The following obituaries are from the Sept. 4, 2008 print edition of the Shakopee Valley News newspaper:

Dar Laing

Dar Laing, 67, of Shakopee, has passed away.

Memorial service is Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 at 10 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 7800 West County Road 42, Apple Valley, Minn. The family will receive relatives and friends one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to LIVESTRONG - Lance Armstrong Foundation.

Full notice will be in next week’s Shakopee Valley News.

Condolences may be left at www.mcnearneyfuneralhome.com. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the McNearney Funeral Home, Shakopee; 952-445-2755.

Martin Fritz

Marty Fritz, 48, of Jordan, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008 in Henderson, Minn.

Memorial service was held Tuesday, Sept. 2, at the Bertas Funeral Home, Chaska, with Chaplain Cathleen Burns officiating.

Marty was born Aug. 11, 1960 to Mercel and Julaine (Buesgens) Fritz. He was one of 11 children.

Marty was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Dave, Ricky, Dale and Paul Fritz.

Survivors include son, Joseph of Becker; brothers and sisters, Debbie (Dale) Ruehling of Nisswa, Randy Fritz of Chaska, Chuck Fritz of New Prague, Brenda (Bill) Anderson of Breezy Point, Mary Fritz (Tim Fogarty) of Henderson, Phil (Deb) Fritz of Chaska; sister-in-law, Mary Fritz of Watertown.

Funeral arrangements were with the Bertas Funeral Home of Chaska, 952-448-2137.

Christopher David Kleven

Christopher Kleven, 44, of Prior Lake, passed away Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008 as a result of a fatal auto accident in Gillette, Wyo.

He was born Dec. 1, 1963 in Minneapolis to David and Barbara (Hanson) Kleven. Christopher married Jeannine Ann Jarvis on June 7, 1986 at the Knox Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis.

Loved and forever missed by wife, Jeannine; children, Joshua, Matthew, Joseph, Nathan, Alicen; brothers, Jon (Lisa) Kleven, Andy (Kirsten) Kleven; many relatives and friends. Chris was preceded in death by his parents.

Chris was a member of Union I.B.E.W. 292. He was a strong supporter of the P.L.A.Y. LaCrosse and the PL/Savage Hockey Association. He enjoyed golf, hunting and fishing.

Visitation will be Thursday, Sept. 4, from 4-7 p.m. and one hour prior to the celebration of life service on Friday, Sept. 5, at 11 a.m., all at Transfiguration Lutheran Church, 11000 France Avenue South, Bloomington. Interment will be at Spring Lake Cemetery, Prior Lake. Pallbearers will be Tim Jarvis, Brian Jarvis, Jon Kleven, Mike Pederson, Jim Wilson, Don Hanson. In lieu of flowers, memorial are preferred.

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

Harold Hueser

Harold Hueser, 82, formerly of Shakopee, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008 at the Veterans Hospice Center in Spokane, Wash. He was born Dec. 17, 1925 and was a veteran of World War II.

Harold is survived by wife, Violet Hueser; daughter, Debbie Albough; son, Dale Hueser; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Polly (Harlan) Luebke, Annette (Glenn) Willmsen, Deanna (John) Hergott, all of Shakopee; many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by mother, Mabel Rosengren; father, Henry Hueser; sister, Helen Brinkhaus; brother-in-law, Jerry Busse.