Obituaries

Sep 27, 2024

Shirley Ann Nordahl, age 84, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2024, at St. Catherine's Living Center, Wahpeton, ND. The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, October 4, 2024, with a visitation one hour prior to the service, at Breckenridge Lutheran Church, Breckenridge. Pastor Ale Tulu will be officiating the service. The burial will...

Sep 21, 2024

Doris K. Burhans, age 91, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at St. Catherine's Living Center, Wahpeton, ND. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, September 29, 2024, with a prayer service beginning at 7 p.m., at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. The memorial service...

Sep 18, 2024

Doreen Theresa Oliphant, age 60, of Foxhome, MN, passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND.

Doreen Theresa Oliphant of Foxhome, MN was born October 3, 1963, to Donald and Donna (Hutton) Willenbring at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Minot, ND. She grew up on a dairy farm in Muskego Township of...

Aug 21, 2024

Jane Lenora Buchholz, age 91 of West Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at Eventide Sheyenne Crossings Care Center and was surrounded by her loving family. 

Jane lived a life filled with love, kindness, and grace. She touched the lives of many with her warmth and generosity, leaving behind a legacy of compassion and goodwill. Her presence...

Jul 19, 2024

Jerry (James) Russell, age 87, of Dilworth, MN, gained his angel wings on July 19, 2024. Jerry lived his life as a Southern gentleman, showing kindness and love to everyone who crossed his path.

Jerry was born August 29, 1936, in Marvel, Alabama, a small coal mining town. He grew up hunting and fishing the hills and ravines of this small...

Jun 27, 2024

Allen Louis Gonsorowski, fondly known as "Pappy," age 75, of Cuenca, Ecuador, passed away unexpectedly on June 27, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, September 27, 2024, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 218 10th Street S, Moorhead, MN, 56560. Following the service, a time of fellowship will take place at Lindenwood Rotary Shelter, 1905 Roger...

Jun 26, 2024

Gary Paul VanTassel, a man whose hands were calloused from a lifetime of tilling the land, passed away unexpectedly in Breckenridge, Minnesota on June 26, 2024. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 3, 2024, with a visitation one hour prior to the service at Breckenridge Lutheran Church, Breckenridge. Rene Hasbargen will be officiating the service....

Jun 23, 2024

Kristen Ann Meindl, age 58, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away, surrounded by her loving family, at Sanford Medical Center, in Fargo, ND, on Sunday, June 23, 2024. Visitation will be held from 4 pm to 7pm, with a prayer service at 6:30 pm, on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at United Methodist Church, Breckenridge. Visitation will continue on Friday, June 28,...

Jun 21, 2024

Bruce Carter Fronning, age 71, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at his residence on Friday, June 21, 2024. A memorial service in his honor will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, June 28, 2024, with a visitation one hour prior to the service at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. Peggy Rezac will be officiating the service. Arrangements have...

Jun 19, 2024

Richard Jerome Lyman, age 80, of Frazee, Minnesota, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at Frazee Assisted Living Center. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 13, 2024, with a visitation one hour prior to the service at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, MN. Father Leo Moenkedick will...

Jun 8, 2024

Stanley Robert Carlsrud, age 93, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at St. Catherine’s Living Center, Wahpeton, ND, on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 13, 2024, with a visitation one hour prior to the service at Breckenridge Lutheran Church, Breckenridge. Rene Hasbargen will be officiating. Burial will take place at a...

May 29, 2024

Mary Ann Anderson, age 75, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, on May 29, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 6, 2024, with a visitation one hour prior to the service at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. Arrangements have been entrusted to Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral...

May 2, 2024

Apr 17, 2024

Josephine Ann (Shockley) Wehland, affectionately known as “Jo,” age 92, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away peacefully at St. Francis Medical Center, Breckenridge, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. A memorial service to honor her life will take place at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, with a visitation scheduled one hour...

Apr 16, 2024

Dean James Tschakert, age 70, of Kent, Minnesota, passed away at his residence, after a long illness, under the care of CHI Health at Home and Hospice, on Tuesday, April, 16, 2024. Visitation will be held at 5 p.m., Sunday, April 21, 2024, with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m., at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. The Funeral...

Apr 10, 2024

William “Bill” LeRoy Stach, Jr., age 77, of Fergus Falls, MN, passed away at the VA Hospital, Fargo, ND, on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Visitation will be held from 5 pm-6:30 pm, Sunday, April 14, 2024, with a prayer service beginning at 6:30 pm at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, MN. The memorial ceremony will be held at...

Mar 22, 2024

Lois M. Nordick, age 99, formerly of Richfield, MN, died Friday, March 22, 2024, with family by her side at The Homestead in Anoka, MN. Arrangements have been entrusted to Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, MN.

Born in Breckenridge, MN, Lois was preceded in death by her parents, Gerhard and Elizabeth Nordick; seven siblings, Bernadette Gice (Wendell), Eileen Dinneen,...

Mar 20, 2024

Barbara "Joan" Leinen, 80, of Breckenridge, MN, a beloved soul who graced this world with her warmth and kindness, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in Fargo, ND. In celebration of Joan's remarkable life, friends and family are invited to pay their respects during the visitation at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, from...