Obituaries

May 21, 2019

Alvin Jacob Kosel, 84, of Wahpeton, ND (formerly, Campbell, MN), passed away at Villa Maria Nursing Home, Fargo, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, May 27, 2019, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, MN, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. The funeral service will...

May 21, 2019

Beverly Karen Komestakes, 88, Fergus Falls, MN (formerly Campbell, MN), passed away surrounded by her family at Lake Region Health Care, Fergus Falls, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. A "Gathering of Friends and Family" will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 23, 2019, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, MN, with a prayer service...

May 15, 2019

Michael Paul Jirak, 43, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away from a heart condition on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, May 20, 2019, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 21,...

May 11, 2019

Darlene Church, 73, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.  Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, followed by a prayer service at 7:00 PM at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge.  Visitation will continue on Wednesday, May 15, 2019,...

May 8, 2019

Clifford Milton Olson, Jr., 83, of Fergus Falls, MN, passed away at Pioneer Cottages, Fergus Falls, on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at Breckenridge Lutheran Church with a visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Pastor Mark Manning will officiate. Burial will be at...

Apr 28, 2019

Maurice Glen Kappes, affectionately known as “Maury,” 66, of Kent, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 28, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 2, 2019, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. The Mass of Christian Burial will...

Apr 25, 2019

Anna (Ann) M. Klein, 101, of Wahpeton, ND, formerly Breckenridge, MN, died peacefully on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at St. Catherine’s Living Center, Wahpeton. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 30, 2019, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m., at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. Visitation will continue from 9:30 a.m....

Apr 18, 2019

Terrence John Keaveny, affectionally known as “Terry,” 70, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, after a long battle with cancer on Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Sanford Hospital, Fargo. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, April 22, 2019, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m., at Joseph Vertin and Sons...

Apr 18, 2019

John Duane Ellingson, 77, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 23, 2019, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m., at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. Visitation will continue from 9:00 a.m. to...

Apr 13, 2019

Ellen K. Conzemius, age 78, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at her residence in Breckenridge surrounded by her family and under the care of CHI Hospice. There will be a visitation held at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, with a...

Apr 7, 2019

Lora Lee Miller, 79, of Staples, MN, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Lake Wood Health Systems. The memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 19, 2019, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Rene Hasbargen will be officiating. Burial will be held at...

Apr 2, 2019

Delores Arlene Peterson, 84, of Breckenridge, MN (formerly Kent, MN), passed away, as a result of complications from pneumonia, surrounded by her loving family at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND, on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, with...

Mar 29, 2019

Edward “Ed” Reddy, 90, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family and under the care of CHI Health at Home Hospice.  Visitation will be held on Friday, April 5, 2019 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, followed by a prayer service at 7:00 PM at Joseph Vertin and...

Mar 8, 2019

LeRoy Eugene LeNoue, 66, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at his residence on March 8, 2019. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., Thursday, March 21, 2019, followed by the memorial service at 1:00 p.m., at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. Jeanne Putnam will be the celebrant. Burial will be held at a later...

Mar 2, 2019

Paul J. LeNoue, age 78, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge. There will be a visitation held at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge on Thursday, March 7, 2019, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, with a prayer service at 6:00 pm. Visitation will continue at...

Feb 25, 2019

Louann Joy Freitag, 69, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away, surrounded by her loving family, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, on February 25, 2019. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, March 3, 2019, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. Visitation will resume from 9:00 a.m....

Feb 23, 2019

Shawn Marie Walberg, 52, of Nashua, MN, passed away at her residence on Saturday, February 23, 2019. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Friday, March 1, 2019, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. The funeral service will immediately follow the visitation at 6 p.m., with Father Stan Wieser officiating. Burial will take place...

Feb 10, 2019

Yvonne Margaret Marweg, 78, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at the St. Francis Nursing Home on Sunday, February 10, 2019. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, February 14, 2019, at the St. Francis Nursing Home Chapel, Breckenridge, followed immediately by the funeral service at 1:30 p.m. Pastor Mark Manning will be officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted...

Feb 9, 2019

Bradley Allen Benson, 59, of Dwight, ND, passed away at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND, on Saturday, February 9, 2019. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, February 15, 2019, at Breckenridge Lutheran Church, Breckenridge, immediately followed by the funeral at 2 p.m. at the church with Pastor Mark Manning officiating. Burial will be held...

Feb 8, 2019

Daniel Lee Bartelson, affectionately known as "Dan," 48, of Barnesville, MN, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Friday, February 8, 2019. He was born September 25, 1970, in Detroit Lakes, MN, the son of Duane and Mae (Frikken) Bartelson.

Dan graduated from Breckenridge High School, Class of 1989. Following graduation, he started his trucking career at...