Dan Erbes

Dan Erbes, 65 of Wahpeton, ND, passed away at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus in Rochester, MN, on Sunday, December 11, 2022.  His Funeral Mass will be held at St. John's Catholic Church in Wahpeton, on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. immediately followed by a Celebration of Life from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at the Wahpeton Event Center.  Fr. Dale Lagodinski will officiate the service. A livestream of the service will be available on the funeral home website.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton.

Daniel Francis Erbes was born May 12, 1957, to Ed and Eileen (Klosterman) Erbes in Breckenridge, MN.  He graduated from Wyndmere High School in 1975 and North Dakota State University in 1979.  Dan married Cindy Hudson on June 16, 1979, in Fargo.  He spent his career working in sales and was with Fertilizer Equipment, Inc. for the past 33 years. 

Dan is survived by his wife of 43 years, Cindy; daughter, Sarah (Corey) Kratcha of Breckenridge, MN; son, Josh (Kelsey) Erbes of Argusville, ND;  five grandchildren:  Charlie Kratcha, Hudson Kratcha, Oscar Erbes, Eleanor Erbes and Leo Erbes; parents, Ed and Eileen Erbes, Fargo, ND; siblings: Doug (Tana) Erbes, Breckenridge, MN, Paula (Dave) Franz, Zionsville, IN, Pam (Tim) Hilber, Sioux Falls, SD, and Peggy (Mark) Blaufuss, Breckenridge, MN; brother-in-law, Kevin (Kathy) Hudson, Wahpeton ND;  and many nieces and nephews.

Dan was preceded in death by his father-in-law, Donald Hudson; mother-in-law, Orlin Hudson-Egge; and step father-in-law, Ray Egge.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the American Cancer Society.