Obituaries

Roger Bramel

Roger Bramel

Jul 25, 2024

Roger Bramel, 99 of Wahpeton, ND, passed away at St. Catherine’s Living Center, on Thursday, July 25, 2024. A memorial service will be held on Monday, July 29, 2024, at 11:00 am, with visitation one hour before the service, at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, prior to the service at 9 am. Pastor Ken...

Kenneth "Ken" Lindsay

Kenneth "Ken" Lindsay

Jul 24, 2024

Kenneth "Ken" Lindsay, a loving Husband, Father, and Grandfather, passed away on July 24, 2024, in Fargo, North Dakota. His memorial service will be held at Bethel Lutheran Church in Wahpeton, ND on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at 11:00 AM, with visitation one hour before the service. Pastor Rich Kramer will officiate the service.

Ken was born on May 12, 1943,...

Fr. William Ovsak

Fr. William Ovsak

Jul 22, 2024

Fr. William T. OvsakBorn July 24, 1938, at St. Michaels Hospital, Grand Forks, ND - Entered Eternal Rest, on July 22, 2024.

His parents were John Stephen and Margaret Mary, deceased, his mother in 1946 with her burial in Notre Dame Cemetery, Chicago, IL. His father was buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Frazee, MN in 1967. His brothers and sisters were...

Charles "Chuck" Schiele

Charles "Chuck" Schiele

Jul 21, 2024

Charles Schiele, 73 of Fairmount, ND, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2024, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. His memorial service will be held at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton, ND on Friday, August 2, 2024, at 11:00 am, with visitation one hour before the service. Monsignor Brian Donahue will officiate the service. 

Charles “Chuck, Chucky or Ed” Schiele was...

ClaraAnn Evavold

ClaraAnn Evavold

Jul 20, 2024

ClaraAnn Evavold, 85 of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Ecumen Evergreens in Moorhead, MN. Her funeral service will be held at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton, on Friday, July 26, 2024, at 11:00 AM with visitation one hour before the service. René Hasbargen will officiate the service. Burial will be in...

Alta B. Lehmann

Alta B. Lehmann

Jul 19, 2024

Alta Betty Lehmann, age 86, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024, in Horace, ND at her daughter’s home surrounded by Love, under the care of Hospice. A funeral service to celebrate Alta’s life will be held at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton, ND on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 11:00 am, with visitation one hour prior to the service....

Sylpha Lee

Sylpha Lee

Jul 19, 2024

Sylpha Marie Ann (Bjerkager) Lee, 96, passed away July 19, 2024, at Four Seasons Healthcare in Forman, ND. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Colfax, ND. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Cemetery,...

Brandy Hagen

Brandy Hagen

Jul 18, 2024

Brandy Hagen, 43 of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2024.  The family held a gathering to honor her life. 

She was born to Donna and Mel Hagen on July 11, 1981, in Breckenridge, MN.  Brandy was the kindest person you ever met. She could solve everyone's problems but her own.  

She is survived by her son, Blaine, and...

Donald R. Ewald

Donald R. Ewald

Jul 7, 2024

Don Ewald, 89, passed away peacefully at St. Catherine’s Benedict Home in Wahpeton, ND on Sunday, July 7, 2024, after a long battle with kidney disease. His funeral service will be at Peace Lutheran Church in Barney, ND at 11 AM on Monday, July 15, 2024, with visitation starting at 10 AM. Pastor Brock Schmeling will officiate.  The burial will...

Lamar Wells

Lamar Wells

Jul 2, 2024

Lamar K. Wells, 82, of Wyndmere, ND, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in CHI St. Joseph Health in Park Rapids, MN, surrounded by his family.  A private family burial will take place in the coming days.  

Daniel Cagley

Daniel Cagley

Jul 2, 2024

Daniel “Dan” Cagley, 65, passed away Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024, at his home in Corcoran, MN. His service will be held Monday, July 8, 2024, at Vertin Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton, ND. Family will receive the public from 10-11 AM and the Funeral Service will be held at 11 AM.  Fr. Greg Haman will officiate the service. Burial will...

Reese Lewis

Reese Lewis

Jun 29, 2024

Reese D. Lewis, 19 of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Fargo, North Dakota.  His funeral mass will be held on Friday, July 5, 2024, at 2:00 pm with visitation 2 hours before his service, at St. John's Catholic Church in Wahpeton. Fr. Greg Haman will officiate. 

Reese Daniel Lewis was born to Steven Lewis and Stacie...

Robert Matejcek

Robert Matejcek

Jun 21, 2024

Robert Anthony Matejcek was born on May 18, 1956, in Breckenridge, Minnesota to Wilbur and Marian (Schirmers) Matejcek of Wahpeton, North Dakota. He attended grade school through 8th grade at St. John's Catholic School and graduated from Wahpeton High School in 1974. He married Cynthia Krump at St. John's Catholic Church in Wahpeton on May 20, 1977. To this union...

Denice A. Schueller

Denice A. Schueller

Jun 17, 2024

Denice A. Schueller, 69, of Wahpeton, North Dakota, passed away Monday, June 17, 2024, at Essential Hospital in Fargo, with her husband by her side. Denice was born in Wells, Minnesota, to the late Lonnie and Phyllis (Kliendl) Ackerman. Denice met Rick Schueller in 2012 while working together in Willmar and married on May 6, 2017, at the Little Brown...

Lucille E. Holmly Gould

Lucille E. Holmly Gould

Jun 16, 2024

Lucille Elizabeth Kensinger was born April 4, 1929, in Rolette, ND to Fred and Elizabeth (Johnson) Kensinger, youngest child in a family of 2 brothers and a sister.

She had an active childhood which involved riding horse, working on farms, playing trumpet, reading voraciously, drawing, and enjoying school. Lucille graduated from Rolette, ND high school at 16.

She married Wendall Holmly when...

Dr. Jeffrey Sikorski

Dr. Jeffrey Sikorski

Jun 16, 2024

Dr. Jeffrey Sikorski, 70, of Colorado Springs, passed away far too soon on June 16, 2024. 

Jeff was born in Breckenridge, MN on June 22, 1953. He graduated from Fairmount High School in 1971. He earned a Doctor of Optometry degree from Pacific University in 1982, followed by a Master of Science in Clinical Optometric Management in 1993.

Jeff enjoyed fishing, skiing,...

Steve Bellmore

Steve Bellmore

Jun 10, 2024

Steve Bellmore, 64, of Fairmount, ND, passed away on June 10, 2024, in Fairmount. Born on March 18, 1960, in Winston Salem, NC, to Charles and Patricia (Whedbee) Bellmore, Steve was the eldest of his siblings: Brian, Jeff, Mike, Kathy, Mark, Kim, and Dean.After high school, Steve began a career at Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative in Wahpeton, where he dedicated 44...

Audrey Gilles

Audrey Gilles

Jun 7, 2024

Audrey Gilles, 92, Wahpeton ND, died on June 7, 2024, under the care of hospice and compassionate caregivers at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton. A Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at 11:00 AM with family receiving the public from 9:00 AM-10:30 AM with a Catholic Daughters Rosary being said at 10:30 AM at St. John’s...

June Nelson

June Nelson

Jun 4, 2024

June M. (Olthoff) Nelson, age 87, died on June 4, 2024, at Eventide Care Center in Fargo, ND. 

A Memorial Service is scheduled for Friday, June 28, 2024, at 11:00 am, with visitation from 9:30 am - 11:00 am, at St. John's Catholic Church in Wahpeton, ND.  Fr. Greg Haman will officiate. A private family burial will take place at St....

Stuart Flaa

Stuart Flaa

Jun 2, 2024

Stuart Flaa, 81 of Fargo, ND, formerly of Abercrombie, ND, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2024, in his home.  Visitation will be on Friday, June 7, 2024, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, followed by his funeral service at 11:00 am, at Bethany Free Lutheran Church in rural Abercrombie, ND.  Pastor Thomas Reagan will officiate the service. Burial will...