Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Rosa L. Stolzenberg
May 31, 2016
Rosa Stolzenberg began her adventures in Pickens, West Virginia on April 24, 1941 and she left us quietly on the morning of Monday, May 31st, 2016. She was only 75. Valedictorian of her high school class, she went on to attended West Virginia University and was a woman pioneer in veterinary science when that field was dominated by men. She...
David M. Larson
May 31, 2016
David M. Larson, 76 of Fargo, died Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at his home under the care of Hospice. David was born November 6, 1939 at Hillsboro, ND to parents E.L. and Evelyn (Ellingrud) Larson. He grew up in north Fargo, where he graduated from Fargo Central High school and later went on to attend NDSU for 2 years. David...
Rocky Scott Manning
May 29, 2016
Rocky Scott Manning, 60, of Moorhead, died Sunday, May 29, 2016 at U of M Medical Center – Fairview in Minneapolis, MN. Rocky was born March 28, 1956 to Bud and Thelma Manning in Thief River Falls, MN. He grew up and attended school in Thief River Falls. He attended college in Fergus Falls for Addiction Counseling and worked in...
Marion Margaret Brown
May 27, 2016
Marion Margaret Brown, 90, of Moorhead, died Friday, May 27, 2016 at Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead, MN. Marion was born August 17, 1925 to Paul and Naomi (Walton) Barnes. Originally from Valley City, ND, Marion attended North Dakota State University. She married Robert L. Brown in 1949. A military wife, she and Robert returned to Fargo upon his retirement....
Hazel Cornforth
May 27, 2016
Hazel (Fick) Cornforth passed away May 27, 2016 at the age of 92. Hazel was born October 18, 1923 in Litchville, North Dakota, to Paul and Louise (Alber) Fick. She was married in 1945 to Paul Cornforth Sr. They had two children, Paul Jr. who passed away in 2013 and Jackie (Craig) Thompson. Paul Sr. passed away in 1984. She...
Robert J. Knight
May 24, 2016
Robert J. Knight, 82 of Fargo, died Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo. Bob was born May 19, 1934 in Minot, ND, where he grew up and attended school. He graduated from St. Leo’s Catholic High School and went on to join the US Army, where he became a medic and also played on the Army...
Franklin "Frank" Henry Bancroft
May 24, 2016
Franklin Henry Bancroft passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Bethany on University. Frank was born on February 18, 1933 to Henry & Ann Bancroft in Minneapolis, MN. He graduated from Minneapolis Vocational High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He graduated from the University of Denver. Frank managed College Food Services in Tempe,...
Thomas James Pikalek
May 21, 2016
Thomas James Pikalek, 69, passed away at home in Fargo, ND on Saturday May 21, 2016. Tom was born March 2, 1947 in Milwaukee, WI, the first child to Edward & Esther Pikalek. He spent his youth growing up in Milwaukee, WI. He attended Bethany Lutheran School, also his home congregation, and was very active in the church. He graduated...
Clark Raynhold Kieffer
May 21, 2016
Clark Raynhold Kieffer was born Friday, May 20, 2016 at Fargo, ND to Holly Kieffer and Erik Almberg. Clark died Saturday, May 21, 2016 in Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND. We just wish he could have stayed long enough to meet all the people who love him. Just like a meadowlark in the spring, he came early with a short and...
Dennis Floyd Carlson
May 18, 2016
Dennis Floyd Carlson, a Support Analyst for Discovery Benefits and resident of Fargo, ND passed away unexpectedly on May 18, 2016 at the age of 22. Dennis was born in Fargo, ND on February 28, 1994 to Dennis and Christine Carlson; grew up in Perley, MN. Growing up Dennis was extremely close with his older brother, Brandt and sister, Carmon....
Rachel Ann Tompt
May 18, 2016
Rachel Ann Hansen Tompt (Rae Tompt) died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 89 in the early morning hours of May 18, 2016, at the Countryside Inn Memory Care facility in Rosholt, South Dakota. Rachel Ann Hansen was born in Valley City, North Dakota, on August 6, 1926, to Hans A. and Eda Davidson Hansen. She attended and...
Vickie Lynn Buskirk
May 18, 2016
Vickie L. Buskirk, 68, Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, May 18, 2016 in her home surrounded by her family, under the care of Hospice of Red River Valley. Vickie L. Buskirk was born on February 9, 1948 to Alvin and DeLois (Nelson) Galow in Cando, ND. She grew up and attended school in Bisbee, ND, graduating from Bisbee High School in...
Cory Terlecky
May 15, 2016
Cory Terlecky, 40, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, May 15, 2016 at her home. Cory was born August 16, 1975 at the Southeast Hospital in Washington, DC to Connie Carlson and Walter Terlecky. After the family moved to Moorhead, MN in 1978, she attended schools there and graduated from Moorhead High School. After high school, Cory studied at both MState...
Ralph Milo Peterson
May 14, 2016
MEMORIAL SERVICE IS AT 2:00PM MONDAY, MAY 23, 2016. THE NEWSPAPER INCORRECTLY STATED THE DATE OF THE SERVICE. Ralph Peterson, 62, of Walcott, ND, died Saturday, May 14, 2016 at his home in Walcott. Ralph Milo Peterson was born July 12, 1953 to Darrol and Joyce Peterson. Ralph cared for his mother until her death and continued to live on...
Nicole Nadeanne Keisacker
May 11, 2016
Nicole Nadeanne Keisacker, 70, passed away in the comfort of her home on May 11, 2016 after she met the challenges of ovarian cancer with courage, strength, and grace. Nicole was born December 2, 1945 the daughter of Joseph and Edna (Larson) Hoggarth in Jamestown, ND. She grew up in Kensal, ND where she graduated high school in 1963. She...
Marjorie Mae Brown
May 11, 2016
Marjorie Mae Johnson Brown, 92, of Fargo, North Dakota passed away on Wednesday May 11, 2016 at Rosewood on Broadway with her husband and daughters at her side. Marjorie was born April 10, 1924 to Dolpha (Carlson) and Phillip Johnson at their farmstead in Rothsay, Minnesota. Marge graduated from Rothsay highschool and attended Interstate Business School. She was united in...
Alice Lorraine Larson
May 11, 2016
Alice Lorraine Larson, 91, Argusville, ND, passed away on May 11, 2016 at the Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center in Bismarck, ND. Alice was born on January 16, 1925 to Axel and Laura (Sondeland) Wendelbo at the family farm, rural Grafton, ND. She attended Bell Country School and graduated from Grafton High School in 1943. After graduation and during WWII,...
Myrtle A. Tronson
May 10, 2016
Myrtle A. Tronson, age 98, Fargo, ND, passed away May 10, 2016 at Bethany on University, Fargo, ND. She was born to Theo and Anna (Anderson) Tronson on a farm in Traill County, ND on November 5, 1917. Myrtle was their only child. She was baptized at Bethany Lutheran Church, rural Mayville, ND and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Buxton,...
Donna Jean Elsner
May 9, 2016
Donna Jean Elsner, age 80, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, May 9, 2016. She was born August 20, 1935 to Laura (Amundson) and Emil Erickson in LaMoure, ND. She graduated from Litchville High School in 1953. She worked as a nurse’s aide and telephone operator in Valley City, ND and for Nash Finch in Fargo, ND. Donna married Gerald (Jerry)...
Norma Jean Flore
May 7, 2016
Norma Jean Flore passed away on May 7, 2016 at Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo. Norma was born July 10, 1932, to Ernest and Viola Mae (Heath) Coats in Bismarck, ND. After graduating from high school, she moved to Fargo and met John "Jack" Flore and they were married for 35 years when he died in 1989. She raised four...
Rosa L. Stolzenberg
May 31, 2016
Rosa Stolzenberg began her adventures in Pickens, West Virginia on April 24, 1941 and she left us quietly on the morning of Monday, May 31st, 2016. She was only 75. Valedictorian of her high school class, she went on to attended West Virginia University and was a woman pioneer in veterinary science when that field was dominated by men. She...
David M. Larson
May 31, 2016
David M. Larson, 76 of Fargo, died Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at his home under the care of Hospice. David was born November 6, 1939 at Hillsboro, ND to parents E.L. and Evelyn (Ellingrud) Larson. He grew up in north Fargo, where he graduated from Fargo Central High school and later went on to attend NDSU for 2 years. David...
Rocky Scott Manning
May 29, 2016
Rocky Scott Manning, 60, of Moorhead, died Sunday, May 29, 2016 at U of M Medical Center – Fairview in Minneapolis, MN. Rocky was born March 28, 1956 to Bud and Thelma Manning in Thief River Falls, MN. He grew up and attended school in Thief River Falls. He attended college in Fergus Falls for Addiction Counseling and worked in...
Marion Margaret Brown
May 27, 2016
Marion Margaret Brown, 90, of Moorhead, died Friday, May 27, 2016 at Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead, MN. Marion was born August 17, 1925 to Paul and Naomi (Walton) Barnes. Originally from Valley City, ND, Marion attended North Dakota State University. She married Robert L. Brown in 1949. A military wife, she and Robert returned to Fargo upon his retirement....
Hazel Cornforth
May 27, 2016
Hazel (Fick) Cornforth passed away May 27, 2016 at the age of 92. Hazel was born October 18, 1923 in Litchville, North Dakota, to Paul and Louise (Alber) Fick. She was married in 1945 to Paul Cornforth Sr. They had two children, Paul Jr. who passed away in 2013 and Jackie (Craig) Thompson. Paul Sr. passed away in 1984. She...
Robert J. Knight
May 24, 2016
Robert J. Knight, 82 of Fargo, died Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo. Bob was born May 19, 1934 in Minot, ND, where he grew up and attended school. He graduated from St. Leo’s Catholic High School and went on to join the US Army, where he became a medic and also played on the Army...
Franklin "Frank" Henry Bancroft
May 24, 2016
Franklin Henry Bancroft passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Bethany on University. Frank was born on February 18, 1933 to Henry & Ann Bancroft in Minneapolis, MN. He graduated from Minneapolis Vocational High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He graduated from the University of Denver. Frank managed College Food Services in Tempe,...
Thomas James Pikalek
May 21, 2016
Thomas James Pikalek, 69, passed away at home in Fargo, ND on Saturday May 21, 2016. Tom was born March 2, 1947 in Milwaukee, WI, the first child to Edward & Esther Pikalek. He spent his youth growing up in Milwaukee, WI. He attended Bethany Lutheran School, also his home congregation, and was very active in the church. He graduated...
Clark Raynhold Kieffer
May 21, 2016
Clark Raynhold Kieffer was born Friday, May 20, 2016 at Fargo, ND to Holly Kieffer and Erik Almberg. Clark died Saturday, May 21, 2016 in Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND. We just wish he could have stayed long enough to meet all the people who love him. Just like a meadowlark in the spring, he came early with a short and...
Dennis Floyd Carlson
May 18, 2016
Dennis Floyd Carlson, a Support Analyst for Discovery Benefits and resident of Fargo, ND passed away unexpectedly on May 18, 2016 at the age of 22. Dennis was born in Fargo, ND on February 28, 1994 to Dennis and Christine Carlson; grew up in Perley, MN. Growing up Dennis was extremely close with his older brother, Brandt and sister, Carmon....
Rachel Ann Tompt
May 18, 2016
Rachel Ann Hansen Tompt (Rae Tompt) died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 89 in the early morning hours of May 18, 2016, at the Countryside Inn Memory Care facility in Rosholt, South Dakota. Rachel Ann Hansen was born in Valley City, North Dakota, on August 6, 1926, to Hans A. and Eda Davidson Hansen. She attended and...
Vickie Lynn Buskirk
May 18, 2016
Vickie L. Buskirk, 68, Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, May 18, 2016 in her home surrounded by her family, under the care of Hospice of Red River Valley. Vickie L. Buskirk was born on February 9, 1948 to Alvin and DeLois (Nelson) Galow in Cando, ND. She grew up and attended school in Bisbee, ND, graduating from Bisbee High School in...
Cory Terlecky
May 15, 2016
Cory Terlecky, 40, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, May 15, 2016 at her home. Cory was born August 16, 1975 at the Southeast Hospital in Washington, DC to Connie Carlson and Walter Terlecky. After the family moved to Moorhead, MN in 1978, she attended schools there and graduated from Moorhead High School. After high school, Cory studied at both MState...
Ralph Milo Peterson
May 14, 2016
MEMORIAL SERVICE IS AT 2:00PM MONDAY, MAY 23, 2016. THE NEWSPAPER INCORRECTLY STATED THE DATE OF THE SERVICE. Ralph Peterson, 62, of Walcott, ND, died Saturday, May 14, 2016 at his home in Walcott. Ralph Milo Peterson was born July 12, 1953 to Darrol and Joyce Peterson. Ralph cared for his mother until her death and continued to live on...
Nicole Nadeanne Keisacker
May 11, 2016
Nicole Nadeanne Keisacker, 70, passed away in the comfort of her home on May 11, 2016 after she met the challenges of ovarian cancer with courage, strength, and grace. Nicole was born December 2, 1945 the daughter of Joseph and Edna (Larson) Hoggarth in Jamestown, ND. She grew up in Kensal, ND where she graduated high school in 1963. She...
Marjorie Mae Brown
May 11, 2016
Marjorie Mae Johnson Brown, 92, of Fargo, North Dakota passed away on Wednesday May 11, 2016 at Rosewood on Broadway with her husband and daughters at her side. Marjorie was born April 10, 1924 to Dolpha (Carlson) and Phillip Johnson at their farmstead in Rothsay, Minnesota. Marge graduated from Rothsay highschool and attended Interstate Business School. She was united in...
Alice Lorraine Larson
May 11, 2016
Alice Lorraine Larson, 91, Argusville, ND, passed away on May 11, 2016 at the Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center in Bismarck, ND. Alice was born on January 16, 1925 to Axel and Laura (Sondeland) Wendelbo at the family farm, rural Grafton, ND. She attended Bell Country School and graduated from Grafton High School in 1943. After graduation and during WWII,...
Myrtle A. Tronson
May 10, 2016
Myrtle A. Tronson, age 98, Fargo, ND, passed away May 10, 2016 at Bethany on University, Fargo, ND. She was born to Theo and Anna (Anderson) Tronson on a farm in Traill County, ND on November 5, 1917. Myrtle was their only child. She was baptized at Bethany Lutheran Church, rural Mayville, ND and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Buxton,...
Donna Jean Elsner
May 9, 2016
Donna Jean Elsner, age 80, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, May 9, 2016. She was born August 20, 1935 to Laura (Amundson) and Emil Erickson in LaMoure, ND. She graduated from Litchville High School in 1953. She worked as a nurse’s aide and telephone operator in Valley City, ND and for Nash Finch in Fargo, ND. Donna married Gerald (Jerry)...
Norma Jean Flore
May 7, 2016
Norma Jean Flore passed away on May 7, 2016 at Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo. Norma was born July 10, 1932, to Ernest and Viola Mae (Heath) Coats in Bismarck, ND. After graduating from high school, she moved to Fargo and met John "Jack" Flore and they were married for 35 years when he died in 1989. She raised four...
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