Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Luella Curfman
Mar 16, 2008
Luella Curfman, 75, of Fargo, ND, died at her home on Sunday, March 16, 2008. Luella Fregien was born October 11, 1932, to Alfred and Christina Fregien in McIntosh County, near Ashley, North Dakota. She moved to Fargo in 1952, and married Dale Curfman in 1953. She was a loving and devoted wife and mother. Luella is survived by her...
Douglas Nelson
Mar 16, 2008
Douglas E. Nelson, 81, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, March 16, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo. Doug was born April 6, 1926, in Viborg, South Dakota, the son of Ertel and Marie (Fetzner) Nelson. He attended rural schools and graduated from Wakonda, South Dakota High School. After graduation, at 17, he enlisted in the Army and served in the...
Richard Sibley
Mar 15, 2008
Richard “Dick” Truman Sibley, 91, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 15, 2008 surrounded by his family at MeritCare Palliative Care South University in Fargo, ND. Richard was born June 5, 1916, at Diesem, ND to Roy C. and Martha (Hennings) Sibley. He moved with his family from Diesem to Medberry, Eckelson and Marian, ND, where he attended primary and...
David Kane
Mar 15, 2008
David Sheridan Kane, age 67, of Fargo, ND, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2008, in Innovis Health Systems, Fargo, ND. David was born in Deadwood, South Dakota, on July 12, 1940, to Arthur Sheridan and Grace (Goodrich) Kane. Due to his father’s work, the family moved frequently, living in several different states and averaging two schools per year until he...
Marian Rutherford
Mar 10, 2008
Marian J. Rutherford, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, March 10, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo. Marian Jeanette Simensen was born April 6, 1917, in Grandin, North Dakota, daughter of Carl and Mable (Elliot) Simensen. She attended grade school in Grandin and went on to Jamestown College. Marian married Henry C. Rutherford in 1937. Henry died in 1979. They had...
Robert Koshnick
Mar 8, 2008
Robert A. Koshnick was born December 6, 1918, in Ontario, Oregon, to Otto and Stella (Alexander) Koshnick. At age one, he traveled to Frazee, Minnesota, to live with his extended maternal family after his mother died in the 1919 influenza epidemic. He lived happily in Frazee with the Alexander clan on the family farm. He met the love of his...
L. Orwell Holmberg
Mar 8, 2008
Leslie “Orwell” Holmberg was born to Oscar and Laura (Alma) Johnson Holmberg November 26, 1919, in rural Buxton, North Dakota. He grew up in the area, attending the Ervin # 1 school. Orwell was a member in the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps), stationed in the Seattle, WA, area and in Minnesota, prior to WWII. He married Nina (Marchildon) April 14,...
Bruce Kortie
Mar 7, 2008
Bruce Alan Kortie was born January 31, 1957, in Alexandria, Minnesota to Donald and Margaret (Bisson) Kortie. He married Dana Christiansen and they made their home in Fargo, ND where he worked at Fargo Wire Assembly for thirteen years. Bruce died Friday, March 7, 2008 at his home in Fargo, North Dakota. He is survived by his wife Dana, three...
George Iwen
Mar 6, 2008
George William Iwen M.D. was born December 29, 1923 in Laona, WI to August and Selma Iwen. He married Henrietta Gerlich on December 22, 1945 in Madison, WI – she preceded him in death on Nov 19, 2001. George grew up in the small town of Wabeno, WI, and graduated as valedictorian. After High School he continued his education at...
Helen Erdman
Mar 4, 2008
Helen Erdman, 80, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at her home in Fargo. Helen L. Erdman was born April 19, 1927, in Willow City, North Dakota, daughter of Charles and Charlotte (Rosenau) Erdman. Helen had a career as a public school teacher. Funeral Service: Saturday, March 8, 2008, at 10:00 AM, at Grace Lutheran Church, Fargo, ND....
Mable Dougherty
Mar 3, 2008
Mable E. Dougherty, our amazing and adorable mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, aunt, and friend to all, passed away quietly on March 3, 2008, under the care of hospice in Mesa, Arizona. Mable was born on a farm near Hannaford, N.D., on June 15, 1907, the sixth child of Frank and Frances Ableman. Eventually settling in Fargo, Mable worked diligently raising...
Marlene Kayeska
Feb 26, 2008
Marlene K. Kayeska (nee Jongbloed), 55, died February 26, 2008 at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Marlene Jongbloed was born in Watertown, SD on January 1, 1953 to William and Darlene (Madsen) Jongbloed. She and the family moved to Wahpeton, ND in 1957. She attended Wahpeton area schools and graduated Wahpeton high school...
Noel Tollefson
Feb 20, 2008
Noel Tollefson, 63, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, February 20, 2008, peacefully at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo. Noel Lee Tollefson was born December 25, 1944, in Kansas City, Missouri, son of Melvin John and Lucile (Schaaf) Tollefson. He attended high school in Wakefield, MI. He attended the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in...
Richard Jacobson
Feb 19, 2008
Richard “Jake” Jacobson, 81, Fargo, ND, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, in Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Jake was born August 12, 1926, to Carl and Gladyce (Bauer) Jacobson in Fargo, North Dakota, and was a lifetime resident of Fargo. Jake and Ardis Anderson were married June 18,...
Rudy Stock
Feb 9, 2008
Rudolph (Rudy “The Painter, Jake) G. Stock, 74, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, February 9, 2008, peacefully at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, following a courageous year long battle with A.L.L. In his final days, as during his life, he was surrounded and comforted by the love of family and friends. Rudy was born December 29, 1933, the only child of...
Harold Honl
Feb 5, 2008
Harold “Butch” Honl was born March 25, 1936, to Joseph and Anna (Hejtmanek) Honl near Lidgerwood, ND. He graduated from Lidgerwood High School in 1954. He enlisted in the US Army in 1955, and served 10 years stateside and overseas. On July 2, 1959, he married Janice Strege in Lidgerwood, ND. They moved to Fargo in 1967. Harold graduated from...
Willis Cochran
Feb 2, 2008
Willis E Cochran, 88, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Page, ND, died Saturday, February 2, 2008, at the VA Hospital in Fargo, ND. Willis Cochran was born on March 7, 1919, in Kempton, ND, the son of William and Mary Lois Cochran. Willis moved to Page, when he was five and attended school there. On May 20, 1941, Willis married...
Avis Arntson
Jan 28, 2008
Avis Arntson, 70, of Fargo, ND, died peacefully on Monday, January 28, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo. Avis Marie Arntson was born on August 20, 1937, to Neuman and Esther (Kellerman) Arntson in Lisbon, ND. She started grade school in the Owego School and then attended in Sheldon, ND, where she also graduated from high school in 1955. She attended...
Mark Foss
Jan 25, 2008
Mark B. Foss, 80, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, January 25, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, North Dakota. A retired civil and structural engineer, Mark was born on November 18, 1927, at the Swedish American Hospital in Minneapolis, MN, to Magnus Oliver Foss, Sr. and Ethel Leona Bergmann Foss. He grew up in Fergus Falls, MN, where he...
Harvey Vreugdenhil
Jan 24, 2008
Harvey Vreugdenhil, 63, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 24, 2008, at Innovis Health, Fargo. Harvey Gene Vreugdenhil was born September 20, 1944, at Alton, Iowa, son of Edward and Marie (DenHartog) Vreugdenhil. He grew up on the family farm and attended school in Alton. Harvey received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Iowa in Ames in...
Luella Curfman
Mar 16, 2008
Luella Curfman, 75, of Fargo, ND, died at her home on Sunday, March 16, 2008. Luella Fregien was born October 11, 1932, to Alfred and Christina Fregien in McIntosh County, near Ashley, North Dakota. She moved to Fargo in 1952, and married Dale Curfman in 1953. She was a loving and devoted wife and mother. Luella is survived by her...
Douglas Nelson
Mar 16, 2008
Douglas E. Nelson, 81, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, March 16, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo. Doug was born April 6, 1926, in Viborg, South Dakota, the son of Ertel and Marie (Fetzner) Nelson. He attended rural schools and graduated from Wakonda, South Dakota High School. After graduation, at 17, he enlisted in the Army and served in the...
Richard Sibley
Mar 15, 2008
Richard “Dick” Truman Sibley, 91, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 15, 2008 surrounded by his family at MeritCare Palliative Care South University in Fargo, ND. Richard was born June 5, 1916, at Diesem, ND to Roy C. and Martha (Hennings) Sibley. He moved with his family from Diesem to Medberry, Eckelson and Marian, ND, where he attended primary and...
David Kane
Mar 15, 2008
David Sheridan Kane, age 67, of Fargo, ND, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2008, in Innovis Health Systems, Fargo, ND. David was born in Deadwood, South Dakota, on July 12, 1940, to Arthur Sheridan and Grace (Goodrich) Kane. Due to his father’s work, the family moved frequently, living in several different states and averaging two schools per year until he...
Marian Rutherford
Mar 10, 2008
Marian J. Rutherford, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, March 10, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo. Marian Jeanette Simensen was born April 6, 1917, in Grandin, North Dakota, daughter of Carl and Mable (Elliot) Simensen. She attended grade school in Grandin and went on to Jamestown College. Marian married Henry C. Rutherford in 1937. Henry died in 1979. They had...
Robert Koshnick
Mar 8, 2008
Robert A. Koshnick was born December 6, 1918, in Ontario, Oregon, to Otto and Stella (Alexander) Koshnick. At age one, he traveled to Frazee, Minnesota, to live with his extended maternal family after his mother died in the 1919 influenza epidemic. He lived happily in Frazee with the Alexander clan on the family farm. He met the love of his...
L. Orwell Holmberg
Mar 8, 2008
Leslie “Orwell” Holmberg was born to Oscar and Laura (Alma) Johnson Holmberg November 26, 1919, in rural Buxton, North Dakota. He grew up in the area, attending the Ervin # 1 school. Orwell was a member in the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps), stationed in the Seattle, WA, area and in Minnesota, prior to WWII. He married Nina (Marchildon) April 14,...
Bruce Kortie
Mar 7, 2008
Bruce Alan Kortie was born January 31, 1957, in Alexandria, Minnesota to Donald and Margaret (Bisson) Kortie. He married Dana Christiansen and they made their home in Fargo, ND where he worked at Fargo Wire Assembly for thirteen years. Bruce died Friday, March 7, 2008 at his home in Fargo, North Dakota. He is survived by his wife Dana, three...
George Iwen
Mar 6, 2008
George William Iwen M.D. was born December 29, 1923 in Laona, WI to August and Selma Iwen. He married Henrietta Gerlich on December 22, 1945 in Madison, WI – she preceded him in death on Nov 19, 2001. George grew up in the small town of Wabeno, WI, and graduated as valedictorian. After High School he continued his education at...
Helen Erdman
Mar 4, 2008
Helen Erdman, 80, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at her home in Fargo. Helen L. Erdman was born April 19, 1927, in Willow City, North Dakota, daughter of Charles and Charlotte (Rosenau) Erdman. Helen had a career as a public school teacher. Funeral Service: Saturday, March 8, 2008, at 10:00 AM, at Grace Lutheran Church, Fargo, ND....
Mable Dougherty
Mar 3, 2008
Mable E. Dougherty, our amazing and adorable mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, aunt, and friend to all, passed away quietly on March 3, 2008, under the care of hospice in Mesa, Arizona. Mable was born on a farm near Hannaford, N.D., on June 15, 1907, the sixth child of Frank and Frances Ableman. Eventually settling in Fargo, Mable worked diligently raising...
Marlene Kayeska
Feb 26, 2008
Marlene K. Kayeska (nee Jongbloed), 55, died February 26, 2008 at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Marlene Jongbloed was born in Watertown, SD on January 1, 1953 to William and Darlene (Madsen) Jongbloed. She and the family moved to Wahpeton, ND in 1957. She attended Wahpeton area schools and graduated Wahpeton high school...
Noel Tollefson
Feb 20, 2008
Noel Tollefson, 63, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, February 20, 2008, peacefully at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo. Noel Lee Tollefson was born December 25, 1944, in Kansas City, Missouri, son of Melvin John and Lucile (Schaaf) Tollefson. He attended high school in Wakefield, MI. He attended the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in...
Richard Jacobson
Feb 19, 2008
Richard “Jake” Jacobson, 81, Fargo, ND, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, in Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Jake was born August 12, 1926, to Carl and Gladyce (Bauer) Jacobson in Fargo, North Dakota, and was a lifetime resident of Fargo. Jake and Ardis Anderson were married June 18,...
Rudy Stock
Feb 9, 2008
Rudolph (Rudy “The Painter, Jake) G. Stock, 74, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, February 9, 2008, peacefully at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, following a courageous year long battle with A.L.L. In his final days, as during his life, he was surrounded and comforted by the love of family and friends. Rudy was born December 29, 1933, the only child of...
Harold Honl
Feb 5, 2008
Harold “Butch” Honl was born March 25, 1936, to Joseph and Anna (Hejtmanek) Honl near Lidgerwood, ND. He graduated from Lidgerwood High School in 1954. He enlisted in the US Army in 1955, and served 10 years stateside and overseas. On July 2, 1959, he married Janice Strege in Lidgerwood, ND. They moved to Fargo in 1967. Harold graduated from...
Willis Cochran
Feb 2, 2008
Willis E Cochran, 88, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Page, ND, died Saturday, February 2, 2008, at the VA Hospital in Fargo, ND. Willis Cochran was born on March 7, 1919, in Kempton, ND, the son of William and Mary Lois Cochran. Willis moved to Page, when he was five and attended school there. On May 20, 1941, Willis married...
Avis Arntson
Jan 28, 2008
Avis Arntson, 70, of Fargo, ND, died peacefully on Monday, January 28, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo. Avis Marie Arntson was born on August 20, 1937, to Neuman and Esther (Kellerman) Arntson in Lisbon, ND. She started grade school in the Owego School and then attended in Sheldon, ND, where she also graduated from high school in 1955. She attended...
Mark Foss
Jan 25, 2008
Mark B. Foss, 80, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, January 25, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, North Dakota. A retired civil and structural engineer, Mark was born on November 18, 1927, at the Swedish American Hospital in Minneapolis, MN, to Magnus Oliver Foss, Sr. and Ethel Leona Bergmann Foss. He grew up in Fergus Falls, MN, where he...
Harvey Vreugdenhil
Jan 24, 2008
Harvey Vreugdenhil, 63, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 24, 2008, at Innovis Health, Fargo. Harvey Gene Vreugdenhil was born September 20, 1944, at Alton, Iowa, son of Edward and Marie (DenHartog) Vreugdenhil. He grew up on the family farm and attended school in Alton. Harvey received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Iowa in Ames in...
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