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Milaca, Minnesota Obituaries

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Janola Orvilla Nelson

Janola Orvilla Nelson

Oct 3, 2016

Janola (Borchart) Nelson, age 90, of Elim Rehab and Care Center, Milaca, Minnesota and formerly of Watertown/Mayer, passed away peacefully on October 03, 2016.   Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 08, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Saint Paul’s Church in Milaca with Rev. Tim Schaekel officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the church. Interment will...

Carol Jean Eggen

Carol Jean Eggen

Oct 2, 2016

A gathering of family and friends will be held for Carol J. Eggen, age 74, of Milaca, on Friday, October 14, 2016 from 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Milaca American Legion.  There will be a luncheon, but guests are welcome anytime.  Private interment will be held at Brookside Cemetery at a later date. Carol Jean Eggen was born February 04, 1942...

Terry Joseph DeShaw

Terry Joseph DeShaw

Sep 30, 2016

Mass of Christian Burial for Terry DeShaw, age 45, of Milaca, will be held Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 11 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Milaca with Fr. Jim Remmerswaal, OSC officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will be from 4 - 8 PM Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church and 1 hour...

Sylvia Ekberg

Sylvia Ekberg

Sep 29, 2016

Funeral services for Sylvia L. Ekberg will be held Tuesday, October 04, 2016 at the Estes Brook Evangelical Free Church at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be held from 9:30-11:00 a.m. at the church. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. Sylvia Lois Ekberg, age 92, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016 at the Foley Nursing Center. Sylvia was born March...

Betty Joyce Verhage

Betty Joyce Verhage

Sep 24, 2016

Betty Joyce Verhage, 76, died peacefully on Saturday morning, September 24, 2016, at her home in Moses Lake, Washington, surrounded by her husband and children. Graveside services will be held Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 12 Noon at Pease Cemetery. Betty was born on November 27, 1939, to William and Mildred Geurkink in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She graduated from Milaca...

Theodore Paul Horvath, Sr.

Theodore Paul Horvath, Sr.

Sep 23, 2016

Ted Horvath Sr., age 90, of Milaca, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center. Memorial services will be held Friday, October 14, 2016 at 1 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Tim Bauer officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Interment will take...

Alice Slater

Alice Slater

Sep 16, 2016

Funeral services for Alice Slater, age 89, of Milaca, will be held Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 11 AM at Milaca Alliance Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. Interment will follow at the Onamia Area Veterans Cemetery.Alice Slater was born October 14, 1926 to Samuel and Tillie (Dykstra) Adema near Pease,...

Jean Rohman

Jean Rohman

Sep 11, 2016

Funeral services for Jean Rohman, age 92, will be held Friday, September 16, 2016 at 11:30 AM at the Milaca Alliance Church with Rev. Dale Clifton officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00-11:30 AM at the church. Interment will follow at the Forest Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Tri-County Humane Society, 735 8th Street...

Terry Lee Hoffman

Terry Lee Hoffman

Sep 2, 2016

Funeral services for Terry Hoffman, age 56, of Milaca, will be held Friday, September 9, 2016 at 1 PM at Milaca Evangelical Free Church with Rev. Dan Clausen officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Terry Lee Hoffman was born April 29, 1960...

Ted Petersen

Ted Petersen

Sep 2, 2016

Graveside services for Ted Petersen, age 75, of Milaca, will be held Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 2 PM at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. A gathering of family and friends will follow the service at Milaca Alliance Church. Ted Petersen was born in Cedar Falls, IA on July 1, 1941 to Fred and Mary Lou Petersen. He attended school...

Robert H. Weikert

Robert H. Weikert

Aug 30, 2016

Funeral services for Robert Weikert, age 95, of Milaca, will be held Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 11 AM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Tim Schaekel officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca with military honors provided by Hansen-Hayes American Legion Post #178 and Siemers-Hakes VFW Post #10794. Visitation will be from 5...

Junior Rohman

Junior Rohman

Aug 24, 2016

Funeral services for Junior Rohman, age 94, of Milaca, will be held Friday, September 2, 2016 at 2 PM at Milaca Evangelical Free Church with Rev. Dale Clifton officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will be from 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM at the church on Friday. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to...

Karen Katherine Kragt

Karen Katherine Kragt

Aug 23, 2016

Funeral services for Karen Kragt, age 74, of Milaca, will be held Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 2 PM at Milaca Alliance Church with Pastor Will Kosel officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will be from 4 - 6 PM Friday at Milaca Alliance Church and one hour prior to the service at the church...

Dorothy LaVonne Anderson

Dorothy LaVonne Anderson

Aug 18, 2016

Memorial services for Dorothy L. Anderson, age 87, of Onamia, formerly of Milaca, will be held Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 1:30 PM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca with Fr. Jerry Schik, OSC and Fr. Jim Remmerswaal, OSC officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 – 1:30 PM at the funeral home on Tuesday. Interment will follow at Riverside Lutheran...

Travis Alan Kiel

Travis Alan Kiel

Jul 31, 2016

Funeral services for Travis Kiel, age 35, of Foley, formerly of Milaca, will be held Monday, August 8, 2016 at 11 AM at First Presbyterian Church of Foley with Rev. Allen Jergenson officiating. A celebration of Travis’s life will immediately follow the service at Henry’s Catering in Foley. Visitation will be from 4 – 8 PM Sunday at First Presbyterian...

Janet Leila Paulson

Janet Leila Paulson

Jul 30, 2016

Funeral services for Janet Paulson, age 71, of Milaca, will be held Friday, August 5, 2016 at 11 AM at True Vine Lutheran Church with Pastor Marlin Harris officiating. Interment will follow the service after lunch, at Borgholm Cemetery near Milaca. Visitation will be held at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home on Thursday from 5-8 PM and 1 hour prior to the...

Kathryn A Johnson

Kathryn A Johnson

Jul 25, 2016

Kathryn Ann (Kathy) Johnson was born on October 1, 1936 at the Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis to Ransome and Florence (Palar) Goodrich. The family resided in Fridley and Kathryn attended the Anoka Schools where she graduated from High School. She attended the University of Minnesota where she obtained her Degree in Education. Kathryn was united in marriage to Dennis Emil...

Delores Darlene Adema

Delores Darlene Adema

Jul 24, 2016

Memorial services for Delores Adema, age 87, of Milaca, will be held Sunday, August 14, 2016 at 3 PM at First Baptist Church in Milaca. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Sunday. Delores passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016 at Milaca Elim Home. Delores Darlene Adema...

Benedict Felix Gorecki

Benedict Felix Gorecki

Jul 9, 2016

Benedict (Ben) Gorecki, age 87, of Milaca, passed away at his home in Milaca on Saturday, July 9, 2016. Christian burial will be held Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 11:00 am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Milaca with Father Jim Remmerswaal officiating. Visitation will be 9-11 am at the church before Mass on Saturday, July 16, 2016. Interment will...

James Max Kovarik III

James Max Kovarik III

Jul 8, 2016

James Max Kovarik III (Max Ficon), age 32, of Milaca, MN, passed away unexpectedly on July 8, 2016. Memorial service will be held Saturday, July 16th at 3 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca. Visitation will be from 1 – 3 PM at the church on Saturday. In lieu of flowers memorials preferred. He was preceded in death by...