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Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home

David Lee Anderson

David Lee Anderson

Mar 20, 2017

David Lee Anderson, 70, previously of Sisseton, South Dakota and recently of Fargo, North Dakota, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017 in Fargo, ND at the VA Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, March 22 at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home in Fargo, ND with the Honorable Fern Cloud of Pejuhutazizi Presbyterian Church officiating. There will...

Terry David West

Terry David West

Mar 20, 2017

Terry West, 67, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, March 20, 2017 at Sanford Health in Fargo. A full obituary and service information will be posted.

Olive Elizabeth Lind

Olive Elizabeth Lind

Mar 18, 2017

Olive Elizabeth (Tangness) Lind, 83, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Elim Care in Fargo. Olive Elizabeth Tangness was born May 25, 1933 in Moorhead, MN to John and Gladys (Feragen) Tangness. She grew up on a farm near Hendrum, MN and attended school at Meadowlark School and Hendrum Consolidated School. Olive graduated from North...

Richard James Loomis

Richard James Loomis

Mar 16, 2017

Richard Loomis of Fargo passed away Thursday, March 16th. He was born in Fargo on May 4th 1941 to George Loomis and Francis (Murphy) Loomis. Dick, as he was known to friends, grew up in North Dakota and California. He graduated from Fargo Central High in 1959. After high school he spent 4 years in the United States Navy then...

Barbara Bruzelius

Barbara Bruzelius

Mar 16, 2017

Barbara Bruzelius, 66, Fargo, ND, passed away on March 16, 2017 with her daughter Michelle at her side. The funeral will be at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Fargo, ND on Wednesday, March 22, at 10 a.m., with a visitation one hour prior to service. The interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Fargo, ND. Barbara (Kremer) Bruzelius...

Lavon Malusky

Lavon Malusky

Mar 15, 2017

LaVon Malusky, 90, of Fargo, ND passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Eventide Nursing Home in Fargo. LaVon was born to Ole and Clara (Knutson) Severtsen on April 24, 1926 in Zahl, North Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She received her schooling in Zahl and graduated high school in 1944. She then attended Success...

Janice Mary Rodlund

Janice Mary Rodlund

Mar 12, 2017

Janice Mary (Schimming) Rodlund, 80 of Fargo, ND passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, March 12, 2017 while under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. With her loving husband by her side, God wrapped Janice in His arms to take her home to heaven after a short but courageous battle with kidney failure. Janice was...

Mary Elizabeth Peterson

Mary Elizabeth Peterson

Mar 9, 2017

Mary E. Peterson, 94, of Fargo ND, passed away on March 9 2017 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Mary Elizabeth Rueckert was born on January 10, 1923 on the family farm in Ayr ND, the daughter of George and Josephine (Pierce) Rueckert. She was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Ayr ND, and graduated in 1940 from...

Earl Duane Jackson

Earl Duane Jackson

Mar 8, 2017

Earl Duane Jackson was born March 23, 1929 to Inga and Edwin Jackson in Pelican Rapids, MN. Earl passed away at Rosewood on Broadway on March 8, 2017. He had a love for classic cars and enjoyed putting the top down in his 1975 Cadillac Eldorado. He loved airplanes and always wanted to be a pilot. He was known to...

Donald Haga

Donald Haga

Mar 7, 2017

Donald (Don) Haga was born to Laura A. Haga (née Fausett) and Virgil D. Haga in their Enderlin, ND, home on June 2, 1928. He lived in Enderlin until June 1941, when he, his sister Melba Jean, and parents moved to Minot, ND. He was always grateful for his years spent in Enderlin, particularly in the public school system. He...

Donna Irene Symanietz

Donna Irene Symanietz

Mar 5, 2017

Donna Irene (Thorson) Symanietz was born June 20, 1938 in Randall, MN to Engwald and Hazel (Gregerson) Thorson. She grew up and attended school in Randall. She married Donald Symanietz on April 30, 1955 in Little Falls, MN and later moved to Fargo where they raised their family. Donald died in 1976. After the children were grown, Donna became a...

Ruth Signe Marie Franzen

Ruth Signe Marie Franzen

Mar 3, 2017

Fargo lost one of its most beloved former teachers on March 3 with the death of Ruth Franzen at the age of 91. From 1962 to 1988, she served as a classroom and special-ed reading teacher at Roosevelt and Lincoln elementary schools. Former students and fellow teachers, along with her family and a wide circle of friends, remember her fondly...

Betty Ann Grund

Betty Ann Grund

Mar 2, 2017

Betty Ann Grund, 87, died on March 2, 2017 in Fargo, ND, surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Betty Ann Bonawitz was born November 12, 1929 in Fargo, ND to Raymond and Agnes (Nelson) Bonawitz. She grew up in Fargo and graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1947. On October 2,...

David Phillip Hanson

David Phillip Hanson

Mar 1, 2017

David P. Hanson, 64, died Wednesday, March 1 in Fargo, ND. Third born to Artis (Lewis) and Howard Hanson on March 17, 1952, he is survived by his siblings, Cathy (Moe), Paul and Doug. Dave graduated from Argusville High School in 1970 and served his country as a MP Officer in Panama from 1971-73. A proud graduate of NDSU, Dave...

Arline J. Payne

Arline J. Payne

Feb 28, 2017

Arline J. (Hovland) Payne of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, formerly of Fargo, North Dakota died on February 28, 2017 in Bismarck, North Dakota. Arline, the daughter of Leonard and Louise (Huus) Hovland, was born January 2, 1932 in Northwood, North Dakota. She graduated from Northwood High School in 1949 and then attended Hofstra College, Hempstead, NY and NDAC (NDSU) in Fargo....

Nathan Lee Martinson

Nathan Lee Martinson

Feb 28, 2017

Nathan Lee Martinson was born September 16, 1975 in Grafton, ND to Allen and Myrna (Sele) Martinson. He attended high school in Grafton and Alexandria Tech. He married Barbra Woinarowicz, Sept. 30, 1995 in Minto, ND. They moved to Cambridge, MN and then to Fargo, ND. Nathan worked at Custom Truck and Auto Shine in Fargo. Nathan loved the NY...

Adeline R. Wise

Adeline R. Wise

Feb 25, 2017

Adeline R. Otterson was born January 12, 1930 to Henning and Marie (Eckre) Otterson in Kindred, ND, where she grew up and attended school. Adeline married Paul A. Wise on December 18, 1946. She worked various jobs and was co-owner of Wise Janitorial Services for 25 years. She enjoyed gardening and music. Adeline passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at...

Gale Ann Kelly

Gale Ann Kelly

Feb 24, 2017

Gale Ann Kelly, 55 of Moorhead, died Friday, February 24, 2017 in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.

Laurie Jane Gibb-Perlenfein

Laurie Jane Gibb-Perlenfein

Feb 23, 2017

Laurie Gibb-Perlenfein, 66, of Fargo, passed away peacefully at Essentia Health with family at her side on February 23, 2017. Laurie was born May 1, 1950, in Grand Forks, ND, to Jerry (Jack) Knute and Denora Natwick. Later in 1950, George and Lorraine Gibb (Barnes) adopted Laurie from The Children’s Village, now known as The Village Family Service Center in...

Eldon W. Seelig

Eldon W. Seelig

Feb 22, 2017

Eldon Seelig, 93, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Bethany on University in Fargo, ND. Eldon Seelig was born May 10, 1923 in Lisbon, ND, the son of Lloyd and Bertha (Linzbach) Seelig. He attended school at Enderlin, Lisbon and Casey Consolidated. He was graduated from Lisbon High School in 1941 where he was active in various...

David Lee Anderson

David Lee Anderson

Mar 20, 2017

David Lee Anderson, 70, previously of Sisseton, South Dakota and recently of Fargo, North Dakota, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017 in Fargo, ND at the VA Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, March 22 at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home in Fargo, ND with the Honorable Fern Cloud of Pejuhutazizi Presbyterian Church officiating. There will...

Terry David West

Terry David West

Mar 20, 2017

Terry West, 67, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, March 20, 2017 at Sanford Health in Fargo. A full obituary and service information will be posted.

Olive Elizabeth Lind

Olive Elizabeth Lind

Mar 18, 2017

Olive Elizabeth (Tangness) Lind, 83, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Elim Care in Fargo. Olive Elizabeth Tangness was born May 25, 1933 in Moorhead, MN to John and Gladys (Feragen) Tangness. She grew up on a farm near Hendrum, MN and attended school at Meadowlark School and Hendrum Consolidated School. Olive graduated from North...

Richard James Loomis

Richard James Loomis

Mar 16, 2017

Richard Loomis of Fargo passed away Thursday, March 16th. He was born in Fargo on May 4th 1941 to George Loomis and Francis (Murphy) Loomis. Dick, as he was known to friends, grew up in North Dakota and California. He graduated from Fargo Central High in 1959. After high school he spent 4 years in the United States Navy then...

Barbara Bruzelius

Barbara Bruzelius

Mar 16, 2017

Barbara Bruzelius, 66, Fargo, ND, passed away on March 16, 2017 with her daughter Michelle at her side. The funeral will be at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Fargo, ND on Wednesday, March 22, at 10 a.m., with a visitation one hour prior to service. The interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Fargo, ND. Barbara (Kremer) Bruzelius...

Lavon Malusky

Lavon Malusky

Mar 15, 2017

LaVon Malusky, 90, of Fargo, ND passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Eventide Nursing Home in Fargo. LaVon was born to Ole and Clara (Knutson) Severtsen on April 24, 1926 in Zahl, North Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She received her schooling in Zahl and graduated high school in 1944. She then attended Success...

Janice Mary Rodlund

Janice Mary Rodlund

Mar 12, 2017

Janice Mary (Schimming) Rodlund, 80 of Fargo, ND passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, March 12, 2017 while under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. With her loving husband by her side, God wrapped Janice in His arms to take her home to heaven after a short but courageous battle with kidney failure. Janice was...

Mary Elizabeth Peterson

Mary Elizabeth Peterson

Mar 9, 2017

Mary E. Peterson, 94, of Fargo ND, passed away on March 9 2017 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Mary Elizabeth Rueckert was born on January 10, 1923 on the family farm in Ayr ND, the daughter of George and Josephine (Pierce) Rueckert. She was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Ayr ND, and graduated in 1940 from...

Earl Duane Jackson

Earl Duane Jackson

Mar 8, 2017

Earl Duane Jackson was born March 23, 1929 to Inga and Edwin Jackson in Pelican Rapids, MN. Earl passed away at Rosewood on Broadway on March 8, 2017. He had a love for classic cars and enjoyed putting the top down in his 1975 Cadillac Eldorado. He loved airplanes and always wanted to be a pilot. He was known to...

Donald Haga

Donald Haga

Mar 7, 2017

Donald (Don) Haga was born to Laura A. Haga (née Fausett) and Virgil D. Haga in their Enderlin, ND, home on June 2, 1928. He lived in Enderlin until June 1941, when he, his sister Melba Jean, and parents moved to Minot, ND. He was always grateful for his years spent in Enderlin, particularly in the public school system. He...

Donna Irene Symanietz

Donna Irene Symanietz

Mar 5, 2017

Donna Irene (Thorson) Symanietz was born June 20, 1938 in Randall, MN to Engwald and Hazel (Gregerson) Thorson. She grew up and attended school in Randall. She married Donald Symanietz on April 30, 1955 in Little Falls, MN and later moved to Fargo where they raised their family. Donald died in 1976. After the children were grown, Donna became a...

Ruth Signe Marie Franzen

Ruth Signe Marie Franzen

Mar 3, 2017

Fargo lost one of its most beloved former teachers on March 3 with the death of Ruth Franzen at the age of 91. From 1962 to 1988, she served as a classroom and special-ed reading teacher at Roosevelt and Lincoln elementary schools. Former students and fellow teachers, along with her family and a wide circle of friends, remember her fondly...

Betty Ann Grund

Betty Ann Grund

Mar 2, 2017

Betty Ann Grund, 87, died on March 2, 2017 in Fargo, ND, surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Betty Ann Bonawitz was born November 12, 1929 in Fargo, ND to Raymond and Agnes (Nelson) Bonawitz. She grew up in Fargo and graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1947. On October 2,...

David Phillip Hanson

David Phillip Hanson

Mar 1, 2017

David P. Hanson, 64, died Wednesday, March 1 in Fargo, ND. Third born to Artis (Lewis) and Howard Hanson on March 17, 1952, he is survived by his siblings, Cathy (Moe), Paul and Doug. Dave graduated from Argusville High School in 1970 and served his country as a MP Officer in Panama from 1971-73. A proud graduate of NDSU, Dave...

Arline J. Payne

Arline J. Payne

Feb 28, 2017

Arline J. (Hovland) Payne of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, formerly of Fargo, North Dakota died on February 28, 2017 in Bismarck, North Dakota. Arline, the daughter of Leonard and Louise (Huus) Hovland, was born January 2, 1932 in Northwood, North Dakota. She graduated from Northwood High School in 1949 and then attended Hofstra College, Hempstead, NY and NDAC (NDSU) in Fargo....

Nathan Lee Martinson

Nathan Lee Martinson

Feb 28, 2017

Nathan Lee Martinson was born September 16, 1975 in Grafton, ND to Allen and Myrna (Sele) Martinson. He attended high school in Grafton and Alexandria Tech. He married Barbra Woinarowicz, Sept. 30, 1995 in Minto, ND. They moved to Cambridge, MN and then to Fargo, ND. Nathan worked at Custom Truck and Auto Shine in Fargo. Nathan loved the NY...

Adeline R. Wise

Adeline R. Wise

Feb 25, 2017

Adeline R. Otterson was born January 12, 1930 to Henning and Marie (Eckre) Otterson in Kindred, ND, where she grew up and attended school. Adeline married Paul A. Wise on December 18, 1946. She worked various jobs and was co-owner of Wise Janitorial Services for 25 years. She enjoyed gardening and music. Adeline passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at...

Gale Ann Kelly

Gale Ann Kelly

Feb 24, 2017

Gale Ann Kelly, 55 of Moorhead, died Friday, February 24, 2017 in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.

Laurie Jane Gibb-Perlenfein

Laurie Jane Gibb-Perlenfein

Feb 23, 2017

Laurie Gibb-Perlenfein, 66, of Fargo, passed away peacefully at Essentia Health with family at her side on February 23, 2017. Laurie was born May 1, 1950, in Grand Forks, ND, to Jerry (Jack) Knute and Denora Natwick. Later in 1950, George and Lorraine Gibb (Barnes) adopted Laurie from The Children’s Village, now known as The Village Family Service Center in...

Eldon W. Seelig

Eldon W. Seelig

Feb 22, 2017

Eldon Seelig, 93, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Bethany on University in Fargo, ND. Eldon Seelig was born May 10, 1923 in Lisbon, ND, the son of Lloyd and Bertha (Linzbach) Seelig. He attended school at Enderlin, Lisbon and Casey Consolidated. He was graduated from Lisbon High School in 1941 where he was active in various...

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