Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Marc Adrian Stansill
Jun 16, 2014
Marc A. Stansill, age 43, formerly of Cavalier passed away at home in Fargo on June 16, 2014. Services are Saturday, June 21 at 1:00 pm at the Evangelical Free Church in Cavalier. Marc worked at The He-Mart for several years and served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1993 to 1997 and spent his remaining years in Fargo. Marc's...
Kenneth Allen Johnson
Jun 15, 2014
The Lord called Kenneth Allen Johnson on June 15, 2014 to join him in his Kingdom. He was born July 13, 1944 at East Grand Forks, MN. As a young child, he moved to Fargo with his parents and graduated from Fargo Central in 1962. Kenneth earned his BS in Math from NDSU in 1966. He married Susan Hendrickson, Dec....
Milton Perry Strand
Jun 13, 2014
Milton Perry Strand, 83, of Fargo, ND, ascended to Heaven on Friday, June 13, 2014 from Sanford Medical Center. Milton was born at St. Luke’s Hospital, Fargo, ND on October 26, 1930 to Peter and Minnie (Johnson) Strand of Sheldon, ND. He attended school at Coburn Township Ransom County School and graduated from Enderlin High School, he was elected President...
Adelle Marie Franek
Jun 12, 2014
Adelle Franek, 70, Fargo, died peacefully in her sleep June 12, 2014. Adelle Marie Skarvold was born June 5, 1944 to Taylor and Marlys (Peterson) Skarvold of Christine, ND. Adelle married Larry H. Franek on August 27, 1971 at Zion Lutheran Church, Harwood, ND. They made their home in Harwood. In their later years they split their time between Fargo...
Charlene Eleanor Chalmers
Jun 12, 2014
Charlene E. Chalmers, 75, of Fargo, died Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Charlene was born March 1, 1939 in McVille, ND to Charles and Ruby (Lovejoy) Chalmers. She attended schools in Aneta, ND. She worked at Cooperstown before moving to Fargo in 1966. She worked at Rosewood on Broadway for 20 years as a nurse’s aide....
John Robert Graber
Jun 10, 2014
John “Bud” Graber was born in Milo, North Dakota on October 15, 1916 to John P. and Delilah Graber. His family left Indiana as a group of Mennonites to come to North Dakota to farm. Two of his siblings were in tow to be followed by five additional siblings born in North Dakota. It was 1925 when the Graber clan...
Delores Ruth Jordahl
Jun 8, 2014
Delores Ruth Lang was born August 8, 1929 in Lehr, ND, the youngest of 14 children born to John and Katherine (Mayer) Lang, German immigrants from Bessarabia, South Russia. 1946 was a bittersweet year for Delores. She married her sweetheart, Melvin Elhard and buried her infant daughter Caron Faye. Six years later, her second daughter, Carolyn Kay, was born. Delores...
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...
Marc Adrian Stansill
Jun 16, 2014
Marc A. Stansill, age 43, formerly of Cavalier passed away at home in Fargo on June 16, 2014. Services are Saturday, June 21 at 1:00 pm at the Evangelical Free Church in Cavalier. Marc worked at The He-Mart for several years and served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1993 to 1997 and spent his remaining years in Fargo. Marc's...
Kenneth Allen Johnson
Jun 15, 2014
The Lord called Kenneth Allen Johnson on June 15, 2014 to join him in his Kingdom. He was born July 13, 1944 at East Grand Forks, MN. As a young child, he moved to Fargo with his parents and graduated from Fargo Central in 1962. Kenneth earned his BS in Math from NDSU in 1966. He married Susan Hendrickson, Dec....
Milton Perry Strand
Jun 13, 2014
Milton Perry Strand, 83, of Fargo, ND, ascended to Heaven on Friday, June 13, 2014 from Sanford Medical Center. Milton was born at St. Luke’s Hospital, Fargo, ND on October 26, 1930 to Peter and Minnie (Johnson) Strand of Sheldon, ND. He attended school at Coburn Township Ransom County School and graduated from Enderlin High School, he was elected President...
Adelle Marie Franek
Jun 12, 2014
Adelle Franek, 70, Fargo, died peacefully in her sleep June 12, 2014. Adelle Marie Skarvold was born June 5, 1944 to Taylor and Marlys (Peterson) Skarvold of Christine, ND. Adelle married Larry H. Franek on August 27, 1971 at Zion Lutheran Church, Harwood, ND. They made their home in Harwood. In their later years they split their time between Fargo...
Charlene Eleanor Chalmers
Jun 12, 2014
Charlene E. Chalmers, 75, of Fargo, died Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Charlene was born March 1, 1939 in McVille, ND to Charles and Ruby (Lovejoy) Chalmers. She attended schools in Aneta, ND. She worked at Cooperstown before moving to Fargo in 1966. She worked at Rosewood on Broadway for 20 years as a nurse’s aide....
John Robert Graber
Jun 10, 2014
John “Bud” Graber was born in Milo, North Dakota on October 15, 1916 to John P. and Delilah Graber. His family left Indiana as a group of Mennonites to come to North Dakota to farm. Two of his siblings were in tow to be followed by five additional siblings born in North Dakota. It was 1925 when the Graber clan...
Delores Ruth Jordahl
Jun 8, 2014
Delores Ruth Lang was born August 8, 1929 in Lehr, ND, the youngest of 14 children born to John and Katherine (Mayer) Lang, German immigrants from Bessarabia, South Russia. 1946 was a bittersweet year for Delores. She married her sweetheart, Melvin Elhard and buried her infant daughter Caron Faye. Six years later, her second daughter, Carolyn Kay, was born. Delores...
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...
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