Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
M. Dolores "Do" Gunkelman
Dec 8, 2014
Marion Dolores (Do) Shanks Gunkelman died Monday, December 8, 2014, at Rosewood on Broadway surrounded by loving family following a stroke. M. Dolores Shanks was born April 19, 1925, in Fargo, ND to Robert G. and Veda (Cavers) Shanks. She graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1943 and received a bachelor’s degree from North Dakota Agricultural College (now NDSU)...
Alan Philip Hoglund
Dec 7, 2014
On Sunday, December 7, 2014 heaven received a bib overall wearing, burly bearded, belly chuckling angel who galloped in bare back on a wild paint horse! Big Al was born on December 5, 1951 to Philip and Ruth Hoglund. Al was the second of three boys (Tom & Stan) and raised with a love of horses and duck hunting. From...
Narlynn Gene Lund
Dec 3, 2014
Narlynn Gene Lund, 81, Fargo, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014, in Sanford Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Narlynn Gene Lund was born February 1, 1933, in Walhalla, North Dakota to Elmer and Gladyce (Johannesson) Lund. Most of his childhood was spent growing up on a farm located between Brocket and Lakota, N.D. His love of music and especially Hank...
Keith Luverne Stenslie
Dec 2, 2014
Keith Stenslie, 56, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at his home in Fargo. Keith was born March 31, 1958 in Fargo to Carl and Alma Stenslie. He graduated from Fargo North High School in 1976. In 1980, Keith received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting/Management from Minnesota State University in Moorhead. He furthered his education and earned...
James Daniel Wee
Dec 2, 2014
James Daniel Wee, age 89, passed away December 2, 2014 at Villa Maria Nursing Home, Fargo, ND. James Daniel Wee was born May 2, 1925, in Fargo, ND to Bernard and Alma (Gilbertson) Wee. James graduated from Fargo High School in 1943 and enlisted in the US Navy. He served aboard the destroyer USS Ross in the South Pacific Theater....
Steven Wayne Kania
Dec 2, 2014
Steven W. Kania, 52, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo.
Dorothy Elise Frank
Nov 29, 2014
Dorothy Elise Frank, 91, of Fargo, ND, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014, at Sanford Hospital. Dorothy was born November 24, 1923, to Frank and Ida (Barz) Pelzman in Oriska, North Dakota. She grew up in Oriska. Dorothy is survived by her children daughter, Mary (Tom) Reich, Streamwood, IL and son Ron (Donna) Walz, Fargo, ND. Her sisters, Rose (Clifford)...
Edward Lavern Mashek
Nov 29, 2014
Edward Lavern Mashek, 87, of Fargo, died Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. Edward was born July 2, 1927 on the family farm in rural Wyndmere, ND, to Lewis and Eva (Olson) Mashek. He attended country school in that area. He was confirmed at the Wyndmere Lutheran Church in 1942. He joined the US Navy in...
Eric Michael Tyryfter
Nov 29, 2014
Eric M. Tyryfter, 36, of Fargo, ND, was taken from us too soon on November 29, 2014 at Essentia Health in Fargo, after complications from a stroke. Eric Michael Tyryfter was born November 12, 1978 to Cindy Tyryfter and David Tyryfter in Oak Creek, WI. When he was 8 they moved to Fargo, ND, where he grew up and attended...
Mercedes "Macy" Peterson
Nov 29, 2014
Mercedes Peterson died peacefully at Bethany on University on November 29, 2014. She was born in Hillsboro, North Dakota on September 16, 1916 to Jerome and Amelia (Knudson) Baglien. Always adventurous, she applied for a job as a secretary with the War Department, moving to Washington D.C during World War II. Before returning to North Dakota in 1959, she lived...
Anne Marie Stennes
Nov 28, 2014
Anne Marie Stennes, 88, of Harwood, ND, died peacefully on Friday, November 28, 2014. Anne Marie Martinsen was born on May 15, 1926 in Drammen, Norway to Ole and Maranda Martinsen. She grew up in Norway and was a teenager there during the occupation years. She worked for the Red Cross in Drammen following the liberation. In 1946, Anne Marie...
Wisdom Udochuk Nwachukwu
Nov 27, 2014
Wisdom Nwachukwu, 2 year-old angel son of Viola and Sonitus Nwachukwu, left this earthly life on November 27, 2014 to sit in the arms of Jesus. Wisdom Udochuk Nwachukwu was born on November 28, 2012 at Trinity Hospital in Minot, ND. He received Early Intervention services from the Anne Carlsen Center, and dearly loved his therapist, Beth. Wisdom and his...
Wayne Lyman Miller
Nov 26, 2014
Wayne L. Miller, 71, of Lake Park, MN, formerly of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, November 26, 2014, at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, SD. Wayne Lyman Miller was born March 2, 1943 in Fargo, ND to William and Ruth (Shirk) Miller. He attended schools in Fargo, graduating from Fargo Central High School in 1962. On June 21, 1962, Wayne married...
Matilda "Tillie" Pauline Peters
Nov 24, 2014
Matilda Peters, 93, of Breckenridge, MN, formerly of Fargo, ND, died Monday, November 24, 2014 at St. Francis Healthcare in Breckenridge. Matilda “Tillie” Pauline Seefeldt was born February 27, 1921 to Paul and Sena (Upkes) Seefeldt in White Rock, SD. She graduated from Fairmount High School in Fairmount, ND. Tillie married the love of her life, Raymond C. Peters on...
Cora Margaret Moen
Nov 23, 2014
Cora Margaret Moen was born January 22, 1918 to Christian and Ingri Stensland of rural Moorhead, MN. She attended Oak Mound School and later Interstate Business College. She was employed by Nobel Insurance Adjustment Company of Fargo. On October 6, 1956, she married Lester M. Moen at First Lutheran Church, Hunter, ND. They made their home in Fargo. Cora died...
Milo Wayne Craik
Nov 21, 2014
Milo W. Craik, 86, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, November 21, 2014 at his home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Milo Wayne Craik was born May 2, 1928 in Grand Forks, ND to James and Emily (Hoisveen) Craik. He was baptized in Grand Forks. His family moved to Fargo, where he attended elementary and high...
Edna Middlestead
Nov 19, 2014
Edna Middlestead, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Fargo. Edna Kassman was born on March 15, 1924 to Louie and Emma (Remien) Kassman in Fredonia, ND. She married Reinhold H. Middlestead on March 28, 1943 in Kulm, ND. They lived and farmed near Fullerton, North Dakota and later moved near LaMoure...
Ardale Allen Jess
Nov 17, 2014
Ardale Allen Jess was born in Page, ND on 11/19/1932 to John and Alice (Seymour) Jess. He attended schools in the Colgate/Page area and worked on the family farm. After high school Ardale joined the military. He married Lilah Halvorson on 4/30/1960 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hope, ND. They moved to Fargo in 1966. Ardale worked various jobs before...
Donald Bergman Myrdal
Nov 16, 2014
Donald Bergman Myrdal died November 16, 2014 at the age of 88 at Abbott Hospital, Minneapolis, MN. He was born October 24, 1926, on the family farm near Gardar, ND, to Einar and Sophie (Bergman) Myrdal. He graduated from Edinburg High School in 1944 then enlisted in the Navy. Upon discharge from the Great Lakes Naval Station, he enrolled in...
Oliver "Moke" Semmens
Nov 13, 2014
Oliver “Moke” Semmens died November 13, 2014 at Manor Care in Fargo, ND. He was born June 6, 1923 in Luverne, ND to Nathaniel and Kathryn (Skelton) Semmens. He graduated from high school and joined the Army Air Corps being stationed in India. Oliver married Lois Guenther on October 6, 1947. During their life together they lived in Carrington, ND,...
M. Dolores "Do" Gunkelman
Dec 8, 2014
Marion Dolores (Do) Shanks Gunkelman died Monday, December 8, 2014, at Rosewood on Broadway surrounded by loving family following a stroke. M. Dolores Shanks was born April 19, 1925, in Fargo, ND to Robert G. and Veda (Cavers) Shanks. She graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1943 and received a bachelor’s degree from North Dakota Agricultural College (now NDSU)...
Alan Philip Hoglund
Dec 7, 2014
On Sunday, December 7, 2014 heaven received a bib overall wearing, burly bearded, belly chuckling angel who galloped in bare back on a wild paint horse! Big Al was born on December 5, 1951 to Philip and Ruth Hoglund. Al was the second of three boys (Tom & Stan) and raised with a love of horses and duck hunting. From...
Narlynn Gene Lund
Dec 3, 2014
Narlynn Gene Lund, 81, Fargo, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014, in Sanford Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Narlynn Gene Lund was born February 1, 1933, in Walhalla, North Dakota to Elmer and Gladyce (Johannesson) Lund. Most of his childhood was spent growing up on a farm located between Brocket and Lakota, N.D. His love of music and especially Hank...
Keith Luverne Stenslie
Dec 2, 2014
Keith Stenslie, 56, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at his home in Fargo. Keith was born March 31, 1958 in Fargo to Carl and Alma Stenslie. He graduated from Fargo North High School in 1976. In 1980, Keith received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting/Management from Minnesota State University in Moorhead. He furthered his education and earned...
James Daniel Wee
Dec 2, 2014
James Daniel Wee, age 89, passed away December 2, 2014 at Villa Maria Nursing Home, Fargo, ND. James Daniel Wee was born May 2, 1925, in Fargo, ND to Bernard and Alma (Gilbertson) Wee. James graduated from Fargo High School in 1943 and enlisted in the US Navy. He served aboard the destroyer USS Ross in the South Pacific Theater....
Steven Wayne Kania
Dec 2, 2014
Steven W. Kania, 52, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo.
Dorothy Elise Frank
Nov 29, 2014
Dorothy Elise Frank, 91, of Fargo, ND, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014, at Sanford Hospital. Dorothy was born November 24, 1923, to Frank and Ida (Barz) Pelzman in Oriska, North Dakota. She grew up in Oriska. Dorothy is survived by her children daughter, Mary (Tom) Reich, Streamwood, IL and son Ron (Donna) Walz, Fargo, ND. Her sisters, Rose (Clifford)...
Edward Lavern Mashek
Nov 29, 2014
Edward Lavern Mashek, 87, of Fargo, died Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. Edward was born July 2, 1927 on the family farm in rural Wyndmere, ND, to Lewis and Eva (Olson) Mashek. He attended country school in that area. He was confirmed at the Wyndmere Lutheran Church in 1942. He joined the US Navy in...
Eric Michael Tyryfter
Nov 29, 2014
Eric M. Tyryfter, 36, of Fargo, ND, was taken from us too soon on November 29, 2014 at Essentia Health in Fargo, after complications from a stroke. Eric Michael Tyryfter was born November 12, 1978 to Cindy Tyryfter and David Tyryfter in Oak Creek, WI. When he was 8 they moved to Fargo, ND, where he grew up and attended...
Mercedes "Macy" Peterson
Nov 29, 2014
Mercedes Peterson died peacefully at Bethany on University on November 29, 2014. She was born in Hillsboro, North Dakota on September 16, 1916 to Jerome and Amelia (Knudson) Baglien. Always adventurous, she applied for a job as a secretary with the War Department, moving to Washington D.C during World War II. Before returning to North Dakota in 1959, she lived...
Anne Marie Stennes
Nov 28, 2014
Anne Marie Stennes, 88, of Harwood, ND, died peacefully on Friday, November 28, 2014. Anne Marie Martinsen was born on May 15, 1926 in Drammen, Norway to Ole and Maranda Martinsen. She grew up in Norway and was a teenager there during the occupation years. She worked for the Red Cross in Drammen following the liberation. In 1946, Anne Marie...
Wisdom Udochuk Nwachukwu
Nov 27, 2014
Wisdom Nwachukwu, 2 year-old angel son of Viola and Sonitus Nwachukwu, left this earthly life on November 27, 2014 to sit in the arms of Jesus. Wisdom Udochuk Nwachukwu was born on November 28, 2012 at Trinity Hospital in Minot, ND. He received Early Intervention services from the Anne Carlsen Center, and dearly loved his therapist, Beth. Wisdom and his...
Wayne Lyman Miller
Nov 26, 2014
Wayne L. Miller, 71, of Lake Park, MN, formerly of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, November 26, 2014, at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, SD. Wayne Lyman Miller was born March 2, 1943 in Fargo, ND to William and Ruth (Shirk) Miller. He attended schools in Fargo, graduating from Fargo Central High School in 1962. On June 21, 1962, Wayne married...
Matilda "Tillie" Pauline Peters
Nov 24, 2014
Matilda Peters, 93, of Breckenridge, MN, formerly of Fargo, ND, died Monday, November 24, 2014 at St. Francis Healthcare in Breckenridge. Matilda “Tillie” Pauline Seefeldt was born February 27, 1921 to Paul and Sena (Upkes) Seefeldt in White Rock, SD. She graduated from Fairmount High School in Fairmount, ND. Tillie married the love of her life, Raymond C. Peters on...
Cora Margaret Moen
Nov 23, 2014
Cora Margaret Moen was born January 22, 1918 to Christian and Ingri Stensland of rural Moorhead, MN. She attended Oak Mound School and later Interstate Business College. She was employed by Nobel Insurance Adjustment Company of Fargo. On October 6, 1956, she married Lester M. Moen at First Lutheran Church, Hunter, ND. They made their home in Fargo. Cora died...
Milo Wayne Craik
Nov 21, 2014
Milo W. Craik, 86, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, November 21, 2014 at his home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Milo Wayne Craik was born May 2, 1928 in Grand Forks, ND to James and Emily (Hoisveen) Craik. He was baptized in Grand Forks. His family moved to Fargo, where he attended elementary and high...
Edna Middlestead
Nov 19, 2014
Edna Middlestead, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Fargo. Edna Kassman was born on March 15, 1924 to Louie and Emma (Remien) Kassman in Fredonia, ND. She married Reinhold H. Middlestead on March 28, 1943 in Kulm, ND. They lived and farmed near Fullerton, North Dakota and later moved near LaMoure...
Ardale Allen Jess
Nov 17, 2014
Ardale Allen Jess was born in Page, ND on 11/19/1932 to John and Alice (Seymour) Jess. He attended schools in the Colgate/Page area and worked on the family farm. After high school Ardale joined the military. He married Lilah Halvorson on 4/30/1960 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hope, ND. They moved to Fargo in 1966. Ardale worked various jobs before...
Donald Bergman Myrdal
Nov 16, 2014
Donald Bergman Myrdal died November 16, 2014 at the age of 88 at Abbott Hospital, Minneapolis, MN. He was born October 24, 1926, on the family farm near Gardar, ND, to Einar and Sophie (Bergman) Myrdal. He graduated from Edinburg High School in 1944 then enlisted in the Navy. Upon discharge from the Great Lakes Naval Station, he enrolled in...
Oliver "Moke" Semmens
Nov 13, 2014
Oliver “Moke” Semmens died November 13, 2014 at Manor Care in Fargo, ND. He was born June 6, 1923 in Luverne, ND to Nathaniel and Kathryn (Skelton) Semmens. He graduated from high school and joined the Army Air Corps being stationed in India. Oliver married Lois Guenther on October 6, 1947. During their life together they lived in Carrington, ND,...
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