Shawn Morgan, age 44 of Cottage Grove, passed away unexpectedly at home on May 16, 2015.
Funeral 11 am, Thursday, May 21, 2015 at St. Luke Lutheran, 7000 Hinton Avenue S., Cottage Grove. Visitation will be 4-8 pm Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at Kok Funeral Home, 7676 – 80th Street S., and also one hour prior at the church. Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers.
Shawn Michael Morgan was born February 9, 1971 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Richard and Antonia (deLeon) Morgan. He attended school in Cottage Grove and Woodbury and loved to play basketball any chance he could get. In 1990 he met the love of his life, Heidi Rodenberg and the two of them were united in marriage on May 22, 1993 in Cottage Grove. They lived in West St. Paul for several years where they started their family. In 2001, Shawn started working for North Star Steel which later became Gerdau. He loved spending time with his family and enjoyed encouraging and supporting his children in their various activities. They moved to Cottage Grove in 2010. Shawn also enjoyed coaching his children's basketball team, no matter if it was on or off the court.
Shawn is survived by his loving wife, Heidi; four children that he adored, Ashlee, Caitlin, Brooke and Quenton; parents, Richard and Antonia; brothers, Richard (Karen) Morgan and John (Sonja) Morgan; sisters, Carrie Morgan, Kelley (Jon) Koemptgen and Kathy (David Mirambeaux) Morgan and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by grandparents, William and Ann Morgan, Alfonso and Inocencia deLeon.
Visitation
Kok Funeral Home - Cottage Grove
7676 80th Street South
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Service
St. Luke Lutheran Church
7000 Hinton Avenue South
Cottage Grove , MN 55016
Thursday, May 21, 2015
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM