Obituaries

Peggy Maryann Wulke

Mar 17, 2024

Peggy MaryAnn Wulke, age 74, of New Prague, MN, passed away on March 17, 2024. A Celebration of Peggy’s Life will be held from 4:00 – 6:00 PM with closing words at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation (104 First Street West) in Jordan.

Peggy was born on May 27, 1949,...

Marlene C. Kerkow

Mar 13, 2024

Marlene C. Kerkow, age 82, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. She has been a lifelong resident of Prior Lake, MN, and a pillar of the McKenna Crossing community.

A Christian Funeral will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at 2 pm, with a visitation from 12-1:45 pm, at St....

Victor Skripsts

Mar 12, 2024

Victor Skripsts, age 81, of Belle Plaine, MN, passed peacefully on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at the Belle Plaine Lutheran Home. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 2 pm, with a public gathering starting at 1:30 pm, at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation, 4565 Pleasant Street SE, Prior Lake, MN. Pastor Diane Hunstad will preside....

Dennis “Spanky” Sullivan

Mar 6, 2024

Dennis “Spanky” William Sullivan of Benedictine Living Community, in Shakopee, MN, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2024, at the age of 95, with beloved wife Mona at his side.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, March 15, 2024, at 11 am, with a gathering from 9-10:45 am, at St. Michael Catholic Church,...

Ruth Mueller

Mar 5, 2024

Ruth Mueller, age 93, of Prior Lake, MN, entered eternal peace with God on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Emerald Crest in Shakopee, MN.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at 11 am, with a visitation from 9:30-10:45 am, at St. Michael Catholic Church, 16400 Duluth Avenue SE, Prior Lake....

Jane Buck

Mar 3, 2024

Jane Buck, aged 83, of Savage, passed away at home surrounded by family on March, 3, 2024.

A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Friday, March 15, 2024 at 10:30AM, with a Time of Gathering from 9:30-10:30AM, all at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 4625 W. 125th St., Savage. Following the service there will...

Ronald Russell Scott

Mar 3, 2024

Ronald Russell Scott, of Lydia, passed away March 3, 2024 at the age of 86. A Funeral will be held on Monday, March 11, 2024 at 11:00 AM, with a visitation from 9:30 – 11:00 AM at Lydia Zion United Methodist Church. Pastor Mark Chapman will preside, and Ron will be laid to rest at Concord Hill Cemetery in...

Eugene “Gene” Hartse

Mar 2, 2024

Eugene “Gene” Hartse

At the age of 66, Gene Hartse sadly left his family unexpectedly on March 2, 2024.

A gathering of family and friends will be held on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, from 4-6 pm, at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation, 4565 Pleasant Street SE, Prior Lake, MN.

Eugene Edward and best known...

Mary E. (Doyle) Dillingham

Mar 1, 2024

Mary (Doyle) Dillingham, aged 88, very beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, died on March 1, 2024 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM with a time of gathering from 10:00 – 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at St. Catherine Catholic Church of Spring...

Clyde Bandy

Mar 1, 2024

Clyde “Bud” Bandy, 88, of Jordan, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2024. His Christian Funeral will be held on Friday, March 8, 2024, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jordan (100 Sixth St. West) starting at 11:00 a.m. with visitation prior from 9:00-10:45 a.m. at the church. Following the service, Clyde will be laid to rest at Spirit...

Bev Gearin

Feb 29, 2024

Beverly “Bev” Marie Gearin was born on Christmas day, 1951, in Aberdeen, South Dakota. She passed away suddenly on February 29 th , 2024 of natural causes.

A time of gathering will be held on Friday, March 8, 2024, starting at 10 am, with brief closing words at 1 pm, at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation, 4565 Pleasant...

James “Jim” Kuboushek

Feb 25, 2024

James “Jim” Kuboushek, 76, of Prior Lake, passed away from a brief illness on February 25, 2024.

A Visitation will be held for Jim on Monday, Mar 11, 2024from 4-7pm at Ballard Sunder Funeral Home in Prior Lake, 4565 Pleasant St SE. His Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, Mar 12, 2024starting at 11am at St....

Jennifer Rebecca (Burtyk) Sims

Feb 24, 2024

Jennifer Rebecca Sims, aged 49, of Belle Plaine, MN, passed away on February 24, 2024, at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee, surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with metastatic cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held in Jen’s honor on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 11:00 AM, with a Time of Gathering from 10:00 AM...

John C. Ryan

Feb 24, 2024

John C. Ryan, age 61, of Prior Lake, MN passed away on February 24, 2024. A Time of Gathering to celebrate John will be held from 2:00 – 4:00 PM with closing prayers at 4:00 PM on Friday, March 1, 2024 at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation, 4565 Pleasant St SE, Prior Lake, MN. John will be laid...

Gerald “Jerry” Popp

Feb 21, 2024

Gerald “Jerry” Allen Popp, age 79, of Shakopee, MN, passed away at home on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, March 1, 2024 at 12 PM, with a time of gathering from 10 – 11:45 AM, all at The Parish of Saints Joachim and Anne (Church of St Mark), 350 Atwood...

David Noyes

Feb 20, 2024

Noyes, David Harry, age 74 of Prior Lake, passed away peacefully with staff by his side at VA Medical Center on Tuesday, February 20th, 2024.

David was born to Harry and Leona Noyes and grew up on a farm in southwestern Minnesota as the eldest boy of eleven children. From a young age he milked Holstein cows,...

Vern Nelson

Feb 20, 2024

Vern Nelson, age 87, of Prior Lake, MN, passed away on February 20, 2024.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM with visitation time from 9:00 – 11:00 AM on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at St. Michael Catholic Church, 16400 Duluth Ave SE, Prior Lake, MN. Father Thomas Walker will preside....

Tony Hallum

Feb 19, 2024

Tony Hallum, 56 passed away on February 19, 2024, at his home in Jordan, MN, surrounded by people who loved him. He had battled esophageal cancer for 4 years until God called him home.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM with visitation time from 9:30 – 11:00 AM on Monday, March 25, 2024 at Rushford...

Tom Walter Borger

Feb 19, 2024

Tom Walter Borger, 73, of Prior Lake, MN, passed away peacefully in his home on Monday, February 19th, after a long battle with cancer. Family and lots of love surrounded him. Tom was a Minnesota boy—he was born and raised in Minneapolis and moved to Prior Lake in the 70s, where he built his family home.

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Paul Henrik Elmstrand

Feb 18, 2024

Paul Henrik Elmstrand, age 27, was born in Cambridge, MN on December 29, 1996. He was the 5th child of Rodney and Sara Elmstrand. He grew up on the family farm in North Branch, MN and graduated in 2015 from Cambridge-Isanti High School. Paul attended University of Northwestern, St. Paul and graduated in 2018 with a criminal justice degree....