Obituaries

Jul 26, 2022

Mark Andrew Underberg, age 85, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at St. Francis Nursing Home, Breckenridge. Visitation will be held from 1 PM to 2 PM, Friday, July 29, 2022, followed by the memorial service at 2 PM, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wahpeton, ND. Father Dale Lagodinski will be officiating...

Jul 26, 2022

Patricia Ann Lewis, age 75, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away peacefully in the early morning of July 26, 2022, in the care of CHI-Hospice and Twin Town Villa of Breckenridge. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, July 29, 2022, followed by the memorial service at 3 p.m. at Joseph Vertin and Sons...

Jul 22, 2022

Daniel "Dan" S. Sattler, age 62, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 22, 2022, at his residence. Visitation will be held from 9 AM to 10 AM, Saturday, August 6, 2022, followed by the memorial service at 10 AM, at St. John's Catholic Church in Wahpeton, ND. Arrangements have been entrusted to Joseph Vertin...

Jul 20, 2022

John James Wanek, age 86, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at the Leach Home in Wahpeton, ND. A private, family graveside service will be held in the coming days at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Breckenridge. Father Leo Moenkedick will be officiating the services. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests...

Jul 19, 2022

Loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Lois Belle Klein, age 87, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 30, 2022, at First Baptist Church, Wahpeton. Burial was held in Riverside Cemetery, Breckenridge. Arrangements were entrusted to Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral...

Jul 2, 2022

Dorothy D. Van Cleave, 85, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, July 2, 2022 at St. Francis Nursing Home.

Dorothy was born in Richland County on August 17, 1936 to John and Anna (Jirak) Dozak, the fifth of eleven children, and raised on the family farm near Fairmount.  She graduated from...

Jun 23, 2022

David “Dave” Thoennes, Sr., age 63, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Essentia Hospital, Fargo, ND. Visitation will be held from 5 PM to 7 PM, Monday, June 27, 2022, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. Visitation will continue from 12 PM to 1 PM, Tuesday, June 28, 2022,...

Jun 17, 2022

Kerry "K.K" Larson, age 73, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at his residence on Friday, June 17, 2022. Visitation will begin at 9 AM, Friday, June 24, 2022, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, followed by his memorial service at 10 AM at the funeral home. Jeanne Putnam will be officiating the service. Another service will...

Jun 5, 2022

Ralph Kenneth Knudsen, age 91, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, June 5, 2022, at St. Catherine’s Living Center, Wahpeton, ND. Visitation will begin at 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM, Friday, June 10, 2022, followed by the funeral service at 10:30 AM, at Inspiration Lutheran Church, Breckenridge, MN. Burial will be...

May 26, 2022

Vivian Ann (Gulbranson) Kuchar, age 92, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022, surrounded by her loving family and under the care of CHI-Health at Home and Hospice, at St. Francis Home, Breckenridge. Visitation will be held from 5 PM to 7 PM, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, with a recitation of the rosary to...

May 19, 2022

Kenneth Glen Wik, age 66, of Fairmount, ND, passed away unexpectedly at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, surrounded by his loving family, on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Visitation will be held from 5 PM to 7 PM, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, followed by a prayer service at 7 PM at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton, ND. Mike McCarlson...

May 16, 2022

Jake Wolter, 53, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN, on Monday, May 16, 2022. Visitation will be held from 10 AM to 11 AM, Friday, May 20th, 2022, followed by the funeral service at 11 AM, at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton, ND. Beverly Libby will be officiating the service....

May 4, 2022

Betty LeNoue was a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, caregiver, friend, and lifelong resident of Breckenridge, MN.  She left this world on May 4, 2022, surrounded by family after a hard-fought battle with Lewey Body Dementia.  At the time of her passing, she was residing at Bethany in Fargo.  Mom’s celebration of life will begin with a visitation...

May 4, 2022

Shirley Hunkins, 85, of Breckenridge, MN, was a beautiful and caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend.  She went to her Heavenly home on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Twin Town Villa in Breckenridge, MN, surrounded by her loving family and under the care of CHI-Health at Home and Hospice. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 6, 2022,...

Apr 24, 2022

Brian Langseth, 67, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away peacefully at home on April 24, 2022, surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.  Visitation will be held at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, on Thursday, April 28, 2022, from 4-6 pm with a prayer service at 6 pm.  Visitation...

Apr 4, 2022

Edgar Allen Deal, age 97, of Doran, MN, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2022, at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton, ND, surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be held at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, MN, on Friday, April 8, 2022, from 5 PM to 7 PM, followed by a prayer...

Mar 18, 2022

Joyce (Johnson) Bach, 85, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022, at St. Catherine’s Nursing Home, Wahpeton, ND. Visitation will be held at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, from 1 PM to 2 PM, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, followed by the memorial service at 2 PM. Father Leo Moenkedick will be...

Mar 10, 2022

Jeanette D. Griffin, age 90, of Wyndmere, ND, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Born on Feb. 14, 1932, in Picher, Oklahoma, Jeanette (Jerry) was the daughter of the late Harley and Cora Roberts. She graduated in 1950 from Cyprus High School in Magna, Utah, and later that year...

Mar 9, 2022

William “Bill” Nelson, age 75, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in his residence in Breckenridge. Visitation will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2022, from 1 PM to 2 PM followed by his 2 PM memorial service at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. Burial will be held at a...

Mar 7, 2022

Marlene Arndt, 84, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022, at CHI St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge.  Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2022, from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM, followed by her funeral service at 2:30 PM at Valley Christian Church in Breckenridge.  Burial will be held at a later...