Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Margaret Gall
Feb 5, 2012
Margaret R. Gall, 84, of Fargo passed away on Sunday February 5, 2012 at Sanford Medical Center, in Fargo, ND. Margaret Rozella Skamfer was born on April 29, 1927 at Abercrombie, ND to Emil and Olga (Nypen) Skamfer. She graduated from Abercrombie High School in 1944 and completed stenographer training at Fargo Business College. She went to work at the...
Haldis Nelson
Feb 4, 2012
Haldis Nelson, 94, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo. Haldis Louise Olson was born April 2, 1917 in Fargo, ND to Christ and Yterina (Peterson) Olson. She grew up in Fargo and graduated from Central High School. Haldis worked for an eye clinic before marrying Hilbert A. Nelson on July 20, 1940 in...
O.Q. Johnson
Feb 2, 2012
O.Q. Johnson, 81, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, February 2, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo. O.Q. “Sonny” Johnson was born October 23, 1930, in Enid, Oklahoma, to parents O.Q. Johnson, Sr., and Willie (Howard) Johnson. He grew up in West Liberty, Iowa, where he graduated from high school in 1949. He attended the University of Iowa before enlisting in the...
Craig Brown
Jan 28, 2012
Craig E. Brown, 58, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 28, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Craig Edward Brown was born January 30, 1953, in Fargo, ND, to Bernard and Oriet (Helland) Brown. He was raised in Fargo. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Craig graduated from North High School in 1971 and maintained several cherished friendships...
Gladys Velo
Jan 26, 2012
Gladys Myrtle Velo, 99, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, January 26, 2012, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo. Gladys was born November 27, 1912, in Rothsay, MN, to Alfred and Clara (Froslie) Toso. She was baptized and confirmed at South Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Rothsay. She attended a country school, District #82 and completed 8th grade. On December 21,...
Gordon Hefta
Jan 25, 2012
Gordon James Hefta, 92, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Villa Maria Care Center in Fargo. Gordon was born to Albert and Alma (Stenvick) Hefta, December 9, 1919, at Portland, North Dakota. He was the second oldest of 12 children. Gordon was raised in Portland and graduated from Portland High School in 1938. Gordon married Corinne (Bye)...
Carol Devine
Jan 25, 2012
Carol Devine, 70, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at her home in Fargo. Memorial Service: Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 10:00 AM at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND. Visitation: One hour prior to services at Hanson-Runsvold.
Ida Olson Brekke
Jan 23, 2012
Ida S. Domier Olson Brekke, 94, of Hoffman, MN (formerly of Fargo, ND) passed away Monday, January 23, 2012 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Hoffman, MN. Ida S. Domier was born in Portland, ND, to Ludwig and Anna (Jorgenson) Domier on January 31, 1917. Ida attended high school at Oak Grove Lutheran School in Fargo, ND. Ida married Adolph B....
Anthony Walter
Jan 23, 2012
Anthony M. “Tony” Walter, 98, peacefully passed away from this life into eternal life on Monday, January 23, 2012 at Essentia Hospital in Fargo. He was born on April 2, 1913 to John and Veronica (Fritz) Walter in Bismarck, ND where he graduated from high school. He graduated from NDAC (now NDSU) in 1939. To pay for his college education,...
Doris Leatherbury
Jan 21, 2012
Doris E. Leatherbury, 76, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Sanford Palliative Care. Doris was born in Kindred, ND to Helmer and Olea (Odegaard) Toppen on March 24, 1935. She graduated from Kindred High School and went onto graduate from St. Luke’s School of Nursing in 1957. She married Charles Leatherbury on January 9, 1959 at St....
Lorna Saewert
Jan 19, 2012
Lorna N. (Lantz) Saewert, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo, ND. Lorna was born on December 21, 1924 in Fargo, ND to Andrew and Grace (Baity) Lantz. She grew up in the Casselton, ND area, graduating from Lincoln High of Casselton in 1942. Following her graduation from Mayville State Teachers College, Lorna...
Bernice Else
Jan 15, 2012
Bernice Evelyn Else, 77, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, January 15, 2012, at Elim Care Center. Funeral Service: Thursday, January 19, 2012, at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo. Visitation: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 6 – 8 PM, at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home. Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo.
Orville Anderson
Jan 14, 2012
Orville L. Anderson, 85, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 14, 2012, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Orville Leonard Anderson was born February 25, 1926 in Verona, North Dakota, son of Carl and Rose (Chaplin) Anderson. He attended schools in the Verona area and worked on the family farm. He worked at various jobs around the area, mostly in Indiana....
Charlotte Owens
Jan 14, 2012
Charlotte E. Owens, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 14, 2012, at her home in Fargo. Charlotte Estelle Larson was born March 5, 1921, daughter of Charles and Esther (Vinje) Larson, at Gardner, ND. She was baptized and confirmed at Nora Lutheran Church, Gardner. She grew up on the farm near Argusville and graduated from Argusville High School. Charlotte...
Kathryn Wright
Jan 11, 2012
Kathryn Ann Wright, 90, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. She was born on August 13, 1921 in Hebron, ND to her loving parents, Anna and Henry Wolter. She and her twin brother, Willy, were the center of attention as one of the few sets of twins born in the area. Kathryn grew up on...
Viola Groen
Jan 10, 2012
Viola Groen, 77, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Viola was born June 21, 1933 at her grandmother’s home in Steele County, near Hatton, ND, to Lockerd and Therese (Tveten) Thompson. The family moved to Union Township in Grand Forks county, where Viola attended all 8 grades in a one-room country school. Viola...
Hilbert Hagel
Jan 10, 2012
Hilbert “Bert” Hagel, 73, died on January 10, 2012, surrounded by his loving family after a heroic battle with cancer. Bert was born June 27, 1938, in Steele, ND, to Adolph and Katherina (Albright) Hagel and was the youngest of 15 children. He graduated from Tappen High School, where he played baseball and was captain of his basketball team. Bert...
Purdin "Pudge" Dahl
Jan 9, 2012
Purdin “Pudge” Lawrence Dahl, age 89 and 364 days, of Fargo, died January 9, 2012, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo. Purdin Dahl was born January 10, 1922, in Mayville, ND, to Jens and Ellen Dahl. He graduated from Portland High School in 1941. Purdin served in the US Army during World War II and was discharged in 1946. He married...
Marcia Mohr
Jan 9, 2012
Marcia A. Mohr, 82, of Fargo, died January 9, 2012, at Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo. Marcia Ann Erickson was born on May 23, 1929, in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Dr. Clarence and Ruth (Burriss) Erickson. She attended Pelican Rapids High School and NDSU, where she was an active member of Kappa Delta sorority, Sigma Alpha Iota music fraternity, and...
Gary Odegaard
Jan 7, 2012
Gary W. Odegaard, 68, of Bemidji, MN, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Sanford Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND, following a stroke. Gary was born to Oscar and Thelma (Evenson) Odegaard, February 9, 1943 in Thief River Falls, MN. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls and the University of Minnesota. He served in the Vietnam...
Margaret Gall
Feb 5, 2012
Margaret R. Gall, 84, of Fargo passed away on Sunday February 5, 2012 at Sanford Medical Center, in Fargo, ND. Margaret Rozella Skamfer was born on April 29, 1927 at Abercrombie, ND to Emil and Olga (Nypen) Skamfer. She graduated from Abercrombie High School in 1944 and completed stenographer training at Fargo Business College. She went to work at the...
Haldis Nelson
Feb 4, 2012
Haldis Nelson, 94, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo. Haldis Louise Olson was born April 2, 1917 in Fargo, ND to Christ and Yterina (Peterson) Olson. She grew up in Fargo and graduated from Central High School. Haldis worked for an eye clinic before marrying Hilbert A. Nelson on July 20, 1940 in...
O.Q. Johnson
Feb 2, 2012
O.Q. Johnson, 81, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, February 2, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo. O.Q. “Sonny” Johnson was born October 23, 1930, in Enid, Oklahoma, to parents O.Q. Johnson, Sr., and Willie (Howard) Johnson. He grew up in West Liberty, Iowa, where he graduated from high school in 1949. He attended the University of Iowa before enlisting in the...
Craig Brown
Jan 28, 2012
Craig E. Brown, 58, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 28, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Craig Edward Brown was born January 30, 1953, in Fargo, ND, to Bernard and Oriet (Helland) Brown. He was raised in Fargo. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Craig graduated from North High School in 1971 and maintained several cherished friendships...
Gladys Velo
Jan 26, 2012
Gladys Myrtle Velo, 99, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, January 26, 2012, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo. Gladys was born November 27, 1912, in Rothsay, MN, to Alfred and Clara (Froslie) Toso. She was baptized and confirmed at South Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Rothsay. She attended a country school, District #82 and completed 8th grade. On December 21,...
Gordon Hefta
Jan 25, 2012
Gordon James Hefta, 92, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Villa Maria Care Center in Fargo. Gordon was born to Albert and Alma (Stenvick) Hefta, December 9, 1919, at Portland, North Dakota. He was the second oldest of 12 children. Gordon was raised in Portland and graduated from Portland High School in 1938. Gordon married Corinne (Bye)...
Carol Devine
Jan 25, 2012
Carol Devine, 70, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at her home in Fargo. Memorial Service: Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 10:00 AM at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND. Visitation: One hour prior to services at Hanson-Runsvold.
Ida Olson Brekke
Jan 23, 2012
Ida S. Domier Olson Brekke, 94, of Hoffman, MN (formerly of Fargo, ND) passed away Monday, January 23, 2012 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Hoffman, MN. Ida S. Domier was born in Portland, ND, to Ludwig and Anna (Jorgenson) Domier on January 31, 1917. Ida attended high school at Oak Grove Lutheran School in Fargo, ND. Ida married Adolph B....
Anthony Walter
Jan 23, 2012
Anthony M. “Tony” Walter, 98, peacefully passed away from this life into eternal life on Monday, January 23, 2012 at Essentia Hospital in Fargo. He was born on April 2, 1913 to John and Veronica (Fritz) Walter in Bismarck, ND where he graduated from high school. He graduated from NDAC (now NDSU) in 1939. To pay for his college education,...
Doris Leatherbury
Jan 21, 2012
Doris E. Leatherbury, 76, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Sanford Palliative Care. Doris was born in Kindred, ND to Helmer and Olea (Odegaard) Toppen on March 24, 1935. She graduated from Kindred High School and went onto graduate from St. Luke’s School of Nursing in 1957. She married Charles Leatherbury on January 9, 1959 at St....
Lorna Saewert
Jan 19, 2012
Lorna N. (Lantz) Saewert, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo, ND. Lorna was born on December 21, 1924 in Fargo, ND to Andrew and Grace (Baity) Lantz. She grew up in the Casselton, ND area, graduating from Lincoln High of Casselton in 1942. Following her graduation from Mayville State Teachers College, Lorna...
Bernice Else
Jan 15, 2012
Bernice Evelyn Else, 77, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, January 15, 2012, at Elim Care Center. Funeral Service: Thursday, January 19, 2012, at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo. Visitation: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 6 – 8 PM, at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home. Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo.
Orville Anderson
Jan 14, 2012
Orville L. Anderson, 85, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 14, 2012, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Orville Leonard Anderson was born February 25, 1926 in Verona, North Dakota, son of Carl and Rose (Chaplin) Anderson. He attended schools in the Verona area and worked on the family farm. He worked at various jobs around the area, mostly in Indiana....
Charlotte Owens
Jan 14, 2012
Charlotte E. Owens, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 14, 2012, at her home in Fargo. Charlotte Estelle Larson was born March 5, 1921, daughter of Charles and Esther (Vinje) Larson, at Gardner, ND. She was baptized and confirmed at Nora Lutheran Church, Gardner. She grew up on the farm near Argusville and graduated from Argusville High School. Charlotte...
Kathryn Wright
Jan 11, 2012
Kathryn Ann Wright, 90, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. She was born on August 13, 1921 in Hebron, ND to her loving parents, Anna and Henry Wolter. She and her twin brother, Willy, were the center of attention as one of the few sets of twins born in the area. Kathryn grew up on...
Viola Groen
Jan 10, 2012
Viola Groen, 77, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Viola was born June 21, 1933 at her grandmother’s home in Steele County, near Hatton, ND, to Lockerd and Therese (Tveten) Thompson. The family moved to Union Township in Grand Forks county, where Viola attended all 8 grades in a one-room country school. Viola...
Hilbert Hagel
Jan 10, 2012
Hilbert “Bert” Hagel, 73, died on January 10, 2012, surrounded by his loving family after a heroic battle with cancer. Bert was born June 27, 1938, in Steele, ND, to Adolph and Katherina (Albright) Hagel and was the youngest of 15 children. He graduated from Tappen High School, where he played baseball and was captain of his basketball team. Bert...
Purdin "Pudge" Dahl
Jan 9, 2012
Purdin “Pudge” Lawrence Dahl, age 89 and 364 days, of Fargo, died January 9, 2012, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo. Purdin Dahl was born January 10, 1922, in Mayville, ND, to Jens and Ellen Dahl. He graduated from Portland High School in 1941. Purdin served in the US Army during World War II and was discharged in 1946. He married...
Marcia Mohr
Jan 9, 2012
Marcia A. Mohr, 82, of Fargo, died January 9, 2012, at Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo. Marcia Ann Erickson was born on May 23, 1929, in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Dr. Clarence and Ruth (Burriss) Erickson. She attended Pelican Rapids High School and NDSU, where she was an active member of Kappa Delta sorority, Sigma Alpha Iota music fraternity, and...
Gary Odegaard
Jan 7, 2012
Gary W. Odegaard, 68, of Bemidji, MN, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Sanford Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND, following a stroke. Gary was born to Oscar and Thelma (Evenson) Odegaard, February 9, 1943 in Thief River Falls, MN. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls and the University of Minnesota. He served in the Vietnam...
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