Wallace "Wally" Horning

Funeral services for Wallace “Wally” Horning, age 91, of Morris, MN will be held Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Herman, with Rev. Craig Palach officiating. Visitation will be Friday, March 21, 2025, from 5-7 p.m. at Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris and for one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday. Burial will be in Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery north of Johnson, MN.

Wallace “Wally” Berg Horning was born April 20, 1933 in Graceville, Minnesota the son of Orville and Lillian (Berg) Horning. He was raised on the family farm 10 miles northwest of Chokio. He was baptized July 2, 1933 and later confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church north of Johnson. He attended Chokio High School graduating with the class of 1951.

Wally met a beautiful 16-year-old high school girl, Peggy Blakesley, while roller skating at Perkins. The couple married on April 10, 1953 at Trinity Lutheran Church. They operated a dairy farm from 1954 – 1965 and then moved to a farm in Eldorado Township where they lived until July, 2024 when they moved to Legacy Assisted Living in Morris.

Wally was always a farmer at heart and his children meant the world to him. His mischievous smile and the twinkle in his eyes conveyed his love for family and his many friends. He also enjoyed fishing and hunting (many elk hunting trips, but he never got one). He served on the Herman School Board and various council positions at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Herman. He enjoyed attending the many sporting events of his children, loved to “tinker” and fix anything and everything, and especially enjoyed the annual Minnesota Twin game with the Martins in the Red Owl Van.

Wallace Horning died Saturday, March 15, 2025, at his home at Legacy Assisted Living in Morris, surrounded by his loving family. He was 91 years old.

He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Peggy of Morris; 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; siblings, Ted (Adrienne) Horning of Plymouth, Marilyn Trost of Fergus Falls, Sharon (Don) Sundquist of Vonore, TN, Judy (Ken) Rethmeier of Loveland, CO, and Curt (Janna) Horning of East Grand Forks; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Orville and Lillian; son-in-law, Rick Vipond; brothers and sisters-in-law, Don (Marilyn) Horning and Roger (Nancy) Horning; sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy (Gene) Simpson and brother-in-law, Bob Trost.

Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris is in care of the arrangements for Wallace. To send condolences to the family, please visit www.pedersenfh.com.