Father James Coghill, 85, of Springfield, Ill. and formerly of Jordan, died Friday, May 9, 2008 in Loretto Home at the Motherhouse of the Hospital Sisters of Saint Francis in Springfield.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, May 15, at 10:30 a.m. from St. Victoria Church in Victoria. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. at the Wagner Funeral Home in Jordan and also one hour prior to the funeral Mass on Thursday at the church.

Funeral arrangements with the Wagner Funeral Home of Jordan. 952-492-3366.

Kenneth “Ken” Wendorff of Braham, formerly of Jordan, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at his home, surrounded by his family, after a long battle with cancer. He was 56 years old.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at the Rock-Ingebrand Funeral Chapel in Braham. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday prior to the service.

Walter “Wally” Cobb of Jordan died last week when he lost control of his Harley Davidson motorcycle and was hit by a train near the intersection of Frontage Road and County Road 9 in Jordan.

When Walter “Wally” Cobb died in a motorcycle accident last week, he left behind two sons, and a family that wasn’t your traditional family unit.

Cobb and his ex-wife Nanci Barlau remained close friends after their 11-year marriage ended.

“We were more of a family after our divorce,” she said.

When their youngest son was confirmed, the entire family attended – Cobb and his wife Kelly, and Nanci and her husband.

“He decided it was very important that he be there,” Barlau said. “We all went as a family together.”

The following obituaries are from the May 8, 2008 print edition of the Jordan Independent newspaper:

Allen Short, age 64, of Prior Lake, passed away Friday, May 2, 2008 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

Funeral service is Monday, May 5, at 11 a.m. at Holy Trinity United Methodist Church, 16150 Arcadia Avenue S.E. in Prior Lake.

Visitation was held Sunday, May 4, from 4-8 p.m. at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, 4565 Pleasant Street S.E. in Prior Lake. There also will be visitation at the church one hour prior to services.

There also will be visitation on Tuesday, May 6, from 4-8 p.m. at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home in Milan, Ill.

Walter “Wally” Cobb, 36, of Jordan, died Thursday, May 1, 2008, the result of a tragic motorcycle accident.

Funeral services are Tuesday, May 6, at 11 a.m. from the Wagner Funeral Home in Jordan.

Arrangements by Wagner Funeral Home. 952-492-3366.

The following obituaries are from the May 1, 2008 print edition of the Jordan Independent newspaper:

Della Mae Peik, 92, of the Prior Lake area, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2008 at Community Assisted Living in Shakopee.

Visitation will be Wednesday, April 30, from 4-8 p.m. at Ballard–Sunder Funeral Home in Prior Lake and also at the church one hour prior to services on Thursday.

Funeral service will be Thursday, May 1, at 11 a.m. at Zion United Methodist Church in Lydia.

Funeral arrangements by Ballard–Sunder Funeral Home, Prior Lake. www.ballardsunderfuneral.com

Luella Pauly, 85, of Jordan, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Friendship Manor Care Center in Shakopee.

Visitation will be Tuesday, April 29, from 4-8 p.m. at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home in Jordan.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, April 30, at 10 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Jordan.

Funeral arrangements by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan, www.ballardsunderfuneral.com.