Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Loren Amundson
Dec 22, 2025
Loren Amundson, 74, of Fargo, ND passed away Monday, December 22, 2025, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND surrounded by family.
Loren was born on June 26, 1951, in Northwood, ND to Kenneth and Lenora Amundson of Hatton, ND. He graduated from Hatton High School. Throughout his grade school and high school years, he loved playing sports. He played football,...
Shirley Gerlitz
Dec 21, 2025
Shirley Ione (Olson) Gerlitz, 101, of Fargo, ND, passed away surrounded by family on Sunday, Dec 21 2025. Shirley was born on June 2nd 1924, in Miles City, MT to Myrel and Elva (Kyseth) Olson and she was the first of 5 children to bless the Olson family. After the Great Depression began, her family moved into the Lyster House...
Steve Morrow
Dec 20, 2025
Steve Morrow, 50, of Maplewood, MN, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on Saturday, December 20, 2025.
Steven Wade Morrow lived life with energy, loyalty, and a deep love for the people around him. He had a way of showing up for others that felt steady and genuine, whether as a son, brother, uncle, friend, or mentor. His sudden passing is...
Thomas Dahle
Dec 20, 2025
Thomas Jeffrey Dahle
Tom Dahle, 80, passed away December 20, 2025, at the Sanford Hospice House in Fargo, ND. He fought a courageous battle against metastatic prostate cancer.
Tom was born on Valentine's Day, 1945, to Jeffrey and Erva (Arves) Dahle. He was raised in West Fargo and graduated from West Fargo High School in 1963.
Tom was active in Boy Scouts and...
Randy Gackle
Dec 19, 2025
Randy Gackle, 66, of Fargo, North Dakota, died on December 19, 2025, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo.
Randy was born on December 9, 1959, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Lloyd and Elaine (Bjur) Gackle.
He grew up in Fargo, attending local schools and graduating from Fargo North High School in 1978. He briefly attended NDSU before going to work for his...
Stanley Zimmerman
Dec 16, 2025
Stanley Ronald Zimmerman, 77, of Fargo passed away on December 16, 2025 while in the company of his four kids.
Stan was born on September 11, 1948, in Elgin, ND to Rudolph and Helen (Baesler) Zimmerman. He grew up on the family farm south of New Leipzig where he learned the value of hard work alongside his three siblings. He graduated...
Lynn Wold
Dec 14, 2025
Lynn Wold, 65, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at his home.A Celebration of Lynn's life will be held at 6:30pm, Thursday, February 12, 2026 at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home with a visitation one hour prior.A full obituary will be posted.
Virginia Geston
Dec 12, 2025
Geston, Virginia Rae (née Douglas)
Virginia "Ginny" Geston, 94, of Fargo, ND, died on December 12, 2025.
Ginny was born September 15, 1931 in Grafton, ND to Harold and Selma (Midboe) Douglas who farmed near Hoople, ND. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 74 years Robert "Bob" Geston, and is survived by sister Marian Halgrimson Fagerholt,...
Donna Bladholm
Dec 9, 2025
On Tuesday, December 9, 2025, Donna held her baby daughter Julie Ann for the first time in 61 years. Terry and Cindy embraced Donna with a gentle hug and soft kiss. Her parents, brother, sister-in-law, countless aunts, uncles, cousins, family, and friends surrounded her with their presence and love. She looked up and saw the face of Jesus and the...
Roger Bader
Dec 7, 2025
Roger Bader, 93, of Fargo, ND, passed away on December 7, 2025, under the care of HIA Hospice.Roger was born on November 14, 1932, to Herbert and Elsie (Konrad) Bader of Kulm, ND. He grew up on the family farm, attended country school through the eighth grade, and graduated from Kulm High School in 1950.
Roger taught in a country...
Shirley Ruud
Dec 4, 2025
Shirley Delores Ruud, 92, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025 with her daughter by her side at Sanford Fargo Hospice House after recently suffering a stroke.A full obituary will be posted.A Celebration of Shirley's life will be held this at 11am, Monday, August 3, 2026 at First Lutheran Church, Fargo, ND with visitation one hour prior.
Burial...
Patsy "Pat" Mayer
Dec 2, 2025
Patsy "Pat" Monette Mayer, 87, formerly of Sherwood, ND and Bottineau, ND, passed away peacefully in her home on December 2, 2025 in Fargo, ND.
Pat was born July 22, 1938 in Eden Valley Township, rural Sherwood, the youngest child of Albert (Bert) and Della (Simons) Henderson. She attended school at Sherwood High School.
Pat married the love of her life, Jerome...
Ronald Peterson
Dec 2, 2025
Ron Peterson, age 83, passed away peacefully under Hospice care at Bethany Homes on December 2, 2025. Ronald Allen Peterson was born on January 15, 1942, on the Mauer farm in Clifford, ND, the son of Arthur Melvin and Almira (Haagenson) Peterson. Ron grew up and attended school in Fargo, ND. After high school, he worked at a Texaco service...
Kathern Riedlinger
Nov 28, 2025
Kathern Riedlinger, 87, Fargo, ND died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, November 28, 2025 at Heather's House Hospice Care in Fargo.
Kathy Riedlinger was born August 19, 1938 at Hague, ND to Malonia Materi Silbernagel and John C. Silbernagel. She was the oldest of seven children. Kathern grew up in the Hague-Zeeland area and studied nursing for a while. On...
Paul Stark
Nov 26, 2025
Paul Howard Stark passed away on November 26, 2025, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota of cardiac arrest. Paul was born in Grafton, North Dakota on April 30, 1931, to Otto and Alda Stark.
Paul graduated from Central High School in Grand Forks, ND and attended the University of North Dakota.
In 1951 Paul enlisted in the Army during the Korean...
Ronald Anderson
Nov 24, 2025
Ronald Anderson, 94, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2025 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo.Services will be held in January at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND.
Lynn Thompson
Nov 23, 2025
Lynn Douglas Thompson, 85, Dent, MN died Sunday, November 23, 2025 at home.
Lynn was born on November 11, 1940, in St Paul, MN to Maxine Edith (Wolf) and Leonard Reinhold Thompson. He graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1958. Lynn served honorably in the Air Force as an Airman Basic at Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts from 1958 to...
Granis Stewart
Nov 21, 2025
Granis Virginia Stewart (Pugh), aged 98, of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away peacefully on the evening of November 21, 2025.
Granis was born in Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, daughter of Ira Russel Pugh and Hilda Marie (Omps) Pugh on March 5, 1927. She grew up on her parents' farm, situated on the Virginia - West Virginia border near the slopes...
Noah Stoutland
Nov 19, 2025
Noah James Stoutland, 40 of Fargo, ND, passed away on November 19th, 2025.
Noah, son of Jim and Jane (Craik) Stoutland, was born November 25, 1984, in Fargo, ND. He was the oldest of three children. He was raised in a family full of love and laughter. Noah was a talented carpenter in a long line of Stoutland men. He enjoyed...
Loren Amundson
Dec 22, 2025
Loren Amundson, 74, of Fargo, ND passed away Monday, December 22, 2025, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND surrounded by family.
Loren was born on June 26, 1951, in Northwood, ND to Kenneth and Lenora Amundson of Hatton, ND. He graduated from Hatton High School. Throughout his grade school and high school years, he loved playing sports. He played football,...
Shirley Gerlitz
Dec 21, 2025
Shirley Ione (Olson) Gerlitz, 101, of Fargo, ND, passed away surrounded by family on Sunday, Dec 21 2025. Shirley was born on June 2nd 1924, in Miles City, MT to Myrel and Elva (Kyseth) Olson and she was the first of 5 children to bless the Olson family. After the Great Depression began, her family moved into the Lyster House...
Steve Morrow
Dec 20, 2025
Steve Morrow, 50, of Maplewood, MN, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on Saturday, December 20, 2025.
Steven Wade Morrow lived life with energy, loyalty, and a deep love for the people around him. He had a way of showing up for others that felt steady and genuine, whether as a son, brother, uncle, friend, or mentor. His sudden passing is...
Thomas Dahle
Dec 20, 2025
Thomas Jeffrey Dahle
Tom Dahle, 80, passed away December 20, 2025, at the Sanford Hospice House in Fargo, ND. He fought a courageous battle against metastatic prostate cancer.
Tom was born on Valentine's Day, 1945, to Jeffrey and Erva (Arves) Dahle. He was raised in West Fargo and graduated from West Fargo High School in 1963.
Tom was active in Boy Scouts and...
Randy Gackle
Dec 19, 2025
Randy Gackle, 66, of Fargo, North Dakota, died on December 19, 2025, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo.
Randy was born on December 9, 1959, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Lloyd and Elaine (Bjur) Gackle.
He grew up in Fargo, attending local schools and graduating from Fargo North High School in 1978. He briefly attended NDSU before going to work for his...
Stanley Zimmerman
Dec 16, 2025
Stanley Ronald Zimmerman, 77, of Fargo passed away on December 16, 2025 while in the company of his four kids.
Stan was born on September 11, 1948, in Elgin, ND to Rudolph and Helen (Baesler) Zimmerman. He grew up on the family farm south of New Leipzig where he learned the value of hard work alongside his three siblings. He graduated...
Lynn Wold
Dec 14, 2025
Lynn Wold, 65, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at his home.A Celebration of Lynn's life will be held at 6:30pm, Thursday, February 12, 2026 at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home with a visitation one hour prior.A full obituary will be posted.
Virginia Geston
Dec 12, 2025
Geston, Virginia Rae (née Douglas)
Virginia "Ginny" Geston, 94, of Fargo, ND, died on December 12, 2025.
Ginny was born September 15, 1931 in Grafton, ND to Harold and Selma (Midboe) Douglas who farmed near Hoople, ND. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 74 years Robert "Bob" Geston, and is survived by sister Marian Halgrimson Fagerholt,...
Donna Bladholm
Dec 9, 2025
On Tuesday, December 9, 2025, Donna held her baby daughter Julie Ann for the first time in 61 years. Terry and Cindy embraced Donna with a gentle hug and soft kiss. Her parents, brother, sister-in-law, countless aunts, uncles, cousins, family, and friends surrounded her with their presence and love. She looked up and saw the face of Jesus and the...
Roger Bader
Dec 7, 2025
Roger Bader, 93, of Fargo, ND, passed away on December 7, 2025, under the care of HIA Hospice.Roger was born on November 14, 1932, to Herbert and Elsie (Konrad) Bader of Kulm, ND. He grew up on the family farm, attended country school through the eighth grade, and graduated from Kulm High School in 1950.
Roger taught in a country...
Shirley Ruud
Dec 4, 2025
Shirley Delores Ruud, 92, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025 with her daughter by her side at Sanford Fargo Hospice House after recently suffering a stroke.A full obituary will be posted.A Celebration of Shirley's life will be held this at 11am, Monday, August 3, 2026 at First Lutheran Church, Fargo, ND with visitation one hour prior.
Burial...
Patsy "Pat" Mayer
Dec 2, 2025
Patsy "Pat" Monette Mayer, 87, formerly of Sherwood, ND and Bottineau, ND, passed away peacefully in her home on December 2, 2025 in Fargo, ND.
Pat was born July 22, 1938 in Eden Valley Township, rural Sherwood, the youngest child of Albert (Bert) and Della (Simons) Henderson. She attended school at Sherwood High School.
Pat married the love of her life, Jerome...
Ronald Peterson
Dec 2, 2025
Ron Peterson, age 83, passed away peacefully under Hospice care at Bethany Homes on December 2, 2025. Ronald Allen Peterson was born on January 15, 1942, on the Mauer farm in Clifford, ND, the son of Arthur Melvin and Almira (Haagenson) Peterson. Ron grew up and attended school in Fargo, ND. After high school, he worked at a Texaco service...
Kathern Riedlinger
Nov 28, 2025
Kathern Riedlinger, 87, Fargo, ND died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, November 28, 2025 at Heather's House Hospice Care in Fargo.
Kathy Riedlinger was born August 19, 1938 at Hague, ND to Malonia Materi Silbernagel and John C. Silbernagel. She was the oldest of seven children. Kathern grew up in the Hague-Zeeland area and studied nursing for a while. On...
Paul Stark
Nov 26, 2025
Paul Howard Stark passed away on November 26, 2025, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota of cardiac arrest. Paul was born in Grafton, North Dakota on April 30, 1931, to Otto and Alda Stark.
Paul graduated from Central High School in Grand Forks, ND and attended the University of North Dakota.
In 1951 Paul enlisted in the Army during the Korean...
Ronald Anderson
Nov 24, 2025
Ronald Anderson, 94, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2025 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo.Services will be held in January at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND.
Lynn Thompson
Nov 23, 2025
Lynn Douglas Thompson, 85, Dent, MN died Sunday, November 23, 2025 at home.
Lynn was born on November 11, 1940, in St Paul, MN to Maxine Edith (Wolf) and Leonard Reinhold Thompson. He graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1958. Lynn served honorably in the Air Force as an Airman Basic at Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts from 1958 to...
Granis Stewart
Nov 21, 2025
Granis Virginia Stewart (Pugh), aged 98, of Detroit Lakes, MN passed away peacefully on the evening of November 21, 2025.
Granis was born in Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, daughter of Ira Russel Pugh and Hilda Marie (Omps) Pugh on March 5, 1927. She grew up on her parents' farm, situated on the Virginia - West Virginia border near the slopes...
Noah Stoutland
Nov 19, 2025
Noah James Stoutland, 40 of Fargo, ND, passed away on November 19th, 2025.
Noah, son of Jim and Jane (Craik) Stoutland, was born November 25, 1984, in Fargo, ND. He was the oldest of three children. He was raised in a family full of love and laughter. Noah was a talented carpenter in a long line of Stoutland men. He enjoyed...
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