Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Ronald Thomas Metcalf
Jan 15, 2017
Ron Metcalf, 81, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Eventide Fargo, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Ronald Thomas Metcalf was born on September 5, 1935 in Pierre, SD to Roy and Irene (Bergh) Metcalf and made his home in Pukwana, SD until moving with his family to Fargo, ND in...
Nancy Ann Snyder
Jan 15, 2017
Nancy Ann (Lahren) Snyder, 76, passed away peacefully, Sunday, January 15, 2017 in her home. Nancy was born May 27, 1940, in Fargo, ND. She grew up and attended school in Fargo, graduating from Fargo Central High School in 1958. Over the years she worked many clerical jobs, retiring from Motel 75. She is survived by her brother, Jim (Jean)...
Melvin Jerald Meyer
Jan 13, 2017
Melvin Meyer, 90, of Fargo, ND, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017 at Elim Care Center in Fargo, ND. Melvin was born on June 18, 1926 to Reinhold and Olivia (Siem) Meyer. He attended school in Lidgerwood and Forman, ND. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy/Seabees at Okinawa, Japan. He worked at Midwest...
Mary Frances Leker
Jan 11, 2017
Mary Leker, 85, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Sanford Health Palliative Care in Fargo. Mary Frances Weishaar was born March 18, 1931 in rural Nortonville, KS to Albert and Frances (Bertels) Weishaar, the youngest of 10 children. She attended school and graduated from high school in Effingham, KS. After high school, she worked as a secretary...
Kenneth Reginald Sveum
Jan 10, 2017
Kenneth Reginald Sveum Jr., age 70, was peacefully birthed into Heaven on January 10, 2017. His family was lovingly present and he was blessed to receive the tender care of those who cared for him on staff at the Palliative Care Unit at Sanford Hospital, Fargo. Kenny Jr. was born on April 20, 1946 to Kenneth R. Sveum, Sr. and...
Kari Ann Al-Khafaji
Jan 8, 2017
Kari A. Al-Khafaji was born to Shirley (Kosen) and Melvin Miller in Moorhead, MN on September 8, 1962. She graduated from Oak Grove High School. Kari lived her life in the Fargo-Moorhead area and worked at various businesses. Kari married Lonnie Davis in her parents’ home. They had a son, Chisum who was born prematurely and died a few days...
Cecelia Steidl
Jan 8, 2017
Cecelia Steidl passed away peacefully at the age of 97 on Sunday, January 8, 2017, surrounded by her family in Bethany on University. She was born on October 10, 1919 to Balzar and Albina (Job) Vetter on the family farm in Emmons County, North Dakota, and enjoyed the many activities of rural life with her six brothers, two sisters, several...
Jerry Arthur Miller Jr
Jan 3, 2017
Jerry A. (Butch) Miller, 60, of Fargo, ND died peacefully on January 3, 2017 with his family and friends by his side, after a short battle with cancer. Butch was raised in Fargo, ND where he graduated from Fargo North High School and then attended and graduated from MSUM. He married Michelle Nikle in October 1978 and they became wonderful...
Lavina Delores Morstad
Jan 2, 2017
LaVina Delores Weiler Morstad was born October 19, 1922 in Ashley, ND. She attended Ashley High School graduating in 1940. She taught school in a one room school house not far from Ashley. LaVina met the love of her life, Ed Morstad while he was employed in the Ashley area. They married on January 17, 1942. They had 2 daughters,...
Henry "Hank" Randall Mertz
Jan 1, 2017
Henry “Hank” Mertz passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Sanford Hospital, Fargo following a long battle with CHF. Hank was born May 14, 1942 to Henry and Marion (Schollmeyer) Mertz Jr. in Peoria, IL. They moved to Milwaukee, WI where he grew up and attended school. Hank graduated from Milwaukee Lutheran High School in 1960. In 1963 he...
Carol Ann Thornton
Dec 31, 2016
Carol Ann Thornton, 66, died Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Eventide Senior Living in Fargo, ND. Carol was born at Jamestown Hospital on September 24, 1950 to William Fred and Anita Amelia (Andres) Schmidt. She was raised in Crystal Springs and graduated from Tappen High School in 1968. Carol attended secretarial school at Interstate Business College in Fargo and worked...
Dallas Kent Monson
Dec 30, 2016
Dallas Kent Monson, Fargo, North Dakota, son of Palmer and Mae (Gordon) Monson, was born January 3, 1928. He grew up on a farm homesteaded by his grandfather, Harald Monson, in rural Traill County near Cummings, North Dakota. He attended Belmont Consolidated School, Traill County, North Dakota, and was baptized and confirmed in nearby Salem Lutheran Church. Mr. Monson assisted...
Nancy Erlene Nelson
Dec 29, 2016
Nancy Nelson passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Rosewood Nursing Home in Fargo following many years with Alzheimer’s disease. A kind, patient, and gentle soul, she strongly believed in Angels, and is now among them. Nancy was born in Valley City, North Dakota, on March 6, 1933. She graduated from high school there and married Jim Nelson...
Norman Orris Dahl
Dec 28, 2016
Norman O. Dahl passed away peacefully while comforted by family and staff at Bethany Homes and Hospice of the Red River Valley in Fargo, ND. Norman was 93 years old. Norman Orris Dahl was born on a farm in Bejou, MN (Norman County) to Peter and Martha (Hagen) Dahl on June 4, 1923 and was baptized and confirmed at Faaberg...
Hans Jorgen Freiesleben
Dec 27, 2016
Surrounded by members of his loving family, Hans Jorgen Freiesleben went to be with his Lord on December 27, 2016. Hans Jorgen Freiesleben was born March 10, 1959 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Henning and Elsa (Aas) Freiesleben. On December 27th that same year, Hans emigrated with his family to the USA and lived in Minneapolis for 9 months. His family...
Charles "Chuck" Carney
Dec 26, 2016
Charles Irving Carney (Chuck), 71, of Fargo, after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer, died at home surrounded by family on December 26, 2016. Chuck was born October 5, 1945, in Fargo, ND, the son of Wilbur (Bill) and Esther (Anderson) Carney. He was baptized and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church in Fargo. Outside of a few years on...
Loren Duane Ernst
Dec 25, 2016
Loren Ernst, 77, of Moorhead, MN, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 25, 2016, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Loren Duane Ernst was born January 10, 1939, in Alliance Township, MN to Edwin and Minnie (Schmidt) Ernst. He attended Koester School in Comstock, MN, and graduated from Comstock High School. Loren entered the North Dakota Air National Guard and served...
Lila Lucille Hazemann
Dec 21, 2016
Lila L. Hazemann, 80, Moorhead, MN, passed away on December 21, 2016 at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Lila was born on January 14, 1936, to Carl and Mabel (Loberg) Peterson, in Fargo, North Dakota. Lila attended school in Harwood and Fargo. In 1983 she graduated from Moorhead State University with a BS Degree in Social Work. She went on...
Harold Leslie Jenkinson
Dec 19, 2016
Harold Leslie Jenkinson was born on September 15, 1925 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, the son of Leslie and Rose Jenkinson. He grew up in Detroit Lakes and graduated from Detroit Lakes High School. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II as a Hospital Corpsman and was honorably discharged in 1946. He married Ruth Sunram in Detroit Lakes...
Gregory Milton Frazier
Dec 19, 2016
Greg Frazier was recently found in his apartment by authorities. The cause of his death is yet to be determined. He was born in Fargo, ND on September 1, 1951, the son of Claude Lester Frazier and Marion Schultz Frazier. Both his parents preceded him in death. He is survived by brothers, Richard “Rick” Frazier and Gerald (Marilyn) Frazier. He...
Ronald Thomas Metcalf
Jan 15, 2017
Ron Metcalf, 81, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Eventide Fargo, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Ronald Thomas Metcalf was born on September 5, 1935 in Pierre, SD to Roy and Irene (Bergh) Metcalf and made his home in Pukwana, SD until moving with his family to Fargo, ND in...
Nancy Ann Snyder
Jan 15, 2017
Nancy Ann (Lahren) Snyder, 76, passed away peacefully, Sunday, January 15, 2017 in her home. Nancy was born May 27, 1940, in Fargo, ND. She grew up and attended school in Fargo, graduating from Fargo Central High School in 1958. Over the years she worked many clerical jobs, retiring from Motel 75. She is survived by her brother, Jim (Jean)...
Melvin Jerald Meyer
Jan 13, 2017
Melvin Meyer, 90, of Fargo, ND, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017 at Elim Care Center in Fargo, ND. Melvin was born on June 18, 1926 to Reinhold and Olivia (Siem) Meyer. He attended school in Lidgerwood and Forman, ND. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy/Seabees at Okinawa, Japan. He worked at Midwest...
Mary Frances Leker
Jan 11, 2017
Mary Leker, 85, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Sanford Health Palliative Care in Fargo. Mary Frances Weishaar was born March 18, 1931 in rural Nortonville, KS to Albert and Frances (Bertels) Weishaar, the youngest of 10 children. She attended school and graduated from high school in Effingham, KS. After high school, she worked as a secretary...
Kenneth Reginald Sveum
Jan 10, 2017
Kenneth Reginald Sveum Jr., age 70, was peacefully birthed into Heaven on January 10, 2017. His family was lovingly present and he was blessed to receive the tender care of those who cared for him on staff at the Palliative Care Unit at Sanford Hospital, Fargo. Kenny Jr. was born on April 20, 1946 to Kenneth R. Sveum, Sr. and...
Kari Ann Al-Khafaji
Jan 8, 2017
Kari A. Al-Khafaji was born to Shirley (Kosen) and Melvin Miller in Moorhead, MN on September 8, 1962. She graduated from Oak Grove High School. Kari lived her life in the Fargo-Moorhead area and worked at various businesses. Kari married Lonnie Davis in her parents’ home. They had a son, Chisum who was born prematurely and died a few days...
Cecelia Steidl
Jan 8, 2017
Cecelia Steidl passed away peacefully at the age of 97 on Sunday, January 8, 2017, surrounded by her family in Bethany on University. She was born on October 10, 1919 to Balzar and Albina (Job) Vetter on the family farm in Emmons County, North Dakota, and enjoyed the many activities of rural life with her six brothers, two sisters, several...
Jerry Arthur Miller Jr
Jan 3, 2017
Jerry A. (Butch) Miller, 60, of Fargo, ND died peacefully on January 3, 2017 with his family and friends by his side, after a short battle with cancer. Butch was raised in Fargo, ND where he graduated from Fargo North High School and then attended and graduated from MSUM. He married Michelle Nikle in October 1978 and they became wonderful...
Lavina Delores Morstad
Jan 2, 2017
LaVina Delores Weiler Morstad was born October 19, 1922 in Ashley, ND. She attended Ashley High School graduating in 1940. She taught school in a one room school house not far from Ashley. LaVina met the love of her life, Ed Morstad while he was employed in the Ashley area. They married on January 17, 1942. They had 2 daughters,...
Henry "Hank" Randall Mertz
Jan 1, 2017
Henry “Hank” Mertz passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Sanford Hospital, Fargo following a long battle with CHF. Hank was born May 14, 1942 to Henry and Marion (Schollmeyer) Mertz Jr. in Peoria, IL. They moved to Milwaukee, WI where he grew up and attended school. Hank graduated from Milwaukee Lutheran High School in 1960. In 1963 he...
Carol Ann Thornton
Dec 31, 2016
Carol Ann Thornton, 66, died Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Eventide Senior Living in Fargo, ND. Carol was born at Jamestown Hospital on September 24, 1950 to William Fred and Anita Amelia (Andres) Schmidt. She was raised in Crystal Springs and graduated from Tappen High School in 1968. Carol attended secretarial school at Interstate Business College in Fargo and worked...
Dallas Kent Monson
Dec 30, 2016
Dallas Kent Monson, Fargo, North Dakota, son of Palmer and Mae (Gordon) Monson, was born January 3, 1928. He grew up on a farm homesteaded by his grandfather, Harald Monson, in rural Traill County near Cummings, North Dakota. He attended Belmont Consolidated School, Traill County, North Dakota, and was baptized and confirmed in nearby Salem Lutheran Church. Mr. Monson assisted...
Nancy Erlene Nelson
Dec 29, 2016
Nancy Nelson passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Rosewood Nursing Home in Fargo following many years with Alzheimer’s disease. A kind, patient, and gentle soul, she strongly believed in Angels, and is now among them. Nancy was born in Valley City, North Dakota, on March 6, 1933. She graduated from high school there and married Jim Nelson...
Norman Orris Dahl
Dec 28, 2016
Norman O. Dahl passed away peacefully while comforted by family and staff at Bethany Homes and Hospice of the Red River Valley in Fargo, ND. Norman was 93 years old. Norman Orris Dahl was born on a farm in Bejou, MN (Norman County) to Peter and Martha (Hagen) Dahl on June 4, 1923 and was baptized and confirmed at Faaberg...
Hans Jorgen Freiesleben
Dec 27, 2016
Surrounded by members of his loving family, Hans Jorgen Freiesleben went to be with his Lord on December 27, 2016. Hans Jorgen Freiesleben was born March 10, 1959 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Henning and Elsa (Aas) Freiesleben. On December 27th that same year, Hans emigrated with his family to the USA and lived in Minneapolis for 9 months. His family...
Charles "Chuck" Carney
Dec 26, 2016
Charles Irving Carney (Chuck), 71, of Fargo, after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer, died at home surrounded by family on December 26, 2016. Chuck was born October 5, 1945, in Fargo, ND, the son of Wilbur (Bill) and Esther (Anderson) Carney. He was baptized and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church in Fargo. Outside of a few years on...
Loren Duane Ernst
Dec 25, 2016
Loren Ernst, 77, of Moorhead, MN, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 25, 2016, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Loren Duane Ernst was born January 10, 1939, in Alliance Township, MN to Edwin and Minnie (Schmidt) Ernst. He attended Koester School in Comstock, MN, and graduated from Comstock High School. Loren entered the North Dakota Air National Guard and served...
Lila Lucille Hazemann
Dec 21, 2016
Lila L. Hazemann, 80, Moorhead, MN, passed away on December 21, 2016 at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Lila was born on January 14, 1936, to Carl and Mabel (Loberg) Peterson, in Fargo, North Dakota. Lila attended school in Harwood and Fargo. In 1983 she graduated from Moorhead State University with a BS Degree in Social Work. She went on...
Harold Leslie Jenkinson
Dec 19, 2016
Harold Leslie Jenkinson was born on September 15, 1925 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, the son of Leslie and Rose Jenkinson. He grew up in Detroit Lakes and graduated from Detroit Lakes High School. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II as a Hospital Corpsman and was honorably discharged in 1946. He married Ruth Sunram in Detroit Lakes...
Gregory Milton Frazier
Dec 19, 2016
Greg Frazier was recently found in his apartment by authorities. The cause of his death is yet to be determined. He was born in Fargo, ND on September 1, 1951, the son of Claude Lester Frazier and Marion Schultz Frazier. Both his parents preceded him in death. He is survived by brothers, Richard “Rick” Frazier and Gerald (Marilyn) Frazier. He...
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