Obituaries

Jan 27, 2022

Aloysius “Bud” Meyer, age 95, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Twin Town Villa in Breckenridge. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 30, 2022, from 2 PM to 4 PM followed by his 4 PM prayer service at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton, ND. Visitation will continue at St. John’s Catholic...

Jan 24, 2022

Daniel Luther John Aho, age 56, passed away on January 24, 2022, at Sanford Broadway Medical Center in Fargo. He was born on May 4, 1965, to Bernard and Rose Aho in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and grew up in Rindge, New Hampshire. He met his bride Nancy Johnson in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, and they were married in...

Jan 23, 2022

Helen Beyer, age 89, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at Bethany on University, Fargo.

Helen was born on her family’s first farm home at Elliott, ND to Frank and Anastasia Ficenec. She grew up on a farm north of Milnor, ND with siblings Mary, Anna, Frankie, Dorothy, Joe and Alice. Helen...

Jan 22, 2022

Mary Amundsen, 74 of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on January 22, 2022. Visitation will be held from 10 am to 11 am, Saturday, September 10, 2022, at St. John’s Catholic Church, Wahpeton, ND, followed by her Funeral Mass at 11 am at the church. The services will be officiated by Fr. Dale Lagodinski. Burial will be held...

Jan 22, 2022

Lisa L. Smith, age 52, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at Sanford Broadway Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 11, 2022, from 1 PM to 2 PM followed by her 2 PM funeral service at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton, ND. Rene Hasbargen will officiate the...

Jan 22, 2022

Lorraine Wieser, 96, of Wahpeton, ND, ended life on earth the way she often spent it, with a rosary in her hands on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at Twin Town Villa in Breckenridge, MN, under the care of CHI Health at Home Hospice. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 28, 2022, from 5 PM to 7 PM with...

Jan 12, 2022

Mabel C. Schmitz, 100, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Eventide in Fargo. Services will be held on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at 2:00 pm, with visitation 1 hour prior at Hope Lutheran Church, South Campus in Fargo. Pastor Keith Walka will officiate the service. Burial will be in Fairview Memorial Gardens...

Jan 10, 2022

Joyce M. Brophy, 89, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022, at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton. A memorial service will be held at United Church of Christ in Wahpeton, on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 11:00 AM with visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor Ken Adams will officiate. Arrangements have been entrusted...

Jan 8, 2022

Vi Merchant, 90, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton.  Visitation will be held on Friday, January 14, 2022, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, followed by her prayer service at 7:00 PM at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton.  Visitation will continue on Saturday, January 15, 2022,...

Jan 8, 2022

Ross West, age 97, of Yankton, South Dakota and formerly of Wahpeton, North Dakota, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton with his daughter, Pauline, by his side.

A Zoom Memorial Service handled by Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Breckenridge, MN will be held...

Jan 3, 2022

Linda McDougall, Wahpeton, passed away in her home in the presence of her family and under the care of CHI Hospice on January 3rd, 2022.  Visitation will be held from 5-7 PM, Friday, January 7, 2022, at Vertin-Munson Wahpeton Funeral Home, Wahpeton. The funeral will be held at Evergreen United Methodist Church in Wahpeton at 10 AM...

Dec 25, 2021

Irene Thiel, 86, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021.  Visitation will be held at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wahpeton on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at 4:00 PM, followed by a prayer service and rosary at 5:30 PM.  The family would like to invite everyone to join them at Texas Crossing in Tyler,...

Dec 16, 2021

Elmer Louis Mindeman, 94, of Barney, ND, passed away on December 16, 2021, at Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo, ND.  Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at 11 am, with visitation one hour prior to service at Peace Lutheran Church in Barney, ND.  Rev. Brock Schmeling will officiate the service.  Arrangements have been...

Dec 14, 2021

Darlene B. Estes, age 89, of Hankinson, ND, formerly of Abercrombie, ND, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at St. Gerard’s Community of Care Nursing Home in Hankinson. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, from 5 PM to 7 PM followed by her 7 PM prayer service at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton,...

Dec 11, 2021

Lori Peplinski, 59, of Barney, ND, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021, in the care of East Essentia in Fargo, ND. Her funeral service will be held Saturday, December 18, 2021, at the Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, with visitation beginning at 1 p.m. and the funeral service starting at 2 p.m. René Hasbargen will be officiating. A live stream...

Dec 10, 2021

Fred Christensen Jr., age 81, formerly a longtime resident of Rutland, ND, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021, at St. Catherine’s Living Center under the care of hospice in Wahpeton, ND. A private family service will be held in July 2022 at the annual Christensen Classic. Please leave any condolence messages on the funeral home website...

Dec 9, 2021

Gregory “Greg” Allen Ista, 56, of Fargo, ND, passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday, December 9, 2021.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton, ND.

Greg was born October 31, 1965 to Allen and DeAnn (Lokken) Ista in Fargo, ND. He was the youngest of 4 children, with three...

Dec 7, 2021

Timothy "Tim" Morris, 62, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 7, 2021, with his loving wife Mary by his side. A Memorial Gathering will be held Sunday, December 19, 2021, at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home starting at 1 p.m. and ending at 4 p.m. A time of sharing has been set aside at 1:30 p.m. for anyone...

Dec 5, 2021

Sharon (Wiens) Seibel, 77, of Wahpeton, ND, went home to the Lord in the late hours of Sunday, December 5, 2021, at St. Francis Medical Center of Breckenridge, MN. A Memorial service will be held Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 2 p.m. with visitation held an hour prior at the Faith Church in Wahpeton. Pastor Mark Norman will be officiating. A live...

Dec 2, 2021

Stephen W. Campbell, 95, of Fairmount, ND, passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2021, at Pioneer Senior Cottages in Breckenridge, MN.  Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 9, 2021, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, followed by a time of sharing at 7:00 PM at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton, ND.  Visitation will continue on Friday,...