Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Gladys Mickelson
Mar 17, 2009
Gladys Mickelson, 81, of Fargo, ND, died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Gladys Natalie Gums was born September 30, 1927, in Medina, North Dakota to John and Rose (Deile) Gums. She grew up on her parent’s farm south of Medina. She was baptized December 4, 1927. Gladys graduated from high school in...
Arleen Brunette
Mar 16, 2009
Arleen Brunette, 80, Moorhead, MN, died peacefully in her sleep on Monday, March 16, 2009, in her home in Moorhead. Arleen Clara Schroeder was born to Herbert and Alvina (Stempf) Schroeder in Glyndon, Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm. For many years, Arlene owned and operated the Brass Rail Bar in downtown Fargo, North Dakota. She worked at...
Robert Fiechtner
Mar 15, 2009
Robert “Bob” Fiechtner, 69, Fargo, returned to his Creator after a short but courageous battle with cancer at MeritCare Hospital on Sunday, March 15, 2009. Bob was born February 21, 1940, in Hillsboro, North Dakota, to Fred and Selma (Knudtson) Fiechtner. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1957. He attended Valparaiso University for one year and graduated from...
Arlene Horwart
Mar 15, 2009
Arlene Gail Horwart, 68, of Fargo, ND, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2009, in her Fargo home. Arlene was born August 2, 1940, to Oscar and Gladys Hanson (Dragland) in McVille, ND. The oldest of five children, Arlene attended school in Sharon and Aneta, ND. She married Richard Horwart and they had two children, Laura Whitmore (Greg) and Rick Horwart...
Roland Hoerauf
Mar 7, 2009
Roland Hoerauf, 82, of Fargo passed away Saturday, March 7, 2009. Roland was born May 16, 1926 in Hebron, North Dakota to Albert and Dora (Buchli) Hoerauf. He graduated from Hebron High School, and received an Associate degree from NDSU. He was employed as a research technician at the Metabolism and Research Lab. He retired in 1989. Roland also served...
Monrad Hofrenning
Mar 4, 2009
Monrad Olaf Hofrenning, 91, of Fargo, ND, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN, surrounded by his four daughters. Monrad was born to Bernt and Anna (Loftness) Hofrenning on May 21, 1917, in Max, ND. He graduated from Roseau, MN, high school and received a B.S. degree from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, in Business...
Marian Reitan
Mar 4, 2009
Marian Anne Reitan 85, Fargo, went with God to her Heavenly Rest, on March 4, 2009. The family would like to thank the staff of MeritCare Palliative Care Unit for the wonderful comfort and care provided for Marian. Marian Anne Stemme was born October 4, 1923 in Dickinson, ND, the eldest of two children of Olaf and live (Iverson) Stemme...
David Johnson
Mar 1, 2009
David Bjorge Johnson, 84, formerly of Fargo, N.D., passed away on March 1, 2009, at Summit Place, Eden Prairie, Minn. He was born on July 6, 1924, in Hawley, Minn., to David George and Leona Paulyn (Bjorge) Johnson. Dave graduated from North Dakota Agricultural College (NDSU) with degrees in accounting and business in 1947. In 1958, he married Delores "Dee"...
Ardey Peterson
Feb 26, 2009
Ardey J. Peterson died peacefully Thursday, February 26, 2009, at his home at the age of 93. Ardey is predeceased by his first wife of 32 years, Alle Peterson, his sister and parents. He is survived by his second wife of 34 years, Francis Evans Peterson; a daughter, Marcia (Michael) Palumbo; granddaughters, Tina Izzo and Holly Swick; and two grandchildren,...
Dexter W. Johnson
Feb 26, 2009
Dexter W. Johnson, 74, of Fargo, ND passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, February 26, 2009 surrounded by his loving family. Dexter was born near Osakis, Minnesota on October 2, 1934 to Willard and Hilda (Nelson) Johnson. He attended grade school at a nearby country school house near the family farm and graduated from Osakis High School in 1951....
Dorothy Ecklund
Feb 26, 2009
Dorothy Hope Ecklund, 93, died Thursday, February 26, 2009 in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota. Dorothy was born September 30, 1915 in Crookston, Minnesota, to Tracy James Granger and Esther Dorothy (Peterson) Granger. The oldest of five children, she grew up and attended school in Fargo and Crookston, graduating from Crookston High School in 1934. Following graduation, she was employed...
Roy Richmond
Feb 26, 2009
Roy Dana Richmond died on February 26, 2009, at his home. He was born to Thomas and Audrey Richmond in Lansing, Michigan, on March 4, 1965. At age two, he moved with his family to Moorhead, MN, and subsequently to Fargo, ND. He attended school at Clara Barton, Agassiz, and graduated from South High in 1983. Roy completed the welding...
Lynn Kautz
Feb 25, 2009
Lynn Kautz, 52, of Fargo, ND, died at her home on Wednesday, February, 25, 2009. Lynn Rishel was born July 14, 1956, to Edward and Romayne (Costello) Rishel in Moorhead, Minnesota. She attended school in Dilworth, MN and graduated from high school in 1974. She went onto North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton, ND, graduating with an LPN...
James Torkelson
Feb 25, 2009
James L. Torkelson, 73 of Fargo, died Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at his home in Fargo, ND. James Leo Torkelson was born September 28, 1935, to Adolph and Sina (Iverson) Torkelson in Lamberton, MN. He grew up in Walnut Grove, MN before moving to Waverly, Iowa. He learned his career at age fifteen at the Wallezine Home Bakery of Waverly,...
Harold Sorvaag
Feb 24, 2009
Harold A. Sorvaag, 87, died February 24, 2009, at Meritcare Hospital Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, N.D., surrounded by his family. Harold was born July 12, 1921, in Argusville, ND to Nils and Anna Sorvaag. He grew up on the family farm, attended Berlin Township School, and spent the rest of his life farming in the Argusville area. On November,...
Harry Moore
Feb 20, 2009
Harry Will Moore, 82 of Fargo, ND died Friday, February 20, 2009 at Rosewood on Broadway surrounded by family. Harry was born February 22, 1926 in Valley City, ND to Dr. Max and Hilda (Gotschall) Moore. He grew up in Valley City were he graduated high school, before enlisting into the US Navy V-12 program in 1943, serving in underwater...
Jason Lee
Feb 20, 2009
Jason Lee, 33, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, February 20, 2009, at his home. Jason Scott Lee was born March 15, 1975, in Fargo, North Dakota, son of Ronald and Toni (Benson) Lee. He graduated from Fargo South High School in 1993. Jason graduated from Moorhead Technical College in Sales and Marketing Management in 1998. Jason spent much of his...
Jeffrey Hazemann
Feb 18, 2009
Jeffrey M. Hazemann, 48, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, February 18, 2009, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Jeffrey Marvin Hazemann was born April 30, 1960, in Moorhead, Minnesota, son of Marvin and Lila (Peterson) Hazemann. He attended school in West Fargo, North Dakota, and Minnesota State University Moorhead. Jeff married Theresa Short November 22, 1986. Jeff was a loving husband...
Marjorie Marr
Feb 18, 2009
Marjorie Oma Marr beloved mother, grandmother, sister, friend, died Wednesday, February 18, 2009, at Innovis Health Hospital in Fargo, ND. Marjorie Oma Wangberg was born on April 22, 1920, on the family farm in Norman County, Halstad, Minnesota, to John and Marion (Lewis) Wangberg. As a young girl, she enjoyed traveling by train to visit relatives in the east. She...
Harold Janisch
Feb 16, 2009
Harold Janisch, 92, Veblen, South Dakota, died Monday, February 16, 2009, at Bethany Homes in Fargo, North Dakota, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Harold, the son of Mike and Louisa (Tscherne) Janisch was born in Lake City, South Dakota, on October 2, 1916. He attended Lake City Elementary School. He helped on the family farm...
Gladys Mickelson
Mar 17, 2009
Gladys Mickelson, 81, of Fargo, ND, died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Gladys Natalie Gums was born September 30, 1927, in Medina, North Dakota to John and Rose (Deile) Gums. She grew up on her parent’s farm south of Medina. She was baptized December 4, 1927. Gladys graduated from high school in...
Arleen Brunette
Mar 16, 2009
Arleen Brunette, 80, Moorhead, MN, died peacefully in her sleep on Monday, March 16, 2009, in her home in Moorhead. Arleen Clara Schroeder was born to Herbert and Alvina (Stempf) Schroeder in Glyndon, Minnesota. She was raised on the family farm. For many years, Arlene owned and operated the Brass Rail Bar in downtown Fargo, North Dakota. She worked at...
Robert Fiechtner
Mar 15, 2009
Robert “Bob” Fiechtner, 69, Fargo, returned to his Creator after a short but courageous battle with cancer at MeritCare Hospital on Sunday, March 15, 2009. Bob was born February 21, 1940, in Hillsboro, North Dakota, to Fred and Selma (Knudtson) Fiechtner. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1957. He attended Valparaiso University for one year and graduated from...
Arlene Horwart
Mar 15, 2009
Arlene Gail Horwart, 68, of Fargo, ND, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2009, in her Fargo home. Arlene was born August 2, 1940, to Oscar and Gladys Hanson (Dragland) in McVille, ND. The oldest of five children, Arlene attended school in Sharon and Aneta, ND. She married Richard Horwart and they had two children, Laura Whitmore (Greg) and Rick Horwart...
Roland Hoerauf
Mar 7, 2009
Roland Hoerauf, 82, of Fargo passed away Saturday, March 7, 2009. Roland was born May 16, 1926 in Hebron, North Dakota to Albert and Dora (Buchli) Hoerauf. He graduated from Hebron High School, and received an Associate degree from NDSU. He was employed as a research technician at the Metabolism and Research Lab. He retired in 1989. Roland also served...
Monrad Hofrenning
Mar 4, 2009
Monrad Olaf Hofrenning, 91, of Fargo, ND, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN, surrounded by his four daughters. Monrad was born to Bernt and Anna (Loftness) Hofrenning on May 21, 1917, in Max, ND. He graduated from Roseau, MN, high school and received a B.S. degree from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, in Business...
Marian Reitan
Mar 4, 2009
Marian Anne Reitan 85, Fargo, went with God to her Heavenly Rest, on March 4, 2009. The family would like to thank the staff of MeritCare Palliative Care Unit for the wonderful comfort and care provided for Marian. Marian Anne Stemme was born October 4, 1923 in Dickinson, ND, the eldest of two children of Olaf and live (Iverson) Stemme...
David Johnson
Mar 1, 2009
David Bjorge Johnson, 84, formerly of Fargo, N.D., passed away on March 1, 2009, at Summit Place, Eden Prairie, Minn. He was born on July 6, 1924, in Hawley, Minn., to David George and Leona Paulyn (Bjorge) Johnson. Dave graduated from North Dakota Agricultural College (NDSU) with degrees in accounting and business in 1947. In 1958, he married Delores "Dee"...
Ardey Peterson
Feb 26, 2009
Ardey J. Peterson died peacefully Thursday, February 26, 2009, at his home at the age of 93. Ardey is predeceased by his first wife of 32 years, Alle Peterson, his sister and parents. He is survived by his second wife of 34 years, Francis Evans Peterson; a daughter, Marcia (Michael) Palumbo; granddaughters, Tina Izzo and Holly Swick; and two grandchildren,...
Dexter W. Johnson
Feb 26, 2009
Dexter W. Johnson, 74, of Fargo, ND passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, February 26, 2009 surrounded by his loving family. Dexter was born near Osakis, Minnesota on October 2, 1934 to Willard and Hilda (Nelson) Johnson. He attended grade school at a nearby country school house near the family farm and graduated from Osakis High School in 1951....
Dorothy Ecklund
Feb 26, 2009
Dorothy Hope Ecklund, 93, died Thursday, February 26, 2009 in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota. Dorothy was born September 30, 1915 in Crookston, Minnesota, to Tracy James Granger and Esther Dorothy (Peterson) Granger. The oldest of five children, she grew up and attended school in Fargo and Crookston, graduating from Crookston High School in 1934. Following graduation, she was employed...
Roy Richmond
Feb 26, 2009
Roy Dana Richmond died on February 26, 2009, at his home. He was born to Thomas and Audrey Richmond in Lansing, Michigan, on March 4, 1965. At age two, he moved with his family to Moorhead, MN, and subsequently to Fargo, ND. He attended school at Clara Barton, Agassiz, and graduated from South High in 1983. Roy completed the welding...
Lynn Kautz
Feb 25, 2009
Lynn Kautz, 52, of Fargo, ND, died at her home on Wednesday, February, 25, 2009. Lynn Rishel was born July 14, 1956, to Edward and Romayne (Costello) Rishel in Moorhead, Minnesota. She attended school in Dilworth, MN and graduated from high school in 1974. She went onto North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton, ND, graduating with an LPN...
James Torkelson
Feb 25, 2009
James L. Torkelson, 73 of Fargo, died Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at his home in Fargo, ND. James Leo Torkelson was born September 28, 1935, to Adolph and Sina (Iverson) Torkelson in Lamberton, MN. He grew up in Walnut Grove, MN before moving to Waverly, Iowa. He learned his career at age fifteen at the Wallezine Home Bakery of Waverly,...
Harold Sorvaag
Feb 24, 2009
Harold A. Sorvaag, 87, died February 24, 2009, at Meritcare Hospital Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, N.D., surrounded by his family. Harold was born July 12, 1921, in Argusville, ND to Nils and Anna Sorvaag. He grew up on the family farm, attended Berlin Township School, and spent the rest of his life farming in the Argusville area. On November,...
Harry Moore
Feb 20, 2009
Harry Will Moore, 82 of Fargo, ND died Friday, February 20, 2009 at Rosewood on Broadway surrounded by family. Harry was born February 22, 1926 in Valley City, ND to Dr. Max and Hilda (Gotschall) Moore. He grew up in Valley City were he graduated high school, before enlisting into the US Navy V-12 program in 1943, serving in underwater...
Jason Lee
Feb 20, 2009
Jason Lee, 33, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, February 20, 2009, at his home. Jason Scott Lee was born March 15, 1975, in Fargo, North Dakota, son of Ronald and Toni (Benson) Lee. He graduated from Fargo South High School in 1993. Jason graduated from Moorhead Technical College in Sales and Marketing Management in 1998. Jason spent much of his...
Jeffrey Hazemann
Feb 18, 2009
Jeffrey M. Hazemann, 48, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, February 18, 2009, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Jeffrey Marvin Hazemann was born April 30, 1960, in Moorhead, Minnesota, son of Marvin and Lila (Peterson) Hazemann. He attended school in West Fargo, North Dakota, and Minnesota State University Moorhead. Jeff married Theresa Short November 22, 1986. Jeff was a loving husband...
Marjorie Marr
Feb 18, 2009
Marjorie Oma Marr beloved mother, grandmother, sister, friend, died Wednesday, February 18, 2009, at Innovis Health Hospital in Fargo, ND. Marjorie Oma Wangberg was born on April 22, 1920, on the family farm in Norman County, Halstad, Minnesota, to John and Marion (Lewis) Wangberg. As a young girl, she enjoyed traveling by train to visit relatives in the east. She...
Harold Janisch
Feb 16, 2009
Harold Janisch, 92, Veblen, South Dakota, died Monday, February 16, 2009, at Bethany Homes in Fargo, North Dakota, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Harold, the son of Mike and Louisa (Tscherne) Janisch was born in Lake City, South Dakota, on October 2, 1916. He attended Lake City Elementary School. He helped on the family farm...
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