Obituaries

Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home

Richard Lloyd Curtis

Richard Lloyd Curtis

Oct 3, 2014

Richard Lloyd Curtis was born on August 3rd, 1965, in Omaha, NE to Robert Leroy Curtis and Doris Joan (Morris) Curtis. Richard passed away on Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo ND. A 1984 graduate of South Omaha High School, Richard married Ruth Ann Lykke of Wayne, NE in 1987. Together they had two children, Jacob Leonard(1989)...

Irene Carol Powers

Irene Carol Powers

Oct 2, 2014

Irene “Renee” Powers, mother, grandmother and friend to many passed away October 2, 2014 at her home in Fargo, ND. Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Olivet Lutheran Church Fargo, ND with Pastor Kris Gorden as celebrant. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00pm on Tuesday, October 8, 2014 with a...

Marion Shirley Larson

Marion Shirley Larson

Oct 1, 2014

Marion Larson, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at Eventide in Moorhead, MN. Marion Shirley Stolp was born January 8, 1924, in Milroy, Minnesota, daughter of Arthur and Eleanor (Brakke) Stolp. She grew up and attended school in Milroy and graduated from high school in 1941. She attended Mankato State Teachers College from 1941-1943. She earned a...

Michael Lee Lelm

Michael Lee Lelm

Sep 27, 2014

Michael Lelm, 62, of Fort Mohave, AZ, died Saturday, September 27, 2014 in Idaho Falls, ID. Michael Lee Lelm was born March 9, 1952 to Reuben and Emily (Pokorny) Lelm in Breckenridge, MN. He grew up in rural Wyndmere, graduating from Wyndmere High School in 1971. He married Betty Gyldenvand on April 6, 1974 and they were married for 29...

Tan Thi Dang

Tan Thi Dang

Sep 26, 2014

Tan Thi Dang, 83, of Everett, WA, formerly of Fargo, ND, passed away on Friday, September 26, 2014 at the Everett Rehab & Care Center in Everett. Tan Thi Dang was born December 31, 1930 in Thai Binh, Vietnam. Tan is survived by her children, Hang Ngo, Fargo, ND; Oanh Ngo (Chau Hoang), Everett, WA; Yen Ngo (Tuu Nguyen), Fargo,...

Theressa Bertha Coughlin

Theressa Bertha Coughlin

Sep 22, 2014

Theressa Coughlin, 101, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, September 22, 2014 at Sanford Health Palliative Care in Fargo. Theressa Bertha Dahl was born September 19, 1913 in Cottonwood, MN to Lars and Thora Dahl. Her family moved to Hitterdahl, MN, where she grew up and graduated from Hitterdahl High School. She attended St. Lukes School of Nursing in Fargo, ND,...

Betty A. Brunsvold

Betty A. Brunsvold

Sep 19, 2014

Betty A. Brunsvold passed away peacefully on Friday Sept. 19, 2014 Betty was born March 5, 1928 to John and Marie Jensen Dow City, Iowa. Betty graduated from Iowa State University. She married Maurice Brunsvold on June 22, 1952, and they moved to Fargo in 1959. When her youngest child entered school, she began teaching Home Ec at Ben Franklin...

Richard Allen Shelton

Richard Allen Shelton

Sep 18, 2014

Richard Allen Shelton, 66, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Fergus Falls, MN, died Thursday, September 18, 2014 in his home. Richard was born on September 9, 1948 in Fergus Falls, MN to Robert “Bob” and Blanche (Fick) Shelton. He graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1967. He then went to Wahpeton State School of Science and received his Associate...

Joan C. Scheel

Joan C. Scheel

Sep 18, 2014

Joan Scheel, age 81 of Fargo, ND passed away peacefully at home on Thursday September 18, 2014 surrounded by her family. A prayer service for Joan will be held from 4-6 pm Sunday September 21, 2014 at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral home. A memorial service will be held at 10 AM on Monday September 22, 2014 at First Congregational UCC in Fargo....

Thelma "Tula" Henrikson

Thelma "Tula" Henrikson

Sep 18, 2014

Thelma (Tula) Henrikson, Fargo, ND passed away on Thursday September 18, 2014 at the age of…well let’s just say she was “in her nineties.” She died with her family, friends, and Hospice lovingly tending to her at Bethany Homes. With the help of some really wonderful nurses she spent the last six weeks of her life resting comfortably after a...

Hugh "Wally" Geraghty

Hugh "Wally" Geraghty

Sep 17, 2014

Wally Geraghty (85) a resident of Fargo, ND was born on April 7, 1929 in Spokane Washington to Hugh and Pauline Geraghty. He moved to Fargo, ND from Spokane in 1941. He attended Fargo Central High School and after high school, enlisted in the U.S. Air force. He spent four years at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. These four...

Louise Erma Richter

Louise Erma Richter

Sep 16, 2014

Louise Erma Richter (85) a resident of Touchmark at Harwood Groves in Fargo, ND, was born February 12, 1929 in Dickey County, North Dakota to Gustav and Christine (Oster) Richter. She was baptized at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Monango, ND and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church, Merricourt, ND. She grew up and enjoyed life on the family farm near Monango....

William Patrick Olander

William Patrick Olander

Sep 15, 2014

William Olander, 43, of Horace, ND passed away Monday, September 15, 2014 after a battle with esophageal cancer. Bill was born on October 29, 1970 in Fargo, ND where he was raised. He graduated from Fargo South High School and then joined the Marine Corps. He married his high school sweetheart on January 11, 1991 and they moved to Beaufort,...

Thomas Edward Plunkett

Thomas Edward Plunkett

Sep 15, 2014

Thomas E. Plunkett, 43, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, September 15, 2014 at his home in Fargo. Thomas loved talking to his children and spending time with Angela gaming on the computer. He enjoyed to ride his 1949 pinhead Harley-Davidson cross country for charities, and also helping people by fixing their computers, tv's and game boxes. He enjoyed working with...

Phyllis Ann Ostbye

Phyllis Ann Ostbye

Sep 14, 2014

Phyllis A. Ostbye, 69, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, September 14, 2014 at her home in Fargo. Phyllis Ann Brummond was born August 10, 1945 to Ervin and Leone (Snyder) Brummond in Truman, MN. When Phyllis was young, the family moved to the Bemidji area. They moved many times throughout the years, with Phyllis attending school for the longest period...

John Anthony Oevering

John Anthony Oevering

Sep 13, 2014

John Oevering, 27, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, September 13, 2014 at his home in Fargo.

Elaine Bankers Kempel

Elaine Bankers Kempel

Sep 7, 2014

Elaine Bankers Kempel, 91, of Fargo North Dakota died September 7, 2014. She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was born February 28, 1923 in Lisbon North Dakota. She married her wartime sweetheart, Donald Bankers, in 1946 and moved to Fargo to start their life together. They raised four sons in Fargo: Jim, Bob, Kim, and...

Velma C. Thompson

Velma C. Thompson

Sep 6, 2014

Velma Thompson, 91, of Fargo, died September 6, 2014, at Bethany on 42nd where she had lived for the past year. Vilma Karolina Rieger was born on November 30, 1922 in Java, South Dakota to Katie and Adolph Rieger. She was very proud of the fact that she started 1st grade at the age of 4, and she graduated from...

Mary Rose Labrasca

Mary Rose Labrasca

Sep 5, 2014

Mary Rose “Pinky” LaBrasca, 67, of Fargo, ND, passed away on September 5, 2014 at Essentia Health of Fargo. Mary Rose McCluhan was born on November 2, 1946 in Lincoln, NE to Neil Richard and Angela (Camarda) McCluhan. She was raised as a young girl in Sioux City, IA and graduated from Bishop Heelan High School in 1964. She attended...

Nella C. Ross

Nella C. Ross

Sep 5, 2014

Nella C. Ross, 102, Fargo, ND, died Friday, September 5, 2014 in Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Nella Christine Vik was born on January 16, 1912, on a farm 10 miles south of Akeley, MN, to Christius and Mary (Bruflodt) Vik. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church located across the cornfield from the farm. She went...

Richard Lloyd Curtis

Richard Lloyd Curtis

Oct 3, 2014

Richard Lloyd Curtis was born on August 3rd, 1965, in Omaha, NE to Robert Leroy Curtis and Doris Joan (Morris) Curtis. Richard passed away on Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo ND. A 1984 graduate of South Omaha High School, Richard married Ruth Ann Lykke of Wayne, NE in 1987. Together they had two children, Jacob Leonard(1989)...

Irene Carol Powers

Irene Carol Powers

Oct 2, 2014

Irene “Renee” Powers, mother, grandmother and friend to many passed away October 2, 2014 at her home in Fargo, ND. Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Olivet Lutheran Church Fargo, ND with Pastor Kris Gorden as celebrant. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00pm on Tuesday, October 8, 2014 with a...

Marion Shirley Larson

Marion Shirley Larson

Oct 1, 2014

Marion Larson, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at Eventide in Moorhead, MN. Marion Shirley Stolp was born January 8, 1924, in Milroy, Minnesota, daughter of Arthur and Eleanor (Brakke) Stolp. She grew up and attended school in Milroy and graduated from high school in 1941. She attended Mankato State Teachers College from 1941-1943. She earned a...

Michael Lee Lelm

Michael Lee Lelm

Sep 27, 2014

Michael Lelm, 62, of Fort Mohave, AZ, died Saturday, September 27, 2014 in Idaho Falls, ID. Michael Lee Lelm was born March 9, 1952 to Reuben and Emily (Pokorny) Lelm in Breckenridge, MN. He grew up in rural Wyndmere, graduating from Wyndmere High School in 1971. He married Betty Gyldenvand on April 6, 1974 and they were married for 29...

Tan Thi Dang

Tan Thi Dang

Sep 26, 2014

Tan Thi Dang, 83, of Everett, WA, formerly of Fargo, ND, passed away on Friday, September 26, 2014 at the Everett Rehab & Care Center in Everett. Tan Thi Dang was born December 31, 1930 in Thai Binh, Vietnam. Tan is survived by her children, Hang Ngo, Fargo, ND; Oanh Ngo (Chau Hoang), Everett, WA; Yen Ngo (Tuu Nguyen), Fargo,...

Theressa Bertha Coughlin

Theressa Bertha Coughlin

Sep 22, 2014

Theressa Coughlin, 101, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, September 22, 2014 at Sanford Health Palliative Care in Fargo. Theressa Bertha Dahl was born September 19, 1913 in Cottonwood, MN to Lars and Thora Dahl. Her family moved to Hitterdahl, MN, where she grew up and graduated from Hitterdahl High School. She attended St. Lukes School of Nursing in Fargo, ND,...

Betty A. Brunsvold

Betty A. Brunsvold

Sep 19, 2014

Betty A. Brunsvold passed away peacefully on Friday Sept. 19, 2014 Betty was born March 5, 1928 to John and Marie Jensen Dow City, Iowa. Betty graduated from Iowa State University. She married Maurice Brunsvold on June 22, 1952, and they moved to Fargo in 1959. When her youngest child entered school, she began teaching Home Ec at Ben Franklin...

Richard Allen Shelton

Richard Allen Shelton

Sep 18, 2014

Richard Allen Shelton, 66, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Fergus Falls, MN, died Thursday, September 18, 2014 in his home. Richard was born on September 9, 1948 in Fergus Falls, MN to Robert “Bob” and Blanche (Fick) Shelton. He graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1967. He then went to Wahpeton State School of Science and received his Associate...

Joan C. Scheel

Joan C. Scheel

Sep 18, 2014

Joan Scheel, age 81 of Fargo, ND passed away peacefully at home on Thursday September 18, 2014 surrounded by her family. A prayer service for Joan will be held from 4-6 pm Sunday September 21, 2014 at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral home. A memorial service will be held at 10 AM on Monday September 22, 2014 at First Congregational UCC in Fargo....

Thelma "Tula" Henrikson

Thelma "Tula" Henrikson

Sep 18, 2014

Thelma (Tula) Henrikson, Fargo, ND passed away on Thursday September 18, 2014 at the age of…well let’s just say she was “in her nineties.” She died with her family, friends, and Hospice lovingly tending to her at Bethany Homes. With the help of some really wonderful nurses she spent the last six weeks of her life resting comfortably after a...

Hugh "Wally" Geraghty

Hugh "Wally" Geraghty

Sep 17, 2014

Wally Geraghty (85) a resident of Fargo, ND was born on April 7, 1929 in Spokane Washington to Hugh and Pauline Geraghty. He moved to Fargo, ND from Spokane in 1941. He attended Fargo Central High School and after high school, enlisted in the U.S. Air force. He spent four years at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. These four...

Louise Erma Richter

Louise Erma Richter

Sep 16, 2014

Louise Erma Richter (85) a resident of Touchmark at Harwood Groves in Fargo, ND, was born February 12, 1929 in Dickey County, North Dakota to Gustav and Christine (Oster) Richter. She was baptized at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Monango, ND and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church, Merricourt, ND. She grew up and enjoyed life on the family farm near Monango....

William Patrick Olander

William Patrick Olander

Sep 15, 2014

William Olander, 43, of Horace, ND passed away Monday, September 15, 2014 after a battle with esophageal cancer. Bill was born on October 29, 1970 in Fargo, ND where he was raised. He graduated from Fargo South High School and then joined the Marine Corps. He married his high school sweetheart on January 11, 1991 and they moved to Beaufort,...

Thomas Edward Plunkett

Thomas Edward Plunkett

Sep 15, 2014

Thomas E. Plunkett, 43, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, September 15, 2014 at his home in Fargo. Thomas loved talking to his children and spending time with Angela gaming on the computer. He enjoyed to ride his 1949 pinhead Harley-Davidson cross country for charities, and also helping people by fixing their computers, tv's and game boxes. He enjoyed working with...

Phyllis Ann Ostbye

Phyllis Ann Ostbye

Sep 14, 2014

Phyllis A. Ostbye, 69, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, September 14, 2014 at her home in Fargo. Phyllis Ann Brummond was born August 10, 1945 to Ervin and Leone (Snyder) Brummond in Truman, MN. When Phyllis was young, the family moved to the Bemidji area. They moved many times throughout the years, with Phyllis attending school for the longest period...

John Anthony Oevering

John Anthony Oevering

Sep 13, 2014

John Oevering, 27, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, September 13, 2014 at his home in Fargo.

Elaine Bankers Kempel

Elaine Bankers Kempel

Sep 7, 2014

Elaine Bankers Kempel, 91, of Fargo North Dakota died September 7, 2014. She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was born February 28, 1923 in Lisbon North Dakota. She married her wartime sweetheart, Donald Bankers, in 1946 and moved to Fargo to start their life together. They raised four sons in Fargo: Jim, Bob, Kim, and...

Velma C. Thompson

Velma C. Thompson

Sep 6, 2014

Velma Thompson, 91, of Fargo, died September 6, 2014, at Bethany on 42nd where she had lived for the past year. Vilma Karolina Rieger was born on November 30, 1922 in Java, South Dakota to Katie and Adolph Rieger. She was very proud of the fact that she started 1st grade at the age of 4, and she graduated from...

Mary Rose Labrasca

Mary Rose Labrasca

Sep 5, 2014

Mary Rose “Pinky” LaBrasca, 67, of Fargo, ND, passed away on September 5, 2014 at Essentia Health of Fargo. Mary Rose McCluhan was born on November 2, 1946 in Lincoln, NE to Neil Richard and Angela (Camarda) McCluhan. She was raised as a young girl in Sioux City, IA and graduated from Bishop Heelan High School in 1964. She attended...

Nella C. Ross

Nella C. Ross

Sep 5, 2014

Nella C. Ross, 102, Fargo, ND, died Friday, September 5, 2014 in Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Nella Christine Vik was born on January 16, 1912, on a farm 10 miles south of Akeley, MN, to Christius and Mary (Bruflodt) Vik. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church located across the cornfield from the farm. She went...

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