Obituaries

Dec 5, 2011

The family is blessed to have had a husband, dad and grandpa, who always had a positive attitude, a kind heart and strong morals. Bill passed away suddenly at the age of 76 on Monday, December 5, 2011 at his home in Prior Lake.

Born in Redwood Falls, MN on December 14, 1934, Francis and Helen (Gegan)...

Dec 4, 2011

Born on November 20, 1950 in Breckenridge, MN, Gerald Eugene Bachmeier was the son of Sig and Katherine (Loeb) Bachmeier.

At the age of 61 and a resident of Prior Lake, Gerald passed away unexpectedly in a car accident on Sunday, December 4, 2011.

Forever loved, Gerald will be deeply missed by his wife of...

Dec 3, 2011

On November 28, 1926 in on the family farm in Shakopee, Richard Leander was born to Joseph and Rose (Kersting) Hennen. Dick married Ellen Kohout on May 17, 1949 at the Church of St. Michael’s Rectory in Prior Lake, MN. They were blessed with two children, LeRoy and Lynette. For most of his life, Dick and his family farmed...

Dec 1, 2011

Born on September 26, 1925 in St. Paul, MN, Ivar and Hulda (Erickson) Iverson announced the birth of their son, Donald Ivar Iverson. He married Jean Lucille Brooks on April 28, 1950. They were blessed with four children, Lynda, Donald, Mary and Laurie.

A man of great wisdom, honesty and generosity, Don was meticulous, yet a loving...

Nov 27, 2011

On June 26, 1986 in Burnsville, MN, Dustin Earl was born to parents of Timothy Straley and Laurie Covington.

At the age of 25 and a resident of Prior Lake, Dustin passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 27, 2011 at home.

Forever loved, Dustin will be deeply missed by parents, Timothy Straley and Laurie Covington;...

Nov 27, 2011

Born on August 2, 1942 in Minneapolis, MN, E.A. “Ted” and Anna C. (Nusser) Berdan announced the birth of their beautiful son, Patrick Michael Berdan. Pat married Elaine Schueller on July 2, 1966 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye, MN.

At the age of 69 and a resident of Burnsville, Pat died peacefully surrounded by...

Nov 26, 2011

Marlys Mae Richardson (Oldenburg), of Chaska, was called home to her Lord on November 26, 2011. Born October 18, 1935, she was 76 years young. Raised in Lydia, and graduating Jordan High School, she went on to work various factory jobs, the latest being Det-Tronics in Eden Prairie. On January 10, 1956, she married Franklin Richardson and between the...

Nov 24, 2011

John Resop age 61 of Prior Lake.

On August 17, 1950 in Minneapolis, MN, John Charles was born to F. James and Margaret Louise (Cady) Resop.

For 61 years, John was a blessing to the Resop family. John passed away peacefully on the early morning hours of November 24, 2011 at St. Francis Regional Medical...

Nov 16, 2011

Born on March 9, 1939 in Belmont, West Virginia, Charles “Jeff” and Mary (Davis) Russell announced the birth of their son, Charles Kenneth. The younger of two children, Charlie grew up in Waverly, West Virginia with his sister, Helen. As a young boy, he became fond of hunting and fishing. Charlie enjoyed casting his rod into the Ohio River...

Nov 14, 2011

Angela Froehlingsdorf (Pekarna) Sand

Anton and Angela (Ruppert) Froehlingsdorf announced the birth of their daughter, Angela Wilhelmina on February 9, 1916 in St. Paul, MN. At the age of 5 months, her mother died and orphaned at age 3 ½, when her father died. These passing left, four of her siblings being sent to Jordan and the...

Nov 10, 2011

Born on June 29, 1943 in Shakopee, MN, Gus and Ione (Schumann) Schultz announced the birth of their daughter, Carolyn Mildred. Raised in Shakopee and by her mother, Carolyn along with her two brothers and one sister, have very fond memories of their summer vacations. The family would pack up the car, head to Iowa and enjoy the sights....

Nov 4, 2011

Rosalie Winterberger, 74 of Park Rapids formerly of Prior Lake passed away on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011 in Park Rapids, Minnesota.

Rosalie’s visitation will be on Saturday, May 19th from 11:30 am until 1:00 pm at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home in Prior Lake with the Celebration of Life Service to follow at 1:00 pm.

Interment will...

Nov 4, 2011

Michael G. Tauer age 73 of Burnsville.

On August 18, 1938 in Sleepy Eye, MN, Michael George was born to the parents of Martin and Theresa (Sturm) Tauer. The second of seven children, Mike grew up with four brothers and two sisters in Sleepy Eye. Being raised on the family farm meant many daily adventures for Mike...

Nov 2, 2011

Edward and Hulda (Dubbe) Kerkow announced the birth of their beautiful daughter, Doris Bertha. On September 24, 1927, she was born on the family farm in St. Lawrence Township. The younger of the two girls, Doris attended a one room school house in St Lawrence. As a child, she loved spending countless hours playing with her cousins.

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Oct 31, 2011

John and Vera (Moertl) Underferth announced the birth of their son, Robert Joseph on December 4, 1943 in Minneapolis, MN. Growing up in South Minneapolis, Bob attended and graduated from Vocational High School, with a special interest in auto mechanics.

At a young age, Bob had a strong work ethic. Expanding his interest in auto mechanics, he...

Oct 27, 2011

Michael Gene Mullenmeister, 63, passed away at his home, Thursday, October 27, 2011, after a long battle with cancer.

Mike was born on August 6, 1948 to Paul and Mary (Steppan) Mullenmeister in Faribault, MN. He attended Faribault Area Vocational School where he met and later married Janet Marie Callahan on August 30, 1969. He worked in...

Oct 25, 2011

Roland “Rollie” Thieling, 91 of Prior Lake, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011 at McKenna Crossing in Prior Lake.

He was born Feb. 2, 1920 in St. Paul, MN. Rollie enlisted in the Army Air Corp following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Serving in the Pacific until the end of World War II, he fought in the...

Oct 21, 2011

Robert “Bob” John Klehr was born on August 14, 1929 in Credit River Township, Minnesota to parents Alois and Hildegard (Theis) Klehr.

Bob worked on the family farm until age 30. Bob then continued work at Owens Illinois in Shakopee for 10 years and finished his last 18 years of work at Knox Lumber. Bob spent most...

Oct 17, 2011

George and Clara (Skibicki) Smith proudly announced the birth of their son, Paul Raymond on April 27, 1931 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Paul grew up in Warren, MN; he lived in a small farming community. He helped with tending the livestock and worked on the three family farms. Paul’s family also owned and operated a trucking company and...

Oct 17, 2011

Born on May, 9, 1936 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, Jean Marie was the daughter of HM and Frances (Foley) McCarthy. At the age of 5, her family moved to Minneapolis from Nebraska. Attending Catholic grade school, Jean later graduated from The Academy of Holy Angels in Minneapolis and went on to further her education at the University of Minnesota.