Obituaries

Donna Rittenhouse

Donna Rittenhouse

Aug 31, 2014

Donna Mary Gripentrog was born January 21, 1930 to Alvin and Mabel (Marik) Gripentrog near Great Bend, ND, where she grew up and attended country school. She graduated high school from Wahpeton, ND in 1947. After graduation, Donna moved to San Francisco, CA for one year and then returned to the area. Donna was united in marriage to Wesley Rittenhouse...

Wallace Retrum

Wallace Retrum

Aug 21, 2014

Wallace Clark Retrum, 92, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at St. Catherine's Living Center in Wahpeton, on Thursday, August 21, 2014. The visitation will be from 12:00 to 1:00 PM on Tuesday, August 26, at Breckenridge Lutheran Church, followed by the funeral at 1:00 PM. Pastor Mark Manning will be officiating. The interment will be at Riverside Cemetery in Breckenridge....

Gary Johnson

Gary Johnson

Aug 11, 2014

Gary Johnson, 75, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away, Monday, August 11, 2014, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND. The visitation will be Thursday, August 14, at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, with a prayer service at 7:00. The visitation will continue at 10:30 AM, at Eagle Valley Evangelical Free Church in...

Rita Lehman

Rita Lehman

Aug 8, 2014

Rita Delores Lehman, 78, Rural Tintah, MN, passed away on August 8, 2014, at St. Francis Health Care Campus surrounded by her family. There will be a visitation Tuesday, August 12 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, with Rosary at 6:45 and prayer service at 7:00, at St. Gall's Catholic Church in Tintah. The visitation will continue at 10:00 AM on...

Thomas Morgan

Thomas Morgan

Aug 6, 2014

Thomas Morgan, age 59, of Tintah, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services in Elbow Lake, Minnesota. There will be a visitation from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Saturday, August 9, 2014, at St. Gall's Catholic Church in Tintah, MN, with a prayer service at 7:30 PM. The funeral service will...

Sherilynn Meisch

Sherilynn Meisch

Aug 1, 2014

Sherilynn Meisch, age 53, of West Fargo, ND, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2014, at Sanford Health in Fargo. The funeral service will be on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Breckenridge Lutheran Church. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Pastor Mark Manning will be officiating. The interment will...

Elroy Korth

Elroy Korth

Jul 23, 2014

Elroy Charles Korth, 93, of Morris, MN, formally of Breckenridge, MN, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at West Wind Village in Morris. The visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00PM, with a prayer service at 7:00, on Monday, July 28, at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. The visitation will continue on Tuesday, July 29 from 10:00...

Don Rittenour

Don Rittenour

Jul 13, 2014

Don Raymond Rittenour, 74, of Nashua, MN, passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2014, at St. Francis health Care Campus in Breckenridge, MN. The visitation will be on Wednesday, July 16, from 5:00 to 7:00PM with a prayer service at 7:00, at St. Gall's Catholic Church in Tintah, MN. The Mass of Christian Burial will be on Thursday, July 17...

Roger Schimmel

Roger Schimmel

Jul 11, 2014

Roger William Schimmel, 74, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away in his home, Friday, July 11, 2014. There will be a visitation at the United Methodist Church in Breckenridge on Tuesday, July 13, from 6:00 to 7:00pm, followed by a prayer service at 7:00. The visitation will continue at the church on Wednesday, July 16, from 1:00 to 2:00PM followed by...

Steven Newell

Steven Newell

Jul 5, 2014

Services: Riverside Cemetery, Breckenridge MN – July 17th, 2014 – 2:30 P.M. Beloved son of Anita Mary and Steven Waite Newell passed away on July 5th, 2014. Steven is survived by his Mother Anita, Grandmother Alice Neuman and Grandmother Nancy Newell, Step Father David Bell, Uncle Alan Neuman, and Aunt Lisa (Newell) Wolfe. Steven loved sports especially basketball, loved school,...

Louise Taplin

Louise Taplin

Jun 30, 2014

Louise Ann Taplin, 80, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Monday, June 30, 2014, at St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge, MN. The visitation will be from 9:00 to 10:00am at the St. Francis Nursing Home Chapel, on Thursday, July 3, 2014. The Celebration of Life Service will follow at 10:00. Father Joe Backowski will be the celebrant. The interment...

Stanley Mann

Stanley Mann

Jun 29, 2014

Stanley Oran Mann, 61, of Doran, MN, passed away at St. Francis Health Care Campus, Sunday, June 29, 2014. The visitation will be at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, from 9:30 to 10:30am, on Monday, July 7, 2014, followed by the funeral at 10:30. Pastor John Andrews will be officiating. Interment will be at Vukku Cemetery near...

Lamar House

Lamar House

Jun 14, 2014

Lamar Rieger House, 88, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Villa Marie Nursing Home in Fargo. The visitation will be Thursday, June 19, 2014, from 12:00 to 1:00PM, at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, MN, followed by the funeral at 1:00PM.Pastor Mark Manning will be officiating. Interment will be at the Fairview Memorial Garden...

Albert Thorson

Albert Thorson

Jun 8, 2014

Albert Wayne Thorson, 78, of Breckenridge, MN, formerly of Clinton, MN, passed away on June 8, 2014 at St. Francis Health Care Campus in Breckenridge. The visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00PM, Friday, June 13, at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, followed by the funeral at 2:00PM. Pastor Mark Manning is officiating. The interment will be...

Cecile Heiser

Cecile Heiser

Jun 3, 2014

Cecile Marie Heiser, 70, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND, on June 3, 2014. There will be a visitation from 5:00 to 8:00PM, with a Christian Mothers Rosary at 6:00, and a prayer service at 7:00, on Friday, June 6, at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. Visitation will continue at 9:00AM on...

Magnus Vizenor

Magnus Vizenor

May 28, 2014

Magnus Vizenor, 76, of Ponsford, MN, formerly of Breckenridge, MN, passed away in his home on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. There will be a visitation from 1:00 to 5:00PM, with a prayer service at 4:00PM, on Sunday, June 1, at Old Pine Point School in Ponsford. The visitation will continue from 9:00 to 10:30AM, on Monday, June 2, at Joseph...

Harold Pazdernik

Harold Pazdernik

May 22, 2014

Harold E. Pazdernik, age 78, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND. The funeral service will be at 11:00 AM on Friday, May 30, 2014, at Breckenridge Lutheran Church in Breckenridge, with Pastor Mark Manning officiating. There will be a visitation at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge...

Bernard Doll

Bernard Doll

May 21, 2014

Bernard "Bim" Paul Doll, age 87, of Wheaton, MN, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Traverse Care Center in Wheaton, MN. The funeral mass will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 11:00 AM at St. Gall's Catholic Church in Tintah, MN, with Father Mike Kellogg officiating. There will be a visitation on Tuesday, May 27, 2014...

Marian Larsen

Marian Larsen

May 9, 2014

Marian Bernice Larsen, 79, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014 at the Twin Town Villa in Breckenridge. The visitation will be at Joseph Vertin &Sons Funeral Home, from 5:00 to 8:00PM, Sunday, May 11, 2014, with the prayer service at 7:00. The visitation will continue at Breckenridge Lutheran Church on Monday, May 12th from 10:00 to...

Marilyn Grant

Marilyn Grant

May 1, 2014

Marilyn Jessie Grant, 81, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND. The visitation will be at Joseph Vertin & Sons in Breckenridge, on Monday, May 5, from 10:00 to 11:00AM, followed by the funeral at 11:00AM. Pastor Ken Kirchenwitz will be officiating. Marilyn was born May 1, 1933 to Otto...