Obituaries
LaVonne Blikre
Feb 20, 2012
LaVonne Ardis Nygaard was born on October 5, 1928 in Wildrose, Williams County, North Dakota to Norwegian immigrants; Peter and Edna (Tommeraus) Nygaard. Growing up she spent a great deal of time doing farm chores. She attended rural schools near Alamo, ND. She graduated from Alamo High School; then received her Teaching Certificate from Minot State College. Later she graduated...
Rick Martinez
Feb 18, 2012
Rick was born on February 2, 1961 in Denver, CO to Manuel and Wanda (Simpson) Martinez. He grew up in the Denver and Los Angeles, CA areas. In 1983, he met Yvonne Kramlich at the Job Corps Center in Clearfield, UT and they were united in marriage on February 25, 1984 at the Wishek Lutheran Church in Wishek, ND. They...
Betty Johnson
Feb 14, 2012
Betty Jane Wateland Johnson was born January 15, 1930, in Ibsen Township, Richland County, ND, the daughter of Melvin and Olga (Bakken) Wateland. She was baptized and confirmed at Galchutt Lutheran Church. She attended schools in Ibsen Township, Galchutt and graduated from Wahpeton High School in 1948. Betty married Merle P. Johnson at the Galchutt Lutheran Church on May 24,...
Ernest Myers
Feb 8, 2012
Ernest "Ernie" Dale Myers, 66, Moorhead, MN went to be with the Lord on February 8, 2012 at Bethesda Hospital, St. Paul, MN. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, April 20, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at the Vertin-Munson Wahpeton Chapel (503 North Third Avenue) Wahpeton, ND. Inurnment will be held at Fairview Memorial Gardens, Wahpeton, ND....
Russell Janssen
Feb 7, 2012
Russell was born on November 14, 1925 in Titonka, IA to John and Amanda (Galmeyer) Janssen. He grew up near Barney, ND where he attended school. Russell was united in marriage to Beverly "Patsy" Lillestol at Homestead Lutheran Church on August 8, 1948. They lived in Barney where Russell farmed, later they move to Wyndmere. Patsy passed away November 27,...
Phyllis Lee
Feb 1, 2012
Phyllis was born March 21, 1918 on a farm near Abercrombie, ND to Ole and Grace (Larson) Hatlie. She was united in marriage to Arthur Lee on September 3, 1938 on a Labor Day weekend while Art was at Dakota Business College and she was working at Hanoek's Fur Store in Fargo, ND. Art passed away at 58 years of...
Wayne Osborn
Jan 29, 2012
Wayne was born on March 3, 1928 to George and Charlotte (Funk) Osborn on the family farm at LaMars Township, Fairmount, ND, where he attended school at LaMars No. 1. He worked on the family farm with his father and brothers. On December 10, 1950, Wayne married Betty Streeter from Wheaton, MN. They were married at the Bethany United Methodist...
Mary Ratzlaff
Jan 29, 2012
Mary Margaret Velo was born to Floyd and Theresa (Braun) Velo on May 3rd, 1954 in Crosby, ND. She attended school in Columbus, ND, graduating in 1973, afterwards attending college at NDSSS in Wahpeton, ND for two years. Mary was united in marriage to James Ratzlaff at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Valley City, ND on Oct 25th 1975. She...
Kenneth Sander
Jan 20, 2012
Kenneth Sander, 81, Wahpeton, ND died Friday, January 20, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 25 at First English Lutheran Church, Fairmount, ND with Rev. Anthony W. Ahrendt officiating. Visitation will be held at Willow Creek Chapel, Wahpeton, Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service; also,...
Paul Shasky
Jan 19, 2012
Paul J. Shasky, 87, Rutland, ND, formerly Wahpeton, ND, died Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. The Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, January 24, at Nordland Lutheran Church, Rutland, ND. There will be visitation one hour before the service at the Church on Tuesday. Interment will be at Rutland Cemetery, Rutland, ND. Vertin-Munson Funeral Home,...
Robert Schmitt
Jan 9, 2012
Robert C. Schmitt, 78, Wahpeton, ND, passed away, Monday, January 9, 2012 at his home. The Funeral Mass will be Wednesday, 10:30 a.m., at St. John's Catholic Church, Wahpeton, with visitation one hour before the service at the church. There will also be visitation Tuesday from 5 PM to 8 PM with a 7 PM Prayer Vigil at Willow Creek...
Sadie Spear
Jan 4, 2012
Sadie was born on April 23, 1914, at Ellendale, ND, to James and Nettie (Cooper) Barton. Sadie was told that at birth she weighed 3 lb. 6 oz. and was kept warm in a shoe box on the oven door of the wood stove. She grew up in the Glover/LaMoure, ND, area. She began working for five dollars a week...
Adeline Zentgraf
Jan 1, 2012
Adeline Eva Marquardt was born April 5, 1927 in Taylor Township, rural Wheaton, MN to William and Hilda (Meyer) Marquardt. She grew up on the family farm, attended school in Taylor Township, and worked at Cuddahays in Fairmount. On June 12, 1947 Adeline was united in marriage to Lloyd Zentgraf at First English Lutheran Church in Fairmount, ND. The couple...
Mildred Pelvit
Dec 30, 2011
Mildred R. Pelvit, 100, Breckenridge, MN died on Friday, December 30, 2011 at the St. Francis Healthcare Campus, Breckenridge, MN. Memorial Services will be held on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 1:30 PM at the Vertin-Munson Wahpeton Funeral Home with Rev. Bob Caranicas officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:30-1:30 PM at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home with inurnment at the Elk...
Joan Heitkamp
Dec 30, 2011
Joan Heitkamp, 84, Breckenridge, MN, passed away Friday, December 30, 2011 at St. Francis Healthcare Campus, Breckenridge, MN. The Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 2, at St. Thomas Catholic Church, Kent, MN, with Rev. Stan Wieser as Celebrant. Visitation will be Sunday from 4 PM to 8 PM with a 7 PM Prayer Service at Willow Creek...
Opal Kuruc
Dec 18, 2011
Opal was born February 6, 1919 near McLeod, ND, the daughter of Carl and Inga (Wickoren) Dybdahl. She grew up in McLeod and married Joseph Kuruc at Mooreton, ND. They farmed in Richland County and moved into Wahpeton in 1947. Joseph passed away July 22, 1969 and Opal continued to reside in Wahpeton. Opal is survived by her two daughters...
Joyce King
Dec 18, 2011
Joyce was born March 13, 1941, at Graceville, MN, the daughter of Earnest and Jessie (Johnson) Cory. She grew up in the Dumont-Graceville area and moved to Wheaton, MN as a teenager. Joyce married Albert Thorson in 1959 at Clinton, MN; they had four children together. Joyce moved to the Fairmount area where she worked at the Nash Home as...
Virginia Randall
Dec 15, 2011
Virginia Helen Randall was born on December 8, 1930 at Cooperstown, NY to Floyd and Melissa (Bolton) Camp. She grew up and attended school in Cherry Valley, NY. She was united in marriage to Floyd Randall on October 8, 1957 in Aberdeen, SD. They moved to the farm by Dickey, ND in November, 1959 where she raised her four children...
George Ista, Jr
Dec 13, 2011
George Jacob Ista Jr., was born December 20, 1922 in Colfax Township, the son of George and Susie (Towne) Ista. He attended school in Colfax where he completed high school and graduated from NDSSS in 1942 in Business Administration. He served in the US Army in the Army Security Agency, serving for a time in Hawaii. After his honorable discharge...
Mary Breuer
Dec 8, 2011
Mary Ann was born April 8, 1920 near Mantador, ND, to Emil and Josephine (Hedrick) Pelzl. She grew up on the family farm in Mantador and graduated from Wahpeton High School in 1938. Mary Ann married Bernard Breuer on October 19, 1948 and moved to Antelope Township where they farmed. In 1960 they moved to Mooreton, ND where they raised...
