Obituaries

Mar 8, 2019

LeRoy Eugene LeNoue, 66, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at his residence on March 8, 2019. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., Thursday, March 21, 2019, followed by the memorial service at 1:00 p.m., at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. Jeanne Putnam will be the celebrant. Burial will be held at a later...

Mar 2, 2019

Paul J. LeNoue, age 78, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge. There will be a visitation held at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge on Thursday, March 7, 2019, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, with a prayer service at 6:00 pm. Visitation will continue at...

Feb 25, 2019

Louann Joy Freitag, 69, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away, surrounded by her loving family, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, on February 25, 2019. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, March 3, 2019, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. Visitation will resume from 9:00 a.m....

Feb 23, 2019

Shawn Marie Walberg, 52, of Nashua, MN, passed away at her residence on Saturday, February 23, 2019. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Friday, March 1, 2019, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. The funeral service will immediately follow the visitation at 6 p.m., with Father Stan Wieser officiating. Burial will take place...

Feb 10, 2019

Yvonne Margaret Marweg, 78, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at the St. Francis Nursing Home on Sunday, February 10, 2019. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, February 14, 2019, at the St. Francis Nursing Home Chapel, Breckenridge, followed immediately by the funeral service at 1:30 p.m. Pastor Mark Manning will be officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted...

Feb 9, 2019

Bradley Allen Benson, 59, of Dwight, ND, passed away at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND, on Saturday, February 9, 2019. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, February 15, 2019, at Breckenridge Lutheran Church, Breckenridge, immediately followed by the funeral at 2 p.m. at the church with Pastor Mark Manning officiating. Burial will be held...

Feb 8, 2019

Daniel Lee Bartelson, affectionately known as "Dan," 48, of Barnesville, MN, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Friday, February 8, 2019. He was born September 25, 1970, in Detroit Lakes, MN, the son of Duane and Mae (Frikken) Bartelson.

Dan graduated from Breckenridge High School, Class of 1989. Following graduation, he started his trucking career at...

Jan 24, 2019

Kevin Weik, 64, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2019, at CHI St. Francis Healthcare in Breckenridge.  Visitation will be held on Monday, January 28, 2019, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, followed by a prayer service at 7:00 pm at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge.  Visitation will continue Tuesday, January 29, 2019, from...

Jan 23, 2019

Clara Wetenkamp, 97, of Wahpeton, ND (formerly, Tintah, MN), passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, February 2, 2019, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. The funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, February 2, 2019, at...

Jan 7, 2019

Cecelia Ethel Johnson, 85, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2019, at her residence in Breckenridge. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 10, 2019, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m., at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. Visitation will resume from 9:00 a.m. to 10 a.m., Friday, January...

Jan 4, 2019

Eric Kath, age 36, of Nashua, MN, formerly of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on January 4, 2019, at his residence in Nashua. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, followed by a prayer service at 7:00 pm, on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. Visitation will continue on Thursday, January...

Dec 31, 2018

Kathryn Lynn Patty, 67, of Kent, MN, passed away suddenly at her residence on Monday, December 31, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 7 p.m., Friday, January 4, 2019, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, with visitation from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Arrangements have been entrusted to Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge....

Dec 16, 2018

Theresa “Tootie” Brantl, 88, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away peacefully at St. Francis Medical Center on Sunday, December 16, 2018. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, followed by a Christian Mother’s Rosary at 5:00 p.m. and a prayer service at 5:30 p.m. Visitation...

Dec 16, 2018

Dorothy Ann Monson, 77, of Fargo, ND (formerly Breckenridge, MN), passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 16, 2018, at Bethany Nursing Home, Fargo. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Friday, December 21, 2018, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge. Burial will immediately follow the visitation at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Wahpeton. The funeral...

Dec 14, 2018

Scott Heitkamp, 56, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018, at CHI St. Francis Hospital in Breckenridge.  Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 20, 2018, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, followed by a prayer service at 7:00 pm at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge.  Visitation will continue on Friday, December 21,...

Dec 9, 2018

Algona Baumann, 85, passed away December 9, 2018, at St Catherine's Living Center in Wahpeton, ND. Algona was born October 20, 1933, in Storden, Minnesota, the daughter of late Fred and Camilla Henkel. She was the fifth of six children. On March 8, 1952, she married LaVerne Baumann and moved to a dairy farm near Storden and raised 4 boys...

Dec 9, 2018

Catherine Marie Miller, 64, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at St. Francis Medical Center, Breckenridge, on Sunday, December 9, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, December 15, 2018, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, with a visitation at 2:00 p.m.

Catherine was born in Norfolk, NE, on February 19, 1954,...

Dec 8, 2018

Louise Laura Wieser, 99, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at her residence on Saturday, December 8, 2018. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, December 14, 2018, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, with a Christian Mother’s Rosary at 5:30 p.m. The prayer service will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home....

Nov 23, 2018

Roger Platt, 76, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at his residence on Friday, November 23, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home and Pastor Mark Manning will be officiating.

Nov 21, 2018

James E. Stargel, 78, of Nashua, MN, passed away under the compassionate care of hospice on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, MN. The funeral service will be held at 11...