Leanne Marie Wiertzema

Leanne Marie (Voss) Wiertzema, age 54, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, July 13, 2025, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, MN. The celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, July 14, 2025, with a visitation beginning at 10 a.m., at Harvest Outreach Church, Wahpeton, ND. Pastor Dominick Warne will be officiaitng the services. Arrangements have been entrusted to Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home.

Leanne Marie Voss was born October 17, 1970, in Ontonagon, Michigan to John and Cora (Kalivoda) Voss. Leanne attended Evangel University where she pursued double degrees in sociology and social work. Leanne met the love of her life Monty Wiertzema son of Samuel Jr. and Janet Wiertzema (Johnson) while both attending Evangel University.

Leanne and Monty were married in 1992, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. In 1993, Leanne and Monty moved to Tucson, Arizona. During Leanne’s career as a social worker, she served immigrant and elderly populations while also supporting Desert Christian high school students where Monty was a teacher and coach.

In 1996, Leanne and Monty moved to a small home in Breckenridge, Minnesota they would build from the ground up as their family grew. Leanne devoted her love and attention to caring for her home and family as they started their family in 1997, with the birth of Taylor Nicole, followed by Benjamin John in 2000, and Regan Anastasia in 2004.

As Leanne and Monty raised their family, Leanne’s care and love extended far past her immediate family as she served in church, her children’s schools, and hosted countless friends, family, and events in their home.

In 2019, Leanne and Monty moved to Fergus Falls, Minnesota, where Leanne naturally became a caring and supportive presence to students and staff at Hillcrest Academy, where her daughter Regan attended school. Leanne volunteered in the lunchroom and eventually became the registrar.

The Wiertzema family was joyfully expanded in 2020 when their son, Benjamin, married Dacotah Beth Bergstrom, of Finley, North Dakota. Leanne was overjoyed to become grandma to Oliver James in 2021, Holland Mae in 2022, and Winter Faye in 2024.

Leanne lived her life to serve God through caring, serving, and advocating for others. Leanne modeled deep faith in God through her sensitivity to His presence and her Holy Spirit led ability to notice ways big and small she could care for others. Leanne prayed often, meditated on scripture, and wrote songs during her prayer time with the Lord.

Following her stage four breast cancer diagnosis in 2020, one of the hardest parts of her journey was becoming physically unable to serve those around her at the level she had always operated in. Leanne’s faith and trust in God has always been an incredible force that became an even greater force as she navigated this life-changing diagnosis.

Leanne is deeply loved, and her memory is a sacred treasure. Leanne has been and always will be an incredible example of what it means to truly love others and love God.

Her impact as daughter, sister, wife, mother, sister-in-law, aunt, grandmother, and friend will last for generations.

She will be deeply missed by her loving husband, Monty Shawn Wiertzema; children, Taylor Nicole, Benjamin John (Dacotah Beth Wiertzema), and Regan Anastasia; grandchildren, Oliver James, Holland Mae, and Winter Faye Wiertzema; parents, John and Cora Voss; siblings, Keven and Philip (Amie) Voss; parents-in-law, Samuel Jr. and Janet Wiertzema; sister-in-law, Shayla Stein; nieces, Chelsea, Mykenna, and Kady Voss; and nephews, Cameron, Philip Jr., and Payten Voss.