Byron Thomas Gorres

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Simonet Funeral Home

Posted events

February 21, 2026

Feb

Visitation

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Simonet Funeral Home

6429 Osgood Avenue North, Stillwater, MN 55082

Feb

Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Shepherd of the Valley Church

14107 Hudson Road South, Afton, MN 55001

Feb

Funeral service

11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Shepherd of the Valley Church

14107 Hudson Road South, Afton, MN 55001

Feb

Graveside service

12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Evergreen Community Cemetery

15730 Afton Blvd., Afton, MN 55001

Simonet Funeral Home

Posted an obituary

February 21, 2026

Byron Gorres Obituary

Byron Thomas Gorres, born November 15, 1936, in Amery, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on February 21, 2026. Byron was raised on a dairy farm where he learned the value of hard work and self-reliance at an early age... Read Byron Gorres's Obituary