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Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home

Labelle Morris

Labelle Morris

Jun 25, 2014

LaBelle Morris, 90, of Moorhead, MN, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at Eventide on Eighth in Moorhead. LaBelle Hatlie was born March 3, 1924 to Nelius and Lillian (Thompson) Hatlie in Wahpeton, ND. She grew up on the family farm near Colfax, ND, and was baptized and confirmed in Richland Lutheran Church in rural...

Mary Alice Gibb

Mary Alice Gibb

Jun 25, 2014

Mary Alice Vickers, the oldest of four children, was born to Mary (Nana) Lema and James William Vickers on May 13, 1924 in Lowell, MA. She grew up in East Providence, where she graduated from High School at age 18. She was employed as a typist with Automobile Insurance of America. At the YMCA dance, Mary met Donald Gibb of...

Carol Jean Palmer

Carol Jean Palmer

Jun 20, 2014

Carol J. (Wuflestad) Palmer, of Fargo, North Dakota lost her fight with cancer on Friday June 20, 2014 at Bethany on University, surrounded by family and friends. Carol was born on November 28, 1944 in Glendale, California. She was the daughter of Daniel Wuflestad and Doris (Forsgren) Turriff. Carol was raised in Fargo, North Dakota where she attended school and...

Gloria Ann Bjorklund

Gloria Ann Bjorklund

Jun 18, 2014

Gloria A. Bjorklund, age 85, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2014 at her home at RiverPointe, Moorhead, MN. Gloria Ann Vogt was born March 7, 1929 in Duluth, MN to Lawrence and Kathryn Vogt and growing up, shared many happy times with family and friends. Denfeld High School is where Gloria met Howie, the love of her life, and...

Geraldine Mary Christianson

Geraldine Mary Christianson

Jun 16, 2014

Geraldine (Mueller) Christianson, 96, of Perham MN died at peace on Monday, June 16, 2014. Jeri was born to Anthony and Marie (Choinard Desnoyers) Mueller in Kankakee IL on May 26, 1918. After high school and business school education, she held office positions in Kankakee and during WWII supported the war effort by moving to Richland WA where she worked...

Lisa Jo Jahnke

Lisa Jo Jahnke

Jun 16, 2014

Lisa Jahnke, 48, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, June 16, 2014 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo, after a nearly 3 year courageous battle with triple negative neuroendocrine carcinoma. Lisa Jo Jahnke was born September 2, 1965 in Fargo, ND, to Robert and Barbara (Arnegard) Trieglaff. She grew up in north Fargo, graduating from Fargo North High School in 1984....

Marc Adrian Stansill

Marc Adrian Stansill

Jun 16, 2014

Marc A. Stansill, age 43, formerly of Cavalier passed away at home in Fargo on June 16, 2014. Services are Saturday, June 21 at 1:00 pm at the Evangelical Free Church in Cavalier. Marc worked at The He-Mart for several years and served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1993 to 1997 and spent his remaining years in Fargo. Marc's...

Kenneth Allen Johnson

Kenneth Allen Johnson

Jun 15, 2014

The Lord called Kenneth Allen Johnson on June 15, 2014 to join him in his Kingdom. He was born July 13, 1944 at East Grand Forks, MN. As a young child, he moved to Fargo with his parents and graduated from Fargo Central in 1962. Kenneth earned his BS in Math from NDSU in 1966. He married Susan Hendrickson, Dec....

Milton Perry Strand

Milton Perry Strand

Jun 13, 2014

Milton Perry Strand, 83, of Fargo, ND, ascended to Heaven on Friday, June 13, 2014 from Sanford Medical Center. Milton was born at St. Luke’s Hospital, Fargo, ND on October 26, 1930 to Peter and Minnie (Johnson) Strand of Sheldon, ND. He attended school at Coburn Township Ransom County School and graduated from Enderlin High School, he was elected President...

Adelle Marie Franek

Adelle Marie Franek

Jun 12, 2014

Adelle Franek, 70, Fargo, died peacefully in her sleep June 12, 2014. Adelle Marie Skarvold was born June 5, 1944 to Taylor and Marlys (Peterson) Skarvold of Christine, ND. Adelle married Larry H. Franek on August 27, 1971 at Zion Lutheran Church, Harwood, ND. They made their home in Harwood. In their later years they split their time between Fargo...

Charlene Eleanor Chalmers

Charlene Eleanor Chalmers

Jun 12, 2014

Charlene E. Chalmers, 75, of Fargo, died Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Charlene was born March 1, 1939 in McVille, ND to Charles and Ruby (Lovejoy) Chalmers. She attended schools in Aneta, ND. She worked at Cooperstown before moving to Fargo in 1966. She worked at Rosewood on Broadway for 20 years as a nurse’s aide....

John Robert Graber

John Robert Graber

Jun 10, 2014

John “Bud” Graber was born in Milo, North Dakota on October 15, 1916 to John P. and Delilah Graber. His family left Indiana as a group of Mennonites to come to North Dakota to farm. Two of his siblings were in tow to be followed by five additional siblings born in North Dakota. It was 1925 when the Graber clan...

Delores Ruth Jordahl

Delores Ruth Jordahl

Jun 8, 2014

Delores Ruth Lang was born August 8, 1929 in Lehr, ND, the youngest of 14 children born to John and Katherine (Mayer) Lang, German immigrants from Bessarabia, South Russia. 1946 was a bittersweet year for Delores. She married her sweetheart, Melvin Elhard and buried her infant daughter Caron Faye. Six years later, her second daughter, Carolyn Kay, was born. Delores...

John Lee Greene

John Lee Greene

Jun 8, 2014

John Lee Greene, 78 of Fargo, ND passed away peacefully on June 8, 2014 in his home surrounded by his wife and two sons. John was born in Edgeley, ND on February 15, 1936 to Eleanor & Gordon Greene. After spending time in Edgeley and Millerton, ND, the family settled in Wimbledon, ND where John graduated from high school in...

Virginia Lee Hanson

Virginia Lee Hanson

Jun 6, 2014

Virginia Hanson, 101, Fargo, ND died June 6, 2014 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Virginia Lee Brown was born at 2 pounds on February 10, 1913 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Clarence and Ella Brown. She was a dancer and performer in New York City and Philadelphia with her mother when she was a teenager. In her twenties, she started...

Dennis Eugene Jacobson

Dennis Eugene Jacobson

Jun 5, 2014

Dennis Eugene Jacobson, 84, Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, with his family by his side. Dennis was born in Borup, MN on March 3, 1930 to Henry and Isla (Anderson) Jacobson. After his father passed away when Dennis was in early grade school, the family moved to Fargo. He continued...

James Kenneth Nelson

James Kenneth Nelson

Jun 4, 2014

James (Jim) Kenneth Nelson (83) passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at Rosewood Nursing Home following a brief illness. He was born in Valley City on September 18, 1930, and grew up while helping on the family farm in Svea Township near Litchville. He played varsity basketball for five years and graduated from high school in 1948. He attended...

Evelyn Luella Samuelson

Evelyn Luella Samuelson

Jun 3, 2014

Evelyn L. Samuelson, 89, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo.

Evelyn Margaret Lund

Evelyn Margaret Lund

May 31, 2014

Evelyn M. Lund, 91, West Fargo, died Saturday May 31, 2014 in Eventide at Sheyenne Crossings, West Fargo, ND. Evelyn Margaret Braniff was born February 16, 1923, at Doyon, North Dakota, to William and Julia Berg Braniff. She attended school in Doyon and graduated as class valedictorian. She attended Mayville State College, Mayville, ND. She received an associate’s degree in...

Eleanor Lindsay

Eleanor Lindsay

May 30, 2014

Eleanor Lindsay passed away peacefully on May 30, 2014 in Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. Eleanor Erickson was born on April 18, 1921 in McVille, ND to Gertrude and Sam Erickson. After she graduated from McVille High she moved to Fargo and went to work in the office at Woolworth’s. On January 16, 1945 she married Arlo B. Lindsay and...

Labelle Morris

Labelle Morris

Jun 25, 2014

LaBelle Morris, 90, of Moorhead, MN, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at Eventide on Eighth in Moorhead. LaBelle Hatlie was born March 3, 1924 to Nelius and Lillian (Thompson) Hatlie in Wahpeton, ND. She grew up on the family farm near Colfax, ND, and was baptized and confirmed in Richland Lutheran Church in rural...

Mary Alice Gibb

Mary Alice Gibb

Jun 25, 2014

Mary Alice Vickers, the oldest of four children, was born to Mary (Nana) Lema and James William Vickers on May 13, 1924 in Lowell, MA. She grew up in East Providence, where she graduated from High School at age 18. She was employed as a typist with Automobile Insurance of America. At the YMCA dance, Mary met Donald Gibb of...

Carol Jean Palmer

Carol Jean Palmer

Jun 20, 2014

Carol J. (Wuflestad) Palmer, of Fargo, North Dakota lost her fight with cancer on Friday June 20, 2014 at Bethany on University, surrounded by family and friends. Carol was born on November 28, 1944 in Glendale, California. She was the daughter of Daniel Wuflestad and Doris (Forsgren) Turriff. Carol was raised in Fargo, North Dakota where she attended school and...

Gloria Ann Bjorklund

Gloria Ann Bjorklund

Jun 18, 2014

Gloria A. Bjorklund, age 85, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2014 at her home at RiverPointe, Moorhead, MN. Gloria Ann Vogt was born March 7, 1929 in Duluth, MN to Lawrence and Kathryn Vogt and growing up, shared many happy times with family and friends. Denfeld High School is where Gloria met Howie, the love of her life, and...

Geraldine Mary Christianson

Geraldine Mary Christianson

Jun 16, 2014

Geraldine (Mueller) Christianson, 96, of Perham MN died at peace on Monday, June 16, 2014. Jeri was born to Anthony and Marie (Choinard Desnoyers) Mueller in Kankakee IL on May 26, 1918. After high school and business school education, she held office positions in Kankakee and during WWII supported the war effort by moving to Richland WA where she worked...

Lisa Jo Jahnke

Lisa Jo Jahnke

Jun 16, 2014

Lisa Jahnke, 48, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, June 16, 2014 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo, after a nearly 3 year courageous battle with triple negative neuroendocrine carcinoma. Lisa Jo Jahnke was born September 2, 1965 in Fargo, ND, to Robert and Barbara (Arnegard) Trieglaff. She grew up in north Fargo, graduating from Fargo North High School in 1984....

Marc Adrian Stansill

Marc Adrian Stansill

Jun 16, 2014

Marc A. Stansill, age 43, formerly of Cavalier passed away at home in Fargo on June 16, 2014. Services are Saturday, June 21 at 1:00 pm at the Evangelical Free Church in Cavalier. Marc worked at The He-Mart for several years and served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1993 to 1997 and spent his remaining years in Fargo. Marc's...

Kenneth Allen Johnson

Kenneth Allen Johnson

Jun 15, 2014

The Lord called Kenneth Allen Johnson on June 15, 2014 to join him in his Kingdom. He was born July 13, 1944 at East Grand Forks, MN. As a young child, he moved to Fargo with his parents and graduated from Fargo Central in 1962. Kenneth earned his BS in Math from NDSU in 1966. He married Susan Hendrickson, Dec....

Milton Perry Strand

Milton Perry Strand

Jun 13, 2014

Milton Perry Strand, 83, of Fargo, ND, ascended to Heaven on Friday, June 13, 2014 from Sanford Medical Center. Milton was born at St. Luke’s Hospital, Fargo, ND on October 26, 1930 to Peter and Minnie (Johnson) Strand of Sheldon, ND. He attended school at Coburn Township Ransom County School and graduated from Enderlin High School, he was elected President...

Adelle Marie Franek

Adelle Marie Franek

Jun 12, 2014

Adelle Franek, 70, Fargo, died peacefully in her sleep June 12, 2014. Adelle Marie Skarvold was born June 5, 1944 to Taylor and Marlys (Peterson) Skarvold of Christine, ND. Adelle married Larry H. Franek on August 27, 1971 at Zion Lutheran Church, Harwood, ND. They made their home in Harwood. In their later years they split their time between Fargo...

Charlene Eleanor Chalmers

Charlene Eleanor Chalmers

Jun 12, 2014

Charlene E. Chalmers, 75, of Fargo, died Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Charlene was born March 1, 1939 in McVille, ND to Charles and Ruby (Lovejoy) Chalmers. She attended schools in Aneta, ND. She worked at Cooperstown before moving to Fargo in 1966. She worked at Rosewood on Broadway for 20 years as a nurse’s aide....

John Robert Graber

John Robert Graber

Jun 10, 2014

John “Bud” Graber was born in Milo, North Dakota on October 15, 1916 to John P. and Delilah Graber. His family left Indiana as a group of Mennonites to come to North Dakota to farm. Two of his siblings were in tow to be followed by five additional siblings born in North Dakota. It was 1925 when the Graber clan...

Delores Ruth Jordahl

Delores Ruth Jordahl

Jun 8, 2014

Delores Ruth Lang was born August 8, 1929 in Lehr, ND, the youngest of 14 children born to John and Katherine (Mayer) Lang, German immigrants from Bessarabia, South Russia. 1946 was a bittersweet year for Delores. She married her sweetheart, Melvin Elhard and buried her infant daughter Caron Faye. Six years later, her second daughter, Carolyn Kay, was born. Delores...

John Lee Greene

John Lee Greene

Jun 8, 2014

John Lee Greene, 78 of Fargo, ND passed away peacefully on June 8, 2014 in his home surrounded by his wife and two sons. John was born in Edgeley, ND on February 15, 1936 to Eleanor & Gordon Greene. After spending time in Edgeley and Millerton, ND, the family settled in Wimbledon, ND where John graduated from high school in...

Virginia Lee Hanson

Virginia Lee Hanson

Jun 6, 2014

Virginia Hanson, 101, Fargo, ND died June 6, 2014 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Virginia Lee Brown was born at 2 pounds on February 10, 1913 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Clarence and Ella Brown. She was a dancer and performer in New York City and Philadelphia with her mother when she was a teenager. In her twenties, she started...

Dennis Eugene Jacobson

Dennis Eugene Jacobson

Jun 5, 2014

Dennis Eugene Jacobson, 84, Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, with his family by his side. Dennis was born in Borup, MN on March 3, 1930 to Henry and Isla (Anderson) Jacobson. After his father passed away when Dennis was in early grade school, the family moved to Fargo. He continued...

James Kenneth Nelson

James Kenneth Nelson

Jun 4, 2014

James (Jim) Kenneth Nelson (83) passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at Rosewood Nursing Home following a brief illness. He was born in Valley City on September 18, 1930, and grew up while helping on the family farm in Svea Township near Litchville. He played varsity basketball for five years and graduated from high school in 1948. He attended...

Evelyn Luella Samuelson

Evelyn Luella Samuelson

Jun 3, 2014

Evelyn L. Samuelson, 89, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo.

Evelyn Margaret Lund

Evelyn Margaret Lund

May 31, 2014

Evelyn M. Lund, 91, West Fargo, died Saturday May 31, 2014 in Eventide at Sheyenne Crossings, West Fargo, ND. Evelyn Margaret Braniff was born February 16, 1923, at Doyon, North Dakota, to William and Julia Berg Braniff. She attended school in Doyon and graduated as class valedictorian. She attended Mayville State College, Mayville, ND. She received an associate’s degree in...

Eleanor Lindsay

Eleanor Lindsay

May 30, 2014

Eleanor Lindsay passed away peacefully on May 30, 2014 in Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. Eleanor Erickson was born on April 18, 1921 in McVille, ND to Gertrude and Sam Erickson. After she graduated from McVille High she moved to Fargo and went to work in the office at Woolworth’s. On January 16, 1945 she married Arlo B. Lindsay and...

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