Emma Eleanor Siemers

Funeral services for Emma E. Siemers, age 101, of Milaca, will be held on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 11 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Jon Olson and Rev. Tom Sahlstrom officiating. Visitation will be 2 hours prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Ronneby, MN. Casketbearers will be her grandsons, Scott, Mike, Mark, Inky, Craig, Alan, Randy, Dean, Tracy, Tim, Nathan, Joel, Mitchell, Reggie and Brian Siemers. Music will be provided by Cheryl Bailey and Ann Johnson. Arr. Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home of Milaca. Emma Eleanor Siemers was born July 30, 1908 to Oktor and Mary (Larson) Mattson in Milaca, MN. She was united in marriage to Hewart Siemers on November 21, 1927 and to this union seven children were born. She owned and operated the Oak Park Cafe with her husband. They also raised cattle and horses on their 160 acre farm near Oak Park. She milked many cows by hand and was busy all the time cooking, washing clothes and baking bread. Emma was one of the last Gold Star Mothers of the Korean War. After Hewart’s retirement, the couple moved to Milaca, MN. They enjoyed vacationing in Fort Meyers, FL. Hewart preceded her in death in 1973 and she continued to reside in Milaca where she enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. She moved to the Milaca Elim Home in 2000. She died on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at the Milaca Elim Home. She is survived by her sons, Gordon (Alma) of Cross Lake, MN, Dale (Mary) of Milaca, Robert (Rosalind) of Oak Park; 24 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren; sister, Ellen of Sartell; also by many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Hewart; sons, Sheldon, Curtis, Wayne and William; great-granddaughter, Kelly Siemers and great-grandson, Brandon Siemers.