Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Gail Hook
Nov 15, 2008
Gail Hook, 77, of Fargo, died Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. Gail H. Hook was born August 14, 1931 in Edmore, ND to Henry and Inga (Strand) Askelson. She grew up and attended school in Edmore. She married Linword Hook on November 5, 1951 in the state of Washington. She worked as a waitress and...
Eleanor Jordan
Nov 15, 2008
Eleanor Jordan, 87, Fargo, passed Saturday, 11-8-08 at home. Eleanor, was born 1-17-21: Hannaford, ND to Carl and Annie (Sad) Heyerdahl. She represented insurance companies throughout the midwest. She married George “Joe” Jordan in 1945; beloved husband of 49 years. Survived by her son, Stephen Jordan, daughters Kathryn Gargano (Hibbing), Georgia Hellerud, brother Charles Heyerdahl, sister Dorothy (Al) Lommen (Bismarck),...
Geraldine Berg
Nov 15, 2008
Geraldine H. Berg, 75 of Fargo died Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Geraldine Helen Berg was born October 22, 1933 to Enoch and Josephine (Sampson) Berg in Finley, ND. She was baptized at Ostervold Lutheran Church and confirmed at Finley Lutheran Church. She worked at Fargo Glass and Paint for 53 years. Geraldine was a...
Janie Christensen
Nov 14, 2008
Janie Christensen, 56, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, November 14, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo. Janie Alice Borah was born July 20, 1952, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, daughter of Wesley and Alice (Pederson) Borah. Janie is survived by her sons, Neal (Misti) Christensen, Watford City, ND; Nathan (Jennifer) Christensen, Fargo, ND; Brad (Jess) Christensen, Hawley, MN; a brother, Wesley...
Lillian Lamoureaux
Nov 13, 2008
Lillian L. Lamoureaux, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, November 13, 2008, in Villa Maria, Fargo. Lillian Teglia was born March 12, 1921, in Cicero, Illinois, daughter of Joseph and Emma (Nannini) Teglia. She attended school in Cicero. Lillian married Howard Lamoureaux, Sr. in 1946. Howard died November 9, 2008. Together, they raised their two children in Wisconsin. Lillian is...
Darrel Kjelvik
Nov 13, 2008
Darrel Kjelvik, 74, of Fargo, ND, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2008, at Innovis Hospital, Fargo. Darrel Allen Kjelvik was born December 1, 1933, in Polk County, Minnesota, son of Wilhelm and Betsy (Qualley) Kjelvik. Darrel was a Navy veteran who served on the USS Denebola. After discharge, he went to work for Red Owl. Darrel then worked for the...
Howard Lamoureaux Sr.
Nov 9, 2008
Howard Lamoureaux Sr., 84 of Fargo, died Sunday, November 9, 2008 at Innovis Health, Fargo, ND. A full obituary will be posted at a later time.
Michael Hanson
Nov 7, 2008
Michael LeRoy Hanson, 25, died Friday, November 7, 2008 in Fargo, ND. Michael was born on March 7, 1983 to Larry and Mary (Bickford) Hanson in Fargo. He attended Richland #44 School and graduated in 2001. Michael was an avid lover of the outdoors. Among his many interests, he loved skateboarding, wakeboarding, snowboarding, hunting, fishing and four wheeling. One of...
Florence Bjordahl
Nov 7, 2008
Florence Bjordahl, 83, of Fargo, ND, died under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley on Friday, November 7, 2008, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Florence Elaine Bjordahl was born June 9, 1925, in Arthur, North Dakota, daughter of Kristian and Selma (Ackerson) Bjordahl. She attended Fargo Central High School. She worked for Western Union in Fargo before...
Alfred Houglum
Nov 6, 2008
Alfred (Clair) Houglum, 80, Fargo, died Thursday in Innovis Health, Fargo. He was born April 12, 1928 in Fargo, North Dakota. His parents, Alfred and Mr. Houglum graduated from Fargo Central High School and North Dakota State University. He held jobs in sales and photojournalism throughout his life. Clair was an active member of the Fargo Camera Club and the...
Theodore Smith
Nov 4, 2008
Ted Smith left this world on Nov. 4, 2008. On Aug. 10, 1948, Ted was born in Rugby, ND, to Adrian and Hulda Smith. He was raised and attended school in Willow City, ND. Ted worked on farms in the Willow City area and Miller Farms in Wahpeton, ND. He worked as a mechanic in McClusky, Bottineau and Willow City....
Donald Martin
Nov 3, 2008
Donald Martin, 55, of West Fargo, ND, passed away Monday, November 3, 2008, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Donald Earl Martin was born to Clarence and Alvina (Underwood) Martin on May 5, 1953, in Bismarck, North Dakota. He was raised and schooled there and graduated from Bismarck High School in 1971. During high school, he was active in swimming and established...
Harris Swenson
Nov 3, 2008
Harris “Jim” Swenson, 77, of Moorhead, MN, died November 3, 2008, at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Jim was born in Grand Forks, ND, on September 10, 1931, to Joseph and Inga (Gilbertson) Swenson. He attended schools in Grand Forks and after high school he went on to college at North Dakota State...
Thyrone Monaco
Nov 2, 2008
Thyrone Monaco, 85, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, November 2, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Thyrone Anne Foss was born May 27, 1923, in Hatton, North Dakota, daughter of Carl and Josephine (Skorpen) Foss. She was baptized and confirmed in Bethany Lutheran Church in Hatton. She graduated from Hatton High School in 1941.Thyrone worked at Farmers Mercantile Co and...
Richard Brown
Nov 1, 2008
Richard Brown, 70, of Fargo, died Saturday, November 1, 2008, at his home in Fargo. Richard L. Brown was born September 15, 1938, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Robert and Beatrice (Schlattman) Brown. The family moved to Duluth, Minnesota, when Richard was three years old. He graduated from Cudahy High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Minnesota...
William Poynter
Oct 31, 2008
William “Wally” Wallace Poynter, 83, of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully Friday, October 31, 2008. Wally was born May 19, 1925, in Newark, New Jersey. As a young man, Wally served in WWII as a Seabee, most notably in the battle of Tarawa in the Pacific Theater. Wally was a graduate of Drew University, where he earned his Masters Degree...
Howard Olson
Oct 28, 2008
Howard M. Olson, 87, Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, October 28, 2008, at Villa Maria Care Center in Fargo, ND. Howard was born to Herman and Della (Walberg) Olson on April 22, 1921, in Sheldon, ND. He grew up on the family farm, attended a one-room country school, and was graduated from Sheldon High School. His college education began in the...
Anne Cronk
Oct 27, 2008
Anne Beatrice (Whitman) Cronk passed away October 27, 2008, in San Diego. She was born in Fargo, North Dakota, on April 2, 1930, to Horace T. Whitman and Beatrice (Young) Whitman. Anne was the beloved wife of Leonard H, who passed away in 1996. She was the loving mother of three children, Diane Cronk, of El Cajon; Andrew Cronk, of...
Angie Sorvaag
Oct 27, 2008
Angie died October 27, 2008, in her home at Argusville, ND, sur¬rounded by her family, after a long battle with cancer. Angie was born April 26, 1922, in Fargo to George and Mabel Walkin¬shaw. She graduated from Argus¬ville High School and Dakota Busi¬ness College. She worked for several years at WJ Lane and International Harvester Company. On November 25, 1950,...
Elaine Dunn
Oct 27, 2008
Elaine Dunn, 63, died Monday, October 27, 2008 at Valley City Sheyene Care Center in Valley City, North Dakota. She is survived by two sons; Kevin Peterson and Mark (Tiffany) Dunn; one daughter, Kimberly (Ward) Dunn-Johnson, brother David Walker and sister Sheila K. Walker-McLaughlin. She is preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Bruce Walker. A memorial service...
Gail Hook
Nov 15, 2008
Gail Hook, 77, of Fargo, died Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. Gail H. Hook was born August 14, 1931 in Edmore, ND to Henry and Inga (Strand) Askelson. She grew up and attended school in Edmore. She married Linword Hook on November 5, 1951 in the state of Washington. She worked as a waitress and...
Eleanor Jordan
Nov 15, 2008
Eleanor Jordan, 87, Fargo, passed Saturday, 11-8-08 at home. Eleanor, was born 1-17-21: Hannaford, ND to Carl and Annie (Sad) Heyerdahl. She represented insurance companies throughout the midwest. She married George “Joe” Jordan in 1945; beloved husband of 49 years. Survived by her son, Stephen Jordan, daughters Kathryn Gargano (Hibbing), Georgia Hellerud, brother Charles Heyerdahl, sister Dorothy (Al) Lommen (Bismarck),...
Geraldine Berg
Nov 15, 2008
Geraldine H. Berg, 75 of Fargo died Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Geraldine Helen Berg was born October 22, 1933 to Enoch and Josephine (Sampson) Berg in Finley, ND. She was baptized at Ostervold Lutheran Church and confirmed at Finley Lutheran Church. She worked at Fargo Glass and Paint for 53 years. Geraldine was a...
Janie Christensen
Nov 14, 2008
Janie Christensen, 56, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, November 14, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo. Janie Alice Borah was born July 20, 1952, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, daughter of Wesley and Alice (Pederson) Borah. Janie is survived by her sons, Neal (Misti) Christensen, Watford City, ND; Nathan (Jennifer) Christensen, Fargo, ND; Brad (Jess) Christensen, Hawley, MN; a brother, Wesley...
Lillian Lamoureaux
Nov 13, 2008
Lillian L. Lamoureaux, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, November 13, 2008, in Villa Maria, Fargo. Lillian Teglia was born March 12, 1921, in Cicero, Illinois, daughter of Joseph and Emma (Nannini) Teglia. She attended school in Cicero. Lillian married Howard Lamoureaux, Sr. in 1946. Howard died November 9, 2008. Together, they raised their two children in Wisconsin. Lillian is...
Darrel Kjelvik
Nov 13, 2008
Darrel Kjelvik, 74, of Fargo, ND, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2008, at Innovis Hospital, Fargo. Darrel Allen Kjelvik was born December 1, 1933, in Polk County, Minnesota, son of Wilhelm and Betsy (Qualley) Kjelvik. Darrel was a Navy veteran who served on the USS Denebola. After discharge, he went to work for Red Owl. Darrel then worked for the...
Howard Lamoureaux Sr.
Nov 9, 2008
Howard Lamoureaux Sr., 84 of Fargo, died Sunday, November 9, 2008 at Innovis Health, Fargo, ND. A full obituary will be posted at a later time.
Michael Hanson
Nov 7, 2008
Michael LeRoy Hanson, 25, died Friday, November 7, 2008 in Fargo, ND. Michael was born on March 7, 1983 to Larry and Mary (Bickford) Hanson in Fargo. He attended Richland #44 School and graduated in 2001. Michael was an avid lover of the outdoors. Among his many interests, he loved skateboarding, wakeboarding, snowboarding, hunting, fishing and four wheeling. One of...
Florence Bjordahl
Nov 7, 2008
Florence Bjordahl, 83, of Fargo, ND, died under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley on Friday, November 7, 2008, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Florence Elaine Bjordahl was born June 9, 1925, in Arthur, North Dakota, daughter of Kristian and Selma (Ackerson) Bjordahl. She attended Fargo Central High School. She worked for Western Union in Fargo before...
Alfred Houglum
Nov 6, 2008
Alfred (Clair) Houglum, 80, Fargo, died Thursday in Innovis Health, Fargo. He was born April 12, 1928 in Fargo, North Dakota. His parents, Alfred and Mr. Houglum graduated from Fargo Central High School and North Dakota State University. He held jobs in sales and photojournalism throughout his life. Clair was an active member of the Fargo Camera Club and the...
Theodore Smith
Nov 4, 2008
Ted Smith left this world on Nov. 4, 2008. On Aug. 10, 1948, Ted was born in Rugby, ND, to Adrian and Hulda Smith. He was raised and attended school in Willow City, ND. Ted worked on farms in the Willow City area and Miller Farms in Wahpeton, ND. He worked as a mechanic in McClusky, Bottineau and Willow City....
Donald Martin
Nov 3, 2008
Donald Martin, 55, of West Fargo, ND, passed away Monday, November 3, 2008, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Donald Earl Martin was born to Clarence and Alvina (Underwood) Martin on May 5, 1953, in Bismarck, North Dakota. He was raised and schooled there and graduated from Bismarck High School in 1971. During high school, he was active in swimming and established...
Harris Swenson
Nov 3, 2008
Harris “Jim” Swenson, 77, of Moorhead, MN, died November 3, 2008, at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Jim was born in Grand Forks, ND, on September 10, 1931, to Joseph and Inga (Gilbertson) Swenson. He attended schools in Grand Forks and after high school he went on to college at North Dakota State...
Thyrone Monaco
Nov 2, 2008
Thyrone Monaco, 85, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, November 2, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Thyrone Anne Foss was born May 27, 1923, in Hatton, North Dakota, daughter of Carl and Josephine (Skorpen) Foss. She was baptized and confirmed in Bethany Lutheran Church in Hatton. She graduated from Hatton High School in 1941.Thyrone worked at Farmers Mercantile Co and...
Richard Brown
Nov 1, 2008
Richard Brown, 70, of Fargo, died Saturday, November 1, 2008, at his home in Fargo. Richard L. Brown was born September 15, 1938, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Robert and Beatrice (Schlattman) Brown. The family moved to Duluth, Minnesota, when Richard was three years old. He graduated from Cudahy High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Minnesota...
William Poynter
Oct 31, 2008
William “Wally” Wallace Poynter, 83, of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully Friday, October 31, 2008. Wally was born May 19, 1925, in Newark, New Jersey. As a young man, Wally served in WWII as a Seabee, most notably in the battle of Tarawa in the Pacific Theater. Wally was a graduate of Drew University, where he earned his Masters Degree...
Howard Olson
Oct 28, 2008
Howard M. Olson, 87, Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, October 28, 2008, at Villa Maria Care Center in Fargo, ND. Howard was born to Herman and Della (Walberg) Olson on April 22, 1921, in Sheldon, ND. He grew up on the family farm, attended a one-room country school, and was graduated from Sheldon High School. His college education began in the...
Anne Cronk
Oct 27, 2008
Anne Beatrice (Whitman) Cronk passed away October 27, 2008, in San Diego. She was born in Fargo, North Dakota, on April 2, 1930, to Horace T. Whitman and Beatrice (Young) Whitman. Anne was the beloved wife of Leonard H, who passed away in 1996. She was the loving mother of three children, Diane Cronk, of El Cajon; Andrew Cronk, of...
Angie Sorvaag
Oct 27, 2008
Angie died October 27, 2008, in her home at Argusville, ND, sur¬rounded by her family, after a long battle with cancer. Angie was born April 26, 1922, in Fargo to George and Mabel Walkin¬shaw. She graduated from Argus¬ville High School and Dakota Busi¬ness College. She worked for several years at WJ Lane and International Harvester Company. On November 25, 1950,...
Elaine Dunn
Oct 27, 2008
Elaine Dunn, 63, died Monday, October 27, 2008 at Valley City Sheyene Care Center in Valley City, North Dakota. She is survived by two sons; Kevin Peterson and Mark (Tiffany) Dunn; one daughter, Kimberly (Ward) Dunn-Johnson, brother David Walker and sister Sheila K. Walker-McLaughlin. She is preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Bruce Walker. A memorial service...
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