Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Robert C. Olslund
Nov 27, 2013
Robert C. Olslund of Fargo, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2013. Robert (Bob) Olslund was born March 15, 1924 in Fargo to Orley and Lola Olslund. Bob attended North Dakota Agricultural College (NDSU) before entering the Navy in 1942, serving for three years. On March 1, 1948, Bob married Eleanore G. Olson in Portland, ND. Bob and Elly made...
Larry Ristvedt
Nov 26, 2013
Larry Ristvedt, well-known and loved local radio personality, has died after a long battle with ALS. Larry was born September 21, 1942 in Fargo, ND, the son of Emerald and Lester Ristvedt. He graduated from Minnesota State University of Moorhead in 1968, following five years of service in the Air Force. Larry began his career as a commodities broker before...
Raymond Edward Wagner
Nov 24, 2013
It was the African Message Drums that announced the birth of Ray Wagner on November 17, 1930 in Old Mutare, Zimbabwe at the mission where Africa University is located. Ray's heart no longer has an earthly beat; his soul was united with God on November 24, 2013 in Fargo, ND. Ray was born the first child of Rush and Dorothy...
Charles Allen Feste
Nov 24, 2013
Charles A. Feste, 85, of Fargo passed away on November 24, 2013. He was born October 27, 1928, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Joseph K. and Bertha C. (Wardeberg) Feste. Charles graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1946, and from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota in 1950. Following college, he joined the armed forces and trained at the Officers...
Helen "Kay" Froslie
Nov 23, 2013
Helen “Kay” Froslie, 77, Fargo, ND, passed away at Sanford Hospital under Palliative Care November 23rd, 2013. Helen Kay (Wingerd) Froslie was born February 22, 1936 in Winner, SD to Roy and Helen Wingerd. Kay married Lyle Delano Froslie in Sisseton, SD on November 6, 1964. They lived in Fargo where they raised their family. Kay started working as a...
Gloria Sylvia Bakke
Nov 23, 2013
Gloria S. Bakke of Fargo, ND, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo. Gloria Sylvia (Mohn) Bakke was born January 7, 1924, in Fairbault, MN, to Ernest and Malfred Mohn. After moving many times with her family, she graduated from high school in Lake Park, MN, in 1943. She married Milfred T. Bakke in Fargo...
Duwayne Hartley Sande
Nov 22, 2013
DuWayne H. Sande, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, November 22, 2013 at the VA Hospital in Fargo. DuWayne Hartley Sande was born on August 4, 1926 in McVille, ND to Oscar and Henrietta (Larson) Sande. He attended school in McVille, ND and worked on the family farm, after which he entered the US Army in February of 1945. He...
James Linnerooth
Nov 22, 2013
James Linnerooth, 85, died Friday, November 22, 2013, at the Veteran's Hospital in Fargo. He was born on September 7, 1928, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the youngest of George and Esther Linnerooth's nine children. After graduating from John A. Johnson High School, he joined the Marine Corps, serving from '46 to '48. He attended Gustavus Adolphus College for one year,...
Hilton James Saewert
Nov 19, 2013
Hilton “Jim” Saewert, 79, of Fargo, ND, passed away November 19, 2013 at Sanford Hospital. Hilton James Saewert was born May 21, 1934 to Hilton and Sophia (Becker) Saewert at St. John’s Hospital, Fargo, ND. He graduated from Fargo High, attended NDSU, entered the Army, and was honorably discharged. Jim is survived by his wife of 47 years, Sharon (Wold);...
Donald Elwin Mccracken
Nov 18, 2013
Donald (Don) E. McCracken, 69, of Fargo, passed away November 18, 2013 at Sanford Health. Don was born in Oklahoma on October 27, 1944 to Donald and Irene McCracken. He attended school in Fargo. During school he worked at EPKO Film, then moved to St. Paul, MN and worked at Brown Photo. In 1969, he started his photography journey of...
John Neilan Oxton
Nov 16, 2013
John Neilan Oxton “Neil” was born in Hope, North Dakota on February 13, 1922 and raised in Finley, ND. He died in Moorhead, MN on November 16, 2013 at the age of 91. John was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Leikny (Iverson); parents John and Mabel (Olson) Oxton; son Lanier; brothers James and Donald, and sisters...
Ardell Theodore Grothe
Nov 15, 2013
Ardell T. Grothe, 80 of Fargo, died Friday, November 15, 2013 at Bethany on University, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Ardell Theodore Grothe was born February 26, 1933 in Fort Ransom, ND, son of Theodore and Annie Grothe. He attended public school in Fort Ransom, graduated in 1951. He started farming immediately after graduation. During...
Gertrude Kathleen Patterson
Nov 15, 2013
Gertrude Kathleen Patterson, 85, passed away on November 15, 2013 in the home of her daughter Lisa, in Oak Forest, IL. Gertrude was born to Harold and Grace Smith in Fargo, ND on February 17, 1928. Early years were spent in the Rustad, MN area, and she attended schools in Rustad and Comstock until the family moved to Moorhead. Following...
Gerald Ray Bartholomay
Nov 14, 2013
Gerald “Jerry” Bartholomay, 67, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Eventide Nursing Home in Moorhead, MN. He received excellent care from Ecumen Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, Eventide, and Hospice staff during his 10-month battle with cancer. Gerald Ray Bartholomay was born July 9, 1946, in rural Sheldon, ND. He graduated from Sheldon High School in 1964...
David Allen Lonski
Nov 14, 2013
David A. Lonski passed away November 14, 2013, under the care of his family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. David Allen Lonski was born May 25, 1945 to John and Clara (Berg) Lonski in Bordulac, N.D. He moved to a farm near Oriska, ND at a young age. He attended school in Oriska, graduating in 1963. He attended...
James Henry Haugrud
Nov 13, 2013
James Henry Haugrud, 64, of Hickson, ND, passed away Wednesday, November 13th, 2013. He was born March 16th, 1949 to E. Clifford and Ellen Haugrud in Fargo, ND. He graduated from Fargo North High School in 1967. He attended North Dakota State University in 1969, graduated from North Dakota State Insurance Board 1975, as well as from Interstate Business College...
Lawrence "Larry" James Lemke
Nov 11, 2013
Larry was born on May 18, 1948 to Dorothy P. Lemke (McGough) and Loren Lemke at St. Ansgar Hospital in Moorhead, MN. He attended school at St. Francis Catholic School and went on to graduate from Moorhead High School in 1966. Right after high school, he enlisted in the United States Navy as a Marine Mechanic. Larry was proud to...
Lawrence "Larry" Hawley Fowler Jr.
Nov 10, 2013
Lawrence “Larry” Fowler, 84, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Mankato, MN, died Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo. Lawrence Hawley Fowler, Jr. was born April 30, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois to Lawrence and Eloise (Taylor) Fowler. He graduated from high school in 1946 at Elmhurst, Illinois, and graduated from college in 1950 at Grinell, Iowa....
Sarah Elizabeth Dixon
Nov 8, 2013
Sarah Eaton Dixon, age 95, was born in Fargo, ND to Louis and Laura Eaton on September 28, 1918. She died at Bethany on November 8, 2013. She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Leonard, Louis, James, and her husband, John. She was a lifetime resident of Fargo, ND, graduating from Fargo Central High School and attending North...
Bryan Aaker
Nov 6, 2013
Bryan, 64, died November 6, 2013 in Fargo, ND. He was born on October 4, 1949 in Fargo, where he lived his entire life. For many years he worked at Bonanza Steak House, where he made many friends. Bryan was active in many activities at Olivet Lutheran Church. Bryan’s gregarious nature and good humor were an inspiration to all. He...
Robert C. Olslund
Nov 27, 2013
Robert C. Olslund of Fargo, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2013. Robert (Bob) Olslund was born March 15, 1924 in Fargo to Orley and Lola Olslund. Bob attended North Dakota Agricultural College (NDSU) before entering the Navy in 1942, serving for three years. On March 1, 1948, Bob married Eleanore G. Olson in Portland, ND. Bob and Elly made...
Larry Ristvedt
Nov 26, 2013
Larry Ristvedt, well-known and loved local radio personality, has died after a long battle with ALS. Larry was born September 21, 1942 in Fargo, ND, the son of Emerald and Lester Ristvedt. He graduated from Minnesota State University of Moorhead in 1968, following five years of service in the Air Force. Larry began his career as a commodities broker before...
Raymond Edward Wagner
Nov 24, 2013
It was the African Message Drums that announced the birth of Ray Wagner on November 17, 1930 in Old Mutare, Zimbabwe at the mission where Africa University is located. Ray's heart no longer has an earthly beat; his soul was united with God on November 24, 2013 in Fargo, ND. Ray was born the first child of Rush and Dorothy...
Charles Allen Feste
Nov 24, 2013
Charles A. Feste, 85, of Fargo passed away on November 24, 2013. He was born October 27, 1928, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Joseph K. and Bertha C. (Wardeberg) Feste. Charles graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1946, and from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota in 1950. Following college, he joined the armed forces and trained at the Officers...
Helen "Kay" Froslie
Nov 23, 2013
Helen “Kay” Froslie, 77, Fargo, ND, passed away at Sanford Hospital under Palliative Care November 23rd, 2013. Helen Kay (Wingerd) Froslie was born February 22, 1936 in Winner, SD to Roy and Helen Wingerd. Kay married Lyle Delano Froslie in Sisseton, SD on November 6, 1964. They lived in Fargo where they raised their family. Kay started working as a...
Gloria Sylvia Bakke
Nov 23, 2013
Gloria S. Bakke of Fargo, ND, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo. Gloria Sylvia (Mohn) Bakke was born January 7, 1924, in Fairbault, MN, to Ernest and Malfred Mohn. After moving many times with her family, she graduated from high school in Lake Park, MN, in 1943. She married Milfred T. Bakke in Fargo...
Duwayne Hartley Sande
Nov 22, 2013
DuWayne H. Sande, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, November 22, 2013 at the VA Hospital in Fargo. DuWayne Hartley Sande was born on August 4, 1926 in McVille, ND to Oscar and Henrietta (Larson) Sande. He attended school in McVille, ND and worked on the family farm, after which he entered the US Army in February of 1945. He...
James Linnerooth
Nov 22, 2013
James Linnerooth, 85, died Friday, November 22, 2013, at the Veteran's Hospital in Fargo. He was born on September 7, 1928, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the youngest of George and Esther Linnerooth's nine children. After graduating from John A. Johnson High School, he joined the Marine Corps, serving from '46 to '48. He attended Gustavus Adolphus College for one year,...
Hilton James Saewert
Nov 19, 2013
Hilton “Jim” Saewert, 79, of Fargo, ND, passed away November 19, 2013 at Sanford Hospital. Hilton James Saewert was born May 21, 1934 to Hilton and Sophia (Becker) Saewert at St. John’s Hospital, Fargo, ND. He graduated from Fargo High, attended NDSU, entered the Army, and was honorably discharged. Jim is survived by his wife of 47 years, Sharon (Wold);...
Donald Elwin Mccracken
Nov 18, 2013
Donald (Don) E. McCracken, 69, of Fargo, passed away November 18, 2013 at Sanford Health. Don was born in Oklahoma on October 27, 1944 to Donald and Irene McCracken. He attended school in Fargo. During school he worked at EPKO Film, then moved to St. Paul, MN and worked at Brown Photo. In 1969, he started his photography journey of...
John Neilan Oxton
Nov 16, 2013
John Neilan Oxton “Neil” was born in Hope, North Dakota on February 13, 1922 and raised in Finley, ND. He died in Moorhead, MN on November 16, 2013 at the age of 91. John was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Leikny (Iverson); parents John and Mabel (Olson) Oxton; son Lanier; brothers James and Donald, and sisters...
Ardell Theodore Grothe
Nov 15, 2013
Ardell T. Grothe, 80 of Fargo, died Friday, November 15, 2013 at Bethany on University, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Ardell Theodore Grothe was born February 26, 1933 in Fort Ransom, ND, son of Theodore and Annie Grothe. He attended public school in Fort Ransom, graduated in 1951. He started farming immediately after graduation. During...
Gertrude Kathleen Patterson
Nov 15, 2013
Gertrude Kathleen Patterson, 85, passed away on November 15, 2013 in the home of her daughter Lisa, in Oak Forest, IL. Gertrude was born to Harold and Grace Smith in Fargo, ND on February 17, 1928. Early years were spent in the Rustad, MN area, and she attended schools in Rustad and Comstock until the family moved to Moorhead. Following...
Gerald Ray Bartholomay
Nov 14, 2013
Gerald “Jerry” Bartholomay, 67, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Eventide Nursing Home in Moorhead, MN. He received excellent care from Ecumen Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, Eventide, and Hospice staff during his 10-month battle with cancer. Gerald Ray Bartholomay was born July 9, 1946, in rural Sheldon, ND. He graduated from Sheldon High School in 1964...
David Allen Lonski
Nov 14, 2013
David A. Lonski passed away November 14, 2013, under the care of his family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. David Allen Lonski was born May 25, 1945 to John and Clara (Berg) Lonski in Bordulac, N.D. He moved to a farm near Oriska, ND at a young age. He attended school in Oriska, graduating in 1963. He attended...
James Henry Haugrud
Nov 13, 2013
James Henry Haugrud, 64, of Hickson, ND, passed away Wednesday, November 13th, 2013. He was born March 16th, 1949 to E. Clifford and Ellen Haugrud in Fargo, ND. He graduated from Fargo North High School in 1967. He attended North Dakota State University in 1969, graduated from North Dakota State Insurance Board 1975, as well as from Interstate Business College...
Lawrence "Larry" James Lemke
Nov 11, 2013
Larry was born on May 18, 1948 to Dorothy P. Lemke (McGough) and Loren Lemke at St. Ansgar Hospital in Moorhead, MN. He attended school at St. Francis Catholic School and went on to graduate from Moorhead High School in 1966. Right after high school, he enlisted in the United States Navy as a Marine Mechanic. Larry was proud to...
Lawrence "Larry" Hawley Fowler Jr.
Nov 10, 2013
Lawrence “Larry” Fowler, 84, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Mankato, MN, died Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo. Lawrence Hawley Fowler, Jr. was born April 30, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois to Lawrence and Eloise (Taylor) Fowler. He graduated from high school in 1946 at Elmhurst, Illinois, and graduated from college in 1950 at Grinell, Iowa....
Sarah Elizabeth Dixon
Nov 8, 2013
Sarah Eaton Dixon, age 95, was born in Fargo, ND to Louis and Laura Eaton on September 28, 1918. She died at Bethany on November 8, 2013. She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Leonard, Louis, James, and her husband, John. She was a lifetime resident of Fargo, ND, graduating from Fargo Central High School and attending North...
Bryan Aaker
Nov 6, 2013
Bryan, 64, died November 6, 2013 in Fargo, ND. He was born on October 4, 1949 in Fargo, where he lived his entire life. For many years he worked at Bonanza Steak House, where he made many friends. Bryan was active in many activities at Olivet Lutheran Church. Bryan’s gregarious nature and good humor were an inspiration to all. He...
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