Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Laura A. Funovits
Aug 24, 2013
Laura Funovits, 93, of Fargo, died Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Sunnyside Care Center, Lake Park, MN. Laura A. Alvstad was born December 21, 1919, the daughter of Knute and Amanda (Thompson) Alvstad, in Heimdahl, North Dakota, where she grew up and received her early education. She completed her last two years of high school at Barrett High School, Barrett,...
James David Runsvold
Aug 23, 2013
James D. Runsvold, 84, of Scottsdale, AZ formerly of Fargo, ND, died Friday, August 23, 2013 at Thompson Peak Medical Center in Scottsdale, AZ. James was born February 9, 1929 in Kalispell, MT. He graduated Fargo Central High School in 1947. After high school he attended the University of Minnesota and received a degree in Mortuary Science. Then he received...
Dorothy E. Ward
Aug 21, 2013
Dorothy E. Ward died Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Fargo, ND. She was born in Ritchey, MT on April 20, 1917 to Elvalee and William Smith. Dorothy later moved to Fargo, ND, where her mother met and married Andrew Thull. During school in Fargo, Dorothy and her close friends created the Round Robin, a sort...
John Oscar Syverson
Aug 20, 2013
John O. “Sy” Syverson, 75, Mission, TX, Park Rapids, MN and formerly Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully at Sanford Palliative Care on August 20, 2013, after a short but courageous battle with cancer. John was born on the family farm in Ulen, Minnesota on July 16, 1938, to Oscar S. and Clara (Jenzer) Syverson, and was the youngest of seven...
Bryan N. Brierley
Aug 16, 2013
Bryan Brierley, 90, of Moorhead, died Friday, August 16, 2013 at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN. Bryan “Bud” Brierley was born August 5, 1923 in Fargo, ND and graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1942. He served in the Navy for three years during WWII. He graduated from North Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Business Science Degree...
Melvin Merle Srozinski
Aug 14, 2013
Melvin Merle Srozinski, 78, of Fargo, ND died Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at Sanford Health, Fargo. Melvin was born November 11, 1934 in Jamestown, ND, Stutsman County, the son of Peter and Rose (Taszarek) Srozinski. He was raised in the Montpelier area and received his education in country schools in Montpelier and Ypsilanti, ND. On November 23, 1955 Melvin married...
Palmer Oliver Langerud
Aug 13, 2013
Palmer Oliver Langerud, 90, longtime resident of Williston ND, most recently of Fargo ND, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at Elim Care Center in Fargo. Palmer was born September 15, 1922, in Rock Lake, ND, to Thormod and Beathe Langerud. He attended country schools and schools in Calvin and Sarles. He married Ila Petsinger on October 27, 1948....
Annabelle Marie Olson
Aug 12, 2013
Annabelle Olson, 81, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, August 12, 2013 at Villa Maria, Fargo.
Delene A. Carlson
Aug 11, 2013
Delene A. Carlson, 70, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Delene was born in Erie, ND to Marcus and Doris (Armstrong) Carlson. She graduated from high school in Page, ND. After high school, she started working for Northwestern Bell. She worked in various departments there and retired in the late 80’s. Delene loved...
Joyce J. Lunde
Aug 9, 2013
Joyce Jeanette Lunde, 91, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Aug. 9, 2013 at Essentia Health in Fargo, following a brief illness. Joyce Volla was born Feb 25, 1922 to Ruth and Henry Volla in West Salem, WI. She was raised in western ND, attending high school in Belfield, ND. After graduation, she moved to the family farm in Blanchard,...
Betty L. Koshnick
Aug 8, 2013
On August 8, 2013, Betty Lois Koshnick nee Christensen (age 90) passed away while a resident at the Kind-er Care Home. She moved to the Waterford Retirement Center in 2009 from their home of 35 years, after the death of her husband; and then in 2012 to Kind-er Care, where she received loving and compassionate care. Betty was born on...
Evelyn Fay Mickelson
Aug 8, 2013
Evelyn Fay (Leathart) Mickelson was born July 31, 1915 in Fairmount, North Dakota to Howard and Florence (Blake) Leathart. She graduated from Fairmount High School in 1933 and went on to attend Dakota Business College. She worked for Kay’s Printing Co. and Dakota Clinic (now Essentia) for over twenty three years, retiring at age sixty three. Evelyn was a member...
Peggy West
Aug 6, 2013
Peggy Joyce West was born in Ramsey County, Minnesota, November 25, 1937 and passed away August 6, 2013 at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND, at the age of 75. As a child, Peggy lived and attended school in White Bear Lake, MN. She was a lively child, who enjoyed playing with her siblings, riding bicycle with no hands, dancing, roller skating...
Marvin Theodore Nordbo
Aug 6, 2013
Marvin T. Nordbo, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Marvin was born February 19, 1926 at Hatton, ND to Aslak and Sophia (Midboe) Nordbo. He attended grade school at rural Hatton and graduated from Northwood, ND high school in 1944. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946 aboard the...
Lavina Brag
Aug 5, 2013
Lavina Brag died on Monday, August 5, 2013 at Bethany Retirement Living after a lengthy battle with cancer. Lavina was born May 18, 1926 in Zeeland, ND. She was one of 17 children born to Frieda and Theophile Ochsner. Her family moved to Gardner in 1937 where she finished her education. She married Melvin Brag June 30, 1944 in Hillsboro,...
Marilyn Ann Knutson
Aug 4, 2013
Marilyn Knutson, age 81, of Fargo, ND, passed away Sunday morning, August 4, 2013 at Sanford Health Palliative Care after a brief but hard fought struggle with Multiple Myeloma. Marilyn Ann Miller was born on February 10, 1932 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the beloved only child of Alice (Buck) and Stanley Miller. She was baptized at United Lutheran Church...
Lowell W. Lundberg
Aug 3, 2013
Lowell W. Lundberg, 85, of Fargo, died on August 3, 2013. Born in 1927 in Edmore, North Dakota, Lowell was raised in Grafton. Lowell served in the US Army, the North Dakota Army Reserve, and the North Dakota Air National Guard. He entered the military as soon as he was eligible and retired 32 years later as a Lieutenant Colonel....
Duwayne Francis Lein
Aug 1, 2013
DuWayne F. Lein was born in Fargo, ND, August 17, 1922. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1941. DuWayne enlisted in the Army and was a radio operator/technician. He served with the 36th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre. He was honorably discharged in 1945. DuWayne met Esther Howe at the Red Owl grocery store. They...
Joel Andrew Berge
Aug 1, 2013
Joel A. Berge, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, August 1, 2013 at the age of 25. Joel Andrew Berge was born March 18, 1988 to John and Nancy (Kohls) Berge in Fargo. He was raised in Fargo, and graduated from Fargo North High School in 2006. He worked as a finish and framing carpenter for several years. He enjoyed swimming,...
Kevin Paul Donabauer
Jul 29, 2013
Kevin Donabauer, 62 of Harwood, ND, died Monday, July 29, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Kevin Paul Donabauer was born on March 15, 1951, in St. Cloud, MN to Valentine and Lou Ann (Schwieters) Donabauer. He married Ruth Wittrock on May 8, 1971 in St. Augusta, MN. Together they made their home in Clearwater, MN, raising...
Laura A. Funovits
Aug 24, 2013
Laura Funovits, 93, of Fargo, died Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Sunnyside Care Center, Lake Park, MN. Laura A. Alvstad was born December 21, 1919, the daughter of Knute and Amanda (Thompson) Alvstad, in Heimdahl, North Dakota, where she grew up and received her early education. She completed her last two years of high school at Barrett High School, Barrett,...
James David Runsvold
Aug 23, 2013
James D. Runsvold, 84, of Scottsdale, AZ formerly of Fargo, ND, died Friday, August 23, 2013 at Thompson Peak Medical Center in Scottsdale, AZ. James was born February 9, 1929 in Kalispell, MT. He graduated Fargo Central High School in 1947. After high school he attended the University of Minnesota and received a degree in Mortuary Science. Then he received...
Dorothy E. Ward
Aug 21, 2013
Dorothy E. Ward died Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Fargo, ND. She was born in Ritchey, MT on April 20, 1917 to Elvalee and William Smith. Dorothy later moved to Fargo, ND, where her mother met and married Andrew Thull. During school in Fargo, Dorothy and her close friends created the Round Robin, a sort...
John Oscar Syverson
Aug 20, 2013
John O. “Sy” Syverson, 75, Mission, TX, Park Rapids, MN and formerly Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully at Sanford Palliative Care on August 20, 2013, after a short but courageous battle with cancer. John was born on the family farm in Ulen, Minnesota on July 16, 1938, to Oscar S. and Clara (Jenzer) Syverson, and was the youngest of seven...
Bryan N. Brierley
Aug 16, 2013
Bryan Brierley, 90, of Moorhead, died Friday, August 16, 2013 at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN. Bryan “Bud” Brierley was born August 5, 1923 in Fargo, ND and graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1942. He served in the Navy for three years during WWII. He graduated from North Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Business Science Degree...
Melvin Merle Srozinski
Aug 14, 2013
Melvin Merle Srozinski, 78, of Fargo, ND died Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at Sanford Health, Fargo. Melvin was born November 11, 1934 in Jamestown, ND, Stutsman County, the son of Peter and Rose (Taszarek) Srozinski. He was raised in the Montpelier area and received his education in country schools in Montpelier and Ypsilanti, ND. On November 23, 1955 Melvin married...
Palmer Oliver Langerud
Aug 13, 2013
Palmer Oliver Langerud, 90, longtime resident of Williston ND, most recently of Fargo ND, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at Elim Care Center in Fargo. Palmer was born September 15, 1922, in Rock Lake, ND, to Thormod and Beathe Langerud. He attended country schools and schools in Calvin and Sarles. He married Ila Petsinger on October 27, 1948....
Annabelle Marie Olson
Aug 12, 2013
Annabelle Olson, 81, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, August 12, 2013 at Villa Maria, Fargo.
Delene A. Carlson
Aug 11, 2013
Delene A. Carlson, 70, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Delene was born in Erie, ND to Marcus and Doris (Armstrong) Carlson. She graduated from high school in Page, ND. After high school, she started working for Northwestern Bell. She worked in various departments there and retired in the late 80’s. Delene loved...
Joyce J. Lunde
Aug 9, 2013
Joyce Jeanette Lunde, 91, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Aug. 9, 2013 at Essentia Health in Fargo, following a brief illness. Joyce Volla was born Feb 25, 1922 to Ruth and Henry Volla in West Salem, WI. She was raised in western ND, attending high school in Belfield, ND. After graduation, she moved to the family farm in Blanchard,...
Betty L. Koshnick
Aug 8, 2013
On August 8, 2013, Betty Lois Koshnick nee Christensen (age 90) passed away while a resident at the Kind-er Care Home. She moved to the Waterford Retirement Center in 2009 from their home of 35 years, after the death of her husband; and then in 2012 to Kind-er Care, where she received loving and compassionate care. Betty was born on...
Evelyn Fay Mickelson
Aug 8, 2013
Evelyn Fay (Leathart) Mickelson was born July 31, 1915 in Fairmount, North Dakota to Howard and Florence (Blake) Leathart. She graduated from Fairmount High School in 1933 and went on to attend Dakota Business College. She worked for Kay’s Printing Co. and Dakota Clinic (now Essentia) for over twenty three years, retiring at age sixty three. Evelyn was a member...
Peggy West
Aug 6, 2013
Peggy Joyce West was born in Ramsey County, Minnesota, November 25, 1937 and passed away August 6, 2013 at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND, at the age of 75. As a child, Peggy lived and attended school in White Bear Lake, MN. She was a lively child, who enjoyed playing with her siblings, riding bicycle with no hands, dancing, roller skating...
Marvin Theodore Nordbo
Aug 6, 2013
Marvin T. Nordbo, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Marvin was born February 19, 1926 at Hatton, ND to Aslak and Sophia (Midboe) Nordbo. He attended grade school at rural Hatton and graduated from Northwood, ND high school in 1944. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946 aboard the...
Lavina Brag
Aug 5, 2013
Lavina Brag died on Monday, August 5, 2013 at Bethany Retirement Living after a lengthy battle with cancer. Lavina was born May 18, 1926 in Zeeland, ND. She was one of 17 children born to Frieda and Theophile Ochsner. Her family moved to Gardner in 1937 where she finished her education. She married Melvin Brag June 30, 1944 in Hillsboro,...
Marilyn Ann Knutson
Aug 4, 2013
Marilyn Knutson, age 81, of Fargo, ND, passed away Sunday morning, August 4, 2013 at Sanford Health Palliative Care after a brief but hard fought struggle with Multiple Myeloma. Marilyn Ann Miller was born on February 10, 1932 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the beloved only child of Alice (Buck) and Stanley Miller. She was baptized at United Lutheran Church...
Lowell W. Lundberg
Aug 3, 2013
Lowell W. Lundberg, 85, of Fargo, died on August 3, 2013. Born in 1927 in Edmore, North Dakota, Lowell was raised in Grafton. Lowell served in the US Army, the North Dakota Army Reserve, and the North Dakota Air National Guard. He entered the military as soon as he was eligible and retired 32 years later as a Lieutenant Colonel....
Duwayne Francis Lein
Aug 1, 2013
DuWayne F. Lein was born in Fargo, ND, August 17, 1922. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1941. DuWayne enlisted in the Army and was a radio operator/technician. He served with the 36th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre. He was honorably discharged in 1945. DuWayne met Esther Howe at the Red Owl grocery store. They...
Joel Andrew Berge
Aug 1, 2013
Joel A. Berge, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, August 1, 2013 at the age of 25. Joel Andrew Berge was born March 18, 1988 to John and Nancy (Kohls) Berge in Fargo. He was raised in Fargo, and graduated from Fargo North High School in 2006. He worked as a finish and framing carpenter for several years. He enjoyed swimming,...
Kevin Paul Donabauer
Jul 29, 2013
Kevin Donabauer, 62 of Harwood, ND, died Monday, July 29, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Kevin Paul Donabauer was born on March 15, 1951, in St. Cloud, MN to Valentine and Lou Ann (Schwieters) Donabauer. He married Ruth Wittrock on May 8, 1971 in St. Augusta, MN. Together they made their home in Clearwater, MN, raising...
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