Laurie Roth, 54, passed away from complications of a brain tumor on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 at her home in Spring Lake Township.

Visitation will be Sunday, Nov. 8, from 6-8 p.m. at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, 4565 Pleasant St. S.E., Prior Lake, and one and one-half hours prior to the service at church. The funeral service will be Monday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 18460 Kachina Court, Lakeville.

Arrangements made by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Prior Lake Chapel. www.ballardsunderfuneral.com

The following obituaries are from the Nov. 5, 2009 print edition of the Shakopee Valley News newspaper:

Carol Pexa, 66, of New Prague, died at Queen of Peace Hospital in New Prague on Saturday morning, Oct. 31, 2009.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at St. Scholastica Catholic Church in Heidelberg.

Arrangements with Bruzek Funeral Home, New Prague; 952-758-4949.

Mary Peschges, 62, of Jordan, entered God’s arms Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee.

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 11 a.m. with visitation from 9:30–11 a.m. prior to the Mass, all at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 210 North Broadway, Jordan.

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

The following obituaries are from the Oct. 29, 2009 print edition of the Shakopee Valley News newspaper:

Lizbeth Neuman, 49, of Prior Lake, passed away Sunday, Oct. 17, 2009 at Flagstaff Medical Center in Flagstaff, Ariz.

Private family services were Monday, Oct. 26, at 6 p.m. at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Shakopee.

Arrangements made by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Prior Lake Chapel. www.ballardsunderfuneral.com.

Larry Severtson, 63, of Prior Lake, passed away from cancer on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 at Fairview Southdale in Edina.

Celebration of Life Service is Wednesday, Oct. 28, at noon at Oakland Lutheran Church, Albert Lea, Minn. with visitation from 10:30 a.m.–noon. The Rev. Robert Berthold and Alan Stoa will officiate. Interment will be at Oakland Lutheran Cemetery in Albert Lea.

Jan Christensen, 60, of Prior Lake, passed away Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009.

Funeral services will be held Monday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 17901 Langford Blvd., Prior Lake.

Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Prior Lake. www.ballardsunderfuneral.com

Bruce H. Cook, 64, of Storm Lake, Iowa and formerly of Shakopee, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center of Storm Lake.

A memorial service was held Friday, Oct. 23, at 2 p.m. at the Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home of Alta, Iowa.

Arrangements through Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home, Alta.

Marie McDevitt, 93, of Shakopee, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 at Friendship Manor Care Center in Shakopee.

Visitation is Saturday, Oct. 24, from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 12:30 p.m., all at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 535 South Lewis St., Shakopee.