Obituaries

Lorraine Fenske

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Catherine Henderson

Catherine Henderson

Sep 5, 2014

Catherine Henderson (nee O'Leary), 84, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, September 5, 2014, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 4 at 10:30 a.m. at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery, Wahpeton. Catherine was born...

Ronald Bruesch

Ronald Bruesch

Sep 2, 2014

Ronald Bruesch, 81, Wahpeton, ND, passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at his home under the care of Riveredge Hospice; surrounded by his loving family. The Funeral Mass will be 7:30 PM Saturday, at St. John's Catholic Church, Wahpeton, with Rev. Dale Lagodinski officiating. The visitation will be Friday, from 5 PM to 7 PM with a 6:45 Knights of...

Randolph Neppl

Randolph Neppl

Aug 31, 2014

Randolph "Randy" P. Neppl, 58, Wahpeton, ND, passed away Sunday, August 31, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his family at St. Francis Healthcare Campus, Breckenridge, MN. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, 11:00 a.m., at the Wahpeton Armed Forces Reserve Center, (AFRC) Wahpeton, ND, with Rev. Ken Adams officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, from 3...

Dolores Fluto

Dolores Fluto

Aug 31, 2014

Dolores M. Fluto, 84, Alexandria, MN, originally Mantador, ND, passed away Sunday, August 31, 2014, in Alexandria. The Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 4, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Lidgerwood, ND. Visitation will be Wednesday, from 5 PM to 7 PM with a 7 PM Prayer Service at Willow Creek Chapel, Wahpeton, ND, and one hour before...

Elmer Guderian

Elmer Guderian

Aug 28, 2014

Elmer Kenneth Guderian, 90, of Wahpeton, ND, formally of Fergus Falls, MN and Breckenridge, MN passed away peacefully Thursday, August 28, 2014 at CHI St. Francis Health in Breckenridge, MN. Funeral services will be on Wednesday, September 3, at 2:00 PM at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton, ND with Rev. John Andrews officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the...

Helen Anderson

Helen Anderson

Aug 25, 2014

Helen Anderson, 91, Wahpeton, ND passed away on Monday, August 25, 2014 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Funeral services will be on Friday, August 29, at 11:00 AM at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Colfax, ND with Rev. Dan Forsberg officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday from 5 PM to 7 PM with a prayer service at 7 PM at Willow...

Lucille Skaarvold

Lucille Skaarvold

Aug 20, 2014

Lucille G. Skaarvold, Fargo, ND, formerly Colfax, ND, passed away Wednesday, August, 20, 2014 at Edgewood Vista, Fargo. The Funeral Service will be Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., at Richland Lutheran Church, rural Walcott, ND with Rev. Dan Forsberg officiating. Visitation will be Monday, 5 PM to 7 PM , with a 7 PM Prayer Service at Willow Creek Chapel, Wahpeton, and...

Audrea Lenzmeier

Audrea Lenzmeier

Aug 17, 2014

Audrea A. Lenzmeier, 83, Rogers, Arkansas, passed away, Sunday, August 17, 2014 at Circle of Life Legacy Village, Bentonville, Arkansas. The Funeral Mass will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 30, at St. John's Catholic Church, Wahpeton, ND, with Rev. Dale Lagodinski celebrant. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Interment will be at Fairview Memorial Gardens,...

Leander Wawers

Leander Wawers

Aug 9, 2014

Leander was born November 2, 1919, in Hankinson, ND, the son of Peter and Scholastica (Bernard) Wawers. He grew up in Hankinson where he attended school. He helped his father on the farm and married Edith Suess on February 18, 1943. They later farmed near Fairmount for many years, retiring from farming in 1980, when they moved to Wahpeton. For...

Roger Mohs

Roger Mohs

Aug 6, 2014

Roger Mohs, 70, rural Great Bend, ND passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Funeral services will be on Monday, August 11, at 10:30 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church, Great Bend, ND with Rev. Sean Daenzer officiating. Visitation will be on Sunday from 5 pm to 7 pm with a 7 pm prayer service...

David Goroski

David Goroski

Aug 3, 2014

David Goroski, 43, Wahpeton, ND, passed away Sunday, August 3, peacefully at his home, surrounded by family, friends and his priest. The Funeral Mass will be Friday, 11:00 a.m., at St. John's Catholic Church, Wahpeton, with Rev. Greg Haman as Celebrant. Visitation will be Thursday from 5 PM to 7 PM with a 6:45 Knights of Columbus Rosary and a...

Frances Kreller

Frances Kreller

Jul 31, 2014

Frances V. Kreller, 99, Wahpeton, ND, formerly Bismarck, ND, passed away Thursday July 31, 2014, at St. Catherine's Living Center, Wahpeton. The Funeral Mass will be Wednesday, August 13, 2:30 PM, at St. John's Catholic Church, Wahpeton. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Interment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck, ND on Thursday, August...

Richard Nord

Richard Nord

Jul 31, 2014

Richard C. Nord, 84, Wolverton, MN, went to be with his Creator on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at his residence in Fargo. A Memorial Service will be Tuesday, August 5, 7:00 PM, at Faith Lutheran Church, Wolverton, MN, with Rev. Clay Ellingson officiating. There will be visitation from 5 PM until the time of service at the church. Interment will...