All Obituaries

Gloria Lund, 91, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020 at CHI St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge.  A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 10:00 AM at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Wahpeton.  A memorial service to remember Gloria's life will be held at a later date.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to CHI Health at Home Hospice, the Leach Home, or St. Francis Nursing Home.  Arrangements are entrusted to...

John A. Lee, 76, Colfax, ND, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in his home.  There will be a public visitation on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM followed by a private family service at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton, ND.  Pastor Julé Ballinger will officiate the service. Burial will be in Fairview Memorial Gardens, Wahpeton.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Vertin-Munson Funeral Home. He was born on December 27th,1943, to Tollef and Ethel...

Patricia A. Ward, age 84, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 22, 2020 from 12 PM to 1 PM, followed by a 1 PM memorial mass at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wahpeton. Fr. Dale Lagodinski will officiate the service. Inurnment will be in Fairview Cemetery in Wahpeton. All attendees are required to wear a face mask to enter the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to Vertin-Munson...

Nedjo Obucina, 72 of Wahpeton, ND, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020, at his home.  Services are pending at this time.  Arrangements entrusted to Vertin-Munson Funeral Home.

Marian E. Haugen, 83, Wyndmere, ND, passed on to eternal life on Saturday, May 9, 2020. A private family service will be held this week.  A church service will be held at a later date for the public. Arrangements have been entrusted to Vertin-Munson Funeral Home. She was born in Fargo, ND in December of 1936, to Norman and Ethyl Jordheim, she was raised on their family farm with her four brothers, Harold, Gene, Bob, and Curtis. She was baptized, confirmed, and a member at Walcott...

Henry J. L. Kjos, 90, Wyndmere, ND, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020, at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton, ND.  A private family service will be held with a celebration of Henry’s life at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton. Henry James Lee Kjos was born on September 23, 1929 to Peter J. and Irene (Lee) Kjos, their first child and only son.  He was raised on the family farm near Wyndmere, ND and was baptized...

The Public Visitation Procession for honoring Stuffy on Wednesday morning, May 13th, will meet at the west end of Main Street by FUOSV office building at 11:15 am.  The Fairmont Fire Department will organize and lead the Procession that will be starting at 11:30 am.   Delmer “Stuffy” Steffens, 90, of Fairmount, ND, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 at Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo, ND.  With the current health concerns impacting our country, there will be a private family...

Claudette Marie Hage (Stollenwerk), 81, of Breckenridge, formerly Colfax, ND, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at Twin Town Villa in Breckenridge, MN.  A private family service will be held on Friday, May 1, 2020. To view the service through our live stream at 7:00 pm, please go to www.vertinmunson.com.  Burial will take place in Richland Lutheran Cemetery near Walcott.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton. Claudette...

  Kenneth K. Skoog, 90, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020, at Eventide in Fargo due to the COVID-19 virus.  A memorial service may be held at a later date.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton. Kenneth Karl Skoog was born October 7, 1929, to Carl and Lydia (Blumer) Skoog in Fargo, ND.  His mother passed away when he was an infant and he was raised by his loving stepmom, Esther...

This service will be live-streamed on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at 2:30 pm through St. John's Catholic Church Please go to their website at www.stjohns-wahpeton.org  and click on the link or go to their facebook page. Kris Ann (Kurowski) Walsh of Meridian, ID, passed away in her home on April 22, 2020. A private family funeral will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at 2:30 pm. She was born on August 17, 1974 to Richard and Audrey (Kroll) Kurowski in Grand Forks,...