North Dakota woman's disappearance prompts national outreach

Published: 2005-01-13

FARGO, N.D. (CNS) -- More than two months have passed since Mina Kay Breker disappeared from her home in the town of Wahpeton. As the days have multiplied, so have the number of prayers for the safe return of a woman known for her devotion to her family and her faith. Breker, 48, disappeared Nov. 11. According to news reports, she was last seen at her home at 1:30 a.m. that day. She is described as being 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing 170 pounds and having blonde hair and blue eyes. Breker worked for St. John Parish in Wahpeton for the past six years as executive assistant and financial secretary and is a parishioner. She is the mother of three daughters: Laura, who attends North Dakota State University in Fargo; Allison, a senior at Wahpeton High School; and Trisha, a junior at Wahpeton High. The girls attended St. John Elementary School. The disappearance is totally out of character for Breker, said her sister, Marlene Wilson of Harwood. Widowed in 1990, Breker is devoted to her daughters, never missing any of their activities, she said. "Her life revolved around those kids, her faith and her parish," Wilson told the New Earth, Fargo's diocesan newspaper.

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