Obituaries
Elsie Griffith
Nov 25, 2014
Elsie Griffith, 94, Wahpeton, ND, formerly of Galchutt, ND passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Funeral Mass will be on Monday, December 1, at 10:30 AM at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Mooreton, ND with Rev. Peter Anderl officiating. Visitation will be on Sunday from 4 PM to 7 PM with a prayer vigil at...
Grace Patterson
Nov 20, 2014
Grace Patterson, 94, Wahpeton, ND passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2014 at CHI St. Francis Health, Breckenridge, MN. Funeral services will be on Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Bethel Lutheran Church, Wahpeton with Rev. Jim Gustafson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery, Wahpeton. Arrangements are entrusted...
Grant Karamanov
Nov 13, 2014
Grant Karamanov, 75, Wahpeton, ND, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Visitation and remembrance of Grant's life with his family will be Tuesday, November 18, from 4 PM to 6 PM at Willow Creek Chapel, Wahpeton. Grant was born June 8, 1939, the son of Israfion and Rosa (Asrieva) Karamanov in Baku, Azerbaijan, the former...
Carole Vigen
Nov 8, 2014
Carole was born on April 23, 1959 in Breckenridge, MN to Duane and Arlene (Friskop) Lillestol. She grew up on the farm near Wyndmere, ND and was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Delamere, ND. She attended school in Wyndmere and graduated from Wyndmere High School in 1977. She then attended NDSCS for Secretary Administration and started working for...
Kim Barringer
Nov 5, 2014
Kim William Barringer of Wahpeton, ND passed away on November 5, 2014. Kim was born on July 18th 1957 in Lisbon, ND to Percy and Vyrlee(Martin) Barringer. He moved with the family to Gwinner, ND in 1962 where he attended North Sargent elementary and high school until age 16 and later went on to earn his GED. Kim was active...
Bonnie Muehlberg
Nov 4, 2014
Bonnie Jean Muehlberg, 63, longtime resident of Rolette, ND, passed away on November 4, 2014 at Marie Steiner Kelting Hospice House in Chaska, MN. The Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, November 6, at St. John's Catholic Church in Wahpeton, ND. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be...
Donald Freitag
Oct 24, 2014
Donald "Don" Alroy Freitag, 88, Wahpeton, ND passed away on Friday, October 24, 2014 at St. Catherine's Living Center, Wahpeton. Funeral services will be on Tuesday, October 28, at 2:00 PM at Willow Creek Chapel, Wahpeton with Rev. Peter Erickson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the chapel. Interment will be at Fairview Memorial Gardens,...
Lola Hokenson
Oct 19, 2014
Lola Hokenson, 95, Wahpeton, ND died on Sunday October 19, 2014 at the St. Catherine's Living Center, Wahpeton, ND. A Celebration of her life will be held on Friday, October 31 at the Bethel Lutheran Church, Wahpeton, ND at 11:00 A.M with Rev. Jim Gustafson officiating. Burial will be held at Fairview Memorial Gardens, Wahpeton, ND. Arrangements have been entrusted...
Olivia Schutz
Oct 19, 2014
Olivia Rose Schutz, 18 months, went to be with our Lord on Sunday, October 19, 2014, at her home in Wahpeton, ND, under the care of her loving family and hospice. The Funeral Service will be Wednesday, 6:00 PM at Willow Creek Chapel, Wahpeton, with Rev. Dean Bjorlin officiating. Visitation will be from 5 PM to 6 PM at Willow...
John Muehler
Oct 11, 2014
John Muehler, 84, Fairmount, ND passed away on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Funeral services will be on Friday, October 17, at 10:30 AM at First English Lutheran Church, Fairmount, with Rev. Anthony Ahrendt officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday from 5 PM to 7 PM with a prayer service at 7 PM at Willow...
Cindy Hoaby
Oct 2, 2014
Cindy J. Hoaby, 61, Wahpeton, ND, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2014 at her home under the care of Riveredge Hospice and her loving family. The Funeral Service will be Tuesday, 11:00 a.m., at Bethel Lutheran Church, Wahpeton, with Rev. Jule' Ballinger officiating. There will be visitation with Cindy's family one hour before the funeral. Interment will be at Fairview...
Robert Smedberg
Sep 28, 2014
Robert "Bob" W. Smedberg, 82, Wahpeton, ND, passed from this earthly life into the arms of his heavenly Father on Sunday, September 28, 2014 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. The Funeral Service will be Thursday, 11:00 a.m., at Faith Lutheran Church, Dwight, ND, with Rev. Gordon Lee officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, from 5 PM to 7:30 PM, with...
William Mitzel
Sep 21, 2014
William (Bill) Mitzel, 80, Kirkland, WA, passed away at his home in Kirkland, on September 21, 2014, with his wife at his side after 11 courageous years of battling Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. The Funeral Service will be Monday, 1:30 PM, at Vertin-Munson Funeral Chapel, Wahpeton, ND, with Rev. Mark Manning officiating. Visitation will be from noon until the time of...
Lorraine Fenske
Sep 16, 2014
Lorraine A. Fenske Vertin-Munson FH 1-701-642-4000 Lorraine Ann Fenske, 85, Wahpeton ND, was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven on September 16, 2014 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo ND after suffering numerous injuries from a fall on September 8, 2014. The funeral service will be held at 2:30 pm Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Wahpeton ND with...
Catherine Bertelsen
Sep 15, 2014
Catherine "Katie" Bertelsen, 89, Fairmount, ND, went into the Loving arm of Jesus on September 15, 2014 at her home surrounded by family, under the care of Riveredge Hospice. The Funeral Mass will be Friday, 10:30 a.m., at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Fairmount, with Rev. Scott Sautner celebrant. Visitation will be Thursday, from 5 PM to 8 PM with a...
Leola Steffens
Sep 14, 2014
Leola Steffens, 86, Fairmount, ND passed away on September 14, 2014 at her home under the care of her family and Riveredge Hospice after a seven year battle with multiple myeloma. The Funeral Mass will be on Thursday, September 18, at 10:30 AM at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Fairmount, ND with Father Scott Sautner officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday...
Patty Grotluschen
Sep 13, 2014
Patricia "Patty" Grotluschen, 55, Kent, MN passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. The Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, September 17, at St. Thomas Catholic Church, Kent, MN with Father Joe Backowski officiating. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 5 PM to 7 PM with a prayer vigil at 5:30...
Mildred Johnson
Sep 13, 2014
Mildred Johnson, Pioneer in North Dakota Law, 96 Mildred L Johnson, the first woman to try a case before the North Dakota Supreme Court and the first woman to serve on the Board of Higher Education, died on September 12 at her home in Perham, Minnesota. She was 96. Mildred Burns was born to Leonard and Louise Burns on January...
Edith Berg
Sep 12, 2014
Edith L. Berg, 97, of Pelican Rapids, MN passed away on Friday, September 12, 2014 at Pelican Valley Health Care, Pelican Rapids, MN. Funeral services will be on Wednesday, September 17, at 2:00 PM at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton, ND with Rev. Sean Daenzer officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will...
Marcella Morey
Sep 6, 2014
Marcella Morey, 91, Wahpeton, ND, formerly of Minot, ND passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2014 at CHI St. Francis Health, Breckenridge, MN. Arrangements are with Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton, ND. Marcella was born in Roth, ND on March 3, 1923 to William and Anna (Dale) Pyne. After her schooling she worked in California and Washington. After her marriage to...
