Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Erna Miller
Oct 6, 2007
Erna Miller, 93 of Fargo, formerly of Moorhead, died October 6, 2007 at the Villa Maria Care Center under the care of Hospice and the loving staff of Villa Maria. Erna Ruff was born April 10, 1914 at Lehr, North Dakota, one of five children born to Jacob and Anna (Scherbenske) Ruff. Erna grew up and attended school in Lehr,...
Anna Severson
Oct 2, 2007
Our angel on earth went home to our Lord Tuesday, October 2, 2007, in a car accident at age 79. Sebastiana Bantasan was born February 15, 1928, to Modesto and Cirilia (Rom) Bantasan in Albuera, Leyte, Philippines. She left Leyte at age 16 and worked her way to Manila, where her older sister, Jovita, lived. Sebastiana worked as a nanny...
Donna Johnston
Oct 2, 2007
Donna Jean Johnston passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND surrounded by her family and minister. Donna Jean Sandon was born September 10, 1929 in Miles City, MT to Clyde and Elma (Mahnken). She grew up on a cattle ranch south of Ekalaka, MT. She attended elementary school in a one-room rural school. She attended and...
Gladys Rutherford
Sep 29, 2007
Gladys I. Rutherford, 83, of Fargo, fought the good fight and finished the race Saturday afternoon, surrounded by her husband and all of her children. Gladys, daughter of Peter and May Gilleshammer, was born at home October 8, 1923, near Drayton, ND. She was raised on the family farm with three brothers and three sisters. She attended a one room...
Bernard Halle
Sep 28, 2007
Bernard Halle, 86, of Fargo, ND died Friday, September 28, 2007 at Bethany Homes in Fargo, ND. Bernard Halle was born March 13, 1921 at General Hospital in Devils Lake, ND. His parents were C.B. (Ben) and Erna Halle. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Devils Lake, ND. He attended elementary school in Minnewauken School...
Michael Andersen
Sep 25, 2007
Michael Andersen, 56, of West Fargo, ND, died unexpectedly Tuesday, September 25, 2007, in Fargo. Michael Kenneth Andersen was born July 16, 1951, in Moorhead, Minnesota, son of Kenneth Andersen and Beverly (Nolan) Walden. Michael graduated from high school in Moorhead. He joined the U.S. Army and served in Germany, during the Vietnam War. Michael married Julie Dullea and worked...
Hildred Nelson
Sep 24, 2007
Hildred Ingwarda (Ronning) Nelson who was born Feb 6, 1913, in Ryder, ND, to Hans Ronning and Ingeborg Hjelmstad, passed away on Monday, Sept 24, 2007. She will be missed by her friends and her family and especially by her grandchildren who adored their “Grandma Hillie”. She married Alvin Edwin Nelson July 18, 1938, in Sidney, MT. They lived in...
Wayne Owens
Sep 22, 2007
Wayne W. Owens, 94, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, September 22, 2007, at MeritCare, Fargo, ND. Wayne W. Owens was born May 24, 1913 in Suffield, Alberta, Canada, to Thomas and Jennie (Jones) Owens. He attended schools in Canada and the family moved to the United States in 1923. After graduating from Englevale high school, he attended NDSU from 1931...
Gordon Zitzow
Sep 22, 2007
Gordon R. Zitzow, 88, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, September 22, 2007 at his residence. Gordon Richard Zitzow was born September 12, 1919, in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, son of Henry C. and Esther Helen (Loebrick) Zitzow. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Gordon attended Vergas Elementary School, graduating from Moorhead High School. He attended...
Ida Bader
Sep 19, 2007
Ida Bader, 74, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, from complications of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Ida Violet Franz was born December 8, 1932, to Otto and Christina (Krieger) Franz in rural Fredonia, North Dakota, where she grew up and attended country school. On May...
Peter Balaz
Sep 19, 2007
Peter Balaz, 21, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo. Peter Balaz was born October 14, 1985, in Bratislava, Slovakia, son of Stefan Balaz and Dagmar Augustiniova. The family came to the United States in 1996, settling in Fargo. Peter attended schools in Fargo and graduated from North High School in 2004. He was...
Doris Flaig
Sep 18, 2007
Doris K. Flaig, 84, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. Doris Kathren Hansen was born May 4, 1923, at Fisher, Minnesota, daughter of Walter and Marie Hansen. She was raised in Starkweather, North Dakota. Doris moved to Sacramento, California, where she married Emanuel H. Flaig on June 18, 1943. They moved to...
Marciann Melicher
Sep 17, 2007
Marciann Ruth Melicher, age 50, (formerly of Fargo, ND), died September 17, 2007, at her home in Phoenix, AZ. Survived by son, David Osborne of Phoenix, AZ; brothers, Kevin (Jean) Melicher and Steve (Cindy) Melicher; sister, Doris Crocker, all of Fargo, and Shelley (David) Hendrickson of Minneapolis, MN; and many nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday,...
William Snyder
Sep 14, 2007
Fargo filmmaker William D. "Bill" Snyder, 90, died Friday, September 14, 2007 in Fargo of pneumonia contracted after an operation for an aortic aneurysm. Bill was born to Mary Elizabeth (Mozley) and Joseph Snyder in Dickinson, ND on October 5, 1916. In 1936 he graduated from Fargo Central High School, and struck out for Hollywood. He worked for Technicolor for...
Albert Burckhard
Sep 11, 2007
Albert A. Burckhard, 71, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, September 11, 2007, at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Albert is survived by his wife, Rita Burckhard, Fargo, ND; two sons, Joseph Albert Burckhard, Fargo, ND; and William Kenneth (Charity) Burckhard, Grand Forks, ND; sister, Alvina Buckley, Puyallap, WA; and brother, Leroy Burckhard, Renton, WA; grandchildren, Alexzander, Nathan and Katelynn Burckhard,...
Donna Holman
Sep 11, 2007
Donna M. Holman, 78, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, September 11, 2007, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Donna Mae Jacobson was born January 7, 1929, in Cumberland, Wisconsin, to Elmer and Gladys (Peterson) Jacobson. She graduated from Cumberland High School in 1947. She earned her Registered Nursing degree from Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis and went on to work at the...
Clarence Beck
Sep 6, 2007
Clarence H. Beck, 91, of Moorhead, MN (formerly of Fargo, ND), died Thursday, September 6, 2007, at Innovis Hospital, Fargo. Clarence Herbin Beck was born January 5, 1916, in Evansville, Minnesota, son of Carl and Hanna (Bestad) Beck. He attended school in Evansville. After moving to Fargo, he took several classes at North Dakota State University and Hanson Auto School,...
Elroy Helm
Sep 5, 2007
Elroy G. Helm, of Fargo, ND, 77, died Wednesday, September 5, 2007, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Elroy George Helm was born on January 8, 1930, in Lincoln Valley, ND, to Louis and Vehona (Kirchenmann) Helm. He attended school in Lincoln Valley and graduated from McClusky High School. Elroy entered the United States Army and served in the Korean Conflict...
Donald Wenaas
Aug 31, 2007
Donald K. Wenaas, son of Marvel and Alice, was born October 3, 1935 in Mayville, ND. As a young child he traveled with the family in search of employment until returning to Hunter for his formative years. He graduated from Hunter High School in 1953. Upon graduation he began his college education at NDSU before setting this aside for active...
Carol Peterson
Aug 29, 2007
Carol Peterson, 66, of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully at her lake home on Strawberry Lake, Minnesota, Wednesday, August 29, 2007. Carol Wehking was born July 25, 1941, on the Wehking family farmstead in rural Hector, Minnesota, to Floyd and Lila (Buehler) Wehking. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education and then received...
Erna Miller
Oct 6, 2007
Erna Miller, 93 of Fargo, formerly of Moorhead, died October 6, 2007 at the Villa Maria Care Center under the care of Hospice and the loving staff of Villa Maria. Erna Ruff was born April 10, 1914 at Lehr, North Dakota, one of five children born to Jacob and Anna (Scherbenske) Ruff. Erna grew up and attended school in Lehr,...
Anna Severson
Oct 2, 2007
Our angel on earth went home to our Lord Tuesday, October 2, 2007, in a car accident at age 79. Sebastiana Bantasan was born February 15, 1928, to Modesto and Cirilia (Rom) Bantasan in Albuera, Leyte, Philippines. She left Leyte at age 16 and worked her way to Manila, where her older sister, Jovita, lived. Sebastiana worked as a nanny...
Donna Johnston
Oct 2, 2007
Donna Jean Johnston passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND surrounded by her family and minister. Donna Jean Sandon was born September 10, 1929 in Miles City, MT to Clyde and Elma (Mahnken). She grew up on a cattle ranch south of Ekalaka, MT. She attended elementary school in a one-room rural school. She attended and...
Gladys Rutherford
Sep 29, 2007
Gladys I. Rutherford, 83, of Fargo, fought the good fight and finished the race Saturday afternoon, surrounded by her husband and all of her children. Gladys, daughter of Peter and May Gilleshammer, was born at home October 8, 1923, near Drayton, ND. She was raised on the family farm with three brothers and three sisters. She attended a one room...
Bernard Halle
Sep 28, 2007
Bernard Halle, 86, of Fargo, ND died Friday, September 28, 2007 at Bethany Homes in Fargo, ND. Bernard Halle was born March 13, 1921 at General Hospital in Devils Lake, ND. His parents were C.B. (Ben) and Erna Halle. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Devils Lake, ND. He attended elementary school in Minnewauken School...
Michael Andersen
Sep 25, 2007
Michael Andersen, 56, of West Fargo, ND, died unexpectedly Tuesday, September 25, 2007, in Fargo. Michael Kenneth Andersen was born July 16, 1951, in Moorhead, Minnesota, son of Kenneth Andersen and Beverly (Nolan) Walden. Michael graduated from high school in Moorhead. He joined the U.S. Army and served in Germany, during the Vietnam War. Michael married Julie Dullea and worked...
Hildred Nelson
Sep 24, 2007
Hildred Ingwarda (Ronning) Nelson who was born Feb 6, 1913, in Ryder, ND, to Hans Ronning and Ingeborg Hjelmstad, passed away on Monday, Sept 24, 2007. She will be missed by her friends and her family and especially by her grandchildren who adored their “Grandma Hillie”. She married Alvin Edwin Nelson July 18, 1938, in Sidney, MT. They lived in...
Wayne Owens
Sep 22, 2007
Wayne W. Owens, 94, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, September 22, 2007, at MeritCare, Fargo, ND. Wayne W. Owens was born May 24, 1913 in Suffield, Alberta, Canada, to Thomas and Jennie (Jones) Owens. He attended schools in Canada and the family moved to the United States in 1923. After graduating from Englevale high school, he attended NDSU from 1931...
Gordon Zitzow
Sep 22, 2007
Gordon R. Zitzow, 88, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, September 22, 2007 at his residence. Gordon Richard Zitzow was born September 12, 1919, in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, son of Henry C. and Esther Helen (Loebrick) Zitzow. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Gordon attended Vergas Elementary School, graduating from Moorhead High School. He attended...
Ida Bader
Sep 19, 2007
Ida Bader, 74, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, from complications of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Ida Violet Franz was born December 8, 1932, to Otto and Christina (Krieger) Franz in rural Fredonia, North Dakota, where she grew up and attended country school. On May...
Peter Balaz
Sep 19, 2007
Peter Balaz, 21, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo. Peter Balaz was born October 14, 1985, in Bratislava, Slovakia, son of Stefan Balaz and Dagmar Augustiniova. The family came to the United States in 1996, settling in Fargo. Peter attended schools in Fargo and graduated from North High School in 2004. He was...
Doris Flaig
Sep 18, 2007
Doris K. Flaig, 84, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. Doris Kathren Hansen was born May 4, 1923, at Fisher, Minnesota, daughter of Walter and Marie Hansen. She was raised in Starkweather, North Dakota. Doris moved to Sacramento, California, where she married Emanuel H. Flaig on June 18, 1943. They moved to...
Marciann Melicher
Sep 17, 2007
Marciann Ruth Melicher, age 50, (formerly of Fargo, ND), died September 17, 2007, at her home in Phoenix, AZ. Survived by son, David Osborne of Phoenix, AZ; brothers, Kevin (Jean) Melicher and Steve (Cindy) Melicher; sister, Doris Crocker, all of Fargo, and Shelley (David) Hendrickson of Minneapolis, MN; and many nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday,...
William Snyder
Sep 14, 2007
Fargo filmmaker William D. "Bill" Snyder, 90, died Friday, September 14, 2007 in Fargo of pneumonia contracted after an operation for an aortic aneurysm. Bill was born to Mary Elizabeth (Mozley) and Joseph Snyder in Dickinson, ND on October 5, 1916. In 1936 he graduated from Fargo Central High School, and struck out for Hollywood. He worked for Technicolor for...
Albert Burckhard
Sep 11, 2007
Albert A. Burckhard, 71, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, September 11, 2007, at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Albert is survived by his wife, Rita Burckhard, Fargo, ND; two sons, Joseph Albert Burckhard, Fargo, ND; and William Kenneth (Charity) Burckhard, Grand Forks, ND; sister, Alvina Buckley, Puyallap, WA; and brother, Leroy Burckhard, Renton, WA; grandchildren, Alexzander, Nathan and Katelynn Burckhard,...
Donna Holman
Sep 11, 2007
Donna M. Holman, 78, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, September 11, 2007, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Donna Mae Jacobson was born January 7, 1929, in Cumberland, Wisconsin, to Elmer and Gladys (Peterson) Jacobson. She graduated from Cumberland High School in 1947. She earned her Registered Nursing degree from Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis and went on to work at the...
Clarence Beck
Sep 6, 2007
Clarence H. Beck, 91, of Moorhead, MN (formerly of Fargo, ND), died Thursday, September 6, 2007, at Innovis Hospital, Fargo. Clarence Herbin Beck was born January 5, 1916, in Evansville, Minnesota, son of Carl and Hanna (Bestad) Beck. He attended school in Evansville. After moving to Fargo, he took several classes at North Dakota State University and Hanson Auto School,...
Elroy Helm
Sep 5, 2007
Elroy G. Helm, of Fargo, ND, 77, died Wednesday, September 5, 2007, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Elroy George Helm was born on January 8, 1930, in Lincoln Valley, ND, to Louis and Vehona (Kirchenmann) Helm. He attended school in Lincoln Valley and graduated from McClusky High School. Elroy entered the United States Army and served in the Korean Conflict...
Donald Wenaas
Aug 31, 2007
Donald K. Wenaas, son of Marvel and Alice, was born October 3, 1935 in Mayville, ND. As a young child he traveled with the family in search of employment until returning to Hunter for his formative years. He graduated from Hunter High School in 1953. Upon graduation he began his college education at NDSU before setting this aside for active...
Carol Peterson
Aug 29, 2007
Carol Peterson, 66, of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully at her lake home on Strawberry Lake, Minnesota, Wednesday, August 29, 2007. Carol Wehking was born July 25, 1941, on the Wehking family farmstead in rural Hector, Minnesota, to Floyd and Lila (Buehler) Wehking. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education and then received...
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