Obituaries
Joseph "Joe" Mahoney
Jan 11, 2026
Joseph "Joe" Mahoney, age 73, of Prior Lake, MN, passed away on January 11, 2026 at his home surrounded by family. A Time of Gathering to honor Joe will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 PM on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation, 4565 Pleasant St SE, Prior Lake, MN. Joe will be laid to rest at...
Willie Krohn
Jan 11, 2026
Willie Krohn, of Jordan / Shakopee / Carver area, passed away January 11, 2026 at the age of 92.
A Memorial Gathering will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2026 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation (104 First St. W.) in Jordan. Funeral Service is Friday, January 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM with a gathering time one-hour...
Eldon Gene Skoglund
Jan 6, 2026
Eldon Gene Skoglund, 80, of Prior Lake MN, passed away on January 6, 2026 surrounded by the love of his family. A Visitation will be held from 1:00 - 2:00 PM with Closing Words at 2:00 PM on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at Ballard Sunder Funeral & Cremation, 4565 Pleasant St. SE, Prior Lake, MN. A reception will follow. A...
Paul "June" Klingberg
Dec 31, 2025
Paul E. Klingberg, age 90, of Prior Lake, MN, entered eternal life on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, MN.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 11 am, with a time of gathering from 10-11 am, at St. Michael Catholic Church, 16400 Duluth Avenue SE, Prior Lake. Father...
Catherine A. Menke
Dec 31, 2025
Catherine Anne (Bendzick) Menke, age 96 of Jordan, Minnesota, entered eternal life on December 31, 2025, with her family by her side, at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee, Minnesota.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Catherine on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 11:00 AM, with a time of gathering from 9:00-10:45 AM, all at St. John...
JoAnn F. Tousignant
Dec 31, 2025
JoAnn Florence Tousignant, age 73, of Prior Lake, MN, passed away in the early morning hours on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, with her husband, Larry at her side, at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee, MN.
A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at 2:00 PM, with a time of gathering from 12:00-1:45 PM, all...
Nancy Lea Jasmer
Dec 30, 2025
Nancy Lea Jasmer (née Anderson) 73, of Jordan, MN, passed away on December 30, 2025.
A Visitation for Nancy will be held from 4:00 - 6:00pm on Friday, January 9, 2026 at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, 4565 Pleasant Street SE, Prior Lake, MN. A Christian Funeral will be held at 11:00am with an additional visitation from 10:00 - 11:00am on Saturday, January...
Teresa De Jesus Mancilla Olivares
Dec 28, 2025
Teresa De Jesus Mancilla Olivares passed away December 28, 2025 at the age of 46.
A Gathering of Family and Friends will be held on Friday, January 9, 2026 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM with a Funeral Service at 11:00 AM. Services will be held at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation (104 First Street West) in Jordan, MN.
Teresa will...
Gary P. Klingberg
Dec 27, 2025
Gary P. Klingberg, 56, of Shakopee MN, passed away on December 27, 2025. A Christian Funeral will be held at 11:00 AM, with a Time of Gathering from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Ballard Sunder Funeral & Cremation, 104 1st St W, Jordan MN. Gary will be laid to rest at Spirit Hill Cemetery...
Daniel DeMers
Dec 27, 2025
Daniel DeMers, 71, of Shakopee, passed away unexpectedly on December 27, 2025. A Liturgy of the Word will be held for him on Friday, January 2, 2026 at Ballard Sunder Funeral Home in Shakopee (833 Marschall Rd) beginning at 11:30am. There will be a time of visitation prior from 10-11:15am at the funeral home. To honor who he was, guests...
Ronald Michel
Dec 25, 2025
With sadness, we say goodbye for now to Ron Michel, age 83, who passed away on Christmas Day morning, December 25, 2025, at his home in Jordan, MN.
A celebration of life will be held on Friday, January 2, 2026, at 11am, with a time of gathering from 9:30-10:45 am, at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation, 104 West First Street, Jordan, MN....
Bob Hovorka
Dec 22, 2025
Bob Hovorka, age 70 of Shakopee, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2025.
On May 3, 1955, Bob was born to parents Jack and Mary Alice (Healy) Hovorka. Along with his siblings, Bob grew up in Schuyler, NE. After high school, Bob went on to graduate from Kearney State College in Kearney, NE.
In 1988, Bob met Bonnie (Uphoff) at work. Their...
Arlis L. Farmer
Dec 19, 2025
Arlis L. Farmer, age 93, of Prior Lake, MN passed away on December 19, 2025. Arlis is survived by children, Janet Farmer, Kathy McColl, Alan Farmer, Karen Frank; other family and friends. She is preceded in death by husband, James L. Farmer; and parents.
A Celebration of Life will take place at a later date.
Archie John Pavek
Dec 12, 2025
Archie John Pavek, age 89, of Prior Lake, MN, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2025, after a courageous battle of cancer. A Celebration of Archie’s Life will be held from 1:00 – 3:00 PM on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at the Prior Lake VFW.
Archie John Pavek was born on February 16, 1936, in New Prague, where he grew up...
Patricia A. Mayerhofer
Dec 10, 2025
Patricia A. Mayerhofer, of Jordan, passed away on December 10, 2025 at the age of 88.
A Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 PM on Monday, December 22, 2025 at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation, Jordan, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM with an additional Visitation from 10:00 - 11:00 AM on Tuesday, December 23,...
Susan H. (Vierling) Scully
Dec 10, 2025
Susan H. (Vierling) Scully, age 70, of Prior Lake, MN, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on December 10, 2025. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM with Visitation from 9:30 - 10:45 AM on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at St. Michael Catholic Church, 16400 Duluth Ave SE, Prior Lake, MN. Susan will be laid...
Steven L. Neitge
Dec 9, 2025
Steven “Steve” Neitge, 58, passed away following a rapid and unexpected medical event.
Born in Mankato to Kathleen Hickstein (Weinstein) and Steven Foley Neitge, Steve grew up in a lively, blended family and gained a beloved stepfather, Mark Weinstein, at the age of eight. He learned from Mark and his mom that “It doesn’t cost a nickel to be nice,” a...
Kenneth A. Hartman
Dec 7, 2025
Kenneth A. Hartman, age 79, of Jordan, MN, passed away on December 7, 2025. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM with a Time of Gathering from 9:30 - 10:45 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 313 2nd St E, Jordan, MN. Father Neil Bakker will preside. Ken will...
Michael Allen Dingman
Dec 5, 2025
Michael Allen Dingman, 67, of Prior Lake, MN passed away on December 5, 2025. His Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at Ballard Sunder Home in Prior Lake (4565 Pleasant St. SE) from 3-5pm.
Michael was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and spent his early life there, with a brief time spent in California. Once the family...
John Good Smith
Dec 4, 2025
John Good Smith, age 66, of St. Paul, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2025. He is survived by his sister, Candace; brother, Patrick (Melanie); nephews Mike, Peter, Ted, and Tyler; niece Tara; and several great-nephews.
John grew up in Mankato and graduated from Mankato State University in 1981 with a degree in Therapeutic Recreation. He later earned his Master...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
