Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Ila Young
Jul 4, 2013
Ila Elaine Young, 92, passed away on Thursday, July 4th, 2013 at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota. Ila was born on September 4, 1920 in Ceylon, MN to William and Ida (Schoeppach) Hickman. Ila graduated in 1938 from Colgate High School in Colgate, North Dakota and she went on to earn her beautician certification in Fargo, North Dakota. On...
Caroline Florence Hogenson
Jul 3, 2013
The world is a little less interesting with the passing of Caroline Florence Hogenson of Fargo, North Dakota. Carol was embraced by her Lord on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at her home in Fargo following a battle against cancer, and was attended by family as she quietly passed from this world into the next. Carol was born on October 15,...
Kathryn Frances Marcusen
Jul 2, 2013
Kathryn Frances Marcusen, 90, daughter of Frank and Gertrude (Theisman) Dulwick of Taylor, ND, was born in Stark County, August 7, 1922. Kathryn attended school in Taylor and graduated from Taylor High School. She married Ray Marcusen and they farmed south of Taylor. They were both very active in their church and community. Ray started the Grandvale 4-H Club and...
Floyd E. Wehr
Jul 2, 2013
Floyd Everett Wehr, 83 passed away suddenly on July 2, 2013 at his home in Fargo. He was born on May 18, 1930 in Anamoose, ND, the only child of Arthur and Martha Wehr. As he grew up, he worked in his Father’s gas station and radio repair shop where he had to learn enough German to sell items and...
Gwen E. Blankenship
Jul 2, 2013
Gwendolyn Elaine Rogers Blankenship Gwen was born November 29, 1924 in Barnesville, MN to Hazel (Emerson) Rogers and Earl E. Rogers. She attended school and graduated from Barnesville High School in 1942. She married Virgil Howard Blankenship on April 23, 1943 in Barnesville. They farmed in Prairie View Township where they raised their five children. Gwen was a member of...
Curtis S. Zahrt
Jul 1, 2013
Curtis Shane Zahrt died July 1, 2013 surrounded by his wife and son in his home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Curtis was born October 31, 1956 in Spencer, IA to Darwin and Ann (Lauritsen) Zahrt. After graduating from Spencer High, he enrolled at the University of Northern Iowa, where he graduated in 1980 with...
Dorothy E. Taylor
Jul 1, 2013
Dorothy E. Taylor, 93, passed away on July 1st at Presbyterian Homes of Bloomington,MN. She formerly resided in Fargo for almost 70 years. Dorothy was born December 7, 1919, in Fergus Falls, MN to Blaine and Anna Kruger. She attended schools in Fergus Falls graduating in 1937. Dorothy went on to attend Moorhead State Teachers College earning a degree in...
William "Bill" Jacob Nygaard
Jun 30, 2013
William “Bill” Nygaard, 90, of Fargo, ND, died June 30, 2013 at Sheyenne Crossings Assisted Living in West Fargo. William Jacob Nygaard was born December 19, 1922 to George William and Rose Nellie (Dotson) Nygaard in Woodworth, ND. Bill served in the US Marine Corps during WWII, and later remained active in the National Air Guard. He married Marilyn Elaine...
Neil J. Wiltse
Jun 25, 2013
Neil J. Wiltse, 89 of Fargo, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Essentia Health in Fargo. Neil was born March 13, 1924 to Urban and Irene Wiltse in Lethbridge, Alberta. He grew up in New Rockford, ND, and Moorhead, MN, graduating from Moorhead High in 1942. During school, he worked for a telegraph company in Moorhead, where he rode his...
Kent Zimmerman
Jun 25, 2013
Leon Kent Zimmerman, 64, left what he considered the most peaceful place on earth for the most peaceful place of all, on June 25, 2013. Kent was born on May 28, 1949 in Wolf Point, Montana to Lester and Karien (Welsch) Zimmerman. A natural story and joke teller, he loved to reminisce about his childhood in a town where everyone...
Jan M. Breyer
Jun 22, 2013
Jan M. Breyer, 56, of Fargo, ND, died unexpectedly on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Sanford Health, Fargo. Jan Marie Breyer was born March 11, 1957 in Fargo, ND to Arthur and Diane (Argall) Breyer. She attended Fargo Public Schools and graduated from Fargo North High School in 1975. She attended NDSU for one year, after which she worked for...
Jean Betty Anderson
Jun 20, 2013
Jean Betty Anderson, 95, of Fargo, ND, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Jean Betty was born February 10, 1918 to H.C. and Claire Aamoth in Valley City, North Dakota. At the age of two the family moved to Fargo where she lived the rest of her life. She...
Jack C. Toy
Jun 17, 2013
Jack Toy, 79, of Fargo, ND, passed away Monday, June 17, 2013, at his home in Fargo. Jack Charles Toy was born January 18, 1934 to Ralph and Martha (Anderson) Toy in Eau Claire, WI. He graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School in 1952, and attended the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire for one year before being drafted into...
Patricia A. Loomis
Jun 15, 2013
Patricia Ann Panos was born July 5, 1943 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Michael and Marjorie Panos. Patty, or Pat, as she was known to her friends, graduated from Fargo Central High School, Class of 1961. After high school, she attended the New York Hairdressing Academy in Fargo. On July 9, 1966, she married Richard Loomis. Together, they had two children,...
Joshua Taylor Wold
Jun 10, 2013
Joshua Taylor Wold was granted his angel wings on June 10, 2013, following a serious motorcycle accident on June 2, 2013. His final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that Josh had touched in some way throughout his short, yet very memorable life. Josh was born on May 5, 1989 to Lynn and Sara Wold. He was baptized...
Lin K. Smithwick
Jun 8, 2013
Lin Kay Smithwick, 69, Fargo, ND, passed away on the evening of June 8th after a brief battle with cancer and with her two sons by her side. She was born Jan 24, 1944 in Luverne, MN to Tula and Melvin Johnson and the family ultimately settled in Fargo, ND in 1955. She met her future husband, Grover Smithwick when...
Alfred M. Loktu
Jun 6, 2013
Alfred M. Loktu, age 88, of West Fargo, North Dakota died on June 6, 2013 at The Eventide Transitional Care Unit at Sheyenne Crossing surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Loktu was born on September 20, 1924 to Alfred and Julia Loktu (Frees). He served in the United States Navy for four years during World War II and retired from...
Mildred L. Arneson
Jun 5, 2013
Mildred (Millie) Louise Norling was born October 21, 1913 in Devils Lake, North Dakota to Alfred and Ann Norling. She passed away on June 5, 2013 surrounded by family at the age of 99. Millie grew up and went to school in Devils Lake, and Grenora, North Dakota and graduated from high school in Crosby, North Dakota in 1930. Her...
Kenneth R. Pier
Jun 2, 2013
Kenneth R. Pier, 69, Fargo, died June 2, 2013 at Villa Maria in Fargo. The son of Dorothy Ramberg Pier, born in New Jersey, Ken was raised in Germany, Hutchinson, MN and Fargo, ND. He graduated from Fargo Central in 1962 and last summer thoroughly enjoyed his 50th class reunion. Ken attended NDSU and was an extreme Bison football fan....
Shirley Joyce Stephenson
Jun 2, 2013
Early in the afternoon on Sunday, June 2, 2013, Shirley Stephenson, my mom, died. She went peacefully in the home she created for us; a home she loved. Shirley Joyce Wilson was born in Fargo on January 28, 1936. She was married to my dad, Ron Stephenson on December 4, 1953. I don’t believe anyone could have better parents. Shirley...
Ila Young
Jul 4, 2013
Ila Elaine Young, 92, passed away on Thursday, July 4th, 2013 at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota. Ila was born on September 4, 1920 in Ceylon, MN to William and Ida (Schoeppach) Hickman. Ila graduated in 1938 from Colgate High School in Colgate, North Dakota and she went on to earn her beautician certification in Fargo, North Dakota. On...
Caroline Florence Hogenson
Jul 3, 2013
The world is a little less interesting with the passing of Caroline Florence Hogenson of Fargo, North Dakota. Carol was embraced by her Lord on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at her home in Fargo following a battle against cancer, and was attended by family as she quietly passed from this world into the next. Carol was born on October 15,...
Kathryn Frances Marcusen
Jul 2, 2013
Kathryn Frances Marcusen, 90, daughter of Frank and Gertrude (Theisman) Dulwick of Taylor, ND, was born in Stark County, August 7, 1922. Kathryn attended school in Taylor and graduated from Taylor High School. She married Ray Marcusen and they farmed south of Taylor. They were both very active in their church and community. Ray started the Grandvale 4-H Club and...
Floyd E. Wehr
Jul 2, 2013
Floyd Everett Wehr, 83 passed away suddenly on July 2, 2013 at his home in Fargo. He was born on May 18, 1930 in Anamoose, ND, the only child of Arthur and Martha Wehr. As he grew up, he worked in his Father’s gas station and radio repair shop where he had to learn enough German to sell items and...
Gwen E. Blankenship
Jul 2, 2013
Gwendolyn Elaine Rogers Blankenship Gwen was born November 29, 1924 in Barnesville, MN to Hazel (Emerson) Rogers and Earl E. Rogers. She attended school and graduated from Barnesville High School in 1942. She married Virgil Howard Blankenship on April 23, 1943 in Barnesville. They farmed in Prairie View Township where they raised their five children. Gwen was a member of...
Curtis S. Zahrt
Jul 1, 2013
Curtis Shane Zahrt died July 1, 2013 surrounded by his wife and son in his home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Curtis was born October 31, 1956 in Spencer, IA to Darwin and Ann (Lauritsen) Zahrt. After graduating from Spencer High, he enrolled at the University of Northern Iowa, where he graduated in 1980 with...
Dorothy E. Taylor
Jul 1, 2013
Dorothy E. Taylor, 93, passed away on July 1st at Presbyterian Homes of Bloomington,MN. She formerly resided in Fargo for almost 70 years. Dorothy was born December 7, 1919, in Fergus Falls, MN to Blaine and Anna Kruger. She attended schools in Fergus Falls graduating in 1937. Dorothy went on to attend Moorhead State Teachers College earning a degree in...
William "Bill" Jacob Nygaard
Jun 30, 2013
William “Bill” Nygaard, 90, of Fargo, ND, died June 30, 2013 at Sheyenne Crossings Assisted Living in West Fargo. William Jacob Nygaard was born December 19, 1922 to George William and Rose Nellie (Dotson) Nygaard in Woodworth, ND. Bill served in the US Marine Corps during WWII, and later remained active in the National Air Guard. He married Marilyn Elaine...
Neil J. Wiltse
Jun 25, 2013
Neil J. Wiltse, 89 of Fargo, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Essentia Health in Fargo. Neil was born March 13, 1924 to Urban and Irene Wiltse in Lethbridge, Alberta. He grew up in New Rockford, ND, and Moorhead, MN, graduating from Moorhead High in 1942. During school, he worked for a telegraph company in Moorhead, where he rode his...
Kent Zimmerman
Jun 25, 2013
Leon Kent Zimmerman, 64, left what he considered the most peaceful place on earth for the most peaceful place of all, on June 25, 2013. Kent was born on May 28, 1949 in Wolf Point, Montana to Lester and Karien (Welsch) Zimmerman. A natural story and joke teller, he loved to reminisce about his childhood in a town where everyone...
Jan M. Breyer
Jun 22, 2013
Jan M. Breyer, 56, of Fargo, ND, died unexpectedly on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Sanford Health, Fargo. Jan Marie Breyer was born March 11, 1957 in Fargo, ND to Arthur and Diane (Argall) Breyer. She attended Fargo Public Schools and graduated from Fargo North High School in 1975. She attended NDSU for one year, after which she worked for...
Jean Betty Anderson
Jun 20, 2013
Jean Betty Anderson, 95, of Fargo, ND, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Jean Betty was born February 10, 1918 to H.C. and Claire Aamoth in Valley City, North Dakota. At the age of two the family moved to Fargo where she lived the rest of her life. She...
Jack C. Toy
Jun 17, 2013
Jack Toy, 79, of Fargo, ND, passed away Monday, June 17, 2013, at his home in Fargo. Jack Charles Toy was born January 18, 1934 to Ralph and Martha (Anderson) Toy in Eau Claire, WI. He graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School in 1952, and attended the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire for one year before being drafted into...
Patricia A. Loomis
Jun 15, 2013
Patricia Ann Panos was born July 5, 1943 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Michael and Marjorie Panos. Patty, or Pat, as she was known to her friends, graduated from Fargo Central High School, Class of 1961. After high school, she attended the New York Hairdressing Academy in Fargo. On July 9, 1966, she married Richard Loomis. Together, they had two children,...
Joshua Taylor Wold
Jun 10, 2013
Joshua Taylor Wold was granted his angel wings on June 10, 2013, following a serious motorcycle accident on June 2, 2013. His final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that Josh had touched in some way throughout his short, yet very memorable life. Josh was born on May 5, 1989 to Lynn and Sara Wold. He was baptized...
Lin K. Smithwick
Jun 8, 2013
Lin Kay Smithwick, 69, Fargo, ND, passed away on the evening of June 8th after a brief battle with cancer and with her two sons by her side. She was born Jan 24, 1944 in Luverne, MN to Tula and Melvin Johnson and the family ultimately settled in Fargo, ND in 1955. She met her future husband, Grover Smithwick when...
Alfred M. Loktu
Jun 6, 2013
Alfred M. Loktu, age 88, of West Fargo, North Dakota died on June 6, 2013 at The Eventide Transitional Care Unit at Sheyenne Crossing surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Loktu was born on September 20, 1924 to Alfred and Julia Loktu (Frees). He served in the United States Navy for four years during World War II and retired from...
Mildred L. Arneson
Jun 5, 2013
Mildred (Millie) Louise Norling was born October 21, 1913 in Devils Lake, North Dakota to Alfred and Ann Norling. She passed away on June 5, 2013 surrounded by family at the age of 99. Millie grew up and went to school in Devils Lake, and Grenora, North Dakota and graduated from high school in Crosby, North Dakota in 1930. Her...
Kenneth R. Pier
Jun 2, 2013
Kenneth R. Pier, 69, Fargo, died June 2, 2013 at Villa Maria in Fargo. The son of Dorothy Ramberg Pier, born in New Jersey, Ken was raised in Germany, Hutchinson, MN and Fargo, ND. He graduated from Fargo Central in 1962 and last summer thoroughly enjoyed his 50th class reunion. Ken attended NDSU and was an extreme Bison football fan....
Shirley Joyce Stephenson
Jun 2, 2013
Early in the afternoon on Sunday, June 2, 2013, Shirley Stephenson, my mom, died. She went peacefully in the home she created for us; a home she loved. Shirley Joyce Wilson was born in Fargo on January 28, 1936. She was married to my dad, Ron Stephenson on December 4, 1953. I don’t believe anyone could have better parents. Shirley...
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