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Obituaries

Obituary: Sharon R. Raines

October 15, 2025

Sharon R. Raines, age 62, of Shakopee, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, at St. Francis Regional Medical Center. Born on September 21, 1963, in Shakopee, Sharon was the beloved daughter of William and Beatrice “Bea” (Hennen)...

Obituary: Rosemary (Monnens) Engel

October 14, 2025

Rosemary Engel, 75, of Spring Lake, Minnesota passed away on Oct. 3, 2025, preceding her husband Donnie by one day. A Celebration of Life will be held on Oct. 24, 2025 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Ballard Sunder Funeral & Cremation, 4565 Pleasant St...

Obituary: Donald F. Engel

October 14, 2025

Donald Engel, 81, of Spring Lake, Minnesota passed away on Oct. 4, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held Oct. 24, 2025 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Ballard Sunder Funeral & Cremation, 4565 Pleasant St SE, Prior Lake. Donald will be laid to rest on...

Obituary: Leon J. Hartman

September 22, 2025

Leon J. Hartman, beloved husband, father, grandpa, and great-grandpa, passed away peacefully surrounded by family. Born on Sept. 25, 1939, to Lawrence and Margaret Hartman, Leon was the youngest of 11 children. He grew up in St. Benedict. He proudly...

Obituary: Theodore “Ted” Pahl

September 21, 2025

Theodore "Ted" Pahl, age 80 of Watertown, SD, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Sep. 26 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 110 3rd St SE, Watertown, SD. Visitation will be two hours prior...

Obituary: Todd A. Lothert

September 17, 2025

Todd Alan Lothert, age 61, of Shakopee, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Todd was born in Saint Paul, on Nov. 13, 1963, the son of Donald E. Lothert, Sr. and Constance M. (Case) Davis. Todd...

Obituary: Michael R. Brooks

September 9, 2025

Michael R. Brooks, age 78, of Shakopee, passed away on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia. Mike was born on Dec. 18, 1946, in Faulkton, SD, the son of Stanley and Edna (Miller) Brooks. His dad was in the Navy, so he grew...

Obituary: Bruce Clausen

August 17, 2025

Bruce Clausen, age 61, of Shakopee, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. Bruce was born in Shakopee on Nov. 26, 1963 to Clifford and Dorothy (Lindfors) Clausen. While...

Obituary: Rev. Allan Paul Olson

August 13, 2025

Reverend Allan Paul Olson, age 82, of Prior Lake, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025 at Hennepin County Medical Center following a recent fall. A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at 11 a.m., with a gathering...

Obituary: Larry Michael Theis

July 30, 2025

To know Larry is to know that he lived life full throttle! However, on Sunday, July 27, after a perfect day in the Black Hills of riding side-by-sides, a good meal and playing some dice with Solveig and friends, of which he took everyone’s money,...

Obituary: Lawrence P. Zielke

July 29, 2025

Lawrence P. Zielke, "Lar", age 68, of Eden Prairie, formerly of Prior Lake, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2025. Larry was born in La Crosse, Wisc., on Nov. 3, 1956, the son of Rinold and Mary (Cornell) Zielke. He graduated from Onalaska High...

Obituary: Susan Rita Reich

July 23, 2025

Susan Rita (Murphy) Reich, 79, passed away peacefully at home on June 20, 2025, in Lusby, Maryland after a long illness. She was born on June 29, 1945, to Hugh and Mary Murphy in Watertown, Minn.  She graduated from Prior Lake High School....

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