Dennis Hagen, 57, of Chaska, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at his home.

Memorial service is Monday, March 22, at 11 a.m. at the Bertas Funeral Home, 200 W. Third St., Chaska. Inurnment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Bertas Funeral Home, 952-448-2137.

Virginia Nyblom, 75, of New Prague, was a strong woman who loved life and especially her family. She entered the Lord’s arms Wednesday, March 17, 2010.

A celebration of her life will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at St. John Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.

Arrangements provided by Kolden Funeral Home of Belle Plaine, 952-873-6227.

The following obituaries are from the March 18, 2010 print edition of the Chaska Herald newspaper:

Paul Pederson, 73, of Waite Park, MN, formerly of Grand Rapids, MN, died Saturday, March 13, 2010 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.

Funeral service is Thursday, March 18, at noon at the Bertas Funeral Home, 200 W. Third St., Chaska. The visitation was one hour prior to the service.

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

Elmer Eliason, 75, of Chaska, passed peacefully with his family at his side on Friday, March 12, 2010 at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home, Minneapolis.

Funeral service will be held Tuesday, March 16, at 11 a.m. at East Union Lutheran Church, 15180 Co. Rd. 40, Carver. Visitation is one hour prior to the service.

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

Ralph Lindemeier, 77, known to many of those who loved him as “Papa Ralph,” passed away at his home in Bozeman, MT, on Monday, March 8, 2010.

A memorial service, with lunch to follow, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 20, at Zion Lutheran Church, 14735 County Road 153, Cologne.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.

The following obituary is from the March 11, 2010 print edition of the Chaska Herald newspaper:

The following obituaries are from the March 4, 2010 print edition of the Chaska Herald newspaper:

Marylin Rekow, 75, of Bloomington, formerly of Chaska, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Shakopee, after a brave struggle with complications from ovarian cancer surgery.

Memorial service will be Saturday, Feb. 27, at 3 p.m. at Normandale Hylands United Methodist Church, 9920 Normandale Blvd., Bloomington.

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

The following obituaries are from the Feb. 25, 2010 print edition of the Chaska Herald newspaper: