Obituaries

Ashley Steed

Ashley Steed

Feb 12, 2008

Ashley Nicole Steed, 25, Cedar Park, Texas, died Tuesday, February 12, 2008. The funeral service for Ashley will be held at the United Methodist Church in Breckenridge, MN at 10:00 AM on Friday, February 22, 2008 with Pastor Wendell Kelm officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 21, 2008 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM with a prayer service...

Cludia Christensen

Cludia Christensen

Feb 10, 2008

Former Breckenridge Resident Cludia E. Christensen 93, of Olympia, Washington died Sunday, February 10, 2008. She was born August 12, 1914, at Bell Center, Wisconsin, to Sidney and Maude Vaillancourt. She was their only daughter, the oldest of seven children. Cludia was united in marriage to Ingward (Ed) Christensen, June 20, 1936. The couple lived and raised their five children...

Milton Grenier

Milton Grenier

Feb 7, 2008

Milton L. Grenier, 98, Kent, MN, passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2008 at St. Catherine's Living Center, Wahpeton, ND. Milton was born on March 7, 1909 north of Kent, MN, the son of Edward and Ida (Ihland) Grenier. He was raised on the farm near Kent by his grandparents, as his mother died when he was five days old....

Joyce McCahan

Joyce McCahan

Jan 27, 2008

Joyce McCahan, 71, Wahpeton, ND, formerly of Cando, ND, died January 27, 2008 at St. Catherine's Living Center, Wahpeton, ND. Her funeral will be held on Friday, February 1, 2008 at 2:00 PM at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home Chapel, Breckenridge, MN with Pastor Todd Gafkjen officiating. Visitation will be Friday, February 1, 2008 beginning at 12:00 noon until...

Patrick Antrim

Patrick Antrim

Jan 26, 2008

Patrick "Pat" Antrim, 61, Brooklyn Park, MN, formerly of Breckenridge, MN, died Saturday, January 26, 2008 at his residence in Brooklyn Park. The funeral service for Pat will be held on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 2:00 PM at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home Chapel, Breckenridge, MN, with Fr. Kenneth Popp officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to...

Dorothy Hirsch

Dorothy Hirsch

Jan 22, 2008

Dorothy Hirsch, 82, of Breckenridge, MN died peacefully at Innovis Hospital with her family by her bedside on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. Funeral services will be on Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 11:00 AM at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, MN with Pastor Mark Manning officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral...

Marvel Johnson

Marvel Johnson

Jan 18, 2008

Marvel (Edenstrom) Johnson, 92, of Breckenridge, MN, formerly of Wolverton, MN, died January 18, 2008 at St. Francis Healthcare Campus, Breckenridge, MN. Her funeral will be held on Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 10:00 AM at the Eagle Valley Evangelical Free Church, Christine, ND, with Pastor Bob Grohman officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday, January 23, 2007 from 4:00 PM...

Pearl Toelle

Pearl Toelle

Jan 12, 2008

Pearl Toelle, 76, Wahpeton, ND, formerly of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2008, at St. Catherine's Living Center in Wahpeton, ND. Funeral services will be on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 11:00 AM at Grace Lutheran Church, Breckenridge, MN with Pastor Burt Benson officiating. Visitation will be on Monday, January 14, 2008, from 4:00 PM to 7:00...

Ruth Lechleiter

Ruth Lechleiter

Jan 3, 2008

Ruth Lechleiter, 87, of rural Breckenridge, MN, died January 3, 2008 at St. Francis Healthcare Campus, Breckenridge. Ruth was born March 31, 1920 on the farm near Kent, MN, the daughter of Frank and Gail (Grovum) Merrick. She went to elementary school at Kent, and graduated from Breckenridge, Minn. High School in 1937. Ruth went on to receive a degree...

Harry Armstrong

Harry Armstrong

Jan 2, 2008

Harry Armstrong, 75, of Breckenridge, MN, died January 2, 2008 at his residence in Breckenridge. His funeral will be held on Monday, January 7, 2008 at 2:00 PM at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home Chapel, Breckenridge, MN with Pastor Mark Manning officiating. Visitation will be Monday, January 7, from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM at Joseph Vertin & Sons...

Verna Schuster

Verna Schuster

Dec 23, 2007

Verna K. Schuster, 89, of Barnesville, MN, formerly of Breckenridge, MN, died Sunday, December 23, 2007 at the Good Samaritan Center, Barnesville, MN. Verna K. Parde was born December 22, 1918 to Edd and Grace (Duitsman) Parde near Adams, Nebraska. The family then moved to Pickrell, Neb., where she grew up and attended school, completing her formal education in 1933,...

Laura Peterson

Laura Peterson

Dec 5, 2007

Laura M. Peterson, 79, Wahpeton, ND, died December 5, 2007 at Innovis Hospital, Fargo, ND. Laura Margaret Gartner was born September 6, 1928 in Hebron, ND, the daughter of George and Barbara (Loren) Gartner. She grew up and attended school in the Hebron area. Laura worked as a waitress in Flasher, and later worked as a waitress in Billings, MT....

Edwin Braun

Edwin Braun

Dec 5, 2007

Edwin J. Braun, 86, Breckenridge, MN, died December 5, 2007 at St. Francis Healthcare Campus in Breckenridge. Edwin Joseph Braun was born December 26, 1920, at White Rock, SD to Henry and Mary (Kraus) Braun. He attended Moreland School through the 8th grade and then farmed with his dad and brothers. In March, 1945, he entered the Navy, where on...

Glen Johnson

Glen Johnson

Dec 2, 2007

Glen V. Johnson, 60, of rural Breckenridge, MN, died December 2, 2007 at MeritCare Medical Center, Fargo, ND. His funeral will be Friday, December 7, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. at Breckenridge Lutheran Church, Breckenridge, MN, with Pastor Harvey Henderson officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 6, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a Prayer Service at 7:00...

Ralph Jost

Ralph Jost

Nov 28, 2007

Ralph C. Jost, 84, Wahpeton, ND, died November 28, 2007 at St. Catherine's Living Center, Wahpeton. The funeral will be held on Monday, December 3, 2007 at 2:00 PM at Harvest Outreach Church, Wahpeton, ND with Pastor Todd Gafkjen officiating. Visitation will be on Sunday, December 2, 2007 from 4 PM to 7 PM; Prayer Service at 7 PM at...

Kenneth Korinek

Kenneth Korinek

Nov 27, 2007

Kenneth Korinek, 54, Breckenridge, MN passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2007 at St. Catherine's Living Center, Wahpeton, ND. Funeral services will be on Friday, November 30, 2007 at 1:00 PM at Breckenridge Lutheran Church, Breckenridge, MN with Pastor Mark Manning officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday, November 29, 2007 from 4 pm to 8 pm with a Prayer Service...

Robert Church

Robert Church

Nov 17, 2007

Robert "Bob" Church, 64, rural Tintah, MN, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2007 at Lake Region Hospital, Fergus Falls, MN. Funeral services will be on Friday, November 23, 2007 at 2:30 PM at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be at Riverside...

Joan Braun

Joan Braun

Nov 2, 2007

Joan Braun, 65, Eagle Lake, near Battle Lake, MN passed away on Friday, November 2, 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer at her residence with her family by her side. Funeral services will be on Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 10:30 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Breckenridge, MN with Father Bob Kiefer officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday,...

Ted Prieb, Jr

Ted Prieb, Jr

Oct 24, 2007

Theodore "Ted" Prieb, Jr., 67, Pelican Rapids, MN, formerly of Rural Rothsay, MN passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at Golden Living Center, Battle Lake, MN. Funeral services will be on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 10:30 AM at Faith Lutheran Church, Wolverton, MN with Pastor Clay Ellingson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at...

Marilyn Thompson

Marilyn Thompson

Oct 22, 2007

Marilyn Thompson, 69, Breckenridge, MN, died on Monday, October 22, 2007, at St. Francis Healthcare Campus, Breckenridge, MN, with family by her side, following a courageous five-year battle against cancer. Her funeral will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 25, 2007, at the United Methodist Church in Breckenridge, MN, with the Rev. Terry Tilton officiating. Visitation will be from...