Obituaries
Milaca, Minnesota Obituaries
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Eugene Kenneth Manthie
Oct 26, 2015
Memorial services for Eugene Manthie, age 74, of Ogilvie, will be held Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1 PM at the Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Military honors will be provided by the Ogilvie Legion Honorguard. Eugene Kenneth Manthie was born September 15, 1941 to William and...
Carla Mae Ranem
Oct 23, 2015
Funeral services for Carla Mae Ranem, age 77, of Milaca, will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 11 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Tim Bauer officiating. Interment will follow at Wendell Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred...
Wesley Andrew Macy
Oct 23, 2015
Wesley Andrew Macy was born on February 26, 1954 in El Dorado, Kansas to Alton and Margaret Ruth (McCormick) Macy. He grew up in a solid Christian home on a farm near Augusta, KS. Wes graduated in 1972 from Circle High School in Towanda, KS, earned his BA in 1976 from Friends University in Wichita, KS and his Master of...
Malea Jean Bernard
Sep 13, 2015
Malea J. Bernard, age 31, of Milaca, went to the angels on September 13, 2015 at St. Cloud Hospital. A memorial visitation will be held from 3 – 5 PM Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca. Malea was born March 27, 1984 at Onamia Hospital. She had the greatest outlook through the struggles in her life....
Darwin Earl Bruesewitz
Sep 11, 2015
Darwin Earl Bruesewitz, 66, of Isle, Minnesota, died at home after a 22-year battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held on Monday, September 14, 2015 at 11 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca. Visitation will be from 5 – 7 PM Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church and 1 hour...
Dorothy C. Cooper
Sep 10, 2015
Funeral services for Dorothy C. Cooper, age 97, of Milaca, will be held Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Milaca United Methodist Church with Rev. Joyce Slostad officiating. Visitation will take place one hour prior to services at the church. Interment will be held in the Forest Hill Cemetery. Dorothy Cecelia Cooper was born to Christine (Rassmusen)...
Lyle W. Berghuis
Sep 9, 2015
Memorial services for Lyle W. Berghuis, age 84, of Milaca, will be held Friday, September 18 at 11:00 a.m. at the Milaca Alliance Church. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 Thursday, September 17 at Milaca Alliance Church and one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to the Great Commission Fund...
Elmer Patrick Fox, Jr.
Aug 30, 2015
Funeral services for Elmer “Al” Patrick Fox, Jr., age 78, of Milaca, will be held on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 11 AM at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca with Fr. Jim Remmerswaal, OSC officiating. Interment will follow at Chase Brook Cemetery north of Foreston with military honors provided by Hansen-Hayes American Legion Post #178 and Siemers-Hakes VFW Post #10794....
Alyce Madre Sanderson
Aug 30, 2015
Memorial service for Alyce M. Sanderson, age 61, of Milaca, will be held on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 5 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 Thursday. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance. Alyce Madre...
Nellie Palmquist
Aug 24, 2015
Graveside services for Nellie Palmquist, age 82, of Foreston, will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 11 AM at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca with Rev. Joyce Slostad officiating. A visitation and luncheon will follow at Milaca United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, please consider giving a donation to your favorite charity. Nellie was born on March...
Cleo Faye Maalis
Aug 23, 2015
Visitation services for Cleo Maalis, age 86 of Milaca, formerly of Crosby, will be held Thursday, August 27th at the Milaca Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. Private interment to follow the next day, August 28th in Crosby, Minnesota. Cleo Maalis was born July 17, 1929 in North Bend Wisconsin to Carroll and Eunice Sims. She went to school in...
Sharon Louise Murphy
Aug 14, 2015
Sharon Louise Murphy, age 76, of Milaca, MN passed away Friday, August 14, 2015. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Milaca, MN. Interment will follow at St. Lawrence Cemetery in Duelm. Visitation will be from 5-8 pm on Wednesday, August 19 at Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home...
William Dennis Franke
Aug 13, 2015
Memorial services for William “Bill” Franke, age 75, of Marysville, WA, formerly Milaca, will be held on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 11 AM at Karmel Covenant Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. William D. Franke was born August 18, 1939 in Minneapolis, MN. He was united in marriage to Phyllis...
Marian Esther Lazorik
Aug 6, 2015
Memorial services for Marian Lazorik, age 93, of Milaca, formerly of Richfield, will be held on Monday, August 10, 2015 at 11 AM Zion Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Tim Bauer officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Interment will take place at Fort Snelling National Cemetery at a later date....
Nancy Engebretsen
Aug 2, 2015
Nancy Engebretsen passed away Sunday, August 2, 2015 in Arizona at the age of 65 years old. Memorial service will be Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 11 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca with Rev. Tim Bauer officiating. Nancy was born November 5, 1949 to Ted and Fern Evans. In 1974, she married Wes Engebretsen and they raised their...
Larry Verl Grimm
Jul 25, 2015
Services for Larry Grimm, age 74, of Milaca, will be held on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 11 AM at MILACA ELIM HOME CHAPEL (Please note location change) with Pastor Dale Clifton officiating. Larry V. Grimm was born November 21, 1940 to Verl and Viola (Landgrebe) Grimm in Vinton, IA. He was raised on the family farm in rural Dysart,...
Teunis Stob
Jul 17, 2015
Funeral services for Teunis Stob, age 89, of Milaca, will be held on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 11 AM at the Christian Reformed Church in Pease with Rev. Michael Ten Haken officiating. Interment will follow at Pease Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:30 – 7:30PM Tuesday at the Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca and 1 hour prior to the...
Marty Nelson
Jul 11, 2015
Martin "Marty" E. Nelson, age 59, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015 in his home near Glen, MN. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 11 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Milaca with Deacon Tom Pinataro officiating. Visitation will be from 5 - 8 PM Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church and 1 hour...
Rita Mae Bower
Jul 5, 2015
Rita Mae Bower was born on April 6, 1972 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She attended school through the 8th grade. Rita resided in many locations including Duluth, Princeton, Milaca, the Crows Nest in Litchfield and recently resided at the Oak Terrace Health Care Center in Gaylord. Rita enjoyed cooking, was very helpful to those that reached out to her and willing...
Mary Kaye Haw
Jul 1, 2015
Haw, Mary Kaye (Houdek), 51, of Milaca, MN formerly of Aurora, MN passed away peacefully on July 1, surrounded by her loving family. She was born to Lawrence and Carol Houdek on November 13, 1963. She grew up in Aurora and attended Aurora Hoyt Lakes High School then graduated from St. Cloud College. Most recently Mary was employed at Elim...