The following obituaries are from the Aug. 21, 2008 print edition of the Eden Prairie News newspaper:

Thomas G. Phillips

Thomas Phillips, 92, of Farmington and formerly of southwest Minneapolis, died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008.

Funeral service was Saturday, Aug. 16, at 11 a.m. Visitation was one hour prior to the service, all at Washburn-McReavy Eden Prairie Chapel, 952-975-0400.

Michele M. Clark

Michele Clark, 50, of Chanhassen, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008.

Funeral service was Saturday, Aug. 16, at 11 a.m. at Westwood Community Church, Excelsior. Visitation was held Friday, Aug. 15, from 4-7 p.m. at the church and also one hour prior to the service on Saturday.

Huber Funeral and Cremations Services Excelsior Chapel, 952-474-9595. www.huberfunerals.com

Melanie Laura Nelson

Melanie Nelson, 12, of Chanhassen, died Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008.

Service was Sunday, Aug. 17, at 3 p.m. with visitation one hour before at Family of Christ Lutheran Church, Chanhassen.

Visitation was held Saturday, Aug. 16, from 5-8 p.m. at Washburn-McReavy Eden Prairie Chapel, 952-975-0400.

David Philip Thompson

David Thompson, 68, of Spring Lake Township/Prior Lake, died quietly at a local hospital surrounded by family and friends on Wednesday evening, Aug. 13, 2008.David Thompson

He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Sharon; daughter, Melissa; son, Matthew; daughter-in-law, Tracy; grandsons, Dylan, Nick and Sam; uncle, John Lambert; many other beloved family and friends.

David was proceeded in death by his father, Philip; mother, Elsie; older brother, Daniel.

With a deep love for Jehovah God and Christ Jesus, David understood the Bible’s explanation of death as an unconscious/ unknowing state of sleep (Ec 9:10), putting his hope in God’s heavenly Kingdom and a resurrection to life on a paradise earth. (John 5:28-29. Psalms 37:9-11, 28-29)

There will be a memorial service in David’s honor at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Shakopee (County Road 69/ Old Brickyard Road and County Road 78) on Saturday, Aug. 23, at 3 p.m.