Obituaries

Mar 7, 2018

Melissa Lynn Zahn, age 33 of Jordan, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. A visitation will be held Wednesday, March 14, 2018 from 3-7PM at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, 833 S. Marschall Rd., Shakopee. A memorial service celebrating her life will be Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 4:30PM with a visitation starting at 3:00PM all...

Mar 6, 2018

Lorraine Marie Klehr Borka, longtime resident of Prior Lake, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at the age of 91. A visitation will be held Monday, March 12, 2018 from 3-7PM at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation, Prior Lake. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 11AM with a visitation from 9:30-10:45AM all at St. Michael...

Mar 4, 2018

Margie Stommes, age 56 of Lakeville, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018 while surrounded by her family.

She was born October 31, 1961 in St. Paul, MN to parents Wilfred and Lois (Heinen) Stommes. A private family service will be held with burial at All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Lakeville.

Margie is survived by her...

Feb 26, 2018

Mark C. Kelley, age 62, was greeted into Heaven on Monday, February 26, 2018. Mark passed away unexpectedly due to cardiac arrest at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Shakopee, MN.

A Celebration of Life Service honoring Mark’s life will be held on Saturday, March 3 at 11 am, with a time of gathering starting at 9:30 am,...

Feb 21, 2018

Shirley Carmack, age 83 of Jordan, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Oak Terrace Senior Living of Jordan. A visitation will be held on Friday, March 2, 2018 from 12noon-1PM with prayers led by Monique Gulick at 1PM. Shirley will be laid to rest at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Shirley is survived by her children, Tom...

Feb 19, 2018

Lana Marie Beam, age 68, lost her 12-year battle with cancer on Monday, February 19, 2018, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN. She was a long-time resident of Prior Lake, MN.

A time of gathering will be held on Sunday, February 25, from 2-5 pm at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation, 4565 Pleasant Street SE, Prior Lake and...

Feb 14, 2018

On February 14, 2018, Lucille Mary Elizabeth Schommer, age 84, passed away at her home in Port Richey, Florida. She was a former longtime resident of Prior Lake, Minnesota.

Lucille’s life will be honored with a visitation on Tuesday, February 20 from 3-7 pm, at Ballard-Sunder Funeral and Cremation 4565 Pleasant Street SE, Prior Lake and on...

Feb 8, 2018

Norma Wolfgram

Norma Wolfgram, 96, of Dickinson, ND, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the Oak Terrace Memory Care Center in Jordan, MN. Funeral Services will be held on February 6, 2018 at 2:30pm at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Jordan, MN with Father Timothy Yanta officiating.

Norma Nettie Kalina was...

Feb 3, 2018

Jimmy Hoang Phuoc Bui, 26 of Prior Lake passed away unexpectedly on February 3, 2018 at his home.

Gathering of family and friends will be on Thursday, February 8, 2018 from 4-8 pm at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation in Prior Lake.

A visitation will be held on Friday, February 9, 2018, 9-12:00 (noon) at Ballard-Sunder...

Feb 3, 2018

Clarence “Bud” R. Lance, age 89, passed away peacefully early Saturday morning, February 3, 2018, at Fairview Ridges Hospital, Burnsville, MN. Bud has been a resident of Prior Lake, MN, since 1976.

A private family interment honoring Bud’s life will be held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN, with military honors.

Bud was born...

Feb 1, 2018

Glen D. Speiker, age 83, of Shakopee, MN, passed away peacefully on Thursday, evening February 1, 2018, at Emerald Crest Assisted Living, Shakopee, MN.

A time of gathering will be held on Sunday, February 4 from 12 (noon) – 3 pm and Monday, February 5 from 9:30 – 10:30 am, at Ballard-Sunder Funeral and Cremation 833 South...

Jan 31, 2018

Norma Wolfgram, 96 passed away at her home in Jordan on January 31, 2018.

Private family services are being planned.

Jan 31, 2018

Larry W. Watson, age 64 of Prior Lake, MN, formerly of Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018. In Michigan state, parents Morris and Joy (Elam) Watson celebrated the birth of their son, Larry Watson. After graduating high school, Larry spent many years working at a tow boat company as a shipman.

Throughout his life, Larry enjoyed...

Jan 30, 2018

Our gracious and loving God called to Himself the soul of Dorothy M. (Tesch) Wormer of Jordan, MN on January 30, 2018 at the age of 88. The service celebrating Dorothy’s life will be at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jordan on Saturday, February 3rd at 11:00 AM. Visitation will be at the church prior to the...

Jan 30, 2018

Rachel June (Anderson) Hjorth, age 101, of Eden Prairie, MN, was called home to be with her loving savior on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at St. Gertrude’s Health and Rehabilitation Center, Shakopee, MN.

A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, February 9, 2018 at 11am, with a visitation held one-hour prior, at Prairie Community Church 9145...

Jan 26, 2018

Daniel “Dan” Anderson, of Prior Lake, passed away January 26, 2018 at the age of 50. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, February 2, 2018 at 11:00 AM with visitation from 9:30 – 11:00 AM at St. Michael Catholic Church in Prior Lake. Father Tom Walker will preside, and Dan’s sons will act as urn bearers....

Jan 25, 2018

The vibrant, fun loving and welcoming conversations of Timothy Peter Theis sadly and quietly slipped away from his family and friends on Thursday, January 25, 2018, at his home in New Prague, MN. At the young age of 17, Tim passed away from an undiagnosed medical condition of Endocrine Disorder, which is Addison Disease. He was a former long-time...

Jan 16, 2018

Richard Joseph Fischer, 88 of Prior Lake, Minnesota passed away peacefully on January 16, 2018 at Friendship Manor in Shakopee, Minnesota of natural causes. Richard will be laid to rest at Credit River Cemetery on July 19, 2018 to commemorate his 89 th birthday. Richard’s wishes were to be cremated, and there will be a private family memorial gathering....

Jan 15, 2018

Joann Wilson, age 76 of Shakopee, formerly of Bloomington, passed away at her home on Monday, January 15, 2018 while surrounded by her family. Private family services will be held.

Joann was born in Minneapolis on December 6, 1941 to parents Clarence and Christine (Husby) Burmeister. Her entire life, Joann was a determined, spitfire of a woman...

Jan 12, 2018

On the afternoon of Friday, January 12, 2018, Janet Page passed away peacefully in the presence of her beloved family, at Ridgeview Medical Center, Waconia, MN.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Wednesday, January 17, at 11 am, with a time of gathering two hours prior, at Ballard-Sunder Funeral and Cremation 4565 Pleasant Street...