William “Bill” Thomas Ward, 68, Mooreton, ND, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo. On January 2, 1951, in Breckenridge, MN, William Thomas Ward, was born, the son of Lester and Leona (Gast) Ward.  He was raised in a hard-working farming family and graduated from Wahpeton High School in 1969. On December 9, 1972 he was united in marriage to Yvonne Ethier in St. John’s Catholic Church, Wahpeton.  For the next 46 years they...

Robert “Bob” House Sr., 87, of New Ulm, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019, at the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm. Visitation will be 4 PM–7 PM, Sunday, November 17, 2019, at the Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge, MN. Funeral service will be at 3 PM on Monday, November 18, 2019, at the Breckenridge Lutheran Church in Breckenridge, MN, with a visitation one hour prior. Pastor Mark Manning will be officiating. Burial will...

Michael “Mike” Luebke, 53, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.  Visitation will be held on Monday, November 18, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, followed by his memorial service at 11:00 AM at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton, ND.  Rev. Mark Manning will officiate the service.  Burial will be at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Wahpeton.  Arrangements are entrusted to Vertin-Munson Funeral...

Edith Wawers passed away peacefully at Twin Town Villa in Breckenridge, MN, on Saturday, November 9, 2019, at the age of 95. The funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 16, 2019, at Vertin Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton, ND, with a visitation from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Burial will take place in Fairview Memorial Gardens in Wahpeton. Arrangements have been entrusted to Vertin Munson Funeral Home. Edith was united in marriage to Leander Wawers in 1943. They farmed...

Doris C. FitzPatrick, 90, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton.  A private family burial was held, and a memorial service will be planned at a later date.    Arrangements have been entrusted to Vertin-Munson Funeral Home. Doris was born on January 29, 1929, to Harry and Lyda Toms.  She lived in NJ, and later moved to Brooklyn, NY.  She married Mathew FitzPatrick in 1946, after WWII; he...

N. Winnifred “Wynne” Hendrickson, 95, of Wahpeton, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at Twin Town Villa. Visitation will be on Sunday, November 10, 2019, from 5PM to 7PM, followed by her prayer service at 7PM at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton. Visitation will continue on Monday, November 11, 2019, from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM, followed by her funeral service at 10:30 AM at Bethel Lutheran Church in Wahpeton. Burial will be at Knollwood Memorial Gardens in Fergus...

Thanh T. Tran, 70, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at her home.  Visitation will be on Friday, November 8, 2019, from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm followed by her service at 3:00 pm at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton.  Deacon Doug Campbell will officiate the service.  Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Wahpeton.  Thanh Thi Tran was born to Toan and Lan (Thi) Nguyen February 5, 1949, in Vietnam. She grew up there until in 1973, the war forced her...

Agnes Ista, 90, of Walcott, ND, passed away on Friday, November 1, 2019 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND.  Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, followed by her memorial service at 11:00 am at Zion United Methodist Church, rural Colfax.  Burial will be held at Zion United Methodist Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Roger Maris Cancer Center 61 for 61 Promotion. Arrangements are entrusted to Vertin-Munson...

Warren A. Lovas, 58, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019, at St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge. Visitation will be on Friday, November 1, 2019 from 1 PM to 2 PM followed by his funeral service at 2 PM at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton. Pastor Erika Buller will officiate the service. Burial following the service, will be at Riverside Cemetery in Hillsboro, ND at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Vertin-Munson Funeral Home. Warren...

Mary Tolo, 92, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at the Leach Home in Wahpeton.  Visitation will be held on Friday, November 22, 2019 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, followed by her memorial service at 11:00 am at Bethel Lutheran Church, Wahpeton, with Rev. Erika Buller officiating.  Burial will be at Fairview Memorial Gardens, Wahpeton.  Arrangements are entrusted to Vertin-Munson Funeral Home. Mary Jane Ness was born on January 8, 1927 to Miller and...