Obituaries

Sep 26, 2018

Ronald Peter Chaney, 63, of West Fargo, ND, passed away at St. Francis Medical Center on Sunday, October 7, 2018. Funeral Arrangements are pending with Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge.

Sep 20, 2018

Richard Allen Schmitt, 79, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2018, surrounded by his loving family in Wahpeton, ND. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, September 23, 2018, at Breckenridge Lutheran Church, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 24,...

Sep 18, 2018

Josie Miller, 84, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, at Pioneer Cottages in Breckenridge. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 22, 2018, at Breckenridge Lutheran Church with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor Mark Manning will be officiating, and the burial will be held at Riverside Cemetery,...

Sep 17, 2018

Gerald Joseph Krump, 91, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Monday, September 17, 2018, at Twin Town Villa, Breckenridge. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m.,...

Sep 12, 2018

Robert Anthony Keller, 83, of Tintah, MN, passed away on September 12, 2018, at Touchmark in Fargo, ND, after a seven-month battle with brain cancer. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, September 16, 2018, at St. Gall’s Catholic Church in Tintah, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. The funeral mass will be held...

Sep 10, 2018

Ervin Sabbe, 96, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Monday, September 10, 2018, at Pioneer Cottages, Breckenridge. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, September 14, 2018, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 15,...

Aug 19, 2018

Betty Grace Baumer, 83, of Fergus Falls, MN, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018, at Heartland Cottage, Fergus Falls. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, August 26, 2018, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. The funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 27, 2018, at St. Mary’s Catholic...

Aug 15, 2018

Henry Harm Bontjes, 93, of Fergus Falls, MN, formerly of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at the Fergus Falls Veterans Home on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, August 19, 2018, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. The funeral...

Aug 13, 2018

Ronald Clifford Peterson, 89, of Jamestown, ND, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018, at Eventide Senior Living Community in Jamestown. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 24, 2018, followed immediately by the funeral service at 10:00 a.m. at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, MN. Pastor Tom Olson will...

Aug 7, 2018

Glenn James Waldera, 79, passed away on Tuesday, August 7th, 2018 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born on October 21st, 1938 in Geneseo, ND to Roman and Rosalie (Jagodzinski) Waldera. Glenn grew up in Geneseo, ND, and graduated from Lidgerwood High School.  After high school, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served four...

Aug 5, 2018

Donald Charles Wanek, 85, of Doran, MN, passed away at the North Dakota Veterans Hospital in Fargo, ND on Sunday, August 5, 2018. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 9, 2018, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, MN. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 10,...

Jul 30, 2018

Arlis Sally (Johnson) Ploeger, 70, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away peacefully at her residence on Monday, July 30, 2018. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 1, 2018, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August...

Jul 30, 2018

Clair Robert Nordick, affectionately known as “Slim,” 89, of Kent, MN, passed away at St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge, MN, on Monday, July 30, 2018. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 3, 2018, with a prayer service at 5:30 p.m., at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. Visitation will resume...

Jul 30, 2018

Rose Wolters, 106, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on July 30, 2018, at her residence in Breckenridge. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 10, 2018, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 11, 2018, at Breckenridge Lutheran Church with a...

Jul 26, 2018

Herbert Alphonse Beyer, 88, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at his residence in Breckenridge on Thursday, July 26, 2018. The funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 30, 2018, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Breckenridge. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, July...

Jul 15, 2018

Fern Elizabeth (Osborn) Ward, 96, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away peacefully at St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge on Saturday, July 15, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Valley Christian Church in Breckenridge with the visitation one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. Francis...

Jul 15, 2018

Gary Miller, 67, died Sunday, July 15, 2018, at his lake home surrounded by his loving family.

Memorial Services will be 2:00 P.M., Thursday, July 19, 2018, at Evangelical Covenant Church, Bemidji with Pastor Doug Geise officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  A Memorial Gathering will be held from 2-4:00...

Jul 14, 2018

Duane Harold Gaustad, 79, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge, MN. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 23, 2018, followed immediately by the funeral service at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. Interment will be held at a later date....

Jul 13, 2018

Violet Gruenberg, 91, of Breckenridge, MN (formerly Wolverton, MN), passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018, at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton, ND, of acute leukemia.  Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 21, 2018, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., followed by a celebration of life service at 11:00 a.m. at Breckenridge Lutheran Church.  The burial will be...

Jul 3, 2018

Eline Dorothy Berg, 90, currently of Fargo, ND, formerly of Campbell, MN; Breckenridge, MN; and Ottertail Lake, MN; passed away at Sanford Broadway Medical Center in Fargo on July 3, 2018.

Eline Dorothy Bjornaas was born on September 6, 1927 in Underwood, MN to Peder and Martha (Kittelson) Bjornaas. She was baptized and confirmed at Rindal Lutheran...