Obituaries

2020

A gathering of friends and family will be on Thursday, December 10, from 3-8 pm, at Ballard-Sunder Funeral and Cremation 4565 Pleasant Street SE, Prior Lake and starting at 9:30 am prior to Mass at church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, December 11, at 11 am, at St. Michael Catholic Church 16311 Duluth Street, Prior...

2020

Visitation for Randy Lewis will be Friday, July 25, from 4-8 pm at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Prior Lake. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, July 26 at 11 am with visitation starting at 10 am, all at the Church of St. Michael, Prior Lake. Father Tom Sieg will preside. Pallbearers will be Chuck Lewis, Jim Lewis, Robert Olson,...

Dec 31, 2019

George Raymond Algren, age 82, of Prior Lake, MN, passed peacefully on Friday, July 16, 2021, at Kingsley Shores Assisted Living, in Lakeville, MN.

A private Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Michael Catholic Church, in Prior Lake. Father Tom Walker will preside. George will be laid to rest at St. Michael Catholic Cemetery....

Dec 30, 2019

Juanita Leno, age 77 of Prior Lake, passed away due to complications of colon cancer on December 30, 2019 at the U of M Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held Monday, January 6, 2020 at 11AM with a visitation starting at 9:30AM at Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, 3611 North Berens Rd. NW, Prior Lake. Pastor...

Dec 27, 2019

Joyce Elaine Kopet, age 64 of Shakopee, passed away on December 27, 2019 after enduring numerous health complications. A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 10, 2020 at 11AM with a visitation starting at 9:30AM at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 119 West 8 th Street, Shakopee. Pastor Gary Kinkel will preside and Joyce will be...

Dec 27, 2019

Althea Anne Thiessen, age 79 of Jordan, passed away on December 27, 2019. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 2PM with a visitation 1-hour prior at Lydia Zion United Methodist Church, 1026 E. 205 th St., Jordan. Pastor Larry Kasten will preside. Althea’s final resting place will be Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan....

Dec 26, 2019

Philip “Phil” J. James, age 75, of Prior Lake, MN, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 26, 2019, at United Mercy Hospital, in Fridley, MN.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, January 2, from 4-6 pm, at Ballard-Sunder Funeral and Cremation, 4565 Pleasant Street SE, Prior Lake and on Friday, January 3, from 10-10:45 am, followed...

Dec 25, 2019

Glenn Louis Kerkow, of Montgomery, formerly of Jordan, passed away on Christmas morning 2019 at the age of 86. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, January 4, 2019 at 11:00AM with visitation beginning at 9:30AM at St John’s Lutheran Church, 105 Spruce Avenue NW, Montgomery. Pastor Jason Pollington will preside. Glenn’s grandchildren will act as pallbearers and...

Dec 24, 2019

Margaret Ellen Heinz, age 84, of Shakopee, MN, entered eternal peace on Christmas Eve morning, December 24, 2019, at the Belle Plaine Lutheran Home, Belle Plaine, MN.

A visitation will be held on Sunday, December 29, from 2-4 pm and on Monday, December 30, from 10-11 am, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am,...

Dec 24, 2019

Patrick “Pat” Prober t, age 91, of Prior Lake, MN, went home to spend Christmas with Jesus , on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 , at the Belle Plaine Lutheran Home, with his family at his side.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be on Thursday, January 2, at 11 am, with a time of gathering star ting...

Dec 23, 2019

Kathleen Antonsen, 58 passed away on Monday, December 23, 2019 at Hennepin County Medical Center.

Private family services.

Dec 22, 2019

Skye Overson went home to her Heavenly Father far too early on December 22, 2019. She was just two years old.

A Celebration of Skye’s Life will be held on Monday, January 6, 2020. Funeral service is at 12:00 Noon with a time of gathering from 10:30 AM – 12:00 Noon at River Valley Church in Shakopee....

Dec 21, 2019

Linda Demel, of Shakopee (formerly of Bloomington), passed away December 21, 2019 at the age of 77. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 11:00 AM with visitation one-hour prior at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation (833 S. Marschall Road) in Shakopee. Pastor Diana Hunstad will preside, and Linda’s granddaughter will...

Dec 19, 2019

Erin Mary McDevitt, age 28, of Duluth, formerly of Eagan, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019.

A time of gathering will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2020 beginning at 12:30 PM, with a prayer service at 1 PM, and a continued time of gathering following until 3PM, at Ballard-Sunder Funeral and Cremation, 833 S. Marschall...

Dec 19, 2019

Jordan Sampson, age 24 of Savage, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 19, 2019.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, December 26, from 4-7PM and on Friday, December 27 from 10-10:45AM, followed by a funeral service at 11AM at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation (4565 Pleasant Street SE) in Prior Lake. Pastor Diana Hunstad will preside....

Dec 16, 2019

Betty Luskey , of Prior Lake, passe d away at age 91. She was a loving wife, mother and grandma.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 1 2:00 Noon with memorial gathering from 1 0 : 3 0 AM – 1 2:00 Noon at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation (833...

Dec 16, 2019

Monica Marilyn Pink, longtime resident of Jordan, entered eternal life on December 16, 2019 at the age of 79. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, December 20, 2019 at 11AM with a visitation 2-hours prior at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Jordan. Father Neil Bakker will preside and Monica will be laid to rest at Calvary...

Dec 10, 2019

Larry Brueske, 75 of Prior Lake, MN passed away on December 10, 2019 at St. Gertrude’s Health Care in Shakopee, MN.

Services at later date.

Dec 6, 2019

Kathleen Kennedy, 74 of Richfield, MN passed away on December 6, 2019 at Oak Terrace Assisted Living in Jordan.

Services at a later date.

Dec 5, 2019

Lil Bastyr, longtime resident of Jordan, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at the age of 86. A graveside service will be held this coming spring. She will be laid to rest with her late husband Maynard.

On July 3, 1933, Lil was born to parents Joe and Ella (Tuma) Katra in Montgomery. In her youth,...