Obituaries

Milaca, Minnesota Obituaries

Serving the Milaca, Minnesota community since 1936

William Paul Lines

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Walter Oleen

Walter Oleen

Oct 23, 2009

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 11 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Stephen Blenkush officiating. Interment will follow at Borgholm Cemetery near Bock. Visiation will be from 5 - 7 PM on Wednesday at the funeral home and 1 hour prior at the church on Thursday. Walter Burdette Oleen was born...

Lucas William Stenning

Lucas William Stenning

Oct 17, 2009

Lucas Stenning, age 32, of Milaca, died October 17, 2009. Memorial services will be held at 12 Noon on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at Milaca Assembly of God with Rev. Brynn Harms officiating. Visiation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. Arr. Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home of Milaca....

John W. McClure

John W. McClure

Oct 14, 2009

Funeral services for John W. McClure, age 93, of Milaca will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 11 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Stephen Blenkush officiating. Visitation will be from 5 – 8 PM on Friday at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca and 1 hour prior at the church on Saturday. Interment will follow...

Lucille Mary Keehr

Lucille Mary Keehr

Oct 10, 2009

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 AM, Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at the St. Louis Catholic Church in Foreston with Fr. Joseph Herzing officiating. Casketbearers will be the grandchildren. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 PM Tuesday, Oct 13 at the Peterson Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca. Lucille Mary Keehr...

Bettye Jeanne Stenning

Bettye Jeanne Stenning

Oct 7, 2009

Bettye Jeanne Stenning was born August 20, 1951 to William and Jeanne (Shriver) Palmer in Leavenworth, KS. At the age of 16, she moved with her family to Coon Rapids, MN, where she graduated from high school. She went on to graduate from Anoka Hennepin Technical College. She married William Stenning on September 7, 1973 in Anoka, MN. She ran...

Vernie May Taylor

Vernie May Taylor

Sep 27, 2009

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at the Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca with Rev. Tom Sahlstrom officiating. Visitation will be held 1 hour before services at the funeral home on Tuesday. Interment will be at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Asssemby #6, on Wednesday, September 30 at 11:30 AM Arr. Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home...

Vergean Sadina Lundberg

Vergean Sadina Lundberg

Sep 16, 2009

Funeral services for Vergean Lundberg, age 76, of Milaca will be held at 1 PM on Monday, September 21, 2009 at Milaca Evangelical Free Church. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will be from 2 – 5 PM on Sunday at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca. Vergean Sadina Lundberg was born December 23, 1932 in Kanabec...

Cecil Courtney Hewitt, Jr.

Cecil Courtney Hewitt, Jr.

Aug 24, 2009

Funeral services for Cecil C. Hewitt, Jr. age 82, of Princeton and Milaca, will be held on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 10:30 AM at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease with Rev. David Smit officiating. Interment will follow at Pease Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by Hansen-Hayes American Legion Post #178 & Siemers-Hakes VFW Post #10794. Visitation will...

Jonathan Michael Geurkink

Jonathan Michael Geurkink

Aug 23, 2009

A celebraton of Jonathan Geurkink’s life will be held on Thursday, August 27, 2009 at 10:30 AM at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease with Rev. David Smit officiating. Interment will follow at the Pease Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 – 8 PM on Wednesday at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease. Casketbearers will include Warren Geurkink, Dick Geurkink,...

Melvin Oscar Jampsa

Melvin Oscar Jampsa

Aug 19, 2009

Melvin Oscar Jampsa was born on June 4, 1926 to Oscar and Hilda (PiHlaja) Jampsa in Wolf Lake, MN. As a young man he served in the United States Navy. Melvin was united in marriage to Mildred Shephard on August 19, 1947 in Minneapolis. The couple made their home in Brooklyn Center, MN. Melvin worked as a machinist for over...