Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Henry "Hank" Randall Mertz
Jan 1, 2017
Henry “Hank” Mertz passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Sanford Hospital, Fargo following a long battle with CHF. Hank was born May 14, 1942 to Henry and Marion (Schollmeyer) Mertz Jr. in Peoria, IL. They moved to Milwaukee, WI where he grew up and attended school. Hank graduated from Milwaukee Lutheran High School in 1960. In 1963 he...
Carol Ann Thornton
Dec 31, 2016
Carol Ann Thornton, 66, died Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Eventide Senior Living in Fargo, ND. Carol was born at Jamestown Hospital on September 24, 1950 to William Fred and Anita Amelia (Andres) Schmidt. She was raised in Crystal Springs and graduated from Tappen High School in 1968. Carol attended secretarial school at Interstate Business College in Fargo and worked...
Dallas Kent Monson
Dec 30, 2016
Dallas Kent Monson, Fargo, North Dakota, son of Palmer and Mae (Gordon) Monson, was born January 3, 1928. He grew up on a farm homesteaded by his grandfather, Harald Monson, in rural Traill County near Cummings, North Dakota. He attended Belmont Consolidated School, Traill County, North Dakota, and was baptized and confirmed in nearby Salem Lutheran Church. Mr. Monson assisted...
Nancy Erlene Nelson
Dec 29, 2016
Nancy Nelson passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Rosewood Nursing Home in Fargo following many years with Alzheimer’s disease. A kind, patient, and gentle soul, she strongly believed in Angels, and is now among them. Nancy was born in Valley City, North Dakota, on March 6, 1933. She graduated from high school there and married Jim Nelson...
Norman Orris Dahl
Dec 28, 2016
Norman O. Dahl passed away peacefully while comforted by family and staff at Bethany Homes and Hospice of the Red River Valley in Fargo, ND. Norman was 93 years old. Norman Orris Dahl was born on a farm in Bejou, MN (Norman County) to Peter and Martha (Hagen) Dahl on June 4, 1923 and was baptized and confirmed at Faaberg...
Hans Jorgen Freiesleben
Dec 27, 2016
Surrounded by members of his loving family, Hans Jorgen Freiesleben went to be with his Lord on December 27, 2016. Hans Jorgen Freiesleben was born March 10, 1959 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Henning and Elsa (Aas) Freiesleben. On December 27th that same year, Hans emigrated with his family to the USA and lived in Minneapolis for 9 months. His family...
Charles "Chuck" Carney
Dec 26, 2016
Charles Irving Carney (Chuck), 71, of Fargo, after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer, died at home surrounded by family on December 26, 2016. Chuck was born October 5, 1945, in Fargo, ND, the son of Wilbur (Bill) and Esther (Anderson) Carney. He was baptized and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church in Fargo. Outside of a few years on...
Loren Duane Ernst
Dec 25, 2016
Loren Ernst, 77, of Moorhead, MN, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 25, 2016, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Loren Duane Ernst was born January 10, 1939, in Alliance Township, MN to Edwin and Minnie (Schmidt) Ernst. He attended Koester School in Comstock, MN, and graduated from Comstock High School. Loren entered the North Dakota Air National Guard and served...
Lila Lucille Hazemann
Dec 21, 2016
Lila L. Hazemann, 80, Moorhead, MN, passed away on December 21, 2016 at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Lila was born on January 14, 1936, to Carl and Mabel (Loberg) Peterson, in Fargo, North Dakota. Lila attended school in Harwood and Fargo. In 1983 she graduated from Moorhead State University with a BS Degree in Social Work. She went on...
Harold Leslie Jenkinson
Dec 19, 2016
Harold Leslie Jenkinson was born on September 15, 1925 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, the son of Leslie and Rose Jenkinson. He grew up in Detroit Lakes and graduated from Detroit Lakes High School. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II as a Hospital Corpsman and was honorably discharged in 1946. He married Ruth Sunram in Detroit Lakes...
Gregory Milton Frazier
Dec 19, 2016
Greg Frazier was recently found in his apartment by authorities. The cause of his death is yet to be determined. He was born in Fargo, ND on September 1, 1951, the son of Claude Lester Frazier and Marion Schultz Frazier. Both his parents preceded him in death. He is survived by brothers, Richard “Rick” Frazier and Gerald (Marilyn) Frazier. He...
Beda Lois Nankivell
Dec 18, 2016
Beda Lois White Calfe Nankivell, 57, passed away Dec. 18, 2016 at Sanford ER, Fargo, ND surrounded by her family. She was the second daughter of Margie Elaine Hall White Calfe and Albert L. White Calfe, Jr. who preceded her in death. Beda graduated high school at Woodrow Wilson in Fargo, ND. She worked multiple professions including food service, day...
Alma Lorraine Lewis
Dec 18, 2016
Alma Lorraine Lewis, 86, of Bemidji, died Sunday, December 18, 2016 in Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND. A full obituary and service information will be posted soon.
Patrick Paul Bjerke
Dec 18, 2016
Patrick Bjerke, 33, of Fort Collins, CO, formerly of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, December 18, 2016 at his home in Fort Collins. Patrick was a kind, gentle soul, loved by many. He is survived by his parents, Greg & Nancy Bjerke, his sister, Katie (Andy) Doeden, his niece, Claire Doeden, his nephews, Graham and Charlie Doeden, his uncles, aunts, cousins,...
Ronald Lee Martinson Sr
Dec 18, 2016
Ronald L. Martinson Sr. was born May 12, 1966 to James and Faith Martinson. He passed away on December 18, 2016 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Ron enjoyed fishing and car races. He was a son, brother, father, grandfather, and uncle loved by many. He is survived by his parents, James and Faith Martinson, Fargo, ND; two children, Penny...
Gregory Jay Hanson
Dec 14, 2016
Greg Hanson, 51, of Hickson, ND, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Eventide Fargo after a long battle with cancer. Gregory Jay Hanson was born on November 22, 1965 in Moorhead, MN to James and Lavonne (Braton) Hanson. He farmed his entire adult life and was owner/operator of Prairie Woodworks, his furniture repair and refinishing business. He was...
Theodore Ellis Hoversten
Dec 12, 2016
Ted Hoversten, 87, of Fargo, ND, passed into eternal life on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016 at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Fargo, ND. Theodore Ellis Hoversten was born December 18, 1928 in Ambrose, ND to Guy and Ina (Hilstrom) Hoversten, and was baptized by his uncle, Pastor Chris Hoversten. He grew up on a farm in Long Creek township, outside...
Floyd Carl Weist
Dec 12, 2016
Floyd Carl Weist almost reached his 90th birthday. He went to Heaven early Monday morning, Dec. 12, 2016. Floyd was born March 28, 1927 in Kulm, North Dakota to Anna and Carl Weist. He was orphaned as a small child and spent time at the Fargo Children’s Home and then worked on the Ernest and Alice Johnson farm near Gwinner....
Laverne "Joe" Joseph Fry
Dec 11, 2016
L. Joe Fry, 74, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Dickinson, ND, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. LaVerne Joseph Fry was born December 24, 1941 in South Cottonwood Township, ND to Nickolas and Mabel (Dahl) Fry. He grew up in Fessenden, ND, graduating from Fessenden High School in 1959. Joe joined the...
Marlys Ann Trefethren
Dec 8, 2016
Marlys Ann Trefethren, 78, Fargo, ND died Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND. Visitation will be at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND on Thursday, December 15, from 5-7PM with a prayer service at 5:30PM. The funeral is 1:00 PM, Friday, December 16, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Fargo. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo. Marlys was...
Henry "Hank" Randall Mertz
Jan 1, 2017
Henry “Hank” Mertz passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Sanford Hospital, Fargo following a long battle with CHF. Hank was born May 14, 1942 to Henry and Marion (Schollmeyer) Mertz Jr. in Peoria, IL. They moved to Milwaukee, WI where he grew up and attended school. Hank graduated from Milwaukee Lutheran High School in 1960. In 1963 he...
Carol Ann Thornton
Dec 31, 2016
Carol Ann Thornton, 66, died Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Eventide Senior Living in Fargo, ND. Carol was born at Jamestown Hospital on September 24, 1950 to William Fred and Anita Amelia (Andres) Schmidt. She was raised in Crystal Springs and graduated from Tappen High School in 1968. Carol attended secretarial school at Interstate Business College in Fargo and worked...
Dallas Kent Monson
Dec 30, 2016
Dallas Kent Monson, Fargo, North Dakota, son of Palmer and Mae (Gordon) Monson, was born January 3, 1928. He grew up on a farm homesteaded by his grandfather, Harald Monson, in rural Traill County near Cummings, North Dakota. He attended Belmont Consolidated School, Traill County, North Dakota, and was baptized and confirmed in nearby Salem Lutheran Church. Mr. Monson assisted...
Nancy Erlene Nelson
Dec 29, 2016
Nancy Nelson passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Rosewood Nursing Home in Fargo following many years with Alzheimer’s disease. A kind, patient, and gentle soul, she strongly believed in Angels, and is now among them. Nancy was born in Valley City, North Dakota, on March 6, 1933. She graduated from high school there and married Jim Nelson...
Norman Orris Dahl
Dec 28, 2016
Norman O. Dahl passed away peacefully while comforted by family and staff at Bethany Homes and Hospice of the Red River Valley in Fargo, ND. Norman was 93 years old. Norman Orris Dahl was born on a farm in Bejou, MN (Norman County) to Peter and Martha (Hagen) Dahl on June 4, 1923 and was baptized and confirmed at Faaberg...
Hans Jorgen Freiesleben
Dec 27, 2016
Surrounded by members of his loving family, Hans Jorgen Freiesleben went to be with his Lord on December 27, 2016. Hans Jorgen Freiesleben was born March 10, 1959 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Henning and Elsa (Aas) Freiesleben. On December 27th that same year, Hans emigrated with his family to the USA and lived in Minneapolis for 9 months. His family...
Charles "Chuck" Carney
Dec 26, 2016
Charles Irving Carney (Chuck), 71, of Fargo, after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer, died at home surrounded by family on December 26, 2016. Chuck was born October 5, 1945, in Fargo, ND, the son of Wilbur (Bill) and Esther (Anderson) Carney. He was baptized and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church in Fargo. Outside of a few years on...
Loren Duane Ernst
Dec 25, 2016
Loren Ernst, 77, of Moorhead, MN, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 25, 2016, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Loren Duane Ernst was born January 10, 1939, in Alliance Township, MN to Edwin and Minnie (Schmidt) Ernst. He attended Koester School in Comstock, MN, and graduated from Comstock High School. Loren entered the North Dakota Air National Guard and served...
Lila Lucille Hazemann
Dec 21, 2016
Lila L. Hazemann, 80, Moorhead, MN, passed away on December 21, 2016 at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Lila was born on January 14, 1936, to Carl and Mabel (Loberg) Peterson, in Fargo, North Dakota. Lila attended school in Harwood and Fargo. In 1983 she graduated from Moorhead State University with a BS Degree in Social Work. She went on...
Harold Leslie Jenkinson
Dec 19, 2016
Harold Leslie Jenkinson was born on September 15, 1925 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, the son of Leslie and Rose Jenkinson. He grew up in Detroit Lakes and graduated from Detroit Lakes High School. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II as a Hospital Corpsman and was honorably discharged in 1946. He married Ruth Sunram in Detroit Lakes...
Gregory Milton Frazier
Dec 19, 2016
Greg Frazier was recently found in his apartment by authorities. The cause of his death is yet to be determined. He was born in Fargo, ND on September 1, 1951, the son of Claude Lester Frazier and Marion Schultz Frazier. Both his parents preceded him in death. He is survived by brothers, Richard “Rick” Frazier and Gerald (Marilyn) Frazier. He...
Beda Lois Nankivell
Dec 18, 2016
Beda Lois White Calfe Nankivell, 57, passed away Dec. 18, 2016 at Sanford ER, Fargo, ND surrounded by her family. She was the second daughter of Margie Elaine Hall White Calfe and Albert L. White Calfe, Jr. who preceded her in death. Beda graduated high school at Woodrow Wilson in Fargo, ND. She worked multiple professions including food service, day...
Alma Lorraine Lewis
Dec 18, 2016
Alma Lorraine Lewis, 86, of Bemidji, died Sunday, December 18, 2016 in Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND. A full obituary and service information will be posted soon.
Patrick Paul Bjerke
Dec 18, 2016
Patrick Bjerke, 33, of Fort Collins, CO, formerly of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, December 18, 2016 at his home in Fort Collins. Patrick was a kind, gentle soul, loved by many. He is survived by his parents, Greg & Nancy Bjerke, his sister, Katie (Andy) Doeden, his niece, Claire Doeden, his nephews, Graham and Charlie Doeden, his uncles, aunts, cousins,...
Ronald Lee Martinson Sr
Dec 18, 2016
Ronald L. Martinson Sr. was born May 12, 1966 to James and Faith Martinson. He passed away on December 18, 2016 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Ron enjoyed fishing and car races. He was a son, brother, father, grandfather, and uncle loved by many. He is survived by his parents, James and Faith Martinson, Fargo, ND; two children, Penny...
Gregory Jay Hanson
Dec 14, 2016
Greg Hanson, 51, of Hickson, ND, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Eventide Fargo after a long battle with cancer. Gregory Jay Hanson was born on November 22, 1965 in Moorhead, MN to James and Lavonne (Braton) Hanson. He farmed his entire adult life and was owner/operator of Prairie Woodworks, his furniture repair and refinishing business. He was...
Theodore Ellis Hoversten
Dec 12, 2016
Ted Hoversten, 87, of Fargo, ND, passed into eternal life on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016 at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Fargo, ND. Theodore Ellis Hoversten was born December 18, 1928 in Ambrose, ND to Guy and Ina (Hilstrom) Hoversten, and was baptized by his uncle, Pastor Chris Hoversten. He grew up on a farm in Long Creek township, outside...
Floyd Carl Weist
Dec 12, 2016
Floyd Carl Weist almost reached his 90th birthday. He went to Heaven early Monday morning, Dec. 12, 2016. Floyd was born March 28, 1927 in Kulm, North Dakota to Anna and Carl Weist. He was orphaned as a small child and spent time at the Fargo Children’s Home and then worked on the Ernest and Alice Johnson farm near Gwinner....
Laverne "Joe" Joseph Fry
Dec 11, 2016
L. Joe Fry, 74, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Dickinson, ND, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. LaVerne Joseph Fry was born December 24, 1941 in South Cottonwood Township, ND to Nickolas and Mabel (Dahl) Fry. He grew up in Fessenden, ND, graduating from Fessenden High School in 1959. Joe joined the...
Marlys Ann Trefethren
Dec 8, 2016
Marlys Ann Trefethren, 78, Fargo, ND died Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND. Visitation will be at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND on Thursday, December 15, from 5-7PM with a prayer service at 5:30PM. The funeral is 1:00 PM, Friday, December 16, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Fargo. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo. Marlys was...
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