Obituaries

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

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

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

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

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 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 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...

Jul 2, 2018

Sy (Sylvester) Vincent Terfehr, 88, of Wahpeton, ND, formerly Kent, MN, passed away, surrounded by his family, on Monday, July 2, 2018, at St. Francis Medical Center in Breckenridge, MN. Visitation will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. with a prayer service at 4 p.m. on Friday, July 6, 2018, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home...

Jun 22, 2018

David “Clayton” Johnson, age 94, of Fergus Falls, MN, formerly of Tintah, MN, passed away on Friday, June 22, 2018, at Park Gardens Assisted Living in Fergus Falls. Visitation will be held on Monday, June 25, 2018, at St. Gall’s Catholic Church in Tintah, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m.  The Funeral...

Jun 18, 2018

Bette Jane Christensen, 90, of Campbell, MN passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018, at her residence in Twin Town Villa, Breckenridge, MN. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, June 21, 2018, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. The funeral service will be held...

Jun 15, 2018

Harry S. "Sam" Matheson, 88, of Breckenridge, MN passed away at his residence in Breckenridge on Friday, June 15, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 21, 2018, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge with visitation one hour prior to the service.

Harry was born on January 10, 1930, in...

May 27, 2018

James Joseph (“Jim”) Vertin, 74, died on Sunday, May 27, 2018, in Minneapolis, MN after a two-year struggle with pulmonary fibrosis.

Following a visitation and funeral in Minneapolis, a hometown visitation will be held on Saturday, June 2, 2018, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM, at Joseph Vertin and Son’s Funeral Home in Breckenridge, MN. The burial...

May 24, 2018

Luella Frances Drewlow, 95, of Breckenridge, MN passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at St. Francis Medical Center in Breckenridge. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Breckenridge Lutheran Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. The interment...

May 24, 2018

Beth Marie Miranowski, 66, of Breckenridge, MN passed away on May 24, 2018, at her residence in Breckenridge. Visitation will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Breckenridge, followed immediately by the funeral mass at 1:00 p.m. at the church. Inurnment will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Breckenridge....