Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Marilyn Marie Rich
Jan 22, 2016
Marilyn Marie Rich, 66, of Fargo, passed away unexpectedly January 22, 2016. She was born in Appleton, WI on April 25, 1949, daughter of the late George and Myrtle Masche. Marilyn attended Hortonville High School, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, and Fox Valley Technical College. She had recently retired in September of 2015 from Lutheran Social Services after eight years...
Rebecca Lee Martyn
Jan 21, 2016
Rebecca “Becca” Lee Martyn, 25, of Fargo, North Dakota passed away suddenly to be with our Lord on January 21, 2016. Becca was born to Sue and Shirley “Abner” Martyn on December 22, 1990 in Galloway, New Jersey and raised by her mother in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. She graduated from Egg Harbor Township High School in 2009 and...
Ruth Elizabeth Opland
Jan 20, 2016
Ruth Opland, 94, of Fargo, ND, formerly Redfield, SD, died January 20, 2016 at Villa Maria, Fargo. Ruth Elizabeth Graman was born August 7, 1921 to Jacob and Mary (Blattenbauer) Graman in Yankton, SD. She attended school in Yankton, and graduated from Yankton High School. She married Stephen Opland in 1941 in Buffalo, NY. They made their home in Redfield,...
Ronald J. Grover
Jan 20, 2016
Ronald J. Grover, 52 of Fargo, died Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Sanford Health in Fargo. Ron was born April 22, 1963 in Fargo, ND, to parents Russell and Edythe Grover. He was raised in Fargo and graduated from Fargo North High School in 1981. He went on to attend MN State Tech & Community College, graduating in 1984. Ron...
Lynn Lloyd Heller
Jan 18, 2016
Lynn Lloyd Heller, 73 of Fargo, died Monday, January 18, 2016 in a Fargo hospital. Lynn was born August 15, 1942 in Williston, the son of Lloyd and Evelyn (Beckedahl) Heller. He was raised and educated in Minot and graduated from Minot High in 1960. He attended Minot Business College and graduated with a Business Administration degree in 1962. He...
Laurie Dawn Brooks
Jan 18, 2016
Laurie Brooks, 59, of Moorhead, MN, died peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Monday, January 18, 2016 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Laurie Dawn Amundson was born January 11, 1957 in Starbuck, MN to Maurice and Audrey (Ross) Amundson. She grew up on the family farm in Starbuck and graduated from high school there in 1975. She also...
Marilynn G. Brant
Jan 17, 2016
Marilynn G. Brant, 92 of Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Essentia Health in Fargo. A full obituary will be posted shortly. Please check back. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery in Fargo and a private family service will be held at a later date.
E. Justin Reynolds
Jan 16, 2016
Justin was born May 2, 1952, to George and Yola Reynolds at Albany, New York. Justin spent his early years in Norway, Denver, and finally Fargo, where he graduated from Fargo North High School. He went on to obtain his undergraduate degree in Political Science from NDSU, and a masters from the University of Mary. His banking career started at...
Bruce Michael Baarstad
Jan 13, 2016
Bruce Michael Baarstad, 61, of Fargo, North Dakota, died unexpectedly at home on January 13, 2016. He was born September 21, 1954 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Fargo, ND, to Milton and Eloise (Kellerman) Baarstad. Bruce graduated from Fargo North High School in 1973 where he participated in athletics and excelled in academics. He then went on to attend both...
Dorothy Tronnes
Jan 9, 2016
Dorothy Tronnes, 92, of Horace, ND, died Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Fargo, ND. Dorothy Adeline Olson was born to George and Tina (Kleven) Olson in Fargo, ND where she was raised. She married Clark Smeby in 1945. On October 27, 1954 Dorothy was united in marriage to Oscar Tronnes Sr. They lived and farmed...
Delores Elaine Nelson
Jan 9, 2016
Delores Nelson, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Evergreen Assisted Living in Moorhead, MN. Delores Elaine Johnson was born June 7, 1928 to Raymond and Clara (Skyberg) Johnson in Hillsboro, ND. She was raised in Hillsboro, and after graduating high school moved to Fargo, ND and attended Interstate Business College. On September 9, 1950 she married...
Cheryl E. Urbach
Jan 8, 2016
Cheryl Urbach, 64, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, January 8, 2016 at Essentia Health in Fargo. Cheryl Elizabeth Urbach was born December 5, 1951 in Fargo, ND to Theodore and Shirley (Kilbride) Urbach. She was raised in and graduated from school in Lisbon, ND. Cheryl worked at Swanson Health Products for many years. She was an active member of St....
Jean Evelyn Mikkelsen
Jan 6, 2016
Jean Evelyn Mikkelsen, 92, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2016 at Lilac Homes, Moorhead, MN, surrounded by her loving family. A kind, thoughtful, and caring woman, Jean is survived by son, Bob Mikkelsen, Stillwater, MN; daughters, Carol Mikkelsen, Aurora, CO; Diane McGavin, Fargo, N.D; and grandsons, Jared, Joshua, and Jordan McGavin. She is also survived by a sister, Doris...
Dolores Mary Welle
Jan 3, 2016
Dolores Mary (LaVoi) Welle, was born October 28, 1928 on the family farm in Fosston, Minnesota, to parents, Arthur and Mabel LaVoi. She attended High School in Fosston, graduating in 1945. After high school, Dolores worked as a hairdresser. While working in Bemidji, she met and married the love of her life, Charles (Chris) Welle. They were united in marriage...
Janice A. Woodside
Jan 1, 2016
Janice A. Woodside passed away Friday, January 1, 2016 from heart, vascular, and diabetic complications at Sanford Health. Janice was born November 29, 1942 in Breckenridge, MN. Janice resided in West Fargo with her family. She married Wally Christensen and had four boys, Wally, Todd, Jack, and Dennis. She moved to California in 1968, where she raised her boys. She...
Dorrine Elsie Foeltz
Dec 28, 2015
Dorrine Elsie Foeltz, 73, died December 28, 2015 at her home in Fargo. Dorrine was born April 10, 1942 in Hankinson, ND to Norman and Evelyn (Danek) Foeltz. She grew up on the family farm in South Dakota. Dorrine worked for 45 years as a Certified Nursing Assistant at various nursing facilities in Fargo, ND and Moorhead, MN. She enjoyed...
Erin Marie Jacobson
Dec 26, 2015
Erin Jacobson, 34, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 26, 2015, after a two year battle with breast cancer, surrounded by her family at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo. Erin Marie Jacobson was born in Fargo on January 15, 1981, to Paul (Jake) and Mary (Thompson) Jacobson. She graduated from Dakota Prairie High School, Petersburg, ND, and was working at Cardinal...
Jay Steven Jones
Dec 24, 2015
Jay Jones, 64, of Fargo, died Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Essentia Hospital. Jay Steven Jones was born September 23, 1951 to Calvin Jones and Rene Melland. Jay and his sister, Jan, were born and raised in Kenmare, ND. Jay graduated high school in 1969 and was a proud Kenmare Honker and has been referred to as “The pride of...
Galen Allen Nettum
Dec 23, 2015
Galen Allen Nettum was born November 21, 1949 in Fargo, ND to Hjalmar and Hilma (Salle) Nettum. He grew up on the family farm near Kindred, North Dakota. Galen graduated from Kindred High School in 1967 and North Dakota State University in 1971. Galen married Julie B. Satrom in 1970; they had two children, Tami Jo Nettum Lieberg and Jamie...
William Murray Henderson
Dec 23, 2015
William Murray Henderson, 84, of Fargo, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Rosewood on Broadway. William will be buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A full obituary will be posted at a later time.
Marilyn Marie Rich
Jan 22, 2016
Marilyn Marie Rich, 66, of Fargo, passed away unexpectedly January 22, 2016. She was born in Appleton, WI on April 25, 1949, daughter of the late George and Myrtle Masche. Marilyn attended Hortonville High School, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, and Fox Valley Technical College. She had recently retired in September of 2015 from Lutheran Social Services after eight years...
Rebecca Lee Martyn
Jan 21, 2016
Rebecca “Becca” Lee Martyn, 25, of Fargo, North Dakota passed away suddenly to be with our Lord on January 21, 2016. Becca was born to Sue and Shirley “Abner” Martyn on December 22, 1990 in Galloway, New Jersey and raised by her mother in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. She graduated from Egg Harbor Township High School in 2009 and...
Ruth Elizabeth Opland
Jan 20, 2016
Ruth Opland, 94, of Fargo, ND, formerly Redfield, SD, died January 20, 2016 at Villa Maria, Fargo. Ruth Elizabeth Graman was born August 7, 1921 to Jacob and Mary (Blattenbauer) Graman in Yankton, SD. She attended school in Yankton, and graduated from Yankton High School. She married Stephen Opland in 1941 in Buffalo, NY. They made their home in Redfield,...
Ronald J. Grover
Jan 20, 2016
Ronald J. Grover, 52 of Fargo, died Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Sanford Health in Fargo. Ron was born April 22, 1963 in Fargo, ND, to parents Russell and Edythe Grover. He was raised in Fargo and graduated from Fargo North High School in 1981. He went on to attend MN State Tech & Community College, graduating in 1984. Ron...
Lynn Lloyd Heller
Jan 18, 2016
Lynn Lloyd Heller, 73 of Fargo, died Monday, January 18, 2016 in a Fargo hospital. Lynn was born August 15, 1942 in Williston, the son of Lloyd and Evelyn (Beckedahl) Heller. He was raised and educated in Minot and graduated from Minot High in 1960. He attended Minot Business College and graduated with a Business Administration degree in 1962. He...
Laurie Dawn Brooks
Jan 18, 2016
Laurie Brooks, 59, of Moorhead, MN, died peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Monday, January 18, 2016 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Laurie Dawn Amundson was born January 11, 1957 in Starbuck, MN to Maurice and Audrey (Ross) Amundson. She grew up on the family farm in Starbuck and graduated from high school there in 1975. She also...
Marilynn G. Brant
Jan 17, 2016
Marilynn G. Brant, 92 of Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Essentia Health in Fargo. A full obituary will be posted shortly. Please check back. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery in Fargo and a private family service will be held at a later date.
E. Justin Reynolds
Jan 16, 2016
Justin was born May 2, 1952, to George and Yola Reynolds at Albany, New York. Justin spent his early years in Norway, Denver, and finally Fargo, where he graduated from Fargo North High School. He went on to obtain his undergraduate degree in Political Science from NDSU, and a masters from the University of Mary. His banking career started at...
Bruce Michael Baarstad
Jan 13, 2016
Bruce Michael Baarstad, 61, of Fargo, North Dakota, died unexpectedly at home on January 13, 2016. He was born September 21, 1954 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Fargo, ND, to Milton and Eloise (Kellerman) Baarstad. Bruce graduated from Fargo North High School in 1973 where he participated in athletics and excelled in academics. He then went on to attend both...
Dorothy Tronnes
Jan 9, 2016
Dorothy Tronnes, 92, of Horace, ND, died Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Fargo, ND. Dorothy Adeline Olson was born to George and Tina (Kleven) Olson in Fargo, ND where she was raised. She married Clark Smeby in 1945. On October 27, 1954 Dorothy was united in marriage to Oscar Tronnes Sr. They lived and farmed...
Delores Elaine Nelson
Jan 9, 2016
Delores Nelson, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Evergreen Assisted Living in Moorhead, MN. Delores Elaine Johnson was born June 7, 1928 to Raymond and Clara (Skyberg) Johnson in Hillsboro, ND. She was raised in Hillsboro, and after graduating high school moved to Fargo, ND and attended Interstate Business College. On September 9, 1950 she married...
Cheryl E. Urbach
Jan 8, 2016
Cheryl Urbach, 64, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, January 8, 2016 at Essentia Health in Fargo. Cheryl Elizabeth Urbach was born December 5, 1951 in Fargo, ND to Theodore and Shirley (Kilbride) Urbach. She was raised in and graduated from school in Lisbon, ND. Cheryl worked at Swanson Health Products for many years. She was an active member of St....
Jean Evelyn Mikkelsen
Jan 6, 2016
Jean Evelyn Mikkelsen, 92, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2016 at Lilac Homes, Moorhead, MN, surrounded by her loving family. A kind, thoughtful, and caring woman, Jean is survived by son, Bob Mikkelsen, Stillwater, MN; daughters, Carol Mikkelsen, Aurora, CO; Diane McGavin, Fargo, N.D; and grandsons, Jared, Joshua, and Jordan McGavin. She is also survived by a sister, Doris...
Dolores Mary Welle
Jan 3, 2016
Dolores Mary (LaVoi) Welle, was born October 28, 1928 on the family farm in Fosston, Minnesota, to parents, Arthur and Mabel LaVoi. She attended High School in Fosston, graduating in 1945. After high school, Dolores worked as a hairdresser. While working in Bemidji, she met and married the love of her life, Charles (Chris) Welle. They were united in marriage...
Janice A. Woodside
Jan 1, 2016
Janice A. Woodside passed away Friday, January 1, 2016 from heart, vascular, and diabetic complications at Sanford Health. Janice was born November 29, 1942 in Breckenridge, MN. Janice resided in West Fargo with her family. She married Wally Christensen and had four boys, Wally, Todd, Jack, and Dennis. She moved to California in 1968, where she raised her boys. She...
Dorrine Elsie Foeltz
Dec 28, 2015
Dorrine Elsie Foeltz, 73, died December 28, 2015 at her home in Fargo. Dorrine was born April 10, 1942 in Hankinson, ND to Norman and Evelyn (Danek) Foeltz. She grew up on the family farm in South Dakota. Dorrine worked for 45 years as a Certified Nursing Assistant at various nursing facilities in Fargo, ND and Moorhead, MN. She enjoyed...
Erin Marie Jacobson
Dec 26, 2015
Erin Jacobson, 34, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 26, 2015, after a two year battle with breast cancer, surrounded by her family at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo. Erin Marie Jacobson was born in Fargo on January 15, 1981, to Paul (Jake) and Mary (Thompson) Jacobson. She graduated from Dakota Prairie High School, Petersburg, ND, and was working at Cardinal...
Jay Steven Jones
Dec 24, 2015
Jay Jones, 64, of Fargo, died Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Essentia Hospital. Jay Steven Jones was born September 23, 1951 to Calvin Jones and Rene Melland. Jay and his sister, Jan, were born and raised in Kenmare, ND. Jay graduated high school in 1969 and was a proud Kenmare Honker and has been referred to as “The pride of...
Galen Allen Nettum
Dec 23, 2015
Galen Allen Nettum was born November 21, 1949 in Fargo, ND to Hjalmar and Hilma (Salle) Nettum. He grew up on the family farm near Kindred, North Dakota. Galen graduated from Kindred High School in 1967 and North Dakota State University in 1971. Galen married Julie B. Satrom in 1970; they had two children, Tami Jo Nettum Lieberg and Jamie...
William Murray Henderson
Dec 23, 2015
William Murray Henderson, 84, of Fargo, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Rosewood on Broadway. William will be buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A full obituary will be posted at a later time.
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