Obituaries
Ethel Little
Jan 6, 2020
Ethel Little, 96, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020 at CHI St. Francis Healthcare in Breckenridge, MN. Visitation will be Thursday, January 9, 2020 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM with a prayer service at 6:00 PM at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton. Visitation will continue on Friday, January 10, 2020 from 2:00...
Mary Smedberg
Jan 5, 2020
Mary Alice (Susag) Smedberg, 81, of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020, at Lilac Homes Assisted Living Memory Care in Moorhead. Due to the current health concerns impacting the country, a private family service will be held on Saturday, May 23, 2020, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wahpeton to honor...
Frank Gregor
Jan 5, 2020
Frank Gregor, 97 of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton. Visitation will be on Thursday, January 9, 2020 from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM followed by his Memorial/Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 AM, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wahpeton. Fr. Dale Lagodinski will officiate the...
Herbert Hiedeman
Jan 5, 2020
Herbert Cecil Hiedeman, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, farmer and carpenter, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home in Fergus Falls, MN, at the age of 91. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 7, 2020 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM with a prayer service at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton. Visitation will continue...
Jerry Meyer
Dec 31, 2019
Jerry Meyer, 81, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 3, 2020 from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM, followed by a prayer service at 5:30 PM at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wahpeton. Visitation and a rosary will continue at the church...
Willard "Will" Stein
Dec 26, 2019
Willard “Will” Stein, 71, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at his home. Visitation will be on Friday, January 3, 2020 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM with a prayer service at 7:00 PM at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton. Visitation will continue on Saturday, January 4, 2020 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM followed...
Donavon Haertling
Dec 24, 2019
Donavon Haertling, 81 of Wyndmere, ND, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton, ND. Visitation will be on Saturday, December 28, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM followed by his memorial service at 11:00 AM at Wyndmere Lutheran Church in Wyndmere, ND. Pastor Diane Krumm will officiate the service. ...
Nichole Livingood
Dec 24, 2019
Nichole Livingood, 35, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at CHI St. Francis Healthcare in Breckenridge, MN. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2020 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, followed by her funeral service at 5:00 PM at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton. Arrangements are entrusted to Vertin-Munson Funeral Home....
Ruth Poppel
Dec 23, 2019
Ruth Ann Poppel, 84, of Wahpeton, ND, formerly of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2019, at Siena Court in Wahpeton. Visitation will be on Saturday, December 28, 2019, from 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM, followed by her funeral service at 11:00 AM, at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton. Rene Hasbargen will officiate the service. Burial will...
Ilene Drewlow
Dec 20, 2019
Ilene Mary Drewlow, 72, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away Friday, December 20, 2019, at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton. Visitation and a Rosary will begin at 1:00 PM followed by her Funeral Mass at 2:00 PM on Friday, December 27, 2019, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wahpeton. Fr. Tony Welle will officiate the service. Arrangements...
Vernon Althoff
Dec 15, 2019
Vernon Althoff, 92, of Mooreton, ND, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Visitation will be on Friday, December 20, 2019, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM with a prayer service at 7:00 PM at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton. Visitation will continue on Saturday, December 21st, from 9:30 AM to...
Susan Krimbill-Wischnak
Dec 8, 2019
Susan M. Krimbill-Wischnak, 51, of Hankinson, ND, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 8, 2019, surrounded by family, at Avera Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. Visitation will be Saturday, December 14, 2019, from 1 PM to 2 PM followed by a 2 PM service at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton, ND. Rev. Ken Adams will officiate. Arrangements...
John Rugenstein
Dec 7, 2019
John “Buzz” Rugenstein, 67, of Fairmount, ND, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND, surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be Thursday, December 12, 2019, from 5 PM to 7 PM followed by a prayer service at 7 PM at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton, ND. Visitation will continue...
Michael Friederichs
Dec 4, 2019
Michael John Friederichs, age 71, passed away at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND, December 4, 2019, after a camper explosion at his home. Visitation will be Monday, December 9, 2019, from 2 PM to 3 PM at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wahpeton, followed by his memorial service at 3 PM. Fr. Dale Lagodinski will officiate the...
Karen Hipp
Nov 24, 2019
Karen Hipp, 70, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at her home under the care of CHI Health at Home Hospice. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 29, 2019 from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM, followed by her Mass of Christian Burial at 2:30 PM at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wahpeton,...
Kathleen "Kathy" Hills
Nov 23, 2019
Kathleen “Kathy” Hills, 68, of Wahpeton, ND, formerly of Fairmount, ND, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at her home. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 29, 2019 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, followed by a prayer service at 7:00 PM at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home. Visitation will continue on Saturday from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM,...
Mike Paczkowski
Nov 20, 2019
Mike Paczkowski, 94, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton, surrounded by his wife and daughter. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 26, 2019, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM, followed by a celebration of life service at 10:00 AM at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in...
Henry Nyquist
Nov 18, 2019
Henry (H.T.) “Bud” Nyquist, 91, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2019 at Bethany Assisted Living in Fargo, ND. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 22, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, followed by his Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wahpeton. Burial will be at Calvary...
Lorraine Langseth
Nov 18, 2019
Lorraine Langseth, 102, of Breckenridge MN, formerly rural Barney ND, passed away Monday, November 18. Visitation will be Sunday, November 24 from 4 p.m. To 6 p.m. at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton. Visitation will continue Monday, November 25 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., followed by her funeral at 11 a.m. at Evergreen United Methodist Church...
Bryant Kressin
Nov 18, 2019
Bryant Kressin, 69, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2019 at Sanford Health on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Visitation will be on Saturday, November 23, 2019 from 10 AM to 11 AM followed by his memorial service at 11 AM at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wahpeton, ND, with Pastor Lyle Kath officiating. Burial will be...
