Ernest Ottoson, 93, of Prior Lake and formerly of Northeast Minneapolis, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.

Memorial service is 1 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at Holy Trinity United Methodist Church, 16150 Arcadia Avenue S.E., Prior Lake. Visitation from 6-8 p.m. Friday, May 16, at the church and one hour prior to the service.

Cremation Society of MN Edina, 952-924-4100.

Allen Short, age 64, of Prior Lake, passed away Friday, May 2, 2008 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

Funeral service is Monday, May 5, at 11 a.m. at Holy Trinity United Methodist Church, 16150 Arcadia Avenue S.E. in Prior Lake.

Visitation was held Sunday, May 4, from 4-8 p.m. at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, 4565 Pleasant Street S.E. in Prior Lake. There also will be visitation at the church one hour prior to services.

There also will be visitation on Tuesday, May 6, from 4-8 p.m. at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home in Milan, Ill.

The following obituaries are from the May 3, 2008 print edition of the Prior Lake American newspaper:

Funeral services for Duane Arlo Lenning, 73, of Prior Lake, will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 2, 2008 at Zion Lutheran Church in Odin, Minn. with burial in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be Thursday, May 1, from 4-7:30 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James and one hour prior to services at the church.

Arrangements through Sturm Funeral Home, St. James.

Della Mae Peik, 92, of the Prior Lake area, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2008 at Community Assisted Living in Shakopee.

Visitation will be Wednesday, April 30, from 4-8 p.m. at Ballard–Sunder Funeral Home in Prior Lake and also at the church one hour prior to services on Thursday.

Funeral service will be Thursday, May 1, at 11 a.m. at Zion United Methodist Church in Lydia.

Funeral arrangements by Ballard–Sunder Funeral Home, Prior Lake. www.ballardsunderfuneral.com

Luella Pauly, 85, of Jordan, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Friendship Manor Care Center in Shakopee.

Visitation will be Tuesday, April 29, from 4-8 p.m. at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home in Jordan.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, April 30, at 10 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Jordan.

Funeral arrangements by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan, www.ballardsunderfuneral.com.

Robert “Bob” Breeggemann, 73, of Jordan, passed away at his home on Saturday, April 26, 2008.

Visitation will be Wednesday, April 30, from 4-8 p.m. at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan, and also one hour prior to the service at church on Thursday.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, May 1, at 11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Jordan.

Funeral arrangements by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan, www.ballardsunderfuneral.com

Loretta Wermerskirchen, 88, of Jordan, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park.

Visitation will be Tuesday, April 29, from 9:30-11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Jordan with the Mass of Christian Burial following at 11 a.m.

Funeral arrangements by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan, www.ballardsunderfuneral.com

The following obituaries are from the April 26, 2008 print edition of the Prior Lake American newspaper:

Adelaide Peterson, 76, of Greenbush, Minn., passed away peacefully surrounded by her extended family.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, April 27, from 4-8 p.m. at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan, and also one hour prior to the service on Monday.

A service celebrating Adelaide’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 28, at Hope Lutheran Church in Jordan.

Arrangements by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan. www.ballardsunderfuneral.com