Obituaries

Dec 15, 2020

This funeral service will be live-streamed at 1 PM, Friday, December 18, 2020, and will appear below the obituary.

Meryl Thayne Hansey, age 84, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away surrounded by love on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at the Leach Home in Wahpeton. Due to the current health concerns impacting the...

Dec 15, 2020

James Dale Anderson, Jr., beloved son, father, and grandfather, age 63, passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 15, 2020, at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo, ND.  Services will be held at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Monday, December 21, 2020, at noon, with a visitation beginning at 11 a.m.  Burial will follow at Elk Creek Cemetery in rural Wyndmere.  Pastor Dominick...

Dec 10, 2020

Marlis L. Vlasaty, age 79, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020, at CHI St. Francis Medical Center in Breckenridge. A public graveside service will be held on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at 2:30 PM at Calvary Cemetery in Lidgerwood, ND. Arrangements have been entrusted to Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton, ND.

Dec 6, 2020

Gary “Bill” Bair, 76, of Wahpeton, ND passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020, at Sanford Broadway Medical Center.  A walk-through visitation will be held from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 19, 2020, followed by a private family service at Bethel Lutheran Church in Wahpeton. Pastor Erika Buller will officiate the service.  Burial will...

Dec 4, 2020

Gayle Marie (DeFries) Olson, age 64, died on Friday, December 4, 2020, of cancer at her home in Breckenridge, MN under Hospice care.  Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, followed by a prayer service at 7:00 PM at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton.

Gayle was...

Dec 4, 2020

Lawrence “Larry” Brunkhorst, 74, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020 at Maryhill Manor in Enderlin, ND.  Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 17, 2020 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, with a KC Rosary at 5:45 pm,  followed by a prayer service at 6:00 PM at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wahpeton.  Visitation...

Dec 4, 2020

Robert Running Bear Jr., 50, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND.  Visitation will be held on Friday, December 11, 2020 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, followed by his funeral service at 2:00 PM at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton, ND.

Robert LeRoy Running...

Nov 29, 2020

Rosalia “Rosie” Ann Samek, 75, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020, at her home in rural Wahpeton, ND.  Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m., Friday, October 15, 2021, at St. John’s Catholic Church, Wahpeton, followed by Mass of Christian Burial, at 10:30 a.m., with Fr. Dale Lagodinski officiating.  Inurnment will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Wahpeton, followed by...

Nov 24, 2020

James Allen Stone, age 89, of Wahpeton, ND and formerly of the Barney, ND area, passed away at St. Francis Home, Breckenridge, MN, on Tuesday, November 24, 2020.  Visitation will be held on Friday, April 23, 2021, from 5 pm to 7 pm with a prayer service at 7 pm at Evergreen United Methodist Church in Wahpeton....

Nov 20, 2020

Elaine K. Lee, age 69, of Breckenridge, MN, passed away surrounded by family on Friday, November 20, 2020, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Due to the current health concerns impacting the country, a memorial service for Elaine will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton, ND....

Nov 16, 2020

Clark Williams, 78, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020 at CHI St. Francis Hospital in Breckenridge, MN.  Due to the current conditions that our country faces as well as the safety of others, a private family service will be held on Friday, November 20, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Bethel Lutheran Church in...

Nov 12, 2020

Albert Felton, 105, of Wahpeton, ND, formerly of New Effington, SD, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at St. Catherine’s Living Center.  A private family service will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at 11:00 AM, at the Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton.  A live stream of his service will be available on the funeral home’s website. ...

Nov 10, 2020

Sen. Russell Thane, 94, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at St. Catherine's Living Center in Wahpeton.  Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, followed by his funeral service at 11:00 AM at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton.  Burial will be at Fairview Memorial Gardens. ...

Nov 8, 2020

Connie R. Smith, 79, of Wahpeton, ND, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020 at St. Catherine’s Living Center in Wahpeton.  A memorial service for Connie's family will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton.  The service will be live-streamed at www.VertinMunson.com, where condolences for the family may...

Nov 7, 2020

Frank Hubert Lauman, age 84, passed away suddenly at his home in rural Wahpeton on Saturday, November 7, 2020.  A public visitation will be held at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, 224 6th St. N, Wahpeton, ND, on Thursday, November 12, 2020 from 10-11 a.m., followed by a private family Celebration of Life at 11 a.m., at the funeral home, with...

Nov 6, 2020

Betty Jo Thane, age 92, of Wahpeton, ND, died Friday, November 6, 2020 at St. Catherine’s Living Center, Wahpeton.  A public graveside service will be held Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. at Fairview Cemetery, Wahpeton.  Pastor Gordon Lee will officiate.  The family requests that masks be worn and social distancing maintained.  The service will also be live-streamed...

Nov 4, 2020

Joan Brown, 76, of Wahpeton, ND, went to be with her Lord and savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.  Due to the current conditions that our country faces as well as the safety of others, a private family service will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 1:00...