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Leona Marie Lee

Leona Marie Lee

May 27, 2022

Leona Lee, age 100, of Milaca, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022.

Memorial services will be held Friday, June 3, 2022 at 11 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca.  Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday.

Leona Marie Lee was born January 22, 1922...

Clinton Ray Vedders

Clinton Ray Vedders

May 24, 2022

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Clint Vedders, age 78, of Milaca, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 10:00 AM at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease with Pastor Michael Ten Haken officiating.  Interment will follow at Pease Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 5 – 7 PM Friday,...

Karen Bernice Hjellming

Karen Bernice Hjellming

May 22, 2022

Karen Hjellming, age 74, of St. Francis, MN, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022.

Funeral service will be held Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 2 PM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.  Interment will take place Monday, June 6, 2022 at 11:30 AM at Fort Snelling...

Kevin Lloyd Murphy

Kevin Lloyd Murphy

May 17, 2022

Kevin Lloyd Murphy, age 71, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2022.

Preceded by parents, Michael and Frances and brothers, William and Jon.

Survived by sons, Daniel (Laura) and Jason (Jill) and six grandchildren, sister Judy, brother Donald, also by nieces, nephews, and friends.

Kevin will be laid to rest on Friday, May 20, 2022 with a graveside service at...

Margaret Mary DeShaw

Margaret Mary DeShaw

May 13, 2022

Mass of Christian Burial for Margaret DeShaw, age 86, of Milaca, will be held Monday, May 23, 2022 at 10 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Milaca. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery.  Visitation will take place from 5 - 8 PM Sunday, May 22, 2022 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with a rosary service at 7:30 PM....

Vercle Sue Rutherford

Vercle Sue Rutherford

May 6, 2022

Vercle Rutherford, age 64, of Milaca, passed away Friday, May 6, 2022.

No services will be held at this time.

David James Larsen

David James Larsen

May 4, 2022

David Larsen, age 30, of Lacey, WA, formerly of Milaca, MN, passed away May 4, 2022.  A celebration of David's life will be held Saturday, May 21, 2022 from 1 - 4 PM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca with a moment of remembrance at 2 PM

David James Larsen, age 30, of Lacey Washington, formerly of Milaca Minnesota, passed...

Dorothy Elaine Harris

Dorothy Elaine Harris

May 2, 2022

A funeral service to honor the life of Dorothy Elaine (Bergren) Harris, age 91, of Milaca, will be held on Friday, May 6, 2022, at 11 AM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Milaca with visitation 1 hour prior to the service.  Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Mora.   

Dorothy was born August 26, 1930, to Clifton and...

Daniel Boswell Oviatt

Daniel Boswell Oviatt

Apr 22, 2022

Daniel Boswell Oviatt, age 75, of Milaca, formerly of Ashland, OR, was born June 5, 1946 to Clarence Boswell and Edwina Estella (Scherrer) Oviatt in Jackson County, OR.  He grew up in Ashland, OR, spending some of his childhood in a tar paper shack.  Daniel graduated from Ashland Senior High School in 1966.  He served two tours in Vietnam as...

Austin Collin Brown

Austin Collin Brown

Apr 18, 2022

Austin Collin Brown, age 22, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed from this life on April 18, 2022, in Sioux Center, Iowa. He was looking forward to graduating from college and spending the summer traveling with his family. His absence will be deeply felt.

Austin was born in Chandler, Arizona on March 26, 2000, to parents Dale and Valerie Brown. In...

Joan Droogsma

Joan Droogsma

Apr 13, 2022

Joan Droogsma, age 92, of Milaca, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11 AM at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease.  Interment will follow at Pease Cemetery.  Visitation will take place from 9:30 - 11 AM at the church on Saturday.

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Joan (Hanenburg) Droogsma,...

Dale Vernon Hunter

Dale Vernon Hunter

Apr 10, 2022

Funeral services for Dale Hunter, age 74, of Milaca, will be held Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 11 AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca.  Interment will follow at Wendell Hill Cemetery.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church.

Dale Vernon Hunter was born to Minnie and Ellis Hunter on May 12, 1947 in...

Esther Arlene Amborn

Esther Arlene Amborn

Apr 5, 2022

Esther Arlene Amborn, age 82 of Andover, MN passed away peacefully on April 5th surrounded by her family.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 11 AM at Milaca Alliance Church.  Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery.  Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.

Esther was born on...

Alma Minnie Siemers

Alma Minnie Siemers

Mar 31, 2022

Alma Minnie (Johnson) Siemers, age 88, of Crosslake, MN passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 31, 2022 with her family by her side.

Alma was born May 12, 1933 in Milaca, MN to Andrew “Ed” and Henrietta (Korf) Johnson. On April 13, 1951 she married Gordon D. Siemers. They were blessed with 4 children. Alma was a kind, generous person. ...

Shirley Ann Rosenberg

Shirley Ann Rosenberg

Mar 12, 2022

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Shirley Ann Rosenberg, age 84, of Milaca, passed away during the night on March 12, 2022.  Shirley was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota on January 4, 1938 to Adolph and Anna Swanson.

Shirley attended a one room schoolhouse from age 5 through 8th grade and then attended Milaca High School until her graduation at...

Alan Wayne Christianson

Alan Wayne Christianson

Mar 10, 2022

Alan Christianson, age 55, of Milaca, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022 at St. Cloud Hospital.

A celebration of Alan's life will be held Thursday, March 17, 2022 from 4 - 8 PM at the Rolf Olson Community Center in Onamia.

Judy Marie Stark

Judy Marie Stark

Mar 3, 2022

Judith Marie Stark, age 79, of Milaca, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022.  A celebration of Judy’s life will be held at a later date.

She was born October 8, 1942 to Wendell Albert and Eleanor Amelia (Motschenbacher) Wallskog in Milaca, MN.  Judy graduated from Ogilvie High School.  She was united in marriage to Jerry Stark on January 12, 1970...

LeRoy Monroe Mundy

LeRoy Monroe Mundy

Feb 26, 2022

LeRoy Monroe Mundy, age 90, of Foreston, Minnesota passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Reflections Care Suites in Northfield surrounded by his loving family. A Celebration of Life service is scheduled for Friday, March 4 at 11:00 a.m. with a visitation one hour prior at Milaca Evangelical Free Church. Pastor Dale Clifton will preside. LeRoy will be laid...

Luella Noack

Luella Noack

Feb 24, 2022

Funeral services for Luella Noack, age 97, will be held Monday, February 28, 2022 at 11 AM at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Milaca.  Interment will follow at Borgholm Cemetery near Bock.  Visitation will take place from 2 - 4 PM Sunday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church and continue one hour prior to the service on Monday.

Luella Noack was...

Brian Ambrose Smelter, Jr.

Brian Ambrose Smelter, Jr.

Feb 22, 2022

Brian Ambrose Smelter, Jr. was born May 29, 1983 in Princeton, Minnesota.  Brian was an identical twin. Due to birth complaints, Brian was diagnosed with severe Cerebral Palsy at the age of three months.  He had a strong will to live his life to the fullest. At the age of four, Brian was placed in foster care by his parents....

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