Obituaries

Jul 26, 2018

Herbert Alphonse Beyer, 88, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at his residence in Breckenridge on Thursday, July 26, 2018. The funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 30, 2018, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Breckenridge. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, July...

Jul 15, 2018

Gary Miller, 67, died Sunday, July 15, 2018, at his lake home surrounded by his loving family.

Memorial Services will be 2:00 P.M., Thursday, July 19, 2018, at Evangelical Covenant Church, Bemidji with Pastor Doug Geise officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  A Memorial Gathering will be held from 2-4:00...

Jul 15, 2018

Fern Elizabeth (Osborn) Ward, 96, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away peacefully at St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge on Saturday, July 15, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Valley Christian Church in Breckenridge with the visitation one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. Francis...

Jul 14, 2018

Duane Harold Gaustad, 79, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge, MN. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 23, 2018, followed immediately by the funeral service at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. Interment will be held at a later date....

Jul 13, 2018

Violet Gruenberg, 91, of Breckenridge, MN (formerly Wolverton, MN), passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018, at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton, ND, of acute leukemia.  Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 21, 2018, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., followed by a celebration of life service at 11:00 a.m. at Breckenridge Lutheran Church.  The burial will be...

Jul 3, 2018

Eline Dorothy Berg, 90, currently of Fargo, ND, formerly of Campbell, MN; Breckenridge, MN; and Ottertail Lake, MN; passed away at Sanford Broadway Medical Center in Fargo on July 3, 2018.

Eline Dorothy Bjornaas was born on September 6, 1927 in Underwood, MN to Peder and Martha (Kittelson) Bjornaas. She was baptized and confirmed at Rindal Lutheran...

Jul 2, 2018

Sy (Sylvester) Vincent Terfehr, 88, of Wahpeton, ND, formerly Kent, MN, passed away, surrounded by his family, on Monday, July 2, 2018, at St. Francis Medical Center in Breckenridge, MN. Visitation will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. with a prayer service at 4 p.m. on Friday, July 6, 2018, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home...

Jun 22, 2018

David “Clayton” Johnson, age 94, of Fergus Falls, MN, formerly of Tintah, MN, passed away on Friday, June 22, 2018, at Park Gardens Assisted Living in Fergus Falls. Visitation will be held on Monday, June 25, 2018, at St. Gall’s Catholic Church in Tintah, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m.  The Funeral...

Jun 18, 2018

Bette Jane Christensen, 90, of Campbell, MN passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018, at her residence in Twin Town Villa, Breckenridge, MN. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, June 21, 2018, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. The funeral service will be held...

Jun 15, 2018

Harry S. "Sam" Matheson, 88, of Breckenridge, MN passed away at his residence in Breckenridge on Friday, June 15, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 21, 2018, at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge with visitation one hour prior to the service.

Harry was born on January 10, 1930, in...

May 27, 2018

James Joseph (“Jim”) Vertin, 74, died on Sunday, May 27, 2018, in Minneapolis, MN after a two-year struggle with pulmonary fibrosis.

Following a visitation and funeral in Minneapolis, a hometown visitation will be held on Saturday, June 2, 2018, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM, at Joseph Vertin and Son’s Funeral Home in Breckenridge, MN. The burial...

May 24, 2018

Luella Frances Drewlow, 95, of Breckenridge, MN passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at St. Francis Medical Center in Breckenridge. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Breckenridge Lutheran Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. The interment...

May 24, 2018

Beth Marie Miranowski, 66, of Breckenridge, MN passed away on May 24, 2018, at her residence in Breckenridge. Visitation will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Breckenridge, followed immediately by the funeral mass at 1:00 p.m. at the church. Inurnment will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Breckenridge....

May 18, 2018

Francis Albert (Al) Rieber was born November 14th, 1925 in Kent, MN, to Ethel and Joseph Rieber. He attended country school through the 8th grade in Kent and through 10th grade in Breckenridge, MN. Al worked on a farm for Elo Abel where he met the love of his life and wife of 72 years, Donna (Bader) Rieber.

May 17, 2018

Audrene Lucille (Seuser) Light, 80, of Breckenridge, MN passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at St. Francis Nursing home in Breckenridge.

Audrene was born on June 7, 1937 in Albert Lea, MN to George and Arvella Seuser. She grew up and attended school there, graduating in 1955 from Albert Lea High School.

In 1958,...

May 15, 2018

Ambrose passed away at CHI- St. Francis Health Hospital in Breckenridge, MN on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at age 99 years and 9 months. The visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 2018 at First Lutheran Church in Britton, SD with a prayer service at 6:00 p.m. The visitation will resume at...

May 14, 2018

Rita Joanne (Nordick) Yaggie, 82, of Breckenridge, MN passed away on Monday, May 14, 2018 at Twin Town Villa in Breckenridge surrounded by her family after a three-year battle with lung cancer. A rosary will be held on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 4:30 p.m., followed by visitation from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a prayer service at...

Apr 27, 2018

Kenneth James Weidman, DDS died on Friday, April 27 at his home, outside under a blue sky.  He was born in Rochester, Minnesota on June 30, 1940.  He spent his entire young life there through Rochester Junior College.  He then attended the University of Minnesota where he eventually graduated dental school.  While awaiting a call to serve in the...

Apr 21, 2018

Bernice Doris Differding, 87, of Breckenridge, MN passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge. Public visitation will be Tuesday, April 24, 2018, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. Visitation will resume from 12:00 p.m. to...

Apr 9, 2018

Wayne Oliver Pratt was born on January 31, 1935, to Ralph and Esther (Klyberg) Pratt in Boyd, MN. He grew up and attended school in the Boyd area and graduated high school in Clarkfield, MN.

After graduation, he worked as an apprentice for a local plumber until joining the U.S. Army on February 5, 1958, at Granite...