Paul Keup, 75, of Belle Plaine, passed away at home on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 after a three-month battle with Leukemia.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Friday, July 3, at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic Church in Belle Plaine. Visitation will be Thursday, July 2, from 4-8 p.m. at Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine and will continue Friday morning from 8:00-10:45 at the funeral home.

Kolden Funeral Home, Belle Plaine; 952-873-6227.

Charlotte Welin, 79, formerly of St. Louis Park, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at the Jones Harrison Residence in Minneapolis.

Visitation is Thursday, July 2, from 5-7 p.m. and Friday one-half hour before services at McNearney Funeral Home, 1220 E. Third Ave., Shakopee.

Funeral Services are Friday, July 3, at 10:30 a.m. at McNearney Funeral Home.

Funeral arrangements through McNearney Funeral Home in Shakopee, 952-445-2755. www.mcnearneyfuneralhome.com

The following obituaries are from the July 2, 2009 print edition of the Shakopee Valley News newspaper:

Lynn Stephens-Headley, of Richmond, Va. and formerly of Shakopee, passed away suddenly Thursday, June 25, 2009.

Lynn Stephens-Headley, of Richmond, Va. and formerly of Shakopee, passed away suddenly on Thursday, June 25, 2009.

Her memorial service will be held July 11 at the Presbyterian Church of Old Greenwhich, Conn. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the family or donors choice.

Kathleen “Kathi” Von Bank, 64, of Mound, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2009 at Ridgeview Medical Center, Waconia.

Visitation will be Tuesday, June 30, from 2-5 p.m. at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Shakopee, with the Celebration of Life service to follow at 5 p.m.

Funeral arrangements by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Shakopee, 952-445-1202. www.ballardsunderfuneral.com

Jacob Sharp, 22, of Shakopee, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2009.

Funeral service is Tuesday, June 30, at 6 p.m. at Cross of Peace Lutheran Church, 1506 East Wood Duck Trail, Shakopee.

Visitation is one hour prior to services at the church and Monday, June 29, from 5-8 p.m. at Washburn-McReavy Edina Chapel, West 50th Street and Highway 100; 952-920-3996.

Cary Peterson, 58, of Prior Lake, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at Highland Chateua Nursing Home in St. Paul.

Celebration of Life Service will be held Friday, June 26, at 11 a.m. at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Prior Lake, with a visitation two hours prior to the service.

Funeral arrangements by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Prior Lake, 952-447-2633. www.ballardsunderfuneral.com

The following obituaries are from the June 25, 2009 print edition of the Shakopee Valley News newspaper:

Jacquelyn Tieden, 65, of Shakopee, died Sunday, June 21, 2009 at St. Gertrude’s Health Center, Shakopee.

Services are Thursday, June 25, at 4 p.m. at the McNearney Funeral Home. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the McNearney Funeral Home, Shakopee.

Funeral arrangements through the McNearney Funeral Home in Shakopee, 952-445-2755. www.mcnearneyfuneralhome.com