Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Rebecca Lane Emerson
Sep 26, 2016
Rebecca Lane Emerson, age 63, of Fargo passed away on Monday, September 26, 2016, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo. Rebecca Emerson was born June 4, 1953, in Fargo, North Dakota, the oldest child of Dianne (Foreng) and Robert Ensrud. She was confirmed at Osakis Lutheran Church in 1968 and graduated from Osakis (MN) High School in 1971. She attended Moorhead...
Virginia Jean Scheel
Sep 26, 2016
Virginia Scheel, 92, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, September 26, 2016, at Essentia Health in Fargo. Virginia Jean Joistad, daughter of Dr. Arthur and Hilda (Eiken) Joistad, was born September 11, 1924 at Fargo, ND. After graduating from Fargo Central High School in 1942, she went to Vassar College, graduating in 1945. She studied for one year at the University...
Ardella Ronson
Sep 24, 2016
Ardella Ronson died peacefully Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, at Sanford Health, Fargo, after a long illness. Ardella was born to Daniel and Pauline (Ketterling) Rudolf on June 28, 1940, in Wishek, N.D. She graduated from Wishek High School in 1958 and attended Jamestown (N.D.) College. Though she never moved back, she kept Wishek and her German roots close. A lover...
Jill Helene Nerat
Sep 22, 2016
Jill Nerat, 63, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Sanford Health in Fargo. Jill Helene Heggeness was born October 26, 1952 to Harold and Doris (Brunsvold) Heggeness in Rosemount, Minnesota. She was raised in north Fargo, and graduated from Fargo North High School. Jill married Richard Nerat on November 11, 1984 in Fargo, ND. They...
Orilla "Odee" D. Maier
Sep 21, 2016
Orilla “Odee” Maier, 86, of Fargo, passed into eternal life at Essentia Hospital on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 after a brief illness. Odee was born April 5, 1930 in Fargo to Mark and Esther (Anderson) McGill. She grew up in Fargo and spent the war years in San Diego. Odee graduated from Fargo Central High in 1948 and NDAC in...
Joyce I. Bauch
Sep 14, 2016
Joyce Bauch went to her heavenly home to be with her Lord and Savior, September 14, 2016 at Villa Maria in Fargo, ND; one day before her 91st birthday. Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, September 19, 2016 at Immanuel Lutheran Church - 1258 Broadway, Fargo, ND. Visitation will be held Sunday 5:00 – 7:00 PM with...
Brenda Webber Schoen
Sep 12, 2016
Brenda Kay Schoen passed away September 12, 2016 at St. Cloud Hospital surrounded by her family. Brenda was born May 2, 1963 to John and Lois Webber, the first of three children. Brenda was united in marriage to Dennis Byrne in 1983. Together they had one son, Adam Byrne. Brenda worked as a secretary for the Teamsters Union for several...
Helen Ann Shanks
Sep 10, 2016
Helen Shanks, 96, formerly of Bathgate, ND, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016 surrounded by her loving family at her daughter’s home in Mapleton, ND. Helen Ann Cull was born June 15, 1920 in St. Thomas, ND to Ernest and Hilda (Aas) Cull. She attended schools and graduated from Bathgate High School, after which she received a business degree in...
Mary Diane Mcandrew
Sep 10, 2016
Mary Diane (Erickson) McAndrew, 69, of Fargo, died under Hospice care on Saturday, September 10, at Elim Care in Fargo, North Dakota. Mary was born January 13, 1947, to Ralph O. and Leona (Titze) Erickson in Albert Lea, Minnesota. At the age of four, Mary moved with her family to her father’s hometown of Detroit Lakes, MN (DL). The family...
Rose M. Sundby
Sep 10, 2016
Rose M. Sundby died Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Elim Care Center, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Rose was born January 15, 1929 in Scoby, MT, to Homer Nate and Marie (Rheault) Boisjolie. The family later moved to ND and Rose attended school at St. Benedict’s in Horace. She married Sig Langness in 1945 and...
Elaine G. Brock
Sep 10, 2016
Elaine G. Brock, age 91, Fargo, died Saturday, September 10, 2016, under the care of family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 17, at 2:00 P.M., at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home in Fargo. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery Mausoleum at...
Richard Lee Keszler
Sep 10, 2016
Richard Keszler died unexpectedly in his home in Phoenix, AZ on September 10, 2016. Richard was born in 1938 in Mitchell, SD to Frederick and Hattie (Johnson) Keszler. Richard moved to Langdon, ND after his parents passed away to be raised by his brother and sister-in-law. While in Langdon, he met the love of his life who became his wife...
Dale A. Westling
Sep 9, 2016
Dale A. Westling, 78 of Fargo, died Friday, September 9, 2016 at Sanford Health in Fargo.
Jose Daniel Sauvageau
Sep 9, 2016
After almost three years of struggling with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma Jose Daniel Sauvageau slipped from this world into the next in the early morning hours of September 9, 2016. Jose's parents, Mary Bjerke and Daniel Sauvageau, brought Jose home in August, 1997 from Guatemala City, Guatemala. Jose was their precious Christmas gift, born December 25, 1996 and he carried the spirit...
Harry W. Soberg
Sep 6, 2016
Harry W. Soberg, 83, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, September 6, 2016. Harry was born May 18, 1933 to Kenneth and Frances (Johnson) Soberg at their farm near Harwood, ND. He was baptized and confirmed at Osterdalen Lutheran Church in Argusville, ND. Harry attended school in Harwood, ND and graduated from Moorhead State High School in 1951. He attended college...
Eva Jennie Roscoe
Sep 6, 2016
Eva Jennie Roscoe passed away September 6, 2016 surrounded by loved ones. Eva was born July 30, 1934 in Montpelier, ND, daughter of Lillian and Andreas Millspaugh. Neil and Eva were married August 21, 1954 in Dickey, ND. They celebrated 61 years of marriage. Eva was born with a green thumb and a passion for gardening. She also enjoyed reading,...
Bonnie Lee Guttormson
Sep 5, 2016
Bonnie Lee Guttormson left this earth peacefully after losing her battle with breast cancer. She is survived by her husband, Steve Guttormson; her son, Brandon Box-Higdem (Justin); her daughter, Melissa Overbo (Gordy); her son-in-law, Michael Stock, and her grandchildren, Christopher, Sydney, Gage, Grace, Chloe, Cash, and Macyn. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Tiffany Stock; her brother, Don,...
Marjorie "Midge" Louise Nienas
Sep 2, 2016
Marjorie Louise (Midge) Nienas died on September 2, 2016 at the age of 94 at Hatton Prairie Village, Hatton, North Dakota. Midge was born near Thompson, North Dakota on July 31, 1922. She was the middle child of six siblings born to Blanche and Arnold Nienas at the farmhouse of her paternal grandparents, also known as Sunnyside Farm. She grew...
William "Bill" Powell
Sep 1, 2016
William "Bill" Powell passed away peacefully in his home September 1, 2016 in Fargo, North Dakota. He was 90 years old. William leaves behind a legacy of Outdoor enthusiast, and will be remembered as one of the best outdoor wildlife framers in the region. He will always be cherished as a great story teller and historian along with a loving...
Helen Barbara Pepple
Sep 1, 2016
Helen Barbara Ottis Pepple died September 1, 2016 at Bethany on University. She was born October 19, 1920 to Nora (Nelson) and Bernhard Ottis. She was baptized and confirmed in the Wyndmere Lutheran Church, grew up in Wyndmere and attended schools there. Helen graduated with honors from North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton and continued her education throughout...
Rebecca Lane Emerson
Sep 26, 2016
Rebecca Lane Emerson, age 63, of Fargo passed away on Monday, September 26, 2016, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo. Rebecca Emerson was born June 4, 1953, in Fargo, North Dakota, the oldest child of Dianne (Foreng) and Robert Ensrud. She was confirmed at Osakis Lutheran Church in 1968 and graduated from Osakis (MN) High School in 1971. She attended Moorhead...
Virginia Jean Scheel
Sep 26, 2016
Virginia Scheel, 92, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, September 26, 2016, at Essentia Health in Fargo. Virginia Jean Joistad, daughter of Dr. Arthur and Hilda (Eiken) Joistad, was born September 11, 1924 at Fargo, ND. After graduating from Fargo Central High School in 1942, she went to Vassar College, graduating in 1945. She studied for one year at the University...
Ardella Ronson
Sep 24, 2016
Ardella Ronson died peacefully Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, at Sanford Health, Fargo, after a long illness. Ardella was born to Daniel and Pauline (Ketterling) Rudolf on June 28, 1940, in Wishek, N.D. She graduated from Wishek High School in 1958 and attended Jamestown (N.D.) College. Though she never moved back, she kept Wishek and her German roots close. A lover...
Jill Helene Nerat
Sep 22, 2016
Jill Nerat, 63, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Sanford Health in Fargo. Jill Helene Heggeness was born October 26, 1952 to Harold and Doris (Brunsvold) Heggeness in Rosemount, Minnesota. She was raised in north Fargo, and graduated from Fargo North High School. Jill married Richard Nerat on November 11, 1984 in Fargo, ND. They...
Orilla "Odee" D. Maier
Sep 21, 2016
Orilla “Odee” Maier, 86, of Fargo, passed into eternal life at Essentia Hospital on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 after a brief illness. Odee was born April 5, 1930 in Fargo to Mark and Esther (Anderson) McGill. She grew up in Fargo and spent the war years in San Diego. Odee graduated from Fargo Central High in 1948 and NDAC in...
Joyce I. Bauch
Sep 14, 2016
Joyce Bauch went to her heavenly home to be with her Lord and Savior, September 14, 2016 at Villa Maria in Fargo, ND; one day before her 91st birthday. Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, September 19, 2016 at Immanuel Lutheran Church - 1258 Broadway, Fargo, ND. Visitation will be held Sunday 5:00 – 7:00 PM with...
Brenda Webber Schoen
Sep 12, 2016
Brenda Kay Schoen passed away September 12, 2016 at St. Cloud Hospital surrounded by her family. Brenda was born May 2, 1963 to John and Lois Webber, the first of three children. Brenda was united in marriage to Dennis Byrne in 1983. Together they had one son, Adam Byrne. Brenda worked as a secretary for the Teamsters Union for several...
Helen Ann Shanks
Sep 10, 2016
Helen Shanks, 96, formerly of Bathgate, ND, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016 surrounded by her loving family at her daughter’s home in Mapleton, ND. Helen Ann Cull was born June 15, 1920 in St. Thomas, ND to Ernest and Hilda (Aas) Cull. She attended schools and graduated from Bathgate High School, after which she received a business degree in...
Mary Diane Mcandrew
Sep 10, 2016
Mary Diane (Erickson) McAndrew, 69, of Fargo, died under Hospice care on Saturday, September 10, at Elim Care in Fargo, North Dakota. Mary was born January 13, 1947, to Ralph O. and Leona (Titze) Erickson in Albert Lea, Minnesota. At the age of four, Mary moved with her family to her father’s hometown of Detroit Lakes, MN (DL). The family...
Rose M. Sundby
Sep 10, 2016
Rose M. Sundby died Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Elim Care Center, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Rose was born January 15, 1929 in Scoby, MT, to Homer Nate and Marie (Rheault) Boisjolie. The family later moved to ND and Rose attended school at St. Benedict’s in Horace. She married Sig Langness in 1945 and...
Elaine G. Brock
Sep 10, 2016
Elaine G. Brock, age 91, Fargo, died Saturday, September 10, 2016, under the care of family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 17, at 2:00 P.M., at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home in Fargo. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery Mausoleum at...
Richard Lee Keszler
Sep 10, 2016
Richard Keszler died unexpectedly in his home in Phoenix, AZ on September 10, 2016. Richard was born in 1938 in Mitchell, SD to Frederick and Hattie (Johnson) Keszler. Richard moved to Langdon, ND after his parents passed away to be raised by his brother and sister-in-law. While in Langdon, he met the love of his life who became his wife...
Dale A. Westling
Sep 9, 2016
Dale A. Westling, 78 of Fargo, died Friday, September 9, 2016 at Sanford Health in Fargo.
Jose Daniel Sauvageau
Sep 9, 2016
After almost three years of struggling with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma Jose Daniel Sauvageau slipped from this world into the next in the early morning hours of September 9, 2016. Jose's parents, Mary Bjerke and Daniel Sauvageau, brought Jose home in August, 1997 from Guatemala City, Guatemala. Jose was their precious Christmas gift, born December 25, 1996 and he carried the spirit...
Harry W. Soberg
Sep 6, 2016
Harry W. Soberg, 83, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, September 6, 2016. Harry was born May 18, 1933 to Kenneth and Frances (Johnson) Soberg at their farm near Harwood, ND. He was baptized and confirmed at Osterdalen Lutheran Church in Argusville, ND. Harry attended school in Harwood, ND and graduated from Moorhead State High School in 1951. He attended college...
Eva Jennie Roscoe
Sep 6, 2016
Eva Jennie Roscoe passed away September 6, 2016 surrounded by loved ones. Eva was born July 30, 1934 in Montpelier, ND, daughter of Lillian and Andreas Millspaugh. Neil and Eva were married August 21, 1954 in Dickey, ND. They celebrated 61 years of marriage. Eva was born with a green thumb and a passion for gardening. She also enjoyed reading,...
Bonnie Lee Guttormson
Sep 5, 2016
Bonnie Lee Guttormson left this earth peacefully after losing her battle with breast cancer. She is survived by her husband, Steve Guttormson; her son, Brandon Box-Higdem (Justin); her daughter, Melissa Overbo (Gordy); her son-in-law, Michael Stock, and her grandchildren, Christopher, Sydney, Gage, Grace, Chloe, Cash, and Macyn. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Tiffany Stock; her brother, Don,...
Marjorie "Midge" Louise Nienas
Sep 2, 2016
Marjorie Louise (Midge) Nienas died on September 2, 2016 at the age of 94 at Hatton Prairie Village, Hatton, North Dakota. Midge was born near Thompson, North Dakota on July 31, 1922. She was the middle child of six siblings born to Blanche and Arnold Nienas at the farmhouse of her paternal grandparents, also known as Sunnyside Farm. She grew...
William "Bill" Powell
Sep 1, 2016
William "Bill" Powell passed away peacefully in his home September 1, 2016 in Fargo, North Dakota. He was 90 years old. William leaves behind a legacy of Outdoor enthusiast, and will be remembered as one of the best outdoor wildlife framers in the region. He will always be cherished as a great story teller and historian along with a loving...
Helen Barbara Pepple
Sep 1, 2016
Helen Barbara Ottis Pepple died September 1, 2016 at Bethany on University. She was born October 19, 1920 to Nora (Nelson) and Bernhard Ottis. She was baptized and confirmed in the Wyndmere Lutheran Church, grew up in Wyndmere and attended schools there. Helen graduated with honors from North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton and continued her education throughout...
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