Edith 'Peggy' Horning

Funeral services for Peggy Horning of Morris, MN, will be held Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Herman with Rev. Craig Palach officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 8, 2025, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris and for one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. Burial will be in Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery north of Johnson, MN.

Edith “Peggy” Marie Blakesley, daughter of Ralph and Edith (Wallace) Blakesley was born on July 14, 1933, in Willmar, Minnesota. Edith attended West Central Ag School in Morris. While attending a roller skating event at Perkins, she met a handsome 16-year-old man, Wallace Horning. The couple married on April 10, 1953 at Trinity Lutheran Church. They operated a dairy farm from 1954 to 1965 and then moved to a farm in Eldorado Township where they lived with their family until July, 2024 when they moved to Legacy Assisted Living in Morris.

Peggy was a dedicated wife and mother and was known for her tasty cooking. She was always buying and reading the many cookbooks she had. Peggy was also a master gardener, ordering plants and seeds from her favorite Jung catalog. Between her vegetables, flowers and baked goods, she won several grand champion and blue ribbons at the Stevens County Fair. Peggy was active in 4-H, Homemakers, kids school activities, Chokio Garden Club, LWML and her church.

Peggy Horning died Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at Stevens County Medical Center in Morris. She was 91 years old.

Peggy is survived by her children, Kathy (Butch) Blasing of Brainerd, Mike Horning of Vail, CO, Larry (Deb) Horning of Virginia, Kristi Vipond (John) of Lucile, ID and Salt Lake City, UT, Lee (Judy) Horning of Indio, CA, Daniel Horning of St. Joseph and Kelly (Tami) Horning of St. Joseph; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Wally (March, 2025); parents Ralph and Edith; son-in-law, Rick Vipond; sisters, Rachel (Willie) Martin and Mary Beyer and brothers, Paul (Janice) Blakesley, Donald Blakesley and Dick (Marlene) Blakesley.

Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris is in care of the arrangements for Peggy.