Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Barbara Bertel
Aug 20, 2025
Barbara Andrews Bertel, 95, of Fargo, ND, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at SMP Health - St. Catherine South in Fargo.
Barbara was born May 23, 1930, in Fargo, to Lillian and Mark Andrews. She graduated from Fargo Central High School and later from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she made lifelong memories living in her sorority house.
Following college, Barbara...
Kenneth Thompson
Aug 29, 2025
Kenneth W. Thompson, 90, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2025, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Marie, along with their four children, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
The eldest of four children, Ken was born to Elmer and Lucille (Metzger) Thompson on the family farm near Walhalla, ND. He graduated...
Gail Steinmetz
Sep 4, 2025
Gail Steinmetz, 76, Fargo, died Thursday, September 4, 2025 in Essentia Health.
Leona Paulsrud
Sep 3, 2025
Leona Paulsrud, 91, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at Beehive Homes in Moorhead under the care of HIA Hospice.
Services are pending and will be posted here as soon as they are scheduled.
Timothy Hirchert
Sep 2, 2025
Timothy Hirchert, 37, Dilworth, MN, died Tuesday, September 2, 2025 in his home.
Allan Oak
Aug 31, 2025
Allan Oak, 80, passed away surrounded by family under the care Sanford Hospice House on Sunday, August 31, 2025. Allan was born on March 18, 1945, to Ernest and Beatrice (Hultin) Oak. He graduated from Park River High School in 1963. Allan attended Dakota Business College in Fargo from 1963 - 1965, where he met his future wife, Marlys. They were...
Steven Candor
Aug 30, 2025
Steve Candor, 73, of Fargo, North Dakota, passed away at Essentia Hospital, on August 30, 2025, with his family present.
Born and raised in Fargo, Steve spent his life rooted in the community he loved. He will be remembered as a devoted husband, father, and grandfather whose greatest joy came from time spent with family and friends.
Steve is survived by his...
Gary Wilkie
Aug 30, 2025
Gary Wilkie, 71, of Fargo, ND, beloved Husband, Son, Father, Grandfather, Brother, Uncle and Friend, passed away after suffering a brain aneurysm at the lake on August 30, 2025.
Gary entered this world on August 5, 1954 in Hallock, MN, born to William and Bessie Wilkie. He graduated from Humboldt High School in 1973, and soon began a proud career at...
Richard Bjerke
Aug 28, 2025
Richard Bjerke, 74, Fargo, died Thursday, August 28, 2025 in his home.
Burial will be held at Fargo National Cemetery, Harwood, ND.
Gary Halmrast
Aug 26, 2025
Gary Elmer Halmrast passed away suddenly on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, in South Dakota while he was there for his work as a trucker. In recent years, Gary has hauled loads for local companies, but prior to that, Gary enjoyed driving across country for 40+ years and traveled the USA for his work, often visiting family members along the way,...
Roderick Stave Sr.
Aug 20, 2025
Roderick Stave Sr., 90, Forest Grove, OR, died Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
Ray Pfahl
Aug 19, 2025
Ray Pfahl passed away peacefully at the age of 89 Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at Elim Care Center under the care of Sanford Hospice. Ray was born July 3, 1936, to Robert and Willhemina Pfahl (Zimmerman) in Venturia, North Dakota. He grew up in Venturia. On January 7, 1961, he married Betty Lou Brinkman. They had three children together Stephen,...
Edina Grebovic
Aug 18, 2025
Edina Grebović, 54, of Fargo, North Dakota, passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, August 18th, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with a brain tumor and cancer.
Edina (Kusturica) Grebović was born on September 30th, 1970 to Ismet and Biba (Šarić) Kusturica in Mostar, Bosnia (former Yugoslavia). Edina would be the first of three daughters to Ismet and...
Marjorie Johnson
Aug 17, 2025
Marjorie “Marge” Lou Johnson passed away peacefully at the age of 94 Sunday, August 17th, 2025. Marge was born on December 17th, 1930 in Muscatine, Iowa, to Ray and Elizabeth Buckman and was the younger sister to Jane Husted.
Growing up in West Liberty Iowa, Marge was the typical farm girl. She loved spending time with her friends Arlene and Bunny....
Betty Hagen
Aug 16, 2025
Betty Jean Hagen, 74, of Fargo, ND passed away peacefully on August 16, 2025 at Sanford Broadway Medical Center in Fargo.
Betty was born February 10, 1951 to Tina (Amundson) and Wallas Hagen in Fargo.
Betty was a private woman who loved Jesus and her family as much as she loved to laugh; and she had the best laugh.
She...
Sharlene Olson
Aug 11, 2025
Sharlene Olson, 78, Moorhead, died Monday, August 11, 2025 in Elim Care Center, Fargo.
A service will be held at a later date.
Naomi Mayfield
Aug 9, 2025
Naomi Mayfield, 84, Fargo, died Saturday, August 9, 2025 in Bethany Retirement Living.
Donn Rau
Aug 8, 2025
Donn Aldean Rau, born on November 12, 1950, in Breckenridge, Minnesota, was the firstborn of ten children to Donald and Alois Rau.
He graduated from high school in Kensington, Minnesota, in 1969 and joined the Air Force. On July 2, 1971, he married Marsha Pfau. Shortly after the wedding, he was deployed to Vietnam. After returning from the war, he and...
Richard Lee Durbin
Aug 6, 2025
Richard Lee Durbin was born on May 6th, 1954 to Paul Durbin and Barbara Durbin (Anderson) in McMinnville, OR. He passed away at the Fargo VA Hospital on August 6th, 2025.
After graduating from high school in McMinnville he joined the Navy and served from 1973 to 1995 and retired as a Senior Chief Radioman.
He attended Olympic College in Bremerton, WA,...
Coral O'Connell
Aug 3, 2025
Coral Marie (Ulschak) O'Connell left her earthly home for her heavenly home on August 3, 2025. She was born in Dickinson, ND to Frank and Fern (Owen) Ulschak on April 11, 1942. She was raised and educated in Dickinson. After graduating from Dickinson State College, she taught elementary school in Williston, Devils Lake, and West Fargo. In addition to teaching,...
Barbara Bertel
Aug 20, 2025
Barbara Andrews Bertel, 95, of Fargo, ND, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at SMP Health - St. Catherine South in Fargo.
Barbara was born May 23, 1930, in Fargo, to Lillian and Mark Andrews. She graduated from Fargo Central High School and later from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she made lifelong memories living in her sorority house.
Following college, Barbara...
Kenneth Thompson
Aug 29, 2025
Kenneth W. Thompson, 90, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2025, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Marie, along with their four children, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
The eldest of four children, Ken was born to Elmer and Lucille (Metzger) Thompson on the family farm near Walhalla, ND. He graduated...
Gail Steinmetz
Sep 4, 2025
Gail Steinmetz, 76, Fargo, died Thursday, September 4, 2025 in Essentia Health.
Leona Paulsrud
Sep 3, 2025
Leona Paulsrud, 91, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at Beehive Homes in Moorhead under the care of HIA Hospice.
Services are pending and will be posted here as soon as they are scheduled.
Timothy Hirchert
Sep 2, 2025
Timothy Hirchert, 37, Dilworth, MN, died Tuesday, September 2, 2025 in his home.
Allan Oak
Aug 31, 2025
Allan Oak, 80, passed away surrounded by family under the care Sanford Hospice House on Sunday, August 31, 2025. Allan was born on March 18, 1945, to Ernest and Beatrice (Hultin) Oak. He graduated from Park River High School in 1963. Allan attended Dakota Business College in Fargo from 1963 - 1965, where he met his future wife, Marlys. They were...
Steven Candor
Aug 30, 2025
Steve Candor, 73, of Fargo, North Dakota, passed away at Essentia Hospital, on August 30, 2025, with his family present.
Born and raised in Fargo, Steve spent his life rooted in the community he loved. He will be remembered as a devoted husband, father, and grandfather whose greatest joy came from time spent with family and friends.
Steve is survived by his...
Gary Wilkie
Aug 30, 2025
Gary Wilkie, 71, of Fargo, ND, beloved Husband, Son, Father, Grandfather, Brother, Uncle and Friend, passed away after suffering a brain aneurysm at the lake on August 30, 2025.
Gary entered this world on August 5, 1954 in Hallock, MN, born to William and Bessie Wilkie. He graduated from Humboldt High School in 1973, and soon began a proud career at...
Richard Bjerke
Aug 28, 2025
Richard Bjerke, 74, Fargo, died Thursday, August 28, 2025 in his home.
Burial will be held at Fargo National Cemetery, Harwood, ND.
Gary Halmrast
Aug 26, 2025
Gary Elmer Halmrast passed away suddenly on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, in South Dakota while he was there for his work as a trucker. In recent years, Gary has hauled loads for local companies, but prior to that, Gary enjoyed driving across country for 40+ years and traveled the USA for his work, often visiting family members along the way,...
Roderick Stave Sr.
Aug 20, 2025
Roderick Stave Sr., 90, Forest Grove, OR, died Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
Ray Pfahl
Aug 19, 2025
Ray Pfahl passed away peacefully at the age of 89 Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at Elim Care Center under the care of Sanford Hospice. Ray was born July 3, 1936, to Robert and Willhemina Pfahl (Zimmerman) in Venturia, North Dakota. He grew up in Venturia. On January 7, 1961, he married Betty Lou Brinkman. They had three children together Stephen,...
Edina Grebovic
Aug 18, 2025
Edina Grebović, 54, of Fargo, North Dakota, passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, August 18th, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with a brain tumor and cancer.
Edina (Kusturica) Grebović was born on September 30th, 1970 to Ismet and Biba (Šarić) Kusturica in Mostar, Bosnia (former Yugoslavia). Edina would be the first of three daughters to Ismet and...
Marjorie Johnson
Aug 17, 2025
Marjorie “Marge” Lou Johnson passed away peacefully at the age of 94 Sunday, August 17th, 2025. Marge was born on December 17th, 1930 in Muscatine, Iowa, to Ray and Elizabeth Buckman and was the younger sister to Jane Husted.
Growing up in West Liberty Iowa, Marge was the typical farm girl. She loved spending time with her friends Arlene and Bunny....
Betty Hagen
Aug 16, 2025
Betty Jean Hagen, 74, of Fargo, ND passed away peacefully on August 16, 2025 at Sanford Broadway Medical Center in Fargo.
Betty was born February 10, 1951 to Tina (Amundson) and Wallas Hagen in Fargo.
Betty was a private woman who loved Jesus and her family as much as she loved to laugh; and she had the best laugh.
She...
Sharlene Olson
Aug 11, 2025
Sharlene Olson, 78, Moorhead, died Monday, August 11, 2025 in Elim Care Center, Fargo.
A service will be held at a later date.
Naomi Mayfield
Aug 9, 2025
Naomi Mayfield, 84, Fargo, died Saturday, August 9, 2025 in Bethany Retirement Living.
Donn Rau
Aug 8, 2025
Donn Aldean Rau, born on November 12, 1950, in Breckenridge, Minnesota, was the firstborn of ten children to Donald and Alois Rau.
He graduated from high school in Kensington, Minnesota, in 1969 and joined the Air Force. On July 2, 1971, he married Marsha Pfau. Shortly after the wedding, he was deployed to Vietnam. After returning from the war, he and...
Richard Lee Durbin
Aug 6, 2025
Richard Lee Durbin was born on May 6th, 1954 to Paul Durbin and Barbara Durbin (Anderson) in McMinnville, OR. He passed away at the Fargo VA Hospital on August 6th, 2025.
After graduating from high school in McMinnville he joined the Navy and served from 1973 to 1995 and retired as a Senior Chief Radioman.
He attended Olympic College in Bremerton, WA,...
Coral O'Connell
Aug 3, 2025
Coral Marie (Ulschak) O'Connell left her earthly home for her heavenly home on August 3, 2025. She was born in Dickinson, ND to Frank and Fern (Owen) Ulschak on April 11, 1942. She was raised and educated in Dickinson. After graduating from Dickinson State College, she taught elementary school in Williston, Devils Lake, and West Fargo. In addition to teaching,...
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