Dale Dirkswager, 80, of Excelsior and formerly of Chaska, Ridgewood, NJ, and Waukesha, WI, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010 at Golden Living Care Center, Excelsior, surrounded by his loving family.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, Nov. 11, at 10:30 a.m. at Guardian Angels Catholic Church, 218 W. Second St., Chaska. The visitation will be Wednesday, 4-8 p.m., at the Bertas Funeral Home, 200 W. Third St., Chaska, with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m.

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

The following obituary is from the Nov. 4, 2010 print edition of the Chaska Herald newspaper:

Deborah Hambor died at Abbott Northwestern Hospital on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, surrounded by family.

Debbi’s life will be celebrated at the Chanhassen High School Performing Arts Theater in Chanhassen on Sunday, Nov. 7. The reception program will start at 2 p.m. and continue until 5 p.m.

The following obituaries are from the Oct. 28, 2010 print edition of the Chaska Herald newspaper:

Lee Van Sloun, 71, of Chaska, died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010 at his home.

Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, Oct. 30, at 11 a.m. at Guardian Angels Catholic Church, 218 W. Second St., Chaska, with Father Paul Jarvis celebrating.

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

Roman Riesgraf, 79, of Carver, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010 at Auburn Manor in Chaska.

Mass of Christian Burial is Thursday, Oct. 28, at 11 a.m. at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 412 W. Fourth St., Carver. The visitation is Wednesday, Oct. 27, from 4-8 p.m., prayer service at 7:30 p.m. at the Bertas Funeral Home, 200 W. Third St., Chaska, and also one hour prior to the service at church.

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

Edna Poppitz, 83, of Waconia, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Center in Waconia.

Funeral service is Monday, Oct. 25, at 1 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Waconia. Visitation was Sunday, Oct. 24, from 3-6 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Home in Waconia and one hour prior to the service on Monday.

Arrangements are with the Johnson Funeral Home in Waconia, www.johnsonfh.com.

By Shannon Fiecke, correspondent

The 21-year-old pregnant woman killed in a crash Tuesday night on Marystown Road was full term.

Shyla Huber, of Chaska, had no pulse at the scene, but rescuers took her to St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee to try to save her unborn baby, said Shakopee police Capt. Chris Dellwo. Huber was 39 weeks along. The baby died along with its mother.

Rebecca “Becky” S. Radloff, 46, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 at her home of natural causes.

Visitation is at Michaelson Funeral Home, Owatonna, on Friday, Oct. 22, from 4-8 p.m. and at Our Savior's Lutheran Church on Saturday one hour prior to the service.

Funeral services is Saturday, Oct. 23, at 10:30 a.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church with the Rev. John Weisenburger officiating.

Interment at the New Ulm City Cemetery in New Ulm.

Michaelson Funeral Homes, Inc., 1930 Austin Road, Owatonna, MN 55060, (507) 451-7943.

Gerald “Rick” Smith died unexpectedly Friday, Oct. 15, 2010.

Rick leaves behind a large network of friends in the Prior Lake area.

A celebration of Rick’s life will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, at the home of Jane and Skip Osterberg, 17168 Horizon Trail S.E., Prior Lake.