Obituaries

Elroy Korth

Elroy Korth

Jul 23, 2014

Elroy Charles Korth, 93, of Morris, MN, formally of Breckenridge, MN, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at West Wind Village in Morris. The visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00PM, with a prayer service at 7:00, on Monday, July 28, at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. The visitation will continue on Tuesday, July 29 from 10:00...

Don Rittenour

Don Rittenour

Jul 13, 2014

Don Raymond Rittenour, 74, of Nashua, MN, passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2014, at St. Francis health Care Campus in Breckenridge, MN. The visitation will be on Wednesday, July 16, from 5:00 to 7:00PM with a prayer service at 7:00, at St. Gall's Catholic Church in Tintah, MN. The Mass of Christian Burial will be on Thursday, July 17...

Roger Schimmel

Roger Schimmel

Jul 11, 2014

Roger William Schimmel, 74, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away in his home, Friday, July 11, 2014. There will be a visitation at the United Methodist Church in Breckenridge on Tuesday, July 13, from 6:00 to 7:00pm, followed by a prayer service at 7:00. The visitation will continue at the church on Wednesday, July 16, from 1:00 to 2:00PM followed by...

Steven Newell

Steven Newell

Jul 5, 2014

Services: Riverside Cemetery, Breckenridge MN – July 17th, 2014 – 2:30 P.M. Beloved son of Anita Mary and Steven Waite Newell passed away on July 5th, 2014. Steven is survived by his Mother Anita, Grandmother Alice Neuman and Grandmother Nancy Newell, Step Father David Bell, Uncle Alan Neuman, and Aunt Lisa (Newell) Wolfe. Steven loved sports especially basketball, loved school,...

Louise Taplin

Louise Taplin

Jun 30, 2014

Louise Ann Taplin, 80, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Monday, June 30, 2014, at St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge, MN. The visitation will be from 9:00 to 10:00am at the St. Francis Nursing Home Chapel, on Thursday, July 3, 2014. The Celebration of Life Service will follow at 10:00. Father Joe Backowski will be the celebrant. The interment...

Stanley Mann

Stanley Mann

Jun 29, 2014

Stanley Oran Mann, 61, of Doran, MN, passed away at St. Francis Health Care Campus, Sunday, June 29, 2014. The visitation will be at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, from 9:30 to 10:30am, on Monday, July 7, 2014, followed by the funeral at 10:30. Pastor John Andrews will be officiating. Interment will be at Vukku Cemetery near...

Lamar House

Lamar House

Jun 14, 2014

Lamar Rieger House, 88, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Villa Marie Nursing Home in Fargo. The visitation will be Thursday, June 19, 2014, from 12:00 to 1:00PM, at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, MN, followed by the funeral at 1:00PM.Pastor Mark Manning will be officiating. Interment will be at the Fairview Memorial Garden...

Albert Thorson

Albert Thorson

Jun 8, 2014

Albert Wayne Thorson, 78, of Breckenridge, MN, formerly of Clinton, MN, passed away on June 8, 2014 at St. Francis Health Care Campus in Breckenridge. The visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00PM, Friday, June 13, at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, followed by the funeral at 2:00PM. Pastor Mark Manning is officiating. The interment will be...

Cecile Heiser

Cecile Heiser

Jun 3, 2014

Cecile Marie Heiser, 70, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND, on June 3, 2014. There will be a visitation from 5:00 to 8:00PM, with a Christian Mothers Rosary at 6:00, and a prayer service at 7:00, on Friday, June 6, at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. Visitation will continue at 9:00AM on...

Magnus Vizenor

Magnus Vizenor

May 28, 2014

Magnus Vizenor, 76, of Ponsford, MN, formerly of Breckenridge, MN, passed away in his home on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. There will be a visitation from 1:00 to 5:00PM, with a prayer service at 4:00PM, on Sunday, June 1, at Old Pine Point School in Ponsford. The visitation will continue from 9:00 to 10:30AM, on Monday, June 2, at Joseph...

Harold Pazdernik

Harold Pazdernik

May 22, 2014

Harold E. Pazdernik, age 78, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND. The funeral service will be at 11:00 AM on Friday, May 30, 2014, at Breckenridge Lutheran Church in Breckenridge, with Pastor Mark Manning officiating. There will be a visitation at Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge...

Bernard Doll

Bernard Doll

May 21, 2014

Bernard "Bim" Paul Doll, age 87, of Wheaton, MN, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Traverse Care Center in Wheaton, MN. The funeral mass will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 11:00 AM at St. Gall's Catholic Church in Tintah, MN, with Father Mike Kellogg officiating. There will be a visitation on Tuesday, May 27, 2014...

Marian Larsen

Marian Larsen

May 9, 2014

Marian Bernice Larsen, 79, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014 at the Twin Town Villa in Breckenridge. The visitation will be at Joseph Vertin &Sons Funeral Home, from 5:00 to 8:00PM, Sunday, May 11, 2014, with the prayer service at 7:00. The visitation will continue at Breckenridge Lutheran Church on Monday, May 12th from 10:00 to...

Marilyn Grant

Marilyn Grant

May 1, 2014

Marilyn Jessie Grant, 81, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND. The visitation will be at Joseph Vertin & Sons in Breckenridge, on Monday, May 5, from 10:00 to 11:00AM, followed by the funeral at 11:00AM. Pastor Ken Kirchenwitz will be officiating. Marilyn was born May 1, 1933 to Otto...

Vernon Hames

Vernon Hames

Apr 29, 2014

Vernon Randall Hames, Sr., 71, of Wolverton, MN, passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND. The visitation will be at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, MN, from 1:00 to 2:00pm, on Thursday, May 1, 2014, followed by the funeral at 2:00PM. Pastor Mark Manning will be officiating. Vernon was born to...

Stanley Strohschein

Stanley Strohschein

Apr 25, 2014

Stanley Theodore Strohschein, 84, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014, at St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge. The visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00am, on Tuesday, April 29, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Great Bend, ND, followed by the funeral at 11:00am. Pastor Sean Daenzer will be officiating. The interment will be at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery...

Donna Backer

Donna Backer

Apr 19, 2014

Donna Marie Backer, 78, of Breckenridge, MN, formerly of Campbell, MN, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge. Her celebration of life will take place at the St. Francis Nursing Home Chapel on Tuesday, April 22, with visitation from 12:00 to 1:00PM, followed by the funeral service at 1:00. Father Joe Backowski will...

Brenda Wigdahl

Brenda Wigdahl

Apr 17, 2014

Brenda Wigdahl, 64, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014, at St. Francis Hospital in Breckenridge. The visitation will be at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, from 1:00 to 2:00PM, Monday, April 21, 2014, followed by the funeral service at 2:00PM. Pastor Mark Manning will be officiating. Brenda was born July 17, 1949, at Fergus...

Florence Willard

Florence Willard

Apr 13, 2014

Florence L. Willard, 94, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away at St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge on Sunday, April 13, 2014. The visitation will be at St. Gall's Catholic Church in Tintah, MN from 12:00 to 2:00PM, on Thursday, April 17, followed by the Celebration of Life Service at 2:00PM. Father Mike Kellogg will be the celebrant. The interment will...

Rodney Willemssen

Rodney Willemssen

Apr 8, 2014

Rodney, or 'Rocky' as he came to be known, was born December 17th, 1953, in Breckenridge, MN, the second son to Thaine 'Doc' and Donna (Lee) Willemssen; he died Tuesday, April 08, 2014, at St. Catherine's Living Center, Wahpeton, ND. Services include a public visitation on Friday, April 11th, from 5pm to 8pm, with a 7pm prayer service, at Joseph...