Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Karen Ann Ernst
Apr 23, 2014
Karen A. Ernst, 72 of Moorhead, passed away Wednesday, April 23 at her home under the care of Hospice. Karen was born September 29, 1941 in Fargo, ND, to parents Torkel “Tom” and Greta Espevoll. She grew up in the Fargo area and graduated from West Fargo High School in 1959. She married Loren Ernst on June 23, 1962 in...
Kyle Thomas Kassman
Apr 23, 2014
Our beloved son Kyle was taken from us unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Kyle was born on November 28, 1985 to Tom and Nancy Kassman. He grew up and graduated from West Fargo High School and then went on to graduate from NDSU and currently was pursuing his PHD in experimental psychology at UND. Kyle was a caring, thoughtful...
Carl Ekern
Apr 19, 2014
Carl Ekern, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Villa Maria, Fargo. Carl Robert Ekern Jr. was born in Fargo on December 21, 1923 to Cora and Carl Ekern, Sr. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1941 and entered North Dakota Sate University. In 1942 he enlisted in the Navy V-12 program and was sent...
Bradley Ernest Selberg
Apr 18, 2014
Bradley Selberg, 58, passed away on Good Friday, April 18, 2014 at Sanford Palliative Care. He was born in Fargo on June 10, 1955 to Ernest and Irene (Hjornevick) Selberg. Bradley graduated from Fargo Special Education at South High and lived in Wahpeton the past several years. Bradley enjoyed watching wrestling, boxing, quiz shows and ball games on television. He...
Alex Donald Sahr
Apr 18, 2014
Alex Sahr, 96, longtime resident of Fargo ND, passed away on April 18, 2014 at the Fargo Veterans Hospital. Alex Donald Sahr, son of Aaron and Martha Sahr was born on November 20, 1917 in Balfour, ND. Alex attended school in Balfour and after graduation joined the CCC program at Kramer, ND in 1936. In 1938 he transferred to Socorro,...
Dorothy Mae Bjerke
Apr 16, 2014
Dorothy Bjerke, 84, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at her home. Dorothy Mae Benson was born June 30, 1929 in Northwood, ND to Arthur and Emma (Grefsheim) Benson. She graduated from Hatton High School. She married Orvis Bjerke at Washington Prairie Church, Hatton, ND. Dorothy was a 1950 graduate of Fairview Hospital School of Nursing and worked...
Evelyn Ekern
Apr 13, 2014
Evelyn Ekern, 89, Fargo, died Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Sanford Health, Fargo. Evelyn Bowman Britt was born in Lumberton, North Carolina, June 16, 1924. She graduated from Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina. While attending Meredith College, she met Carl R. Ekern Jr. of Fargo, who was a Naval Officer attending North Carolina State University in Raleigh. They were married...
Carmen Herbert Christianson
Apr 13, 2014
Carmen Herbert Christianson, 81, of Fargo, ND, died April 13, 2014 at Lilac Homes Memory Care in Moorhead, MN. Carmen was born to Clarence and Olene (Jordheim) Christianson on October 10, 1932 in Fargo. Carmen was raised on a farm near Walcott. Carmen attended Viking Country School and graduated from Walcott High School in 1950. He played many sports with...
Laverne Violet Egeberg
Apr 8, 2014
LaVerne Violet Egeberg, 80, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. A full obituary will be posted soon.
Shirley E. Stensgard
Apr 7, 2014
Shirley Elaine Stensgard was born April 24, 1947 in Moorhead, MN to Thorval Stensgard and Adelia (Heller) Stensgard. She attended the Harbor School in Moorhead for many years. In later years she was cared for in her home by CCRI and the last six years, in a group home. Shirley loved the outdoors and going for rides. Shirley died at...
Minnie Fosaaen
Apr 6, 2014
Minnie Dolores Vivian Carlson Gores Fosaaen, longtime resident of Cando, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND, with a family member at her side. She was born in Rock Lake, ND, to Anton and Florence Carlson. Florence passed away suddenly when Minnie was six years old, and her older brother Dwaine Loran Oscar...
Mary Lindstrom
Apr 4, 2014
Mary Lindstrom, 92, of Moorhead, died, Friday, April 4, 2014 at her home under the care of her family. Mary Voelpel was born on October 13, 1921 to John and Mary (Boss) Voelpel in Baudette, MN. She graduated from high school in Kenmare, ND. Mary attended Interstate Business College in Fargo. Mary married Orville Lindstrom on September 18, 1946 in...
Minerva R. Franek
Apr 3, 2014
Minerva Rosealine Franek of Fargo died Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Rosewood on Broadway. Minerva was born November 10, 1910 in Fargo, ND, the daughter of Arthur and Rosealine Streed. She graduated from North Dakota Agriculture College (NDSU) with a degree in Physical Education in 1932. She taught Physical Education in the Fargo-Moorhead school system and was one of the...
Helen D. Lahren
Apr 3, 2014
Helen D. Lahren, 91, of Fargo, died Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Bethany on University, Fargo, ND. A full obituary will posted soon.
Clarence Walter Erickson
Apr 1, 2014
Clarence Erickson was born prematurely on the family farm in Donnybrook, ND on March 19, 1923. He was nursed to health by his dedicated parents, Richard and Nellie (Hansen) Erickson. He was so tiny he fit in a shoe box. He received his education and graduated from Donnybrook High School in 1941. Clarence joined the US Navy and was stationed...
James Henry Milek
Mar 30, 2014
James Milek, 69, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, March 30, 2014 at the VA Hospital in Fargo. James Henry Milek was born March 10, 1945 in Jamestown, ND to Samuel and Elizabeth (Aipperspach) Milek. He attended grade school and high school in Jamestown. He trained as a cook at the Job Corps in Bismarck, ND. James served in the US...
Donna Dell Becker
Mar 29, 2014
Donna (Rowley) Becker, 74, Fargo, died Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Sheyenne Crossing Care Center in West Fargo, ND. Donna was born April 4, 1939, to Adelbert and Atla Rowley. She grew up in Bismarck, ND, and graduated from Bismarck High School in 1957. In May, 1958, she married Lee Becker. They lived in Bismarck where she worked for the...
Stuart Lee Schultz
Mar 28, 2014
Stuart Schultz, 56, of Fargo, ND, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 28, 2014 at Essentia Health, Fargo. Stuart Lee Schultz was born October 20, 1957 in Breckenridge, MN to Lester and Betty (Morris) Schultz. In the fall of 1962, the family moved to Fargo, ND, which is where Stuart attended school. He graduated from Fargo South High School in 1976....
Sylvia Wester Flint
Mar 27, 2014
Sylvia Flint, 96, of Fargo, ND, passed away surrounded by her three children on Thursday, March 27, 2014. Sylvia M. Wester was born on the Hagen farmstead west of Horace, ND, on February 17, 1918, to Oscar D. and Agnette M. Wester. She attended a one-room school in rural Warren, ND, and graduated from Davenport High School in 1936. Sylvia...
Muriel Gladys Kaercher
Mar 27, 2014
Muriel G. Kaercher, 105, went home to be with her Lord on March 27, 2014. She was born December 29, 1908 in Bottineau, ND. She taught school in St. Thomas, ND before marrying Howard William Kaercher on September 2, 1939. They moved to Fargo in 1953. She was an active member of Faith United Methodist Church. After raising her family,...
Karen Ann Ernst
Apr 23, 2014
Karen A. Ernst, 72 of Moorhead, passed away Wednesday, April 23 at her home under the care of Hospice. Karen was born September 29, 1941 in Fargo, ND, to parents Torkel “Tom” and Greta Espevoll. She grew up in the Fargo area and graduated from West Fargo High School in 1959. She married Loren Ernst on June 23, 1962 in...
Kyle Thomas Kassman
Apr 23, 2014
Our beloved son Kyle was taken from us unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Kyle was born on November 28, 1985 to Tom and Nancy Kassman. He grew up and graduated from West Fargo High School and then went on to graduate from NDSU and currently was pursuing his PHD in experimental psychology at UND. Kyle was a caring, thoughtful...
Carl Ekern
Apr 19, 2014
Carl Ekern, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Villa Maria, Fargo. Carl Robert Ekern Jr. was born in Fargo on December 21, 1923 to Cora and Carl Ekern, Sr. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1941 and entered North Dakota Sate University. In 1942 he enlisted in the Navy V-12 program and was sent...
Bradley Ernest Selberg
Apr 18, 2014
Bradley Selberg, 58, passed away on Good Friday, April 18, 2014 at Sanford Palliative Care. He was born in Fargo on June 10, 1955 to Ernest and Irene (Hjornevick) Selberg. Bradley graduated from Fargo Special Education at South High and lived in Wahpeton the past several years. Bradley enjoyed watching wrestling, boxing, quiz shows and ball games on television. He...
Alex Donald Sahr
Apr 18, 2014
Alex Sahr, 96, longtime resident of Fargo ND, passed away on April 18, 2014 at the Fargo Veterans Hospital. Alex Donald Sahr, son of Aaron and Martha Sahr was born on November 20, 1917 in Balfour, ND. Alex attended school in Balfour and after graduation joined the CCC program at Kramer, ND in 1936. In 1938 he transferred to Socorro,...
Dorothy Mae Bjerke
Apr 16, 2014
Dorothy Bjerke, 84, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at her home. Dorothy Mae Benson was born June 30, 1929 in Northwood, ND to Arthur and Emma (Grefsheim) Benson. She graduated from Hatton High School. She married Orvis Bjerke at Washington Prairie Church, Hatton, ND. Dorothy was a 1950 graduate of Fairview Hospital School of Nursing and worked...
Evelyn Ekern
Apr 13, 2014
Evelyn Ekern, 89, Fargo, died Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Sanford Health, Fargo. Evelyn Bowman Britt was born in Lumberton, North Carolina, June 16, 1924. She graduated from Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina. While attending Meredith College, she met Carl R. Ekern Jr. of Fargo, who was a Naval Officer attending North Carolina State University in Raleigh. They were married...
Carmen Herbert Christianson
Apr 13, 2014
Carmen Herbert Christianson, 81, of Fargo, ND, died April 13, 2014 at Lilac Homes Memory Care in Moorhead, MN. Carmen was born to Clarence and Olene (Jordheim) Christianson on October 10, 1932 in Fargo. Carmen was raised on a farm near Walcott. Carmen attended Viking Country School and graduated from Walcott High School in 1950. He played many sports with...
Laverne Violet Egeberg
Apr 8, 2014
LaVerne Violet Egeberg, 80, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. A full obituary will be posted soon.
Shirley E. Stensgard
Apr 7, 2014
Shirley Elaine Stensgard was born April 24, 1947 in Moorhead, MN to Thorval Stensgard and Adelia (Heller) Stensgard. She attended the Harbor School in Moorhead for many years. In later years she was cared for in her home by CCRI and the last six years, in a group home. Shirley loved the outdoors and going for rides. Shirley died at...
Minnie Fosaaen
Apr 6, 2014
Minnie Dolores Vivian Carlson Gores Fosaaen, longtime resident of Cando, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND, with a family member at her side. She was born in Rock Lake, ND, to Anton and Florence Carlson. Florence passed away suddenly when Minnie was six years old, and her older brother Dwaine Loran Oscar...
Mary Lindstrom
Apr 4, 2014
Mary Lindstrom, 92, of Moorhead, died, Friday, April 4, 2014 at her home under the care of her family. Mary Voelpel was born on October 13, 1921 to John and Mary (Boss) Voelpel in Baudette, MN. She graduated from high school in Kenmare, ND. Mary attended Interstate Business College in Fargo. Mary married Orville Lindstrom on September 18, 1946 in...
Minerva R. Franek
Apr 3, 2014
Minerva Rosealine Franek of Fargo died Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Rosewood on Broadway. Minerva was born November 10, 1910 in Fargo, ND, the daughter of Arthur and Rosealine Streed. She graduated from North Dakota Agriculture College (NDSU) with a degree in Physical Education in 1932. She taught Physical Education in the Fargo-Moorhead school system and was one of the...
Helen D. Lahren
Apr 3, 2014
Helen D. Lahren, 91, of Fargo, died Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Bethany on University, Fargo, ND. A full obituary will posted soon.
Clarence Walter Erickson
Apr 1, 2014
Clarence Erickson was born prematurely on the family farm in Donnybrook, ND on March 19, 1923. He was nursed to health by his dedicated parents, Richard and Nellie (Hansen) Erickson. He was so tiny he fit in a shoe box. He received his education and graduated from Donnybrook High School in 1941. Clarence joined the US Navy and was stationed...
James Henry Milek
Mar 30, 2014
James Milek, 69, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, March 30, 2014 at the VA Hospital in Fargo. James Henry Milek was born March 10, 1945 in Jamestown, ND to Samuel and Elizabeth (Aipperspach) Milek. He attended grade school and high school in Jamestown. He trained as a cook at the Job Corps in Bismarck, ND. James served in the US...
Donna Dell Becker
Mar 29, 2014
Donna (Rowley) Becker, 74, Fargo, died Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Sheyenne Crossing Care Center in West Fargo, ND. Donna was born April 4, 1939, to Adelbert and Atla Rowley. She grew up in Bismarck, ND, and graduated from Bismarck High School in 1957. In May, 1958, she married Lee Becker. They lived in Bismarck where she worked for the...
Stuart Lee Schultz
Mar 28, 2014
Stuart Schultz, 56, of Fargo, ND, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 28, 2014 at Essentia Health, Fargo. Stuart Lee Schultz was born October 20, 1957 in Breckenridge, MN to Lester and Betty (Morris) Schultz. In the fall of 1962, the family moved to Fargo, ND, which is where Stuart attended school. He graduated from Fargo South High School in 1976....
Sylvia Wester Flint
Mar 27, 2014
Sylvia Flint, 96, of Fargo, ND, passed away surrounded by her three children on Thursday, March 27, 2014. Sylvia M. Wester was born on the Hagen farmstead west of Horace, ND, on February 17, 1918, to Oscar D. and Agnette M. Wester. She attended a one-room school in rural Warren, ND, and graduated from Davenport High School in 1936. Sylvia...
Muriel Gladys Kaercher
Mar 27, 2014
Muriel G. Kaercher, 105, went home to be with her Lord on March 27, 2014. She was born December 29, 1908 in Bottineau, ND. She taught school in St. Thomas, ND before marrying Howard William Kaercher on September 2, 1939. They moved to Fargo in 1953. She was an active member of Faith United Methodist Church. After raising her family,...
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