Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Geneva Westland
Mar 11, 2010
Geneva Westland, 99, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, March 11, 2010, at Elim Care Center, Fargo. Geneva Braaten was born February 10, 1911, at Golden Lake Township, Portland, ND, daughter of John and Anne (Skogbraten) Braaten. Her parents immigrated from Valdres, Norway in the late 1800’s. She attended school at Portland until eighth grade. She worked as a housekeeper during...
Michael Edwardson
Mar 6, 2010
Michael Norman Edwardson was born March 20, 1964, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Norman and Jensine (Overmoe) Edwardson. He grew up in Fargo, attending Fargo Public Schools until he graduated from Fargo South High School in 1982. Upon graduation, he joined the U.S. Army for a short time before transferring to the Air Force, where he served until 1992. In...
Dorothy Hector
Mar 1, 2010
Dorothy Hector, 91, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo. Dorothy was born December 28 1918, in Fargo, ND, to Fred and Margaret (Sewall) Hector. She attended Fargo Central High School, and a college preparatory school on the East Coast. She attended Pine Manor Junior college and Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, graduating with...
Doris Doyle
Feb 28, 2010
Doris Doyle, 82, of Fargo, ND, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2010, in her home surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Doris Erickson was born March 18, 1927, in Paradise Montana, to Gustav and Ada Erickson. She grew up in Kalispell, Montana, where she met and married her husband of 63 years,...
Helen Tollefson
Feb 28, 2010
Helen Bergette Schansberg was born October 25, 1916, to Haakon and Hannah (Ness) Schansberg of Blair, WI, and died Sunday, February 28, 2010 at the Elim Care Facility in Fargo. Helen graduated from Blair High School and then attended the Gale Institute in Galesville, WI. She worked as a bookkeeper at Nicolas Clothing in Minneapolis. On October 15, 1939, she...
Todd Foss
Feb 25, 2010
Todd Foss, 55, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, February 25, 2010, in Fargo. Todd was born January 23, 1955, in Fargo, North Dakota, to G. Alan and Janet (Schwer) Foss. He graduated from Fargo South in 1973. Todd attended University of North Dakota receiving an accounting degree in 1976 and a law degree in 1979. While in college, he was...
Hans Sorensen
Feb 25, 2010
Hans William Sorensen, 87, of Fargo, ND, passed away on February 25, 2010, at Bethany Homes on University in Fargo, while being comforted by family and staff from Bethany and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Hans was born in Graceville, MN, on June 1, 1922, to William and Dagmar (Olesen) Sorensen of Graceville. He was baptized and confirmed at...
Adam Brehm
Feb 24, 2010
Adam “Fritz” Brehm, 86, of Bethany Retirement Living, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Adam Brehm, youngest son of Conrad and Catherine Brehm, was born on October 18, 1923, at Lincoln, NE. He graduated from Lincoln High School. He entered the Army Air Corps on February 24, 1943, and was a central fire control gunner on...
Barbara "Lorraine" Jans
Feb 24, 2010
Barbara “Lorraine” Jans, 83, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at Elim Care Center, Fargo. Barbara Lorraine Salzsieder was born October 24, 1926, at Medberry, North Dakota, daughter of Henry and Beulah (Stapleton) Salzsieder. She attended rural school until moving to Edgeley, ND, where she finished high school. After attending Valley City State College, Lorraine worked in her...
Jim Dawson
Feb 24, 2010
Jim Dawson, 84, of Fargo, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, surrounded by loving family and friends. James Roen Dawson, the son of Charles and Helen Dawson, was born October 30, 1925, in Fargo, North Dakota. After graduating from Fargo Central High School, Jim proudly served in the United States Army. Following his discharge in 1946, he returned to...
Idella Tweed
Feb 23, 2010
Idella G. Tweed, 91, Fargo, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010, in MeritCare Hospital Palliative Care Unit, Fargo. Idella Dakken was born November 19, 1918, to Gilbert and Ida (Thorson) Dakken near Tolna, North Dakota, in Nelson County, where she grew up and attended country school. On Oct. 17, 1946, she married Lloyd G. Tweed in Fargo. They farmed near Halstad,...
Shirley Hopewell
Feb 21, 2010
Shirley M. Hopewell, 77, of Fargo died Sunday, February 21, 2010 at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. A full obituary and service information will be posted at a later time.
Isadora Severeid
Feb 20, 2010
Isadora M. Grotting Severeid, 87, died Saturday, February 20, 2010 under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley at Elim Care Center. Isadora was born January 19, 1923 near Dazey, ND to Theodore and Inga (Mickelson) Anderson. She attended country school near Dazey and graduated from Dazey High School. Isadora farmed with her husband, Thorstein Bryn, prior to...
Diane O'Neil
Feb 18, 2010
Diane Veren was born on August 24, 1941, in Sturgis, South Dakota, to Roland and Johnann (King) Veren. She lived on a farm just east of Sturgis until 1958, when her father sold the farm and moved to Sturgis for her senior year in high school. Diane graduated in 1959, from Sturgis High School and went to college at South...
John Ramlo
Feb 16, 2010
John H. Ramlo, D.D.S., M.D., 79 of Fargo, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at Elim Care Center in Fargo. John Hale Ramlo was born on March 3, 1931 to Oscar and Florence (Page) Ramlo in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He graduated from La Crosse Central High. John received his Doctor of Dental Surgery and Masters of Physiology from the University of...
Orris Forde
Feb 14, 2010
Orris Forde, 92 of Fargo died Sunday, February 14, 2010 at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Orris Forde was born, raised and educated in the Tolna, ND area and attended Business College in Fargo, ND. He enlisted in the Signal Corps in 1942 and was assigned to radio training at UND Grand Forks and Coyne Electric School in Chicago...
Lois Ellingson
Feb 13, 2010
Lois Ellingson, 81, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, February 13, 2010, at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo. Lois Ann Grinde was born May 13, 1928, at Mayville, North Dakota, daughter of Benjamin and Ida (Hendrickson) Grinde. She was raised and educated in rural Portland, North Dakota and graduated from Mayville High School. She continued her education at Concordia College and Mayville...
Geraldine Mundy
Feb 11, 2010
Geraldine E. Mundy, 70, of Fargo died Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Fargo under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. She is survived by her half brother, Dennis Scanlon; uncle, Virgil "Andy" Andersen and many cousins. Prayer Service: Monday, February 15, 2010, 2:00 PM at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND.
Terry Rishling
Feb 11, 2010
Terry Rishling died Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo from a heart attack. Terry was a leader who had a positive and fun outlook on life that he tried to bring out in others. Those traits came through in all aspects of his life. Terry was a supervisor with Jet Way Inc and also a sergeant in the...
Joann Meisner
Feb 9, 2010
JoAnn Meisner, RN, BSN, 55, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, at her home after a nine month courageous battle with cancer. JoAnn L. Mork was born on April 18, 1954, in Michigan, ND, to Sam and Ella Mork. She graduated from Petersburg High School. She attended UND Nursing School graduating in 1976. She married Allan Meisner on August...
Geneva Westland
Mar 11, 2010
Geneva Westland, 99, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, March 11, 2010, at Elim Care Center, Fargo. Geneva Braaten was born February 10, 1911, at Golden Lake Township, Portland, ND, daughter of John and Anne (Skogbraten) Braaten. Her parents immigrated from Valdres, Norway in the late 1800’s. She attended school at Portland until eighth grade. She worked as a housekeeper during...
Michael Edwardson
Mar 6, 2010
Michael Norman Edwardson was born March 20, 1964, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Norman and Jensine (Overmoe) Edwardson. He grew up in Fargo, attending Fargo Public Schools until he graduated from Fargo South High School in 1982. Upon graduation, he joined the U.S. Army for a short time before transferring to the Air Force, where he served until 1992. In...
Dorothy Hector
Mar 1, 2010
Dorothy Hector, 91, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo. Dorothy was born December 28 1918, in Fargo, ND, to Fred and Margaret (Sewall) Hector. She attended Fargo Central High School, and a college preparatory school on the East Coast. She attended Pine Manor Junior college and Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, graduating with...
Doris Doyle
Feb 28, 2010
Doris Doyle, 82, of Fargo, ND, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2010, in her home surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Doris Erickson was born March 18, 1927, in Paradise Montana, to Gustav and Ada Erickson. She grew up in Kalispell, Montana, where she met and married her husband of 63 years,...
Helen Tollefson
Feb 28, 2010
Helen Bergette Schansberg was born October 25, 1916, to Haakon and Hannah (Ness) Schansberg of Blair, WI, and died Sunday, February 28, 2010 at the Elim Care Facility in Fargo. Helen graduated from Blair High School and then attended the Gale Institute in Galesville, WI. She worked as a bookkeeper at Nicolas Clothing in Minneapolis. On October 15, 1939, she...
Todd Foss
Feb 25, 2010
Todd Foss, 55, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, February 25, 2010, in Fargo. Todd was born January 23, 1955, in Fargo, North Dakota, to G. Alan and Janet (Schwer) Foss. He graduated from Fargo South in 1973. Todd attended University of North Dakota receiving an accounting degree in 1976 and a law degree in 1979. While in college, he was...
Hans Sorensen
Feb 25, 2010
Hans William Sorensen, 87, of Fargo, ND, passed away on February 25, 2010, at Bethany Homes on University in Fargo, while being comforted by family and staff from Bethany and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Hans was born in Graceville, MN, on June 1, 1922, to William and Dagmar (Olesen) Sorensen of Graceville. He was baptized and confirmed at...
Adam Brehm
Feb 24, 2010
Adam “Fritz” Brehm, 86, of Bethany Retirement Living, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Adam Brehm, youngest son of Conrad and Catherine Brehm, was born on October 18, 1923, at Lincoln, NE. He graduated from Lincoln High School. He entered the Army Air Corps on February 24, 1943, and was a central fire control gunner on...
Barbara "Lorraine" Jans
Feb 24, 2010
Barbara “Lorraine” Jans, 83, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at Elim Care Center, Fargo. Barbara Lorraine Salzsieder was born October 24, 1926, at Medberry, North Dakota, daughter of Henry and Beulah (Stapleton) Salzsieder. She attended rural school until moving to Edgeley, ND, where she finished high school. After attending Valley City State College, Lorraine worked in her...
Jim Dawson
Feb 24, 2010
Jim Dawson, 84, of Fargo, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, surrounded by loving family and friends. James Roen Dawson, the son of Charles and Helen Dawson, was born October 30, 1925, in Fargo, North Dakota. After graduating from Fargo Central High School, Jim proudly served in the United States Army. Following his discharge in 1946, he returned to...
Idella Tweed
Feb 23, 2010
Idella G. Tweed, 91, Fargo, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010, in MeritCare Hospital Palliative Care Unit, Fargo. Idella Dakken was born November 19, 1918, to Gilbert and Ida (Thorson) Dakken near Tolna, North Dakota, in Nelson County, where she grew up and attended country school. On Oct. 17, 1946, she married Lloyd G. Tweed in Fargo. They farmed near Halstad,...
Shirley Hopewell
Feb 21, 2010
Shirley M. Hopewell, 77, of Fargo died Sunday, February 21, 2010 at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. A full obituary and service information will be posted at a later time.
Isadora Severeid
Feb 20, 2010
Isadora M. Grotting Severeid, 87, died Saturday, February 20, 2010 under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley at Elim Care Center. Isadora was born January 19, 1923 near Dazey, ND to Theodore and Inga (Mickelson) Anderson. She attended country school near Dazey and graduated from Dazey High School. Isadora farmed with her husband, Thorstein Bryn, prior to...
Diane O'Neil
Feb 18, 2010
Diane Veren was born on August 24, 1941, in Sturgis, South Dakota, to Roland and Johnann (King) Veren. She lived on a farm just east of Sturgis until 1958, when her father sold the farm and moved to Sturgis for her senior year in high school. Diane graduated in 1959, from Sturgis High School and went to college at South...
John Ramlo
Feb 16, 2010
John H. Ramlo, D.D.S., M.D., 79 of Fargo, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at Elim Care Center in Fargo. John Hale Ramlo was born on March 3, 1931 to Oscar and Florence (Page) Ramlo in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He graduated from La Crosse Central High. John received his Doctor of Dental Surgery and Masters of Physiology from the University of...
Orris Forde
Feb 14, 2010
Orris Forde, 92 of Fargo died Sunday, February 14, 2010 at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Orris Forde was born, raised and educated in the Tolna, ND area and attended Business College in Fargo, ND. He enlisted in the Signal Corps in 1942 and was assigned to radio training at UND Grand Forks and Coyne Electric School in Chicago...
Lois Ellingson
Feb 13, 2010
Lois Ellingson, 81, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, February 13, 2010, at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo. Lois Ann Grinde was born May 13, 1928, at Mayville, North Dakota, daughter of Benjamin and Ida (Hendrickson) Grinde. She was raised and educated in rural Portland, North Dakota and graduated from Mayville High School. She continued her education at Concordia College and Mayville...
Geraldine Mundy
Feb 11, 2010
Geraldine E. Mundy, 70, of Fargo died Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Fargo under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. She is survived by her half brother, Dennis Scanlon; uncle, Virgil "Andy" Andersen and many cousins. Prayer Service: Monday, February 15, 2010, 2:00 PM at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND.
Terry Rishling
Feb 11, 2010
Terry Rishling died Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo from a heart attack. Terry was a leader who had a positive and fun outlook on life that he tried to bring out in others. Those traits came through in all aspects of his life. Terry was a supervisor with Jet Way Inc and also a sergeant in the...
Joann Meisner
Feb 9, 2010
JoAnn Meisner, RN, BSN, 55, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, at her home after a nine month courageous battle with cancer. JoAnn L. Mork was born on April 18, 1954, in Michigan, ND, to Sam and Ella Mork. She graduated from Petersburg High School. She attended UND Nursing School graduating in 1976. She married Allan Meisner on August...
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