Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
John Lee Greene
Jun 8, 2014
John Lee Greene, 78 of Fargo, ND passed away peacefully on June 8, 2014 in his home surrounded by his wife and two sons. John was born in Edgeley, ND on February 15, 1936 to Eleanor & Gordon Greene. After spending time in Edgeley and Millerton, ND, the family settled in Wimbledon, ND where John graduated from high school in...
Virginia Lee Hanson
Jun 6, 2014
Virginia Hanson, 101, Fargo, ND died June 6, 2014 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Virginia Lee Brown was born at 2 pounds on February 10, 1913 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Clarence and Ella Brown. She was a dancer and performer in New York City and Philadelphia with her mother when she was a teenager. In her twenties, she started...
Dennis Eugene Jacobson
Jun 5, 2014
Dennis Eugene Jacobson, 84, Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, with his family by his side. Dennis was born in Borup, MN on March 3, 1930 to Henry and Isla (Anderson) Jacobson. After his father passed away when Dennis was in early grade school, the family moved to Fargo. He continued...
James Kenneth Nelson
Jun 4, 2014
James (Jim) Kenneth Nelson (83) passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at Rosewood Nursing Home following a brief illness. He was born in Valley City on September 18, 1930, and grew up while helping on the family farm in Svea Township near Litchville. He played varsity basketball for five years and graduated from high school in 1948. He attended...
Evelyn Luella Samuelson
Jun 3, 2014
Evelyn L. Samuelson, 89, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo.
Evelyn Margaret Lund
May 31, 2014
Evelyn M. Lund, 91, West Fargo, died Saturday May 31, 2014 in Eventide at Sheyenne Crossings, West Fargo, ND. Evelyn Margaret Braniff was born February 16, 1923, at Doyon, North Dakota, to William and Julia Berg Braniff. She attended school in Doyon and graduated as class valedictorian. She attended Mayville State College, Mayville, ND. She received an associate’s degree in...
Eleanor Lindsay
May 30, 2014
Eleanor Lindsay passed away peacefully on May 30, 2014 in Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. Eleanor Erickson was born on April 18, 1921 in McVille, ND to Gertrude and Sam Erickson. After she graduated from McVille High she moved to Fargo and went to work in the office at Woolworth’s. On January 16, 1945 she married Arlo B. Lindsay and...
Warren L. Heggem
May 28, 2014
Warren went on his last journey home to be with his Heavenly Father on May 28, 2014 with his wife Marie by his side. Warren was born November 9, 1923 in Brooklyn, New York to Lars Johan and Dagny (Nordby) Heggem. He grew up in Brooklyn, NY and Boston, Mass. Warren graduated from Boston English High School in Boston. He...
Vernon Dennis Moe
May 26, 2014
Vernon Dennis Moe, 85, passed away peacefully at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, on May 26, 2014. Vern was born to Ole and Pauline (Peterson) Moe on July 14, 1928 in Fargo, one of 6 children. Vern retired from Clay County Highway Department in 1992. After retirement he enjoyed summers at South Twin Lake in Minnesota and winters in Arizona, Nevada...
Arlene "Mickie" Kruse
May 21, 2014
Arlene “Mickie” O. Kruse, 99, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Arlene was born April 19, 1915 to Frank and Grace (Northrup) St. John on the family farm in Beltrami, MN. She attended school in rural Black River Township. She married Arnold Kruse on April13, 1935 in Crookston, MN. When they were...
Frances Evelyn Jensen
May 21, 2014
Frances Jensen, 91, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Sanford Health Palliative Care in Fargo. Frances Wee was born in February 1923 in Fargo to Bernard and Alma Wee. She graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1941 and attended Interstate Business College. She worked at J.J. Newberry department store and at the ND Dept....
Gail Saar
May 20, 2014
Gail Saar, 79, Fargo passed away Tuesday, May 20 at Sanford Health surrounded by her loving family. Gail was born July 16, 1934 to Martin and Hazel Melting in Halstad, Minnesota. She graduated from Norman County West and Interstate Business College. Gail worked at Children's Village and when she and her future husband, Wayne, began dating they would often be...
Lois L. Semmens
May 19, 2014
Lois Lorraine Semmens was born December 3, 1928 in Sykeston, ND, to Edward and Ida (Feigner) Guenther. She grew up and attended school in the Sykeston area. Lois married Oliver Semmens on October 6, 1947. She worked various jobs and retired from JC Penney. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, bowling, and gardening. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother who loved...
Norman J. Gall
May 19, 2014
Norman Johnny Gall was born on April 15, 1926 at Fredonia, ND to John and Caroline (Stockburger) Gall. He attended school in Kulm, ND. In 1945 he enlisted in the U.S. Army Medical Corp, serving as a medical-surgical technician and a neuro-psychiatric technician in Fort Snelling, MN, Camp Crowder, MO, Camp Atterbury, IN, Mayo General Hospital, IL, Fort Bragg, NC,...
Donald Arthur Roach
May 17, 2014
Donald (Donn) Arthur Roach, of Fargo passed away from complications of Parkinson’s disease, on May 17 of 2014. Donn was born in Chicago, IL in 1938 to Rev. Orval and Elsie Roach. He was the eldest of 5 brothers. He grew up in Chicago; Goodwin, SD; Centerville, SD; and Dunkerton, IA. Upon Donn graduating from Dunkerton High School, Donn served...
Phyllis Theresa Gifford
May 16, 2014
Phyllis Theresa (Lee) Gifford, 84, died peacefully on May, 16, 2014, at Benefis Peace Hospice in Great Falls, Montana. She had recently moved to Great Falls to enjoy her family in the last stage of her wonderful life. Phyllis was born on January 24, 1930, to Peter and Tinka (Olsgaard) Lee in Reynolds, ND. She graduated from Hatton High School...
Patricia Dorothy Schaar
May 14, 2014
Patricia Dorothy Schaar, 67, died May 14, 2014, at Eventide in Moorhead, MN. She was born on September 8, 1946, to Frederick R. and Jean Schaar and raised on her parents' farm north of Scranton, ND. She taught preschool and was nursery school director at Caroline Mission in the inner city of St. Louis. She also taught basic skills in...
Darl William "D.W." Oien
May 10, 2014
Darl William "D.W." Oien, 76, of Fargo, ND, passed away May 10, 2014 at the VA Hospital in Fargo, with friends by his side.
Kevin Jon Lahren
May 10, 2014
Kevin Jon Lahren was born June 30, 1959 in Fargo, ND to Lester and Lorraine (Fredrickson) Lahren. He grew up and graduated from high school in Fargo. He worked at various production jobs in Fargo, Gem Car and most recently, at Fargo Hose Company. Kevin married June (Albro) Flaten on August 8, 2003 in Fargo. They moved to Duluth, MN...
Donald Arthur Qualey
May 9, 2014
Donald Arthur Qualey was born September 15, 1933 in Spring Grove, Minnesota to Arthur and Gladys (Vik) Qualey. Donald attended school in Spring Grove and was an energetic child who was always eager to help anyone that needed him to. He joined the military in 1953 and completed basic training at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Donald was a Korean War...
John Lee Greene
Jun 8, 2014
John Lee Greene, 78 of Fargo, ND passed away peacefully on June 8, 2014 in his home surrounded by his wife and two sons. John was born in Edgeley, ND on February 15, 1936 to Eleanor & Gordon Greene. After spending time in Edgeley and Millerton, ND, the family settled in Wimbledon, ND where John graduated from high school in...
Virginia Lee Hanson
Jun 6, 2014
Virginia Hanson, 101, Fargo, ND died June 6, 2014 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Virginia Lee Brown was born at 2 pounds on February 10, 1913 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Clarence and Ella Brown. She was a dancer and performer in New York City and Philadelphia with her mother when she was a teenager. In her twenties, she started...
Dennis Eugene Jacobson
Jun 5, 2014
Dennis Eugene Jacobson, 84, Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, with his family by his side. Dennis was born in Borup, MN on March 3, 1930 to Henry and Isla (Anderson) Jacobson. After his father passed away when Dennis was in early grade school, the family moved to Fargo. He continued...
James Kenneth Nelson
Jun 4, 2014
James (Jim) Kenneth Nelson (83) passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at Rosewood Nursing Home following a brief illness. He was born in Valley City on September 18, 1930, and grew up while helping on the family farm in Svea Township near Litchville. He played varsity basketball for five years and graduated from high school in 1948. He attended...
Evelyn Luella Samuelson
Jun 3, 2014
Evelyn L. Samuelson, 89, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo.
Evelyn Margaret Lund
May 31, 2014
Evelyn M. Lund, 91, West Fargo, died Saturday May 31, 2014 in Eventide at Sheyenne Crossings, West Fargo, ND. Evelyn Margaret Braniff was born February 16, 1923, at Doyon, North Dakota, to William and Julia Berg Braniff. She attended school in Doyon and graduated as class valedictorian. She attended Mayville State College, Mayville, ND. She received an associate’s degree in...
Eleanor Lindsay
May 30, 2014
Eleanor Lindsay passed away peacefully on May 30, 2014 in Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. Eleanor Erickson was born on April 18, 1921 in McVille, ND to Gertrude and Sam Erickson. After she graduated from McVille High she moved to Fargo and went to work in the office at Woolworth’s. On January 16, 1945 she married Arlo B. Lindsay and...
Warren L. Heggem
May 28, 2014
Warren went on his last journey home to be with his Heavenly Father on May 28, 2014 with his wife Marie by his side. Warren was born November 9, 1923 in Brooklyn, New York to Lars Johan and Dagny (Nordby) Heggem. He grew up in Brooklyn, NY and Boston, Mass. Warren graduated from Boston English High School in Boston. He...
Vernon Dennis Moe
May 26, 2014
Vernon Dennis Moe, 85, passed away peacefully at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, on May 26, 2014. Vern was born to Ole and Pauline (Peterson) Moe on July 14, 1928 in Fargo, one of 6 children. Vern retired from Clay County Highway Department in 1992. After retirement he enjoyed summers at South Twin Lake in Minnesota and winters in Arizona, Nevada...
Arlene "Mickie" Kruse
May 21, 2014
Arlene “Mickie” O. Kruse, 99, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Arlene was born April 19, 1915 to Frank and Grace (Northrup) St. John on the family farm in Beltrami, MN. She attended school in rural Black River Township. She married Arnold Kruse on April13, 1935 in Crookston, MN. When they were...
Frances Evelyn Jensen
May 21, 2014
Frances Jensen, 91, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Sanford Health Palliative Care in Fargo. Frances Wee was born in February 1923 in Fargo to Bernard and Alma Wee. She graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1941 and attended Interstate Business College. She worked at J.J. Newberry department store and at the ND Dept....
Gail Saar
May 20, 2014
Gail Saar, 79, Fargo passed away Tuesday, May 20 at Sanford Health surrounded by her loving family. Gail was born July 16, 1934 to Martin and Hazel Melting in Halstad, Minnesota. She graduated from Norman County West and Interstate Business College. Gail worked at Children's Village and when she and her future husband, Wayne, began dating they would often be...
Lois L. Semmens
May 19, 2014
Lois Lorraine Semmens was born December 3, 1928 in Sykeston, ND, to Edward and Ida (Feigner) Guenther. She grew up and attended school in the Sykeston area. Lois married Oliver Semmens on October 6, 1947. She worked various jobs and retired from JC Penney. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, bowling, and gardening. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother who loved...
Norman J. Gall
May 19, 2014
Norman Johnny Gall was born on April 15, 1926 at Fredonia, ND to John and Caroline (Stockburger) Gall. He attended school in Kulm, ND. In 1945 he enlisted in the U.S. Army Medical Corp, serving as a medical-surgical technician and a neuro-psychiatric technician in Fort Snelling, MN, Camp Crowder, MO, Camp Atterbury, IN, Mayo General Hospital, IL, Fort Bragg, NC,...
Donald Arthur Roach
May 17, 2014
Donald (Donn) Arthur Roach, of Fargo passed away from complications of Parkinson’s disease, on May 17 of 2014. Donn was born in Chicago, IL in 1938 to Rev. Orval and Elsie Roach. He was the eldest of 5 brothers. He grew up in Chicago; Goodwin, SD; Centerville, SD; and Dunkerton, IA. Upon Donn graduating from Dunkerton High School, Donn served...
Phyllis Theresa Gifford
May 16, 2014
Phyllis Theresa (Lee) Gifford, 84, died peacefully on May, 16, 2014, at Benefis Peace Hospice in Great Falls, Montana. She had recently moved to Great Falls to enjoy her family in the last stage of her wonderful life. Phyllis was born on January 24, 1930, to Peter and Tinka (Olsgaard) Lee in Reynolds, ND. She graduated from Hatton High School...
Patricia Dorothy Schaar
May 14, 2014
Patricia Dorothy Schaar, 67, died May 14, 2014, at Eventide in Moorhead, MN. She was born on September 8, 1946, to Frederick R. and Jean Schaar and raised on her parents' farm north of Scranton, ND. She taught preschool and was nursery school director at Caroline Mission in the inner city of St. Louis. She also taught basic skills in...
Darl William "D.W." Oien
May 10, 2014
Darl William "D.W." Oien, 76, of Fargo, ND, passed away May 10, 2014 at the VA Hospital in Fargo, with friends by his side.
Kevin Jon Lahren
May 10, 2014
Kevin Jon Lahren was born June 30, 1959 in Fargo, ND to Lester and Lorraine (Fredrickson) Lahren. He grew up and graduated from high school in Fargo. He worked at various production jobs in Fargo, Gem Car and most recently, at Fargo Hose Company. Kevin married June (Albro) Flaten on August 8, 2003 in Fargo. They moved to Duluth, MN...
Donald Arthur Qualey
May 9, 2014
Donald Arthur Qualey was born September 15, 1933 in Spring Grove, Minnesota to Arthur and Gladys (Vik) Qualey. Donald attended school in Spring Grove and was an energetic child who was always eager to help anyone that needed him to. He joined the military in 1953 and completed basic training at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Donald was a Korean War...
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