Obituaries

Calvin Courbat

Calvin Courbat

Aug 16, 2016

Calvin Kent Courbat, 62, of Nashua, MN, passed away at Pioneer Care in Fergus Falls, MN, on August 16, 2016. The funeral will be at 2:00 PM, on Monday, August 22, at the chapel in Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, MN. The visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral. Pastor David Strom will be officiating....

Angela Daker

Angela Daker

Aug 12, 2016

Angela "Angie" K. Daker, age 63, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2016, at CHI St. Francis Healthcare Campus in Breckenridge, MN. There will be a visitation on Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, with a prayer service at 5:30 PM. The funeral mass will be at...

Grace Valeske

Grace Valeske

Aug 11, 2016

Grace Vivian Valeske, 81, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at her home with family by her side, on Thursday, August 11, 2016. The visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM with a prayer service at 7:00, on Monday, August 15, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. The visitation will continue on Tuesday, August 16, at Breckenridge...

Donald Wolters

Donald Wolters

Aug 6, 2016

Donald Clifton Wolters, 82, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at his home, on Saturday, August 6, 2016, under the care of CHI Health at Home. The funeral service will be at 11:00 AM, on Friday, August 12, at the Breckenridge Lutheran Church, with a visitation one hour prior. On August 11, there will be a visitation at Joseph Vertin and...

Lucille Beyer-Wasemiller

Lucille Beyer-Wasemiller

Jul 30, 2016

Lucy was born in rural Mantador, ND, on June 13, 1933, one of five girls born to Arnold and Julia (Gaukler) Reinke. She attended school in Hankinson, ND, and graduated from high school in 1951. Following high school, Lucy enrolled at St. Francis School of Nursing in Breckenridge and graduated in 1954. After finishing college, she found employment in Colorado...

Denise Jacklitch

Denise Jacklitch

Jul 30, 2016

Denise Ann Jacklitch, age 58, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016, in her home, surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. There will be a visitation on Wednesday, August 3, 2016, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, with a prayer service at 7:30 PM, at Joseph Vertin...

Helen Dering

Helen Dering

Jul 30, 2016

Helen M. Dering, age 88, of Campbell, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at CHI St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge. The funeral service will be at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home Chapel in Breckenridge, with a visitation two hours prior to the service at the funeral home chapel....

Alta Olthoff

Alta Olthoff

Jul 29, 2016

Alta Elaine Olthoff, 99, of Dove Canyon, CA, formerly of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on July 29, 2016. There will be a memorial service at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, at 2:00 PM, on Tuesday, August 16, with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor Mark Gronseth will preside. The interment will be at Riverside...

Susan Andel

Susan Andel

Jul 25, 2016

Susan Jeanne Andel, 66, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at her home on Monday, July 25, 2016. The visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, with a prayer service at 7:00 PM, on Thursday, July 28, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. The visitation will continue at Breckenridge Lutheran Church from 9:30 to 10:15 AM, on...

Faye Rehm

Faye Rehm

Jul 2, 2016

Faye A. Rehm, age 74, of Battle Lake, MN, formerly of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2016, at Lake Region Healthcare Campus in Fergus Falls, MN. The funeral service will be on Thursday, July 7, 2016, at 11:00 AM at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home Chapel in Breckenridge, with Pastor Mark Manning officiating. Visitation will from...

Patricia Mehl

Patricia Mehl

Jul 2, 2016

Patricia Elinor Mehl, age 72, from Breckenridge, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on the morning of July 2, 2016. At the time of her death, she resided at LB Homes in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, where she was lovingly cared for by an excellent staff. The Mass of Christian Burial is at 1:00 PM, on Thursday, August 4, at St. Mary's Catholic...

Lesley Aldrich

Lesley Aldrich

Jun 27, 2016

Lesley Robert Aldrich, 95, of Fargo, ND formerly of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2016, at the Villa Maria in Fargo. The visitation will be from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM, with a prayer service at 7:00 PM, on Thursday, June 30, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. The visitation will continue from 10:00...

John Hiedeman

John Hiedeman

Jun 24, 2016

John Arthur Hiedeman, 66, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at his residence on Friday, June 24, 2016. The visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 PM, on Thursday, June 30, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge; followed by the Memorial Service at 2:00 PM. Pastor Wendell Kelm will be officiating. John was born on October 6, 1949...

Geraldine Milbrandt

Geraldine Milbrandt

Jun 23, 2016

Geraldine "Gerry" Marie Milbrandt, 67, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away in her home on Thursday, June 23, 2016. The visitation will be from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM on Monday, June 27, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge followed by a 1:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Breckenridge. Father Stan Wieser...

Patricia Fuentes

Patricia Fuentes

Jun 19, 2016

Patricia Suzanne Fuentes, 78, of Wolverton, MN, passed away in her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, on Sunday, June 19, 2016. The visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, on Tuesday, June 21, at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home at 303 North 5th St, in Breckenridge, MN. The visitation will continue on...

Ione Meyer

Ione Meyer

May 25, 2016

Ione Marie Meyer, 75, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on May 25, 2016, at St. Catherine's Living Center in Wahpeton, ND. The visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, with a prayer service at 6:00, on Thursday, May 26, at St. John's Catholic Church in Wahpeton. The visitation will continue on Friday, May 27, from 9:00 to 9:45 AM...

Helen Peterson

Helen Peterson

May 23, 2016

Helen Agnes Peterson, 93, of Alexandria, MN, formerly of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on May 23, 2016, at Ecuman Bethany Nursing Home in Alexandria. The visitation will be from 5 to 8:00 PM, on Thursday, May 26, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge with a prayer service at 7:00. The visitation will continue from 9:00 to 9:30...

Lucille Korth

Lucille Korth

May 13, 2016

Lucille C. Korth, age 82, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2016, at her home in Breckenridge. The funeral service will be at 11:00 AM Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at Breckenridge Lutheran Church, with Pastor Mark Manning officiating. There will be a visitation from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, with a prayer...

Mary Giroux

Mary Giroux

May 12, 2016

Mary Giroux, 63, of Campbell, MN, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016, after a long and courageous battle with COPD. A Memorial Service to celebrate her life will be held at 3:00 PM, on Sunday, June 26, at Willow Creek Chapel in Wahpeton, ND. Pastor Dominick Warne will be officiating. The interment will be at Nordland Lutheran Cemetery near...

Verne Hanson

Verne Hanson

May 3, 2016

Verne Herbert Hanson, 89, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge. The visitation will be on Tuesday, May 10, from 10:30 to 11:30 AM, at Breckenridge Lutheran Church followed by the funeral at 11:30. Pastor Mark Manning will be officiating and the interment will be at Riverside Cemetery in Breckenridge....