Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Ruth Signe Marie Franzen
Mar 3, 2017
Fargo lost one of its most beloved former teachers on March 3 with the death of Ruth Franzen at the age of 91. From 1962 to 1988, she served as a classroom and special-ed reading teacher at Roosevelt and Lincoln elementary schools. Former students and fellow teachers, along with her family and a wide circle of friends, remember her fondly...
Betty Ann Grund
Mar 2, 2017
Betty Ann Grund, 87, died on March 2, 2017 in Fargo, ND, surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Betty Ann Bonawitz was born November 12, 1929 in Fargo, ND to Raymond and Agnes (Nelson) Bonawitz. She grew up in Fargo and graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1947. On October 2,...
David Phillip Hanson
Mar 1, 2017
David P. Hanson, 64, died Wednesday, March 1 in Fargo, ND. Third born to Artis (Lewis) and Howard Hanson on March 17, 1952, he is survived by his siblings, Cathy (Moe), Paul and Doug. Dave graduated from Argusville High School in 1970 and served his country as a MP Officer in Panama from 1971-73. A proud graduate of NDSU, Dave...
Arline J. Payne
Feb 28, 2017
Arline J. (Hovland) Payne of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, formerly of Fargo, North Dakota died on February 28, 2017 in Bismarck, North Dakota. Arline, the daughter of Leonard and Louise (Huus) Hovland, was born January 2, 1932 in Northwood, North Dakota. She graduated from Northwood High School in 1949 and then attended Hofstra College, Hempstead, NY and NDAC (NDSU) in Fargo....
Nathan Lee Martinson
Feb 28, 2017
Nathan Lee Martinson was born September 16, 1975 in Grafton, ND to Allen and Myrna (Sele) Martinson. He attended high school in Grafton and Alexandria Tech. He married Barbra Woinarowicz, Sept. 30, 1995 in Minto, ND. They moved to Cambridge, MN and then to Fargo, ND. Nathan worked at Custom Truck and Auto Shine in Fargo. Nathan loved the NY...
Adeline R. Wise
Feb 25, 2017
Adeline R. Otterson was born January 12, 1930 to Henning and Marie (Eckre) Otterson in Kindred, ND, where she grew up and attended school. Adeline married Paul A. Wise on December 18, 1946. She worked various jobs and was co-owner of Wise Janitorial Services for 25 years. She enjoyed gardening and music. Adeline passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at...
Gale Ann Kelly
Feb 24, 2017
Gale Ann Kelly, 55 of Moorhead, died Friday, February 24, 2017 in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.
Laurie Jane Gibb-Perlenfein
Feb 23, 2017
Laurie Gibb-Perlenfein, 66, of Fargo, passed away peacefully at Essentia Health with family at her side on February 23, 2017. Laurie was born May 1, 1950, in Grand Forks, ND, to Jerry (Jack) Knute and Denora Natwick. Later in 1950, George and Lorraine Gibb (Barnes) adopted Laurie from The Children’s Village, now known as The Village Family Service Center in...
Eldon W. Seelig
Feb 22, 2017
Eldon Seelig, 93, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Bethany on University in Fargo, ND. Eldon Seelig was born May 10, 1923 in Lisbon, ND, the son of Lloyd and Bertha (Linzbach) Seelig. He attended school at Enderlin, Lisbon and Casey Consolidated. He was graduated from Lisbon High School in 1941 where he was active in various...
Peter Paul Heisler
Feb 20, 2017
Peter “Pete” Heisler, 75, of Fargo, formerly of Devils Lake and Starkweather, ND, died at Sanford Health on Monday, February 20, 2017, surrounded by his loving and caring family. Serving as Casket Bearers for Pete will be his grandsons, Robert Heisler, Daniel Heisler, Ryan Heisler, and Shawn Heisler, his step-son, Brian Rakowski, and his step son-in-law, Eric Ramirez. Reading the...
Burton Gifford Maxwell
Feb 19, 2017
Burton Maxwell, 85, of West Fargo, ND, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017 at Sanford Health Palliative Care in Fargo. Burton Gifford Maxwell was born to Eugene Verl and Myrth (Gifford) Maxwell on January 11, 1932 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He started first grade in Moorhead, MN and finished in St. Cloud, MN. He attended second through ninth grade in...
John Herbert Eiling
Feb 18, 2017
John Herbert Dreiling, 72, of Moorhead, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, February 18, at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Fargo, ND. John was born April 10, 1944 in Hays, Kansas. Upon graduating from high school in 1962 he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. In Vietnam he fought with “B” Company of the 7th Marine Battalion, 1st Marine Division, serving...
Joann L. (Hokanson) Vaughn
Feb 15, 2017
JoAnn (Hokanson) Vaughn, 68 of Fargo, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at her home in Fargo. In keeping with JoAnn's wishes, no services are planned.
Thomas H. Meidinger
Feb 12, 2017
Thomas Meidinger passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Sheyenne Crossings Care Center in West Fargo, ND. Tom was born June 20, 1925 to Ferdinand and Dorothea Meidinger in rural Wishek. He married Mildred Nies on November 16, 1948 and they farmed in rural Wishek until 1956, when the family moved to Moorhead, MN. Tom attended Molar Barber College and...
Elna Lorraine Brierley
Feb 12, 2017
Elna Lorraine (Moe) Brierley, 91, of Moorhead, died Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Elna was born August 8, 1925 in Fargo, ND to Hans R. and Mathilda "Tillie" Moe. She grew up in Fargo and graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1943 and continued her education at North Dakota State University, earning a Bachelor...
Ronald Curtis Stenberg
Feb 8, 2017
Ronald Stenberg, 78, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Bethany on University, Fargo, from complications of Parkinson’s. Ronald Curtis Stenberg was born March 21, 1938, in Ada, MN, where he grew up on a farm NE of town. After graduating from Ada High School in 1956, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps. He attained the rank of...
Verona Marguerite Ness
Feb 7, 2017
Verona Ness, 86, Fargo, died Feb 7, 2017 at Bethany on 42nd. Verona Marguerite Ostlie was born May 15, 1930 in Hatton, ND to Melvin and Irene (Bye) Ostlie. She was born and raised in Hatton and graduated from Hatton High School. She was united in marriage to Richard M. Ness in Hatton on July 15, 1948. Verona traveled to...
Peter Joseph Pickar
Feb 4, 2017
Peter Joseph Pickar was born August 9, 1931 in Sebeka, MN to Peter J. and Alma (Grewing) Pickar. He died February 4, 2017 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo, ND after a battle with cancer. Peter attended country school in Wadena Township. He then moved to ND where he worked for area farmers. He was in the US Army from...
Lowell Edward Tehven
Feb 4, 2017
Lowell Edward Tehven, a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, brother-in -law, uncle, and awesome friend, passed away Saturday morning, February 4th at Sanford Hospital. Born in Moorhead, MN, July 5, 1939 to parents Wendell and Gina (Peterson) Tehven, he lived in Georgetown, MN, Ada, MN, and graduated high school from Arthur, ND. His senior class won the 1957 ND State...
Clarice Marie Weber
Feb 3, 2017
Clarice Marie (Galbreath) Weber was born on January 23, 1925 to Clarence and Nora Galbreath in Nome, ND. She grew up on a farm near Enderlin, entered the Cadet Nurse Corps for her nursing career and graduated from St. Luke’s School of Nursing. She worked in the Fargo area, where she met the love of her life, George Weber, and...
Ruth Signe Marie Franzen
Mar 3, 2017
Fargo lost one of its most beloved former teachers on March 3 with the death of Ruth Franzen at the age of 91. From 1962 to 1988, she served as a classroom and special-ed reading teacher at Roosevelt and Lincoln elementary schools. Former students and fellow teachers, along with her family and a wide circle of friends, remember her fondly...
Betty Ann Grund
Mar 2, 2017
Betty Ann Grund, 87, died on March 2, 2017 in Fargo, ND, surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Betty Ann Bonawitz was born November 12, 1929 in Fargo, ND to Raymond and Agnes (Nelson) Bonawitz. She grew up in Fargo and graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1947. On October 2,...
David Phillip Hanson
Mar 1, 2017
David P. Hanson, 64, died Wednesday, March 1 in Fargo, ND. Third born to Artis (Lewis) and Howard Hanson on March 17, 1952, he is survived by his siblings, Cathy (Moe), Paul and Doug. Dave graduated from Argusville High School in 1970 and served his country as a MP Officer in Panama from 1971-73. A proud graduate of NDSU, Dave...
Arline J. Payne
Feb 28, 2017
Arline J. (Hovland) Payne of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, formerly of Fargo, North Dakota died on February 28, 2017 in Bismarck, North Dakota. Arline, the daughter of Leonard and Louise (Huus) Hovland, was born January 2, 1932 in Northwood, North Dakota. She graduated from Northwood High School in 1949 and then attended Hofstra College, Hempstead, NY and NDAC (NDSU) in Fargo....
Nathan Lee Martinson
Feb 28, 2017
Nathan Lee Martinson was born September 16, 1975 in Grafton, ND to Allen and Myrna (Sele) Martinson. He attended high school in Grafton and Alexandria Tech. He married Barbra Woinarowicz, Sept. 30, 1995 in Minto, ND. They moved to Cambridge, MN and then to Fargo, ND. Nathan worked at Custom Truck and Auto Shine in Fargo. Nathan loved the NY...
Adeline R. Wise
Feb 25, 2017
Adeline R. Otterson was born January 12, 1930 to Henning and Marie (Eckre) Otterson in Kindred, ND, where she grew up and attended school. Adeline married Paul A. Wise on December 18, 1946. She worked various jobs and was co-owner of Wise Janitorial Services for 25 years. She enjoyed gardening and music. Adeline passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at...
Gale Ann Kelly
Feb 24, 2017
Gale Ann Kelly, 55 of Moorhead, died Friday, February 24, 2017 in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.
Laurie Jane Gibb-Perlenfein
Feb 23, 2017
Laurie Gibb-Perlenfein, 66, of Fargo, passed away peacefully at Essentia Health with family at her side on February 23, 2017. Laurie was born May 1, 1950, in Grand Forks, ND, to Jerry (Jack) Knute and Denora Natwick. Later in 1950, George and Lorraine Gibb (Barnes) adopted Laurie from The Children’s Village, now known as The Village Family Service Center in...
Eldon W. Seelig
Feb 22, 2017
Eldon Seelig, 93, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Bethany on University in Fargo, ND. Eldon Seelig was born May 10, 1923 in Lisbon, ND, the son of Lloyd and Bertha (Linzbach) Seelig. He attended school at Enderlin, Lisbon and Casey Consolidated. He was graduated from Lisbon High School in 1941 where he was active in various...
Peter Paul Heisler
Feb 20, 2017
Peter “Pete” Heisler, 75, of Fargo, formerly of Devils Lake and Starkweather, ND, died at Sanford Health on Monday, February 20, 2017, surrounded by his loving and caring family. Serving as Casket Bearers for Pete will be his grandsons, Robert Heisler, Daniel Heisler, Ryan Heisler, and Shawn Heisler, his step-son, Brian Rakowski, and his step son-in-law, Eric Ramirez. Reading the...
Burton Gifford Maxwell
Feb 19, 2017
Burton Maxwell, 85, of West Fargo, ND, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017 at Sanford Health Palliative Care in Fargo. Burton Gifford Maxwell was born to Eugene Verl and Myrth (Gifford) Maxwell on January 11, 1932 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He started first grade in Moorhead, MN and finished in St. Cloud, MN. He attended second through ninth grade in...
John Herbert Eiling
Feb 18, 2017
John Herbert Dreiling, 72, of Moorhead, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, February 18, at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Fargo, ND. John was born April 10, 1944 in Hays, Kansas. Upon graduating from high school in 1962 he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. In Vietnam he fought with “B” Company of the 7th Marine Battalion, 1st Marine Division, serving...
Joann L. (Hokanson) Vaughn
Feb 15, 2017
JoAnn (Hokanson) Vaughn, 68 of Fargo, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at her home in Fargo. In keeping with JoAnn's wishes, no services are planned.
Thomas H. Meidinger
Feb 12, 2017
Thomas Meidinger passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Sheyenne Crossings Care Center in West Fargo, ND. Tom was born June 20, 1925 to Ferdinand and Dorothea Meidinger in rural Wishek. He married Mildred Nies on November 16, 1948 and they farmed in rural Wishek until 1956, when the family moved to Moorhead, MN. Tom attended Molar Barber College and...
Elna Lorraine Brierley
Feb 12, 2017
Elna Lorraine (Moe) Brierley, 91, of Moorhead, died Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Elna was born August 8, 1925 in Fargo, ND to Hans R. and Mathilda "Tillie" Moe. She grew up in Fargo and graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1943 and continued her education at North Dakota State University, earning a Bachelor...
Ronald Curtis Stenberg
Feb 8, 2017
Ronald Stenberg, 78, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Bethany on University, Fargo, from complications of Parkinson’s. Ronald Curtis Stenberg was born March 21, 1938, in Ada, MN, where he grew up on a farm NE of town. After graduating from Ada High School in 1956, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps. He attained the rank of...
Verona Marguerite Ness
Feb 7, 2017
Verona Ness, 86, Fargo, died Feb 7, 2017 at Bethany on 42nd. Verona Marguerite Ostlie was born May 15, 1930 in Hatton, ND to Melvin and Irene (Bye) Ostlie. She was born and raised in Hatton and graduated from Hatton High School. She was united in marriage to Richard M. Ness in Hatton on July 15, 1948. Verona traveled to...
Peter Joseph Pickar
Feb 4, 2017
Peter Joseph Pickar was born August 9, 1931 in Sebeka, MN to Peter J. and Alma (Grewing) Pickar. He died February 4, 2017 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo, ND after a battle with cancer. Peter attended country school in Wadena Township. He then moved to ND where he worked for area farmers. He was in the US Army from...
Lowell Edward Tehven
Feb 4, 2017
Lowell Edward Tehven, a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, brother-in -law, uncle, and awesome friend, passed away Saturday morning, February 4th at Sanford Hospital. Born in Moorhead, MN, July 5, 1939 to parents Wendell and Gina (Peterson) Tehven, he lived in Georgetown, MN, Ada, MN, and graduated high school from Arthur, ND. His senior class won the 1957 ND State...
Clarice Marie Weber
Feb 3, 2017
Clarice Marie (Galbreath) Weber was born on January 23, 1925 to Clarence and Nora Galbreath in Nome, ND. She grew up on a farm near Enderlin, entered the Cadet Nurse Corps for her nursing career and graduated from St. Luke’s School of Nursing. She worked in the Fargo area, where she met the love of her life, George Weber, and...
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