Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Einer Trigve Gylten
Sep 12, 2019
Einer T. Gylten, 72, of Fargo, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2019. Einer had a passion for his sons and all their activities. Logan and Brodie came first before anything else in his life. He enjoyed hunting, time at the lakes, Fargo North and Sioux hockey. Einer was gifted with the keen ability to “fix” almost anything mechanical without even...
Neil Richard Falck
Sep 8, 2019
Neil R. Falck, 89, of Fargo, formerly Buchanan, ND, passed away peacefully at Villa Maria Nursing Home, Fargo, Sunday, September 8, 2019, with his family at his side. Neil was born the youngest of three sons to Thomas Bagge Falck and Margaret “Ann” Heffron Falck, June 1, 1930. Neil graduated from Buchanan High School and attended the State Normal and...
Arline Dubs
Sep 6, 2019
Arline (Kom) Dubs passed away peacefully on September 6, 2019 of natural causes. She was born in New Leipzig, ND on September 17, 1926, the daughter of Alfred and Olga Kom. She married Waldemar Dubs on October 3, 1948 and settled in Fargo. “Waldy” was a lifetime employee of Butler Machinery Company. Their son Russell was born in 1950 and...
Mitchell Bernard Rapp
Sep 5, 2019
Mitchell Bernard Rapp, 70, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2019 surrounded by his family at the Fargo VA Hospital. Mitch was born on August 4, 1949 at St. John’s Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. Mitch was drafted into the United States Army in 1969 and served in the Vietnam war for just under four years. He was a hard...
Patricia Ann Schiffner
Sep 5, 2019
Patricia Ann Schiffner, age 77, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, September 5, 2019. Patricia was born on March 31, 1942 to Laura (Amundson) and Emil Erickson, Valley City, ND. She graduated from Litchville High School in 1960. Patricia married Richard Schiffner in 1962 and they remained married for 54 years until his death She enjoyed going to the casino, working...
Leona Mildred Boldt
Aug 31, 2019
Leona Mildred Boldt passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019 at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND. Leona was born on December 7, 1929 on the family farm near Clyde, ND to Leonard and Mildred (Van Horn) Worms. She graduated as valedictorian from Clyde High School and then attended Jamestown College. She married Wilbur Boldt on July 26, 1953. The couple...
Sherryl Winfred Samuelson
Aug 28, 2019
Sherryl Winfred Samuelson, passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at her home in Fargo, surrounded by loved ones, at the age of 83. Sherry was born on March 7, 1936 in Ada, MN, one of seven children of Edward and Clara Dekko. After graduating from Ada High School in 1954, she moved to Moorhead, where she met Edward Oliver...
Greg Arthur Leimer
Aug 27, 2019
Greg Leimer, 56, passed away August 27, 2019 in Essentia Health, Fargo. A private family service will be held with burial at the Eldridge Cemetery in Eldridge, ND.
John "Jack" Cousins
Aug 27, 2019
John “Jack” Cousins, 84, Owatonna, MN (previously Moorhead, MN), passed away August 27, 2019, surrounded by his loving family, following a brief battle with cancer. Jack was born in 1934 in Manchester, IA, to Albert and Floy (Hockaday) Cousins. They lived in numerous places in MN and around the country following Al’s engineering jobs. Floy passed away in 1941; Albert...
Evelyn Jean Erickson
Aug 25, 2019
Evelyn J. "Evie" Erickson passed away August 25, 2019. She lived in Fargo since graduating from high school in Fertile, MN in 1941. She retired from government civil service after many years of employment with the Veterans Administration, the Federal Housing Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, and the U.S. Marshals Service. She was a member of Olivet Lutheran Church for...
Lawrence Leonard Walters
Aug 23, 2019
Lawrence L. Walters, 92, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, August 23, 2019 at his home in Fargo. Lawrence is survived by his wife, Bernice; daughter, LuAnn (Scott) Vigen; son, Matthew; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and daughter-in-law, Becky Walters. He was preceded in death by his son, Michael. A private family remembrance will be held at a later date.
Lavonne Phyllis Brass
Aug 22, 2019
LaVonne Phyllis Oothoudt Brass, 85, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Marshall, MN died peacefully on August 22, 2019 in Fargo, ND. Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 8 at 1:30 PM at Christ United Presbyterian Church in Marshall, MN. Private burial will follow at Worthington Cemetery in Worthington, MN at a later date. LaVonne was born in Albert Lea,...
Shirley Ann Rod
Aug 20, 2019
Shirley Rod, 89, of Fargo, ND, was called to her eternal resting place on August 20, 2019 at Vibra Hospital in Fargo. Shirley Ann Pharnes entered this world on March 5, 1930 in Moorhead, MN, born to Arnold and Maude (Roberts) Pharnes. She graduated from Fargo Central High in 1947. In 1949, Shirley married Gordon Rod in Fargo, ND. She...
William Ralph Gibson
Aug 17, 2019
William “Bill” Gibson passed away August 17, 2019 at Sanford’s Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Bill was born July 27, 1950 to Ralph and Evelyn (Nelson) Gibson. He graduated from Mapleton High School. He was captain of the football team and was class president. It was always a family joke because his graduating class had only 16 students. He attended...
Thomas Kurtti
Aug 17, 2019
Thomas Vernon Kurtti, age 84, of Fargo, ND passed away Saturday, August 17, 2019 after a lengthy illness. He was born August 29, 1934 in Fargo to Viana and Johanna (Larson) Kurtti. He was baptized at Binford Lutheran Church, attended grade school in Sutton, ND, and graduated from Binford High School with the class of 1952. On June 17, 1955...
Edith Arneson Dawson
Aug 15, 2019
Edith Arneson Dawson died peacefully at Eventide Living Center in Fargo on the morning of August 15, 2019. Edith Louise was born to Alvin and Irene (Bjornstad) Arneson on November 11, 1927 in Sanish, a small North Dakota town which is now under Lake Sakakawea. She was the oldest of seven children. The Arneson family moved to Fargo and made...
Eleanore Gladys Olslund
Aug 8, 2019
Eleanore G. Olslund, 91, Fargo, ND, died Thursday, August 8, in Ecumen Evergreens under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Eleanore Olslund was born April 15, 1928 in Portland, ND to Carl and Betsy Olson. On March 1, 1948 she married Robert Olslund. They made their home in Fargo and later in West Fargo, ND. In 1957,...
Larry Earl Wild
Aug 8, 2019
Larry E. Wild, 78, died peacefully on August 8, 2019 at his residence in Fargo under the care of hospice with his family by his side. Larry was born March 15, 1941, in Bemidji, Minnesota, the oldest of twin boys (Lonny) to Earl and Helen (Spangler) Wild. He grew up in Bemidji and graduated in 1963 from Bemidji State College....
Robert "Bob" Myron Scott
Aug 7, 2019
Bob Scott was born to Robert W. Scott and Hazel E. Scott (Benti) on December 21, 1950. He was their only child, as Hazel died in 1960. While Bob may not have had any biological siblings, the crew that grew up on the 1600 block of 1st Street North was his extended family. He always spoke fondly of the neighborhood...
Sandra Jean Anderson
Aug 5, 2019
Sandy Anderson, 71, of Fargo, ND passed away on Monday, August 5, 2019 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Sandra Jean (Westphal) Anderson was born May 9, 1948 in Milwaukee, WI to Harold and Olive (Joan) Westphal. She grew up in Greenfield, WI and graduated from Whitnall High School. She worked as a waitress at The Hitching Post and this...
Einer Trigve Gylten
Sep 12, 2019
Einer T. Gylten, 72, of Fargo, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2019. Einer had a passion for his sons and all their activities. Logan and Brodie came first before anything else in his life. He enjoyed hunting, time at the lakes, Fargo North and Sioux hockey. Einer was gifted with the keen ability to “fix” almost anything mechanical without even...
Neil Richard Falck
Sep 8, 2019
Neil R. Falck, 89, of Fargo, formerly Buchanan, ND, passed away peacefully at Villa Maria Nursing Home, Fargo, Sunday, September 8, 2019, with his family at his side. Neil was born the youngest of three sons to Thomas Bagge Falck and Margaret “Ann” Heffron Falck, June 1, 1930. Neil graduated from Buchanan High School and attended the State Normal and...
Arline Dubs
Sep 6, 2019
Arline (Kom) Dubs passed away peacefully on September 6, 2019 of natural causes. She was born in New Leipzig, ND on September 17, 1926, the daughter of Alfred and Olga Kom. She married Waldemar Dubs on October 3, 1948 and settled in Fargo. “Waldy” was a lifetime employee of Butler Machinery Company. Their son Russell was born in 1950 and...
Mitchell Bernard Rapp
Sep 5, 2019
Mitchell Bernard Rapp, 70, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2019 surrounded by his family at the Fargo VA Hospital. Mitch was born on August 4, 1949 at St. John’s Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. Mitch was drafted into the United States Army in 1969 and served in the Vietnam war for just under four years. He was a hard...
Patricia Ann Schiffner
Sep 5, 2019
Patricia Ann Schiffner, age 77, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, September 5, 2019. Patricia was born on March 31, 1942 to Laura (Amundson) and Emil Erickson, Valley City, ND. She graduated from Litchville High School in 1960. Patricia married Richard Schiffner in 1962 and they remained married for 54 years until his death She enjoyed going to the casino, working...
Leona Mildred Boldt
Aug 31, 2019
Leona Mildred Boldt passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019 at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND. Leona was born on December 7, 1929 on the family farm near Clyde, ND to Leonard and Mildred (Van Horn) Worms. She graduated as valedictorian from Clyde High School and then attended Jamestown College. She married Wilbur Boldt on July 26, 1953. The couple...
Sherryl Winfred Samuelson
Aug 28, 2019
Sherryl Winfred Samuelson, passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at her home in Fargo, surrounded by loved ones, at the age of 83. Sherry was born on March 7, 1936 in Ada, MN, one of seven children of Edward and Clara Dekko. After graduating from Ada High School in 1954, she moved to Moorhead, where she met Edward Oliver...
Greg Arthur Leimer
Aug 27, 2019
Greg Leimer, 56, passed away August 27, 2019 in Essentia Health, Fargo. A private family service will be held with burial at the Eldridge Cemetery in Eldridge, ND.
John "Jack" Cousins
Aug 27, 2019
John “Jack” Cousins, 84, Owatonna, MN (previously Moorhead, MN), passed away August 27, 2019, surrounded by his loving family, following a brief battle with cancer. Jack was born in 1934 in Manchester, IA, to Albert and Floy (Hockaday) Cousins. They lived in numerous places in MN and around the country following Al’s engineering jobs. Floy passed away in 1941; Albert...
Evelyn Jean Erickson
Aug 25, 2019
Evelyn J. "Evie" Erickson passed away August 25, 2019. She lived in Fargo since graduating from high school in Fertile, MN in 1941. She retired from government civil service after many years of employment with the Veterans Administration, the Federal Housing Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, and the U.S. Marshals Service. She was a member of Olivet Lutheran Church for...
Lawrence Leonard Walters
Aug 23, 2019
Lawrence L. Walters, 92, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, August 23, 2019 at his home in Fargo. Lawrence is survived by his wife, Bernice; daughter, LuAnn (Scott) Vigen; son, Matthew; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and daughter-in-law, Becky Walters. He was preceded in death by his son, Michael. A private family remembrance will be held at a later date.
Lavonne Phyllis Brass
Aug 22, 2019
LaVonne Phyllis Oothoudt Brass, 85, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Marshall, MN died peacefully on August 22, 2019 in Fargo, ND. Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 8 at 1:30 PM at Christ United Presbyterian Church in Marshall, MN. Private burial will follow at Worthington Cemetery in Worthington, MN at a later date. LaVonne was born in Albert Lea,...
Shirley Ann Rod
Aug 20, 2019
Shirley Rod, 89, of Fargo, ND, was called to her eternal resting place on August 20, 2019 at Vibra Hospital in Fargo. Shirley Ann Pharnes entered this world on March 5, 1930 in Moorhead, MN, born to Arnold and Maude (Roberts) Pharnes. She graduated from Fargo Central High in 1947. In 1949, Shirley married Gordon Rod in Fargo, ND. She...
William Ralph Gibson
Aug 17, 2019
William “Bill” Gibson passed away August 17, 2019 at Sanford’s Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Bill was born July 27, 1950 to Ralph and Evelyn (Nelson) Gibson. He graduated from Mapleton High School. He was captain of the football team and was class president. It was always a family joke because his graduating class had only 16 students. He attended...
Thomas Kurtti
Aug 17, 2019
Thomas Vernon Kurtti, age 84, of Fargo, ND passed away Saturday, August 17, 2019 after a lengthy illness. He was born August 29, 1934 in Fargo to Viana and Johanna (Larson) Kurtti. He was baptized at Binford Lutheran Church, attended grade school in Sutton, ND, and graduated from Binford High School with the class of 1952. On June 17, 1955...
Edith Arneson Dawson
Aug 15, 2019
Edith Arneson Dawson died peacefully at Eventide Living Center in Fargo on the morning of August 15, 2019. Edith Louise was born to Alvin and Irene (Bjornstad) Arneson on November 11, 1927 in Sanish, a small North Dakota town which is now under Lake Sakakawea. She was the oldest of seven children. The Arneson family moved to Fargo and made...
Eleanore Gladys Olslund
Aug 8, 2019
Eleanore G. Olslund, 91, Fargo, ND, died Thursday, August 8, in Ecumen Evergreens under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Eleanore Olslund was born April 15, 1928 in Portland, ND to Carl and Betsy Olson. On March 1, 1948 she married Robert Olslund. They made their home in Fargo and later in West Fargo, ND. In 1957,...
Larry Earl Wild
Aug 8, 2019
Larry E. Wild, 78, died peacefully on August 8, 2019 at his residence in Fargo under the care of hospice with his family by his side. Larry was born March 15, 1941, in Bemidji, Minnesota, the oldest of twin boys (Lonny) to Earl and Helen (Spangler) Wild. He grew up in Bemidji and graduated in 1963 from Bemidji State College....
Robert "Bob" Myron Scott
Aug 7, 2019
Bob Scott was born to Robert W. Scott and Hazel E. Scott (Benti) on December 21, 1950. He was their only child, as Hazel died in 1960. While Bob may not have had any biological siblings, the crew that grew up on the 1600 block of 1st Street North was his extended family. He always spoke fondly of the neighborhood...
Sandra Jean Anderson
Aug 5, 2019
Sandy Anderson, 71, of Fargo, ND passed away on Monday, August 5, 2019 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Sandra Jean (Westphal) Anderson was born May 9, 1948 in Milwaukee, WI to Harold and Olive (Joan) Westphal. She grew up in Greenfield, WI and graduated from Whitnall High School. She worked as a waitress at The Hitching Post and this...
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