Obituaries

Herbert "Butch" Meyer

Mar 25, 2020

Herbert Howard Meyer, 71, of Lidgerwood, ND, passed away at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, August 7, 2020, with a visitation one hour prior to the service at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge.

While maintaining social distancing...

Barbara Vertin

Mar 22, 2020

Barbara, originally from Breckenridge, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2020, peacefully at the age of 80 in Hot Springs, Arkansas where she was living.  Barbara was born on February 15, 1940. She attended St Mary’s Catholic Grade School and Breckenridge public High School.  She lived in California for many years and then settled in Hot Springs, Arkansas...

Alice Unkenholz

Mar 21, 2020

Alice Unkenholz, 94, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at St. Catherine’s Living Center, Wahpeton, ND, on March 21, 2020. Alice, born September 17, 1925, was the daughter of Thomas and Elsie (Seiferth) Haugen. She and her twin brother, Albert, were born in their aunt’s house in Mandan, ND. She was raised and attended school in the Stone...

Willis "Will" Shasky

Feb 14, 2020

Willis “Will" Shasky, 91, of Fergus Falls, MN, formerly Breckenridge, MN, passed away at the Minnesota Veterans Home, Fergus Falls, on Friday, February 14, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 7, 2020, with a visitation one hour prior to the service at Breckenridge Lutheran Church, Breckenridge. Pastor Mark Manning will officiate. Burial will...

Dolores Holecek

Feb 10, 2020

Dolores Helen Holecek, 97, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, on Monday, February 10, 2020. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, February 14, 2020, with a Christian Mother’s Rosary at 6:30 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. Visitation will...

Robert Schreiber

Jan 29, 2020

Robert Valentine Schreiber, 92, of Fergus Falls, MN (formerly, Foxhome, MN), passed away at Woodland Lodge, Fergus Falls, on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, February 2, 2020, with a visitation one hour prior to the service at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton. Father Stan Wieser will be officiating.

Robert...

Roland "Rollie" Leinen

Jan 28, 2020

Roland “Rollie” Leinen, 91, passed away at St. Francis Nursing Home, Breckenridge, on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, February 2, 2020, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. Visitation will continue at 10 a.m., Monday, February 3, 2020, followed by...

Genevieve "Jenny" Zoucha

Jan 20, 2020

Genevieve ”Jenny”  Zoucha, 94, of Wahpeton, ND (formerly, Tintah, MN), passed away on Monday, January 20, 2020, at St. Catherine’s Living Center, Wahpeton. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 25, 2020, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge with a Christian Mother’s Rosary beginning at 10 a.m., followed by the visitation prior to...

Irving Eng

Jan 16, 2020

Irving Kenneth Eng, age 90, of Hankinson, ND, passed away on January 16, 2020, at his home in Hankinson. The memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 26, 2020, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Hankinson. Pastor Diane Krumm will be officiating. A celebration of life and burial of his ashes will be at the farm this...

Marjorie Eastman

Jan 5, 2020

Marjorie Fay Eastman, 91, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at St. Francis Medical Center on Sunday, January 5, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, January 10, 2020, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Rene Hasbargen will be officiating. Burial will be held at...

Emily Speakman

Jan 4, 2020

Emily Grace Speakman, 92, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at St. Francis Medical Center, Breckenridge, on Saturday, January 4, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Valley Christian Church, Breckenridge, with a visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Pastor Dean Bjorlin will be officiating. Burial will be...

Jeffrey Traven

Dec 19, 2019

A private family graveside service will be held at 11 AM, Saturday, August 8, 2020, at Riverside Cemetery, Breckenridge, MN.

Jeff passed away at home in Grand Terrace, CA, in the arms of his mother and stepfather, after a long and courageous fight with cancer. He was 49 years old.

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Eugene "Bud" Leinen

Dec 11, 2019

Eugene “Bud” Leinen, 94, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at Twin Town Villa, Breckenridge. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at United Methodist Church, Breckenridge, with a visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Pastor Mark Gronseth will be officiating. Burial will be held...

Hebe Strom

Dec 2, 2019

Hebe Marian Strom, 100, passed away at CHI St. Francis Nursing Home, Breckenridge, MN, on Monday, December 2, 2019, in the presence of her family. The Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, December 7, 2019, with a visitation one hour prior to the service at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. Pastor Casey Bartlett, of...

Patrick "Pat" Allen

Nov 30, 2019

Patrick Lee Allen, 68, of Nashua, MN, passed away at St. Francis Medical Center, Breckenridge on November 30, 2019. The Memorial Service will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, December 6, 2019, with a visitation one hour prior to the service at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge.

Pat was born in Portland, OR, on June...

Patricia Rightmire

Nov 18, 2019

Patricia Mae Rightmire, 93, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away at St. Catherine's Living Center, Wahpeton, on November 18, 2019. Arrangements are pending with Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge.

Karen Werner

Nov 7, 2019

Karen Barbara (Brown) Werner was born September 4, 1944, in Washburn, North Dakota to (John) Ray and Florence (Barlow) Brown. After a long battle with cancer, she died on November 7th, 2019, in Breckenridge, MN.

Karen grew up on her family’s farm near Washburn and attended a one-room country school through grade six. She graduated from Washburn...

Orella Nelson

Nov 4, 2019

Celebrating the life of Orella Mary Jane Nelson, 94, of Breckenridge, MN. Orella passed away peacefully at St. Francis Nursing Home, Breckenridge, on Monday, November 4, 2019. Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday, November 8, 2019, at Harvest Outreach Church, Wahpeton, followed by the funeral service at 4:00 p.m. Pastor Dominick Warne will officiate....

Otillia "Tillie" Aune

Nov 2, 2019

Otillia “Tillie” Aune, 95, of Tintah, MN, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at the Broen Home in Fergus Falls, MN.  Visitation will be held on Friday, November 8, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM at St. Gall’s Catholic Church in Tintah.  Burial will be at St....

Eden Quast

Oct 25, 2019

Eden Rose Quast, infant daughter of Jonathan and Kimberly Quast, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019, at the Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minneapolis, MN. Her funeral will be on Thursday, October 31, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wahpeton. Public visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the...