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Mildred "Millie" A. Denbrook

October 11, 1924 — January 4, 2017

Mildred "Millie" A. Denbrook, 92, of Wabasha, MN, formerly of Fergus Falls and Wadena, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at St. Elizabeth's Nursing Home in Wabasha surrounded by family.

Millie was born October 11, 1924, in Fergus Falls, MN, to Helmer and Olga (Houg) Nelson. She graduated from Fergus Falls high school in 1943. Millie was a true "Rosie the Riveter” helping the war effort from 1944 to 1945, by working in the shipyards in Tacoma, WA.

Millie married Lester Denbrook on October 4, 1947, at Hedemarken Lutheran Church in rural Carlisle. The family moved to Wadena in 1953 where they resided for 36 years. Millie was employed by Moore and Yetter Drug for many years. The family enjoyed summers at their lake cabin on Rush Lake. In 1989, Millie and Les moved back to Fergus Falls, and in 2011, Millie moved to Wabasha.

She was an active member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Wadena and later at Zion Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. She loved volunteering, especially at the Humane Society and the Veterans Home in Fergus Falls. Her caring and concern for others was evident throughout her life. Millie always had a good attitude, always looking for the good in others and any situation. She loved to laugh and never lost her sense of humor.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Denbrook; her parents; and sister, Hazel Nelson.

Millie is survived by her daughter, Merideth (Gary) Frost of Wabasha; sons, Scott (Diana) Denbrook of Plainfield, IN, and Craig (Patty) Denbrook of Centreville, VA; grandchildren, Shannon, Brent, Ryan, Missy, Jamie, Jason, Regina and Stephen; sixteen great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Helen Denbrook; and many special nieces and nephews.

Memorials are preferred to the Minnesota Veterans Home of Fergus Falls or St. Elizabeth's Community Development Foundation of Wabasha, MN.

Visitation: 10:00-11:00 AM on Saturday, January 14, 2017, at Zion Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls.
Memorial Service: 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 14, 2017, at Zion Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls.
Clergy: Reverend Christopher Eldredge
Interment: Knollwood Memorial Gardens in Fergus Falls
Funeral Home: Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls
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