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Friday. Casketbearers will include Dennis Kunst, Stanley...

Elaine Avis Peterson

Elaine Avis Peterson

Sep 4, 2012

Funeral service for Elaine Peterson, age 91, of Milaca, formerly of Onamia and Willmar, will be held on Friday, September 7, 2012 at 7 PM at First Baptist Church in Milaca. Visitation will be from 5 – 7 PM Friday at the church. Interment will take place at the Fairview Cemetery in Willmar on Saturday, September 8 at 11 AM....

James Andrew Hanenburg

James Andrew Hanenburg

Aug 28, 2012

Funeral service for Jim Hanenburg, age 61, of Milaca, will be held on Saturday, September 1 at 10:30 AM at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease with Pastor David Smit officiating. Interment will be at the Pease Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 – 8 PM Friday at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease and 1 hour prior to the...

Leon Roy Hatch

Leon Roy Hatch

Aug 28, 2012

Funeral service for Leon Hatch, age 79, of Princeton, formerly of Milaca, will be held on Thursday, August 30 at 2 PM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca with Rev. Stephen Blenkush 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. Casketbearers will include...

Russell Dale Hamilton

Russell Dale Hamilton

Aug 16, 2012

Memorial service for Russell “Big Russ” Hamilton, age 56, of Milaca, will be held on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 2 PM at the Milaca Hi Rise Apartments Senior Dining Site. Interment will take place at Wyanett Church Cemetery near Princeton. Russell Dale Hamilton was born July 3, 1956 to Kenneth and Marian (Norby) Hamilton in Princeton, MN. He grew...

Vernona Ruth Berg

Vernona Ruth Berg

Aug 11, 2012

Funeral service for Vernona Berg, age 93, of Milaca, will be held on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 11 AM at Milaca Evangelical Free Church with Rev. Tom Sahlstrom officiating. Interment will follow at Borgholm Cemetery near Bock. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. Music will be provided by Donna Pearson and...

Adeline Catherine Anna Salgren

Adeline Catherine Anna Salgren

Aug 9, 2012

Funeral service for Adeline Salgren, age 97, of Milaca, will be held on Monday, August 13, 2012 at 2 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Tim Bauer officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will be from 4 – 7 PM on Sunday at the Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca and 1 hour prior to...

Carl Henry Pearson

Carl Henry Pearson

Aug 3, 2012

Funeral service for Carl Pearson, age 96, of Milaca, will be held on Friday, August 10, 2012 at 11 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Stephen Blenkush officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Music will be provided by Cheryl...

Paul Gerhardt Marxhausen

Paul Gerhardt Marxhausen

Jul 27, 2012

Funeral service for Paul Gerhardt Marxhausen, age 88, of Milaca, will be held on Monday, July 30, 2012 at 11 AM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Marvin Blaske and Rev. Mark Marxhausen officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 AM at the church on Monday. Interment will take place at Fort Snelling National Cemetery on...

Betty Jane Miller

Betty Jane Miller

Jul 21, 2012

Funeral service for Betty Miller, age 74, of Milaca, will be held on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 10:30 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Tim Bauer officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will be from 5 – 8 PM on Wednesday at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca and 1 hour prior...

Aloha L. Johnson

Aloha L. Johnson

Jul 10, 2012

Aloha L. Johnson, 70, of Land O’ Lakes, FL, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2012. She was born in Isle, Minnesota and moved to FL in 1989. Aloha was a certified nursing assistant with Lakeshore Villas Retirement Community and a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. She is preceded in death by her father, Andree Swanson and brother, Alan. She...

Leona Frances Girtz

Leona Frances Girtz

Jul 10, 2012

Leona “Frances” Girtz, age 78, of Milaca, formerly of Northome, MN, passed away July 10, 2012 at the Heritage House in Milaca. A private service will take place at a later date. Arr. Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home of Milaca. She is survived by her children, Patrick (Kristi) Girtz of Milaca and Mike (Janet) Girtz of Northome; grandchildren, Megan (Jason) Jaeckels, Kayla...

Donna Mae Hjort

Donna Mae Hjort

Jul 9, 2012

Funeral services for Donna Hjort, age 77, of Aitkin, formerly of Milaca, will be held on Friday, July 13 at 11 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Stephen Blenkush and Rev. James Raisanen officiating. Interment will follow at Borgholm Cemetery near Bock. Visitation will be from 5 – 8 PM on Thursday at the Zion Lutheran Church...

James Nick Marudas

James Nick Marudas

Jun 29, 2012

Memorial services for James Nick Marudas, age 88, of Milaca, will be held on Monday, July 2, 2012 at 11 AM at St. Louis Catholic Church in Foreston with Fr. Jim Remmerswaal, OSC officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Interment will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Milaca. Military honors will...