Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
John Anton Larsen
Apr 29, 2020
John Larsen, 97, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at his home, under the care of CHI Hospice. John Anton Larsen was born on January 23, 1923 at Felton, MN to Lauritz and Annie (Olson) Larsen. He grew up in Felton and graduated from high school there. John served in the US Army from 1942 to 1946 during...
Gerald Roger Smith
Apr 25, 2020
Gerald (Jerry) Roger Smith, 82, resident at Eventide in Fargo, ND passed away peacefully on Saturday April 25th, 2020. He was born January 22, 1938 to Lance and Florence Smith, and grew up in Langdon, ND. Jerry enlisted in the US Army in 1956 and was stationed in Germany. He attended North Dakota State University. Jerry married the love of...
Marlies Schultz
Apr 25, 2020
Marlies Schultz, 83, of Fargo, ND, passed away April 25, 2020 in her home, with her loved ones by her side, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on September 21, 1936 in Prussia. She moved to Hamburg, Germany and eventually made her way to the United States in 1955. She lived with family in Valley City, ND....
Gerald Paul Harris
Apr 24, 2020
Gerald's service will be streamed at the following link at 11am on Friday, July 10, 2020: https://vimeo.com/436238805 Gerald Paul Harris passed away on April 24, 2020, at his home in Fargo. Gerald was born December 6, 1937 in Aberdeen, SD, the fourth of five children of Vivian and Margaret Harris. Gerald was industrious as a young man, delivering newspapers for...
Beverly Jean Thompson
Apr 23, 2020
Beverly was born in Dickinson, ND and moved to Bismarck as a baby. She lived there until she graduated from Bismarck High School in 1955. She then moved to Fargo where she attended North Dakota Agricultural College where she met Richard Woodward. They were married and had three children. She and her husband started the Woodward Adjustment Company which did...
John Lowell Kapfer
Apr 22, 2020
John Kapfer, 66, Fargo, North Dakota, died on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at Sanford Medical Center with his daughters present, surrounded by love. John Lowell Kapfer was born in Bismarck, ND, the son of Elroy and Lois (Loose) Kapfer. He grew up in Jamestown, ND and graduated high school in 1971. He married Sarah Judd on July 14, 1973. They...
Francis "Frank" Michael Higgins
Apr 22, 2020
Frank Higgins, 77, Fargo, died Wednesday, April 22, in his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Betty Elaine Holaday
Apr 20, 2020
Betty E. Holaday was born December 4, 1940, the daughter of Alvin and Ruth Niehaus in Vandalia, IL. She was raised in Vandalia and graduated from Vandalia High School in 1959. On January 18, 1961, she was united in marriage to Paul W. Holaday. They made their home in Illinois until being transferred with Paul’s job, which took them to...
John Carlton Mehl
Apr 19, 2020
John C. Mehl, 94, Grand Forks, ND died of natural causes Sunday, April 19, 2020 at Valley Transitional Care with his children at his side. John was born October 10, 1925 to Peter and Eva (Norton) Mehl in Tulsa, OK. He grew up on a farm near Volga, SD and graduated from Volga High School in 1943. He was a...
Harriet Markos
Apr 18, 2020
Harriet June Markos, 93, died Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Bethany Rehab in Fargo. She was born June 25th, 1926 in Kindred, the fourth daughter of Elmer and Lucy (Papke) Giddings. Harriet grew up on her parents farm southwest of Horace, ND with her three sisters and one brother. She attended a one room school house near home, starting at...
Larry Dean Kindseth
Apr 18, 2020
In Loving Memory Larry Dean Kindseth, 72, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Larry was born to Howard and Camille (Severson) Kindseth in Crookston, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at Ness Lutheran Church in rural Gary, MN. The second oldest of five children, he was raised on the...
David Theodore Johnson
Apr 18, 2020
David Johnson, 70, of Fargo, ND (formerly of Manitowoc, WI) died on Saturday, April 18, 2020 after a short illness. David was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 23, 1949, to Ted and Margaret Johnson. He moved to Thiensville, WI his freshman year of high school. After high school, he graduated from Concordia College in Milwaukee. After graduation, he was...
Adlyne Ohnstad
Apr 17, 2020
Adlyne Ohnstad, 93, Fargo died Friday, April 17, 2020 at Eventide, Moorhead. Adlyne Bahe was born on March 23, 1927 to Edward and Alvina (Helmsetter) Bahe in Belgrade, MN. She attended school in Belgrade. Adlyne married Wendell Ohnstad on March 21, 1947. They lived in rural Argusville. She worked on the family farm. Wendell died in 1974. Adlyne moved to...
Pauline Lane
Apr 17, 2020
Pauline Faye Lane, Harwood, ND, passed away in her home surrounded by loved ones under the amazing care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. "Polly" is survived by her husband Dale Lane, daughter Melodie Lane of Big Torch Key, FL, daughter Tanya Reis of West Fargo, ND, Grandchildren Brittany Gaughan, Dylan Reis, Hannah Reis, Sophia Reis (Robert Baskerville), Max...
Carolyn Mae Peterson
Apr 15, 2020
Carolyn Mae Brudevold Peterson recently passed away at 87 years old, on April 15, 2020. It took 11 years for her to get her Fargo High degree. Her first significant job was a secretary to Florida Bell President. She stayed with an aunt and uncle and after 7 years, a health issue required her to return north. She then transferred...
Viola Lillian Anderson
Apr 12, 2020
Viola Anderson, 97, of Fargo, ND, was called to her eternal resting place on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 at Eventide Fargo. Viola Lillian Meyer entered this world on November 1, 1922 in Cayuga, ND, born to Reinhold and Olivia (Siam) Meyer. She married Elmer Anderson on April 23, 1941 in Forman, ND at Trinity Lutheran Church. They lived on...
Michael Orville Onen
Apr 11, 2020
Mike Dronen, 68, of Fargo was born June 5, 1951, in Sharon, ND. He lived on the family farm and attended school in Sharon, graduating in 1969. Mike attended Mayville State College and NDSU, studying chemistry. He married Marcy Frojen in 1971. Their daughter Laura was born in 1991. Mike worked several years at Bob’s Standard in Fargo. In the...
James William Johnston
Apr 11, 2020
James William Johnston, 96, of Fargo, ND died on April 11, 2020 at Bethany on University, Fargo, ND. Jim was born to William A. and Ilma E. Johnston in Cripple Creek, CO on December 27, 1923. He was raised in Forest River, ND where he graduated in 1941. Following graduation, he joined the Army and for the next 4 years...
Marlene Ruby (Sieg) Ham
Apr 9, 2020
A memorial service for Marlene R. (Sieg) Ham will be held Friday, August 7th, 2020 1:00 PM at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church rural Leonard, ND. Marlene R. Sieg was born on June 14th, 1936 in Edgeley, ND to Leopold and Ida (Mammel) Sieg. Born weighing only 3 lbs., Marlene was given little chance to survive her first days of life,...
John Anton Larsen
Apr 29, 2020
John Larsen, 97, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at his home, under the care of CHI Hospice. John Anton Larsen was born on January 23, 1923 at Felton, MN to Lauritz and Annie (Olson) Larsen. He grew up in Felton and graduated from high school there. John served in the US Army from 1942 to 1946 during...
Gerald Roger Smith
Apr 25, 2020
Gerald (Jerry) Roger Smith, 82, resident at Eventide in Fargo, ND passed away peacefully on Saturday April 25th, 2020. He was born January 22, 1938 to Lance and Florence Smith, and grew up in Langdon, ND. Jerry enlisted in the US Army in 1956 and was stationed in Germany. He attended North Dakota State University. Jerry married the love of...
Marlies Schultz
Apr 25, 2020
Marlies Schultz, 83, of Fargo, ND, passed away April 25, 2020 in her home, with her loved ones by her side, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on September 21, 1936 in Prussia. She moved to Hamburg, Germany and eventually made her way to the United States in 1955. She lived with family in Valley City, ND....
Gerald Paul Harris
Apr 24, 2020
Gerald's service will be streamed at the following link at 11am on Friday, July 10, 2020: https://vimeo.com/436238805 Gerald Paul Harris passed away on April 24, 2020, at his home in Fargo. Gerald was born December 6, 1937 in Aberdeen, SD, the fourth of five children of Vivian and Margaret Harris. Gerald was industrious as a young man, delivering newspapers for...
Beverly Jean Thompson
Apr 23, 2020
Beverly was born in Dickinson, ND and moved to Bismarck as a baby. She lived there until she graduated from Bismarck High School in 1955. She then moved to Fargo where she attended North Dakota Agricultural College where she met Richard Woodward. They were married and had three children. She and her husband started the Woodward Adjustment Company which did...
John Lowell Kapfer
Apr 22, 2020
John Kapfer, 66, Fargo, North Dakota, died on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at Sanford Medical Center with his daughters present, surrounded by love. John Lowell Kapfer was born in Bismarck, ND, the son of Elroy and Lois (Loose) Kapfer. He grew up in Jamestown, ND and graduated high school in 1971. He married Sarah Judd on July 14, 1973. They...
Francis "Frank" Michael Higgins
Apr 22, 2020
Frank Higgins, 77, Fargo, died Wednesday, April 22, in his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Betty Elaine Holaday
Apr 20, 2020
Betty E. Holaday was born December 4, 1940, the daughter of Alvin and Ruth Niehaus in Vandalia, IL. She was raised in Vandalia and graduated from Vandalia High School in 1959. On January 18, 1961, she was united in marriage to Paul W. Holaday. They made their home in Illinois until being transferred with Paul’s job, which took them to...
John Carlton Mehl
Apr 19, 2020
John C. Mehl, 94, Grand Forks, ND died of natural causes Sunday, April 19, 2020 at Valley Transitional Care with his children at his side. John was born October 10, 1925 to Peter and Eva (Norton) Mehl in Tulsa, OK. He grew up on a farm near Volga, SD and graduated from Volga High School in 1943. He was a...
Harriet Markos
Apr 18, 2020
Harriet June Markos, 93, died Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Bethany Rehab in Fargo. She was born June 25th, 1926 in Kindred, the fourth daughter of Elmer and Lucy (Papke) Giddings. Harriet grew up on her parents farm southwest of Horace, ND with her three sisters and one brother. She attended a one room school house near home, starting at...
Larry Dean Kindseth
Apr 18, 2020
In Loving Memory Larry Dean Kindseth, 72, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Larry was born to Howard and Camille (Severson) Kindseth in Crookston, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at Ness Lutheran Church in rural Gary, MN. The second oldest of five children, he was raised on the...
David Theodore Johnson
Apr 18, 2020
David Johnson, 70, of Fargo, ND (formerly of Manitowoc, WI) died on Saturday, April 18, 2020 after a short illness. David was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 23, 1949, to Ted and Margaret Johnson. He moved to Thiensville, WI his freshman year of high school. After high school, he graduated from Concordia College in Milwaukee. After graduation, he was...
Adlyne Ohnstad
Apr 17, 2020
Adlyne Ohnstad, 93, Fargo died Friday, April 17, 2020 at Eventide, Moorhead. Adlyne Bahe was born on March 23, 1927 to Edward and Alvina (Helmsetter) Bahe in Belgrade, MN. She attended school in Belgrade. Adlyne married Wendell Ohnstad on March 21, 1947. They lived in rural Argusville. She worked on the family farm. Wendell died in 1974. Adlyne moved to...
Pauline Lane
Apr 17, 2020
Pauline Faye Lane, Harwood, ND, passed away in her home surrounded by loved ones under the amazing care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. "Polly" is survived by her husband Dale Lane, daughter Melodie Lane of Big Torch Key, FL, daughter Tanya Reis of West Fargo, ND, Grandchildren Brittany Gaughan, Dylan Reis, Hannah Reis, Sophia Reis (Robert Baskerville), Max...
Carolyn Mae Peterson
Apr 15, 2020
Carolyn Mae Brudevold Peterson recently passed away at 87 years old, on April 15, 2020. It took 11 years for her to get her Fargo High degree. Her first significant job was a secretary to Florida Bell President. She stayed with an aunt and uncle and after 7 years, a health issue required her to return north. She then transferred...
Viola Lillian Anderson
Apr 12, 2020
Viola Anderson, 97, of Fargo, ND, was called to her eternal resting place on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 at Eventide Fargo. Viola Lillian Meyer entered this world on November 1, 1922 in Cayuga, ND, born to Reinhold and Olivia (Siam) Meyer. She married Elmer Anderson on April 23, 1941 in Forman, ND at Trinity Lutheran Church. They lived on...
Michael Orville Onen
Apr 11, 2020
Mike Dronen, 68, of Fargo was born June 5, 1951, in Sharon, ND. He lived on the family farm and attended school in Sharon, graduating in 1969. Mike attended Mayville State College and NDSU, studying chemistry. He married Marcy Frojen in 1971. Their daughter Laura was born in 1991. Mike worked several years at Bob’s Standard in Fargo. In the...
James William Johnston
Apr 11, 2020
James William Johnston, 96, of Fargo, ND died on April 11, 2020 at Bethany on University, Fargo, ND. Jim was born to William A. and Ilma E. Johnston in Cripple Creek, CO on December 27, 1923. He was raised in Forest River, ND where he graduated in 1941. Following graduation, he joined the Army and for the next 4 years...
Marlene Ruby (Sieg) Ham
Apr 9, 2020
A memorial service for Marlene R. (Sieg) Ham will be held Friday, August 7th, 2020 1:00 PM at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church rural Leonard, ND. Marlene R. Sieg was born on June 14th, 1936 in Edgeley, ND to Leopold and Ida (Mammel) Sieg. Born weighing only 3 lbs., Marlene was given little chance to survive her first days of life,...
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