Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Donald Elwin Mccracken
Nov 18, 2013
Donald (Don) E. McCracken, 69, of Fargo, passed away November 18, 2013 at Sanford Health. Don was born in Oklahoma on October 27, 1944 to Donald and Irene McCracken. He attended school in Fargo. During school he worked at EPKO Film, then moved to St. Paul, MN and worked at Brown Photo. In 1969, he started his photography journey of...
John Neilan Oxton
Nov 16, 2013
John Neilan Oxton “Neil” was born in Hope, North Dakota on February 13, 1922 and raised in Finley, ND. He died in Moorhead, MN on November 16, 2013 at the age of 91. John was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Leikny (Iverson); parents John and Mabel (Olson) Oxton; son Lanier; brothers James and Donald, and sisters...
Ardell Theodore Grothe
Nov 15, 2013
Ardell T. Grothe, 80 of Fargo, died Friday, November 15, 2013 at Bethany on University, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Ardell Theodore Grothe was born February 26, 1933 in Fort Ransom, ND, son of Theodore and Annie Grothe. He attended public school in Fort Ransom, graduated in 1951. He started farming immediately after graduation. During...
Gertrude Kathleen Patterson
Nov 15, 2013
Gertrude Kathleen Patterson, 85, passed away on November 15, 2013 in the home of her daughter Lisa, in Oak Forest, IL. Gertrude was born to Harold and Grace Smith in Fargo, ND on February 17, 1928. Early years were spent in the Rustad, MN area, and she attended schools in Rustad and Comstock until the family moved to Moorhead. Following...
Gerald Ray Bartholomay
Nov 14, 2013
Gerald “Jerry” Bartholomay, 67, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Eventide Nursing Home in Moorhead, MN. He received excellent care from Ecumen Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, Eventide, and Hospice staff during his 10-month battle with cancer. Gerald Ray Bartholomay was born July 9, 1946, in rural Sheldon, ND. He graduated from Sheldon High School in 1964...
David Allen Lonski
Nov 14, 2013
David A. Lonski passed away November 14, 2013, under the care of his family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. David Allen Lonski was born May 25, 1945 to John and Clara (Berg) Lonski in Bordulac, N.D. He moved to a farm near Oriska, ND at a young age. He attended school in Oriska, graduating in 1963. He attended...
James Henry Haugrud
Nov 13, 2013
James Henry Haugrud, 64, of Hickson, ND, passed away Wednesday, November 13th, 2013. He was born March 16th, 1949 to E. Clifford and Ellen Haugrud in Fargo, ND. He graduated from Fargo North High School in 1967. He attended North Dakota State University in 1969, graduated from North Dakota State Insurance Board 1975, as well as from Interstate Business College...
Lawrence "Larry" James Lemke
Nov 11, 2013
Larry was born on May 18, 1948 to Dorothy P. Lemke (McGough) and Loren Lemke at St. Ansgar Hospital in Moorhead, MN. He attended school at St. Francis Catholic School and went on to graduate from Moorhead High School in 1966. Right after high school, he enlisted in the United States Navy as a Marine Mechanic. Larry was proud to...
Lawrence "Larry" Hawley Fowler Jr.
Nov 10, 2013
Lawrence “Larry” Fowler, 84, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Mankato, MN, died Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo. Lawrence Hawley Fowler, Jr. was born April 30, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois to Lawrence and Eloise (Taylor) Fowler. He graduated from high school in 1946 at Elmhurst, Illinois, and graduated from college in 1950 at Grinell, Iowa....
Sarah Elizabeth Dixon
Nov 8, 2013
Sarah Eaton Dixon, age 95, was born in Fargo, ND to Louis and Laura Eaton on September 28, 1918. She died at Bethany on November 8, 2013. She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Leonard, Louis, James, and her husband, John. She was a lifetime resident of Fargo, ND, graduating from Fargo Central High School and attending North...
Bryan Aaker
Nov 6, 2013
Bryan, 64, died November 6, 2013 in Fargo, ND. He was born on October 4, 1949 in Fargo, where he lived his entire life. For many years he worked at Bonanza Steak House, where he made many friends. Bryan was active in many activities at Olivet Lutheran Church. Bryan’s gregarious nature and good humor were an inspiration to all. He...
Idamarie Kolpack
Nov 6, 2013
She was the best editor in the Kolpack family, an English teacher who would scold her kids around the dinner table for improper use of grammar. Idamarie Kolpack, 89, died Nov. 6, 2013, surrounded by articulate people. She was born on May 28, 1924, to Otto and Alma Arndt in Staples, Minn., and always referred to herself as daddy’s girl...
Gene Keith Gendreau
Nov 3, 2013
Gene Gendreau, 70, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, November 3, 2013 at The Wellstead of Rogers, Rogers, MN. Gene Keith Gendreau was born June 3, 1943 to Bert and Esther (Drewlow) Gendreau in Fargo, ND. He attended schools in Fargo, graduating from Fargo Central High School in 1961. He then received a Business Degree from Dakota Business College, Fargo. Gene...
Linda F. Brown
Nov 1, 2013
Linda Faye Brown of Fargo, North Dakota, died on 11/1/2013 at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo from a sudden onset and brave fight with terminal lung cancer. Linda was the daughter of Harold Brown and Delores “Tootsie” Brown Carlson and was born in Langdon, ND on January 30, 1948. She grew up on her family’s farm and graduated from Milton...
Glenn J. Eidem
Oct 31, 2013
Glenn (Bob) J. Eidem, age 96, died October 31, 2013 at Bethany in Fargo. Bob was a devoted husband, father, uncle, brother-in-law and friend to many. He was born on March 5, 1917 in Northwood, ND to Oscar and Mabel (Sime) Eidem. He moved to Edmore, ND as a child and participated in the city band as a clarinet player....
Kathy Lynn Louks
Oct 26, 2013
Kathleen Lynn Louks, 47, Fargo, died Saturday, October 26, 2013 in Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND A full obituary will be posted soon
Wanda Ann England
Oct 25, 2013
Wanda England, 84, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Dilworth, MN, died Friday, October 25, 2013 at Bethany on University, Fargo. Wanda Ann England was born July 10, 1929 in Moorhead, MN to Herman and Bonnie Hersrud. She attended schools in Fargo. She met Richard England shortly after high school, and they were married on March 27, 1949. They made their...
Jeffrey M. Royal
Oct 24, 2013
Jeffrey M. Royal, 45, of Fargo, died Thursday, October 24, 2013, at Sanford Health in Fargo. Jeff was born on September 3rd, 1968, in Fargo, ND, to parents Ron and Lynette Royal. He graduated from Fargo South in 1986. He went on to graduate from Moorhead Tech with a degree in auto mechanics in 1989. He continued to further his...
Loretta D. Mittleider
Oct 22, 2013
Loretta D. Mittleider, 74, Fargo, ND died Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, surrounded by her family. Loretta was born February 15, 1939 in Tappen, ND to Emil and Emma Schock. She grew up and attended school in Tappen. Loretta married Leo Mittleider October 20, 1957 in Cleveland, ND. The couple lived in Tappen before moving...
Max D. Rosenberg
Oct 21, 2013
Max Rosenberg, 83, Fargo, died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2013, at Rosewood on Broadway. Max was born Oct. 8, 1930 in Grand Forks, N.D. He was a 1947 graduate of Central High, and completed law school at University of North Dakota in 1957. He married Sarah Greenberg in 1965. Max practiced law in the state for 50 years and was a...
Donald Elwin Mccracken
Nov 18, 2013
Donald (Don) E. McCracken, 69, of Fargo, passed away November 18, 2013 at Sanford Health. Don was born in Oklahoma on October 27, 1944 to Donald and Irene McCracken. He attended school in Fargo. During school he worked at EPKO Film, then moved to St. Paul, MN and worked at Brown Photo. In 1969, he started his photography journey of...
John Neilan Oxton
Nov 16, 2013
John Neilan Oxton “Neil” was born in Hope, North Dakota on February 13, 1922 and raised in Finley, ND. He died in Moorhead, MN on November 16, 2013 at the age of 91. John was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Leikny (Iverson); parents John and Mabel (Olson) Oxton; son Lanier; brothers James and Donald, and sisters...
Ardell Theodore Grothe
Nov 15, 2013
Ardell T. Grothe, 80 of Fargo, died Friday, November 15, 2013 at Bethany on University, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Ardell Theodore Grothe was born February 26, 1933 in Fort Ransom, ND, son of Theodore and Annie Grothe. He attended public school in Fort Ransom, graduated in 1951. He started farming immediately after graduation. During...
Gertrude Kathleen Patterson
Nov 15, 2013
Gertrude Kathleen Patterson, 85, passed away on November 15, 2013 in the home of her daughter Lisa, in Oak Forest, IL. Gertrude was born to Harold and Grace Smith in Fargo, ND on February 17, 1928. Early years were spent in the Rustad, MN area, and she attended schools in Rustad and Comstock until the family moved to Moorhead. Following...
Gerald Ray Bartholomay
Nov 14, 2013
Gerald “Jerry” Bartholomay, 67, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Eventide Nursing Home in Moorhead, MN. He received excellent care from Ecumen Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, Eventide, and Hospice staff during his 10-month battle with cancer. Gerald Ray Bartholomay was born July 9, 1946, in rural Sheldon, ND. He graduated from Sheldon High School in 1964...
David Allen Lonski
Nov 14, 2013
David A. Lonski passed away November 14, 2013, under the care of his family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. David Allen Lonski was born May 25, 1945 to John and Clara (Berg) Lonski in Bordulac, N.D. He moved to a farm near Oriska, ND at a young age. He attended school in Oriska, graduating in 1963. He attended...
James Henry Haugrud
Nov 13, 2013
James Henry Haugrud, 64, of Hickson, ND, passed away Wednesday, November 13th, 2013. He was born March 16th, 1949 to E. Clifford and Ellen Haugrud in Fargo, ND. He graduated from Fargo North High School in 1967. He attended North Dakota State University in 1969, graduated from North Dakota State Insurance Board 1975, as well as from Interstate Business College...
Lawrence "Larry" James Lemke
Nov 11, 2013
Larry was born on May 18, 1948 to Dorothy P. Lemke (McGough) and Loren Lemke at St. Ansgar Hospital in Moorhead, MN. He attended school at St. Francis Catholic School and went on to graduate from Moorhead High School in 1966. Right after high school, he enlisted in the United States Navy as a Marine Mechanic. Larry was proud to...
Lawrence "Larry" Hawley Fowler Jr.
Nov 10, 2013
Lawrence “Larry” Fowler, 84, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Mankato, MN, died Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo. Lawrence Hawley Fowler, Jr. was born April 30, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois to Lawrence and Eloise (Taylor) Fowler. He graduated from high school in 1946 at Elmhurst, Illinois, and graduated from college in 1950 at Grinell, Iowa....
Sarah Elizabeth Dixon
Nov 8, 2013
Sarah Eaton Dixon, age 95, was born in Fargo, ND to Louis and Laura Eaton on September 28, 1918. She died at Bethany on November 8, 2013. She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Leonard, Louis, James, and her husband, John. She was a lifetime resident of Fargo, ND, graduating from Fargo Central High School and attending North...
Bryan Aaker
Nov 6, 2013
Bryan, 64, died November 6, 2013 in Fargo, ND. He was born on October 4, 1949 in Fargo, where he lived his entire life. For many years he worked at Bonanza Steak House, where he made many friends. Bryan was active in many activities at Olivet Lutheran Church. Bryan’s gregarious nature and good humor were an inspiration to all. He...
Idamarie Kolpack
Nov 6, 2013
She was the best editor in the Kolpack family, an English teacher who would scold her kids around the dinner table for improper use of grammar. Idamarie Kolpack, 89, died Nov. 6, 2013, surrounded by articulate people. She was born on May 28, 1924, to Otto and Alma Arndt in Staples, Minn., and always referred to herself as daddy’s girl...
Gene Keith Gendreau
Nov 3, 2013
Gene Gendreau, 70, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, November 3, 2013 at The Wellstead of Rogers, Rogers, MN. Gene Keith Gendreau was born June 3, 1943 to Bert and Esther (Drewlow) Gendreau in Fargo, ND. He attended schools in Fargo, graduating from Fargo Central High School in 1961. He then received a Business Degree from Dakota Business College, Fargo. Gene...
Linda F. Brown
Nov 1, 2013
Linda Faye Brown of Fargo, North Dakota, died on 11/1/2013 at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo from a sudden onset and brave fight with terminal lung cancer. Linda was the daughter of Harold Brown and Delores “Tootsie” Brown Carlson and was born in Langdon, ND on January 30, 1948. She grew up on her family’s farm and graduated from Milton...
Glenn J. Eidem
Oct 31, 2013
Glenn (Bob) J. Eidem, age 96, died October 31, 2013 at Bethany in Fargo. Bob was a devoted husband, father, uncle, brother-in-law and friend to many. He was born on March 5, 1917 in Northwood, ND to Oscar and Mabel (Sime) Eidem. He moved to Edmore, ND as a child and participated in the city band as a clarinet player....
Kathy Lynn Louks
Oct 26, 2013
Kathleen Lynn Louks, 47, Fargo, died Saturday, October 26, 2013 in Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND A full obituary will be posted soon
Wanda Ann England
Oct 25, 2013
Wanda England, 84, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Dilworth, MN, died Friday, October 25, 2013 at Bethany on University, Fargo. Wanda Ann England was born July 10, 1929 in Moorhead, MN to Herman and Bonnie Hersrud. She attended schools in Fargo. She met Richard England shortly after high school, and they were married on March 27, 1949. They made their...
Jeffrey M. Royal
Oct 24, 2013
Jeffrey M. Royal, 45, of Fargo, died Thursday, October 24, 2013, at Sanford Health in Fargo. Jeff was born on September 3rd, 1968, in Fargo, ND, to parents Ron and Lynette Royal. He graduated from Fargo South in 1986. He went on to graduate from Moorhead Tech with a degree in auto mechanics in 1989. He continued to further his...
Loretta D. Mittleider
Oct 22, 2013
Loretta D. Mittleider, 74, Fargo, ND died Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND, surrounded by her family. Loretta was born February 15, 1939 in Tappen, ND to Emil and Emma Schock. She grew up and attended school in Tappen. Loretta married Leo Mittleider October 20, 1957 in Cleveland, ND. The couple lived in Tappen before moving...
Max D. Rosenberg
Oct 21, 2013
Max Rosenberg, 83, Fargo, died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2013, at Rosewood on Broadway. Max was born Oct. 8, 1930 in Grand Forks, N.D. He was a 1947 graduate of Central High, and completed law school at University of North Dakota in 1957. He married Sarah Greenberg in 1965. Max practiced law in the state for 50 years and was a...
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