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Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home

Leone "Kay" Johnson

Leone "Kay" Johnson

Mar 4, 2016

***PLEASE BE ADVISED SERVICE LOCATION HAS CHANGED*** Celebration of Life: 2:00pm, Friday, March 11, 2016 at Mavis Whiting Chapel – Bethany on University, Fargo, ND, with visitation one half hour prior to the service at Bethany on University. Leone Kathleen Johnson (Kay) peacefully died March 4 and made what she said would be her best move ever – to heaven....

Dorothy Hageberg

Dorothy Hageberg

Mar 2, 2016

Dorothy Hageberg, 96, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at Sanford Health Palliative Care in Fargo. Dorothy Elsie Wurst was born April 23, 1919 at Jessie, ND to Julius and Marie (Lux) Wurst. She received her education in Jessie. On July 11, 1940, she married Arne Hageberg at Binford, ND, where they lived until 1949 when the family...

Paul Henry Ellens

Paul Henry Ellens

Mar 2, 2016

Paul Henry Ellens greeted his parents for the first time on November 5, 1962, at Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. His love of nature took hold as a young boy, wandering the green valleys around his home in New Richmond, Wisconsin. He was a natural athlete as well, quickly becoming skilled at waterskiing, hockey and alpine skiing. As a teenager,...

David Lee Gray

David Lee Gray

Mar 2, 2016

David Lee Gray, 79, passed away in Villa Maria Nursing Facility March 2, 2016, after having struggled with frontal temporal dementia for several years. David was one of four sons born to John and Dorothy (Nafziger) Gray on a farm south of Twin Valley, MN, October 16, 1936. When he was seven years old he moved with his family to...

Jackie Napper

Jackie Napper

Mar 2, 2016

Jackie Napper, 84, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, March 2, 2016 under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley at Bethany on University of Fargo. Jacqueline Nygard was born February 15, 1932 in Grand Forks, ND to Henry and Jenny (Askvig) Nygard. She grew up in Grafton, graduating from Grafton High School in 1950. She attended St. Lukes...

Winona Virginia Olson

Winona Virginia Olson

Feb 27, 2016

Winona Virginia Olson, 85, of rural Lake Park, MN, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016. Winona was born on October 18, 1930 to Earl and Adeline Anderson in Fargo, ND. Win graduated from Fargo’s Central High School, then attended NDSU (NDAC), where she graduated in 1952 with a degree in Home Economics and Clothing. Win was a life long...

Robert Dean Hendricks

Robert Dean Hendricks

Feb 26, 2016

Robert Dean Hendricks, 78, of Fargo, ND, passed away on February 26, 2016 at Bethany on University due to Parkinson’s disease. Robert was born on December 4, 1937 to Ned and Margaret Hendricks in Verdon, NE. His family moved to Sidney, NE where he graduated from Sidney High School in 1956. Robert attended Kearney State College where he met his...

Orlie Jerome Hellem

Orlie Jerome Hellem

Feb 26, 2016

Orlie J. Hellem was the third son of six children born to Sever & Josephine (Johnson) Hellem on a farm in Plaza, ND. The depression caused them to relocate to Northwood, ND. His two older brothers stayed on the farm and Orlie was drafted into the Army and sent to Europe with B Troop, 41st RCN, 11th Armed Division, 3rd...

Scott Albert Miller

Scott Albert Miller

Feb 25, 2016

Scott Albert Miller, the Voice of the North Dakota State Bison and the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, passed peacefully on Thursday, February 25, 2016, due to complications associated with melanoma. He was 57 years old. Born in Minot, ND, in April of 1958, Scott was an excellent student with a vocal gift that manifested itself both in music and broadcasting. His skills...

Evelyn R. Mayland

Evelyn R. Mayland

Feb 24, 2016

Evelyn R. Mayland, 74, of Fargo, died February 24, 2016 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Evelyn was born September 14, 1941 to Harry and Rosa (Eberle) Stearns in Riverton, WY. She attended school in Pavillion, WY. She worked at Temple Drug in Riverton, WY. She married Paul Mayland on June 18, 1961 in Riverton, WY. They raised their two children...

Ronald Ardel Messelt

Ronald Ardel Messelt

Feb 22, 2016

Ron Messelt, age 72, child of God, died on Monday, February 22nd, 2016. He was born to Hazelle and Cliff Messelt on February 20, 1944 in Crookston, MN. Ron was a loving husband, supportive father, awesome grandpa and compassionate friend. He was humble about everything except his family. He was a master educator, an advocate for kids and an encourager...

Hjordis Eleanor Root

Hjordis Eleanor Root

Feb 22, 2016

Hjordis (Joey) Eleanor Kvebak was born November 23, 1922 in Harwood, ND to Halvor and Emilie (Lia) Kvebak. She attended school at Sheyenne District 14. Joey worked as a waitress at the Airport and The Bowler for many years. She also worked in security for JC Penny and DeLendrecies department stores, retiring in 1979. She was a member of Pontoppidan...

A.W. "Wally" Simmons

A.W. "Wally" Simmons

Feb 22, 2016

A.W. “Wally” Simmons, 85, of West Fargo, ND, died Monday, February 22, 2016 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. “I was born July 22, 1930 at a farm home two miles north of Martha, Oklahoma. I was the youngest of three sons. My parents were Arthur Wood and Lena Mae (Miller) Simmons. My family moved to Chickasha, Oklahoma in February...

Adam Randall Melle

Adam Randall Melle

Feb 19, 2016

Adam Randall Melle left this world the way he entered. He was born 5 weeks premature and left this earth way too young at age 25, on February 19, 2016 in Mesa, AZ. Adam was born on December 26, 1990. He graduated from Fargo South High School in 2009. He was an adventurous young man, willing to try most anything....

Mary Ann Huebener

Mary Ann Huebener

Feb 14, 2016

Mary Ann Huebener, 79, of Fargo, ND died on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Villa Maria Nursing Home. She was born on November 17, 1936 in Crookston, MN to Clarence and Olga (Stephenson) Engelstad. Mary Ann grew up on the family farm near Fertile, MN. She attended elementary school in one-room schoolhouses, often having her mother as a teacher. She...

Prince Baier

Prince Baier

Feb 13, 2016

Prince Baier, 100, of Fargo, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016, at Elim Rehabilitation and Care Center. Prince (Brentz) Fredrick Ludwig Baier was born May 29, 1915, in Oliver County, ND, the son of Christ L. and Johanna (Auwinger) Baier. Prince was raised and worked on the family farm until moving to Fargo at the age of 22. There he...

Jeanie Elaine Preston

Jeanie Elaine Preston

Feb 12, 2016

Jeanie E. Preston was born February 17, 1929 in Brookfield, Vermont. She graduated from Randolph High in Randolph, Vermont and worked as a candy striper and later as a nursing assistant. She moved to Fargo in 1969. She worked at Sheyenne Manor in Valley City, ND for a short time (1975-1979) then moved back to Fargo and worked as a...

Darrell Wayne Weinkauf

Darrell Wayne Weinkauf

Feb 12, 2016

Darrell Weinkauf, 93, of Fargo, ND, died peacefully on Friday, February 12, 2016 at Villa Maria in Fargo. Darrell Wayne Weinkauf was born January 8, 1923 in Fairmount, ND to August and Annie (Matejcek) Weinkauf. Darrell married Delores Wehner on February 2, 1942. They farmed in Fairmount until moving to Fargo in 1956, at which point Darrell began his work...

Martha R. Haugen

Martha R. Haugen

Feb 12, 2016

Martha R Haugen was born June 21, 1918 in Linton, North Dakota. She graduated from Linton public schools in 1937 and attended Business College in Bismarck, North Dakota. Martha met Clifford Haugen while they were both working at the State Capital Building in Bismarck. They were married on September 9, 1942. She worked at Ft Snelling in St Paul, Minnesota...

Jason David Moszer

Jason David Moszer

Feb 11, 2016

Jason David Moszer, 33, of Sabin, Minnesota, died Thursday, February 11, 2016, at Sanford Health following injuries suffered in the line of duty. He was born September 27, 1982, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Dave and Karen Moszer. Growing up in south Fargo, he attended and graduated from Fargo South High School in 2001. He served with the Minnesota Army...

Leone "Kay" Johnson

Leone "Kay" Johnson

Mar 4, 2016

***PLEASE BE ADVISED SERVICE LOCATION HAS CHANGED*** Celebration of Life: 2:00pm, Friday, March 11, 2016 at Mavis Whiting Chapel – Bethany on University, Fargo, ND, with visitation one half hour prior to the service at Bethany on University. Leone Kathleen Johnson (Kay) peacefully died March 4 and made what she said would be her best move ever – to heaven....

Dorothy Hageberg

Dorothy Hageberg

Mar 2, 2016

Dorothy Hageberg, 96, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at Sanford Health Palliative Care in Fargo. Dorothy Elsie Wurst was born April 23, 1919 at Jessie, ND to Julius and Marie (Lux) Wurst. She received her education in Jessie. On July 11, 1940, she married Arne Hageberg at Binford, ND, where they lived until 1949 when the family...

Paul Henry Ellens

Paul Henry Ellens

Mar 2, 2016

Paul Henry Ellens greeted his parents for the first time on November 5, 1962, at Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. His love of nature took hold as a young boy, wandering the green valleys around his home in New Richmond, Wisconsin. He was a natural athlete as well, quickly becoming skilled at waterskiing, hockey and alpine skiing. As a teenager,...

David Lee Gray

David Lee Gray

Mar 2, 2016

David Lee Gray, 79, passed away in Villa Maria Nursing Facility March 2, 2016, after having struggled with frontal temporal dementia for several years. David was one of four sons born to John and Dorothy (Nafziger) Gray on a farm south of Twin Valley, MN, October 16, 1936. When he was seven years old he moved with his family to...

Jackie Napper

Jackie Napper

Mar 2, 2016

Jackie Napper, 84, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, March 2, 2016 under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley at Bethany on University of Fargo. Jacqueline Nygard was born February 15, 1932 in Grand Forks, ND to Henry and Jenny (Askvig) Nygard. She grew up in Grafton, graduating from Grafton High School in 1950. She attended St. Lukes...

Winona Virginia Olson

Winona Virginia Olson

Feb 27, 2016

Winona Virginia Olson, 85, of rural Lake Park, MN, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016. Winona was born on October 18, 1930 to Earl and Adeline Anderson in Fargo, ND. Win graduated from Fargo’s Central High School, then attended NDSU (NDAC), where she graduated in 1952 with a degree in Home Economics and Clothing. Win was a life long...

Robert Dean Hendricks

Robert Dean Hendricks

Feb 26, 2016

Robert Dean Hendricks, 78, of Fargo, ND, passed away on February 26, 2016 at Bethany on University due to Parkinson’s disease. Robert was born on December 4, 1937 to Ned and Margaret Hendricks in Verdon, NE. His family moved to Sidney, NE where he graduated from Sidney High School in 1956. Robert attended Kearney State College where he met his...

Orlie Jerome Hellem

Orlie Jerome Hellem

Feb 26, 2016

Orlie J. Hellem was the third son of six children born to Sever & Josephine (Johnson) Hellem on a farm in Plaza, ND. The depression caused them to relocate to Northwood, ND. His two older brothers stayed on the farm and Orlie was drafted into the Army and sent to Europe with B Troop, 41st RCN, 11th Armed Division, 3rd...

Scott Albert Miller

Scott Albert Miller

Feb 25, 2016

Scott Albert Miller, the Voice of the North Dakota State Bison and the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, passed peacefully on Thursday, February 25, 2016, due to complications associated with melanoma. He was 57 years old. Born in Minot, ND, in April of 1958, Scott was an excellent student with a vocal gift that manifested itself both in music and broadcasting. His skills...

Evelyn R. Mayland

Evelyn R. Mayland

Feb 24, 2016

Evelyn R. Mayland, 74, of Fargo, died February 24, 2016 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Evelyn was born September 14, 1941 to Harry and Rosa (Eberle) Stearns in Riverton, WY. She attended school in Pavillion, WY. She worked at Temple Drug in Riverton, WY. She married Paul Mayland on June 18, 1961 in Riverton, WY. They raised their two children...

Ronald Ardel Messelt

Ronald Ardel Messelt

Feb 22, 2016

Ron Messelt, age 72, child of God, died on Monday, February 22nd, 2016. He was born to Hazelle and Cliff Messelt on February 20, 1944 in Crookston, MN. Ron was a loving husband, supportive father, awesome grandpa and compassionate friend. He was humble about everything except his family. He was a master educator, an advocate for kids and an encourager...

Hjordis Eleanor Root

Hjordis Eleanor Root

Feb 22, 2016

Hjordis (Joey) Eleanor Kvebak was born November 23, 1922 in Harwood, ND to Halvor and Emilie (Lia) Kvebak. She attended school at Sheyenne District 14. Joey worked as a waitress at the Airport and The Bowler for many years. She also worked in security for JC Penny and DeLendrecies department stores, retiring in 1979. She was a member of Pontoppidan...

A.W. "Wally" Simmons

A.W. "Wally" Simmons

Feb 22, 2016

A.W. “Wally” Simmons, 85, of West Fargo, ND, died Monday, February 22, 2016 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. “I was born July 22, 1930 at a farm home two miles north of Martha, Oklahoma. I was the youngest of three sons. My parents were Arthur Wood and Lena Mae (Miller) Simmons. My family moved to Chickasha, Oklahoma in February...

Adam Randall Melle

Adam Randall Melle

Feb 19, 2016

Adam Randall Melle left this world the way he entered. He was born 5 weeks premature and left this earth way too young at age 25, on February 19, 2016 in Mesa, AZ. Adam was born on December 26, 1990. He graduated from Fargo South High School in 2009. He was an adventurous young man, willing to try most anything....

Mary Ann Huebener

Mary Ann Huebener

Feb 14, 2016

Mary Ann Huebener, 79, of Fargo, ND died on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Villa Maria Nursing Home. She was born on November 17, 1936 in Crookston, MN to Clarence and Olga (Stephenson) Engelstad. Mary Ann grew up on the family farm near Fertile, MN. She attended elementary school in one-room schoolhouses, often having her mother as a teacher. She...

Prince Baier

Prince Baier

Feb 13, 2016

Prince Baier, 100, of Fargo, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016, at Elim Rehabilitation and Care Center. Prince (Brentz) Fredrick Ludwig Baier was born May 29, 1915, in Oliver County, ND, the son of Christ L. and Johanna (Auwinger) Baier. Prince was raised and worked on the family farm until moving to Fargo at the age of 22. There he...

Jeanie Elaine Preston

Jeanie Elaine Preston

Feb 12, 2016

Jeanie E. Preston was born February 17, 1929 in Brookfield, Vermont. She graduated from Randolph High in Randolph, Vermont and worked as a candy striper and later as a nursing assistant. She moved to Fargo in 1969. She worked at Sheyenne Manor in Valley City, ND for a short time (1975-1979) then moved back to Fargo and worked as a...

Darrell Wayne Weinkauf

Darrell Wayne Weinkauf

Feb 12, 2016

Darrell Weinkauf, 93, of Fargo, ND, died peacefully on Friday, February 12, 2016 at Villa Maria in Fargo. Darrell Wayne Weinkauf was born January 8, 1923 in Fairmount, ND to August and Annie (Matejcek) Weinkauf. Darrell married Delores Wehner on February 2, 1942. They farmed in Fairmount until moving to Fargo in 1956, at which point Darrell began his work...

Martha R. Haugen

Martha R. Haugen

Feb 12, 2016

Martha R Haugen was born June 21, 1918 in Linton, North Dakota. She graduated from Linton public schools in 1937 and attended Business College in Bismarck, North Dakota. Martha met Clifford Haugen while they were both working at the State Capital Building in Bismarck. They were married on September 9, 1942. She worked at Ft Snelling in St Paul, Minnesota...

Jason David Moszer

Jason David Moszer

Feb 11, 2016

Jason David Moszer, 33, of Sabin, Minnesota, died Thursday, February 11, 2016, at Sanford Health following injuries suffered in the line of duty. He was born September 27, 1982, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Dave and Karen Moszer. Growing up in south Fargo, he attended and graduated from Fargo South High School in 2001. He served with the Minnesota Army...

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