Obituaries
Milaca, Minnesota Obituaries
Serving the Milaca, Minnesota community since 1936
Alden George Johnson
Jan 9, 2010
Funeral services for Alden G. Johnson, age 87, of Milaca, will be held at 11 AM on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Stephen Blenkush officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Military honors will be provided...
Marion A. Katke
Jan 2, 2010
Mass of Chrisitan Burial for Marion A. Katke, age 68, of Milaca, will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Milaca with Fr. James Remmerswaal O.S.C. officiating. Visitation from 5 to 8 PM on Tuesday at the St. Mary’s Church and 1 hour prior to the service on Wednesday. Interment...
Minnie Christina Fetters
Jan 2, 2010
Minnie Fetters was born on March 7, 1921 to Ernest and Hazel (Hewitt) Dinger in Hecla, SD. She attended Willdinger Country School near her home. As a young woman she worked for area families. Minnie was united in marriage to Willard Fetters on March 31, 1939 in Britton, SD. They resided in the Sioux Falls area until the 1940's when...
Phyllis Leona Anderson
Dec 26, 2009
Funeral services for Phyllis Leona Anderson, 92, of Milaca will be held Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010 at 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca with the Rev. Stephen Blenkush officiating. Visitation will be at the church one hour before services on Saturday. Phyllis died Dec. 26 at the Milaca Elim Home. She was born Oct. 29, 1917 to Hannun...
Jerry Nielsen
Dec 16, 2009
Jerry Nielsen, age 58, a long time resident of the Ogilvie area, died on Wednesday, December 16, 2009. A celebration of his life will be held at 1 PM on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at Roy’s Place in Bock. Jerry loved animals and was known as a great cook and enjoyed fishing and shooting pool. He worked for most of...
Lawrence William Solem
Dec 16, 2009
Funeral services for Lawrence Solem, age 89, of Oak Park, will be held on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 2 PM at Estes Brook Evangelical Free Church with Rev. Wes Macy officiating. Interment will follow at the church cemetery with military honors provided by the Foley American Legion. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church...
Melvin William Beranek
Nov 30, 2009
Melvin William Beranek was born on June 19, 1925 in Hillsboro, WI to William and Anna (Novy) Beranek . Mel grew up in Yuba, WI and attended the Estaley Country School and graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1942. He also attended the University of Wisconsin pre veterinary program. Mel was drafted into the United States Army serving in the...
Rolf William Hennig
Nov 27, 2009
Memorial services for Rolf Hennig, age 87, of Milaca will be held on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 11 AM at the Estes Brook Evangelical Free Church with Rev. Wes Macy officiating. Interment will be at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Arr. Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home of Milaca. Rolf Willi Hennig was born June 5, 1922 in Weissenfells, Germany to...
Lila Mae Larson
Nov 20, 2009
Lila Mae Larson was born on August 24, 1931 to Arnold and Irene (Van Schepen) Rolland in Minneapolis, MN. She was born at the General Hospital known as Hennepin County Medical Center. Lila attended grade school at Bryn Mawr and Sheridan. She graduated from Minneapolis Vocational High School in 1950. After graduating she started working as an Operating Room Technician...
Irene Erickson Nelson
Nov 14, 2009
Irene (Erickson) Nelson, age 96, of Milaca, died November 14, 2009 at the Milaca Elim Home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 20 at 11 AM at First Baptist Church in Milaca with Rev. Adrian Bolt and Rev. Tom Sahlstrom officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Ronneby. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...
William Paul Lines
Nov 11, 2009
William P. “Bill” Lines passed away quietly in his home on November 11, 2009 after a lengthy battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He was born on December 23, 1926 in Cottonwood, MN. Bill was a World War II army veteran, avid outdoorsman, life-long music enthusiast, and voracious reader. He attended undergraduate and law school at the University of Minnesota where he...
Richard Peter Hansen
Nov 10, 2009
Richard Peter Hansen was born on August 29, 1948 in Milaca, MN to John and Margaret (Manthie) Hansen. He grew up in Hayland Township and attended North Fork Country School and the Ogilvie High School. Richard entered the United States Army serving a tour in Vietnam. Following the service he resided in Hayland Township and worked for C. E. Rogers...
Harris Glen Santema
Nov 8, 2009
Funeral services for Harris Santema, age 79, of Pease, will be held on Thursday, November 12 at 11 AM at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease with Rev. David Smit and Rev. Tom Sahlstrom officiating. Interment will follow at Pease Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 – 8 PM Wednesday and 1 hour prior to the service both at the...
Roy Martin Warolin
Nov 7, 2009
Roy Warolin, age 80, passed away on Saturday, November 7th at the Foley Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 2 PM at the Zion Lutheran church in Milaca with Rev. Stephen Blenkush officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Music will be provided by Cheryl Bailey &...
Chad Michael Peterson
Oct 29, 2009
Chad Michael Peterson, 43, our beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend died in Milaca, Minnesota on Thursday morning October 29, 2009 from injuries he sustained in a tractor accident. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 24, 1966. In 1984, he graduated from Burnsville High School and in 1992 received a B.A. degree in fine arts from...
Dale Patrick Czech
Oct 27, 2009
Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 30 at 10 AM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca with Rev. Adrian Bolt officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Friday. Interment will be at the St. Mary's Cemetery in Holdingford at 1:15 PM on Friday. Dale is survived by children, Jim (Carol...
Clarice Victoria Gillquist
Oct 25, 2009
Funeral services for Clarice (Swanson) Gillquist will be held on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 11 AM at Milaca Evangelical Free Church in Milaca. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Clarice was born in Harcourt, Iowa to Hannah and Victor Swanson on August 14, 1920....
Dennis "Denny" Swenson
Oct 24, 2009
Dennis “Denny” Marvin Swenson was born on August 30, 1954 to Loren and Joyce (Villnow) Swenson in Princeton, MN. He attended school in Princeton graduating from High School in 1972. He was united in marriage to Pamela Miller on November 23, 1974 at the United Methodist Church in Princeton. He worked at Park Alignment in Princeton, drove a bulk truck...
Harriet Hasert
Oct 24, 2009
Harriet Hasert was born on September 11, 1919 in Marshall, MN to Anton and Anna (Mattson) Miller. She was united in marriage to Loren (Stub) Hasert of August 9, 1938. In 1946 the couple moved to Onamia where Harriet worked Bob’s Cafe and with her husband operated their own Café in Wahkon. Harriet helped at Eddy’s Launch service and was...
Raining Boyd
Oct 23, 2009
Gi Mi Wun – Raining Boyd was born on June 7, 1921 at Wigwam Bay to Charley and Quaykosh Boyd. Raining went to early school at Vineland Indian School and junior high at Pipestone School. He served in the US Army as an aircraft mechanic, bomber trainer in Oklahoma, and with the military police. He was on leave when he...