Obituaries

Henry Huelsman

Aug 12, 2019

Henry Joseph Huelsman, 86, of Foxhome, MN, passed away at his residence on Monday, August 12, 2019. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 16, 2019, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, followed by a 7:00 p.m. prayer service. Visitation will continue from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 17, 2019,...

Francis Abel

Aug 6, 2019

Francis Harvey Abel, 90, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away peacefully after a battle with cancer, on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at his daughter’s home, surrounded by family. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 9, 2019, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m., at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. Visitation...

Genea Stedman

Aug 2, 2019

Genea Stedman, 26, of Byron, WY (formerly, Wahpeton/Dickinson, ND), passed away in her home on Friday, August 2, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, August 11, 2019, with a Celebration of Life Service at 3 p.m., at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. A memorial service was held...

Ruth Gruenberg

Jul 22, 2019

Ruth Stella Annett Gruenberg, 86, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2019, at Essentia Hospital, Fargo. Visitation will be held from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, July 26, 2019, at Breckenridge Lutheran Church, Breckenridge, followed by a celebration of life service at 2 p.m. Rene Hasbargen will be officiating and the interment will...

David Yaggie

Jul 19, 2019

David Yaggie, 76, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, July 21, 2019, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Breckenridge, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m., followed by a Rosary. A private family visitation will be held on Monday, July 22, 2019,...

Martha Krause

Jul 5, 2019

Martha Krause, 56, of Fergus Falls, MN, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2019, at the Lake Region Hospital Emergency Room, Fergus Falls. The funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at Our Lady of Victory Church, Fergus Falls, with visitation one hour prior to the funeral mass. Burial will be held at 3...

Doris Norman

Jun 24, 2019

Doris Elaine Norman, 86, of Foxhome, MN, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2019, at St. Francis Nursing Home, Breckenridge. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Thursday, June 27, 2019, at Foxhome Lutheran Church, Foxhome, MN, followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m. Renee Hasbargen will be officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens...

Kari Andel

Jun 19, 2019

Kari Michelle Andel, 44, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away after a long battle with cancer on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, June 24, 2019, with visitation one hour prior to the service at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. Rene Hasbargen will be officiating.

Kari was...

Alisa Morgan

Jun 12, 2019

Alisa Ann Morgan, 53, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Arrangments are pending with Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge.

Alisa Ann Morgan was born on June 9, 1966 to Jack Wyatt and Alice Knight in Fort Valley, GA.  She grew up in Hawkinsville, GA, where she attended school...

Jim Manock

Jun 10, 2019

David “Jim” Manock, 73, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on Monday, June 10, 2019, at Essentia Medical Center, Fargo. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, June 17, 2019, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, June 18, 2019,...

Janet Cory

Jun 9, 2019

Janet Elaine Cory, 72, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on Sunday, June 9, 2019, at St. Francis Nursing Home, Breckenridge. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 19, 2019, followed by a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Vertin Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton, ND. The funeral service will be held...

Bette Peters

Jun 8, 2019

Bette L. (Matz) Peters, age 93, of Fargo, formerly of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Elim Care Center in Fargo, ND, surrounded by family. Services will be held at a later date. Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, MN is entrusted with arrangements.

Bette Lou Peters was born on April...

Richard Pilger

Jun 4, 2019

Richard G. Pilger, 65, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at St. Francis Nursing Home, Breckenridge, on June 4, 2019. Arrangements are pending with Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge.

Alvin "Al" Kosel

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...

Beverly Komestakes

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...

Michael Jirak

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,...

Darlene Church

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,...

Clifford Olson, Jr.

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...

Maurice "Maury" Kappes

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...

Anna (Ann) Klein

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....