Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Vernon E. Sogge
Mar 5, 2013
Vernon Ellsworth Sogge was born September 12, 1918 at Willmar, MN to Knute and Alma (Olson) Sogge. He grew up on a farm near Spicer, MN and served in the Army during WWII. After his discharge from the Army, he attended art school in Minneapolis, MN. He worked in advertising for JC Penney in Rapid City and Sioux Falls, SD,...
Mavis C. Nymon
Mar 3, 2013
Mavis Carlotta Nymon was born on September 15, 1921, in Canton, New York, and grew up in Fargo, ND. She attended North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State University), graduating in 1943 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics, Home Economics Education, and Chemistry. She then moved on to Cornell University as a research assistant, where she received...
James L. Tomahawk Jr.
Mar 3, 2013
James Lee Tomahawk Jr., Fargo, died Sunday in Sanford Medical Center. A full obituary will be posted at a later time.
Esther Tietgens
Mar 1, 2013
Esther P. Tietgens, Fargo, ND, wife of John C. “Jack” Tietgens, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2013 at Eventide Senior Living Community. Esther P. Tietgens was born on August 22, 1932 in Tampa, Florida. She grew up in Tampa and graduated from Hillsborough High School in Tampa. Esther married John C. Tietgens on February 4, 1970. She enjoyed her...
Alton D. Aasen
Feb 28, 2013
Alton (Tony) Duane Aasen passed away at ManorCare in Fargo, Thursday, February 28, 2013. Alton was born January 27, 1931 in Northwood, North Dakota, to Alfred and Christine (Steffenson) Aasen. He grew up and attended schools in Northwood until 1937, when the family moved to Grand Forks. In 1940, they moved to East Grand Forks where he continued his education....
Donald J. Larson
Feb 27, 2013
Donald Larson, 89, of Fargo, ND, died suddenly on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Essentia Health, Fargo. Donald Jerome Larson was born July 18, 1923 to Oscar and Edna (Holter) Larson in Valley City, ND. He grew up in Kathryn, ND. Donald served in the US Air Force in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, retiring in 1970 as Lieutenant...
William D. Swanston Ii
Feb 27, 2013
William Doyle Swanston, age almost 85, of Fargo, ND, headed to the 19th hole in the sky on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo, ND. Known as Bill or "Swanny" to his friends, he passed away after a life of love, family, business and golf. He was born on March 14, 1928 to William Milton and...
Rose A. Pawski
Feb 27, 2013
Rose “Rosie” McLaughlin was born February 9, 1918 in Fargo, North Dakota, the daughter of Miles and Christine (Thorstad) McLaughlin. She attended Horace Mann, Roosevelt and Fargo Central High School, graduating in 1936. After high school she worked at “Store Without A Name”, Reinhard Bros., National Securities Co., and OCS School at NDAC. Rose married Leonard Pawski in La Junta,...
Mary Jo Basol
Feb 26, 2013
Mary Jo Basol, age 59, after a long battle with cancer, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at the CCU unit at Sanford Medical Center, surrounded by her family. Wife, Mother, Friend, Caregiver; Mary Jo grew up on a farm near Grandin, ND, the daughter of Joseph L. Anderegg and Ruth (Berg) Anderegg. She attended Wahpeton College and Minnesota State...
Adrien "Jerry" Simonson
Feb 23, 2013
Adrien “Jerry” Simonson, age 75, of Fargo, ND, passed away and went to meet the Lord surrounded by his loving wife, Sharon, and all of his children, on Feb. 23, 2013 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo. Jerry was born in Hamburg, North Dakota on March 27, 1936. He was the son of Henry and Mary Simonson of Maddock, North Dakota....
Elizabeth L. Ebel
Feb 23, 2013
Elizabeth Louise Ebel, 92, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2013 at her home in Fargo, surrounded by her family. Betty was born July 19, 1920, in Jamestown, ND, and grew up on a farmstead in Buchanan, ND. She graduated valedictorian at Buchanan High School and after high school, moved with her parents to Fargo. Betty worked at Bell Telephone...
Jon "Shannon" J. Sigmund
Feb 22, 2013
Jon "Shannon" Jacob Sigmund, of Ft. Collins, Colorado passed away early Friday, February 22, 2013 at his home, just one week shy of his 41st birthday. Jon was born February 28, 1972 in Fargo to Jacob and Avis Sigmund . He grew up in Fargo and graduated from Fargo South High in 1990 and furthered his education at Normandale Community...
Daniel X. Peterson
Feb 22, 2013
Dan Xavier Peterson, 49, of Fargo, ND, passed away Friday, February 22, 2013. He was born to Carol and Dale Peterson, June 2, 1963, in Willmar, MN. Dan graduated from Woodrow High School. Dan worked as a night shift supervisor for GPK Products for over 15 years. He was a dedicated manager and was mechanically gifted. He was an avid...
Robert "Bob" Graalum
Feb 21, 2013
Robert “Bob” Dean Graalum passed away unexpectedly at Sanford hospital in Bismarck, ND on Thursday, February 21, 2013. Bob was born to Burton and Helen Graalum June 3, 1947 in Fargo, ND. He grew up in Grandin, ND where he lived until his marriage to Linda Daschner on September, 16, 1963. They moved to Fargo, ND where he worked at...
Lorraine L. Ledoux
Feb 20, 2013
Lorraine Louella Crooks was born August 25, 1924 on the family farm in Arthur, ND. She attended school in Page, ND until the family moved to Fargo in 1933 where she continued her education at Jefferson and Agassiz Jr. High. On February 18, 1942 Lorraine married Everett Dixon. They had two daughters together; Genevieve (David) Kramer and Karen (Bernard) Meyer....
Jesse Swanson
Feb 19, 2013
Jesse Swanson, 60 of Fargo, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at his home in Fargo under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Anthony F. Kost
Feb 15, 2013
Anthony F. Kost of West Fargo, ND died February 15, 2013 at age 62. Tony's occupation was home construction for many years in the Twin Cities before retiring to West Fargo in 2008. He derived much happiness from walleye fishing on Lake of the Woods, duck hunting in North Dakota and providing a home for his beloved dogs. In honor...
Dale C. Kana
Feb 14, 2013
Dr. Dale C. Kana, 79, of Fargo, ND, died on February 14, 2013, at Sanford Hospital, Palliative Care, Fargo. Dale was born April 25, 1933, in Grand Forks, ND, to Lawrence and Frances (Dokken) Kana. He grew up in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School where he earned nine letters in football, basketball and golf. He attended the...
Donald L. Lamb
Feb 14, 2013
Dr. Donald Leonard Lamb, age 82, departed to the ultimate hunting ground on Feb. 14, 2013, he last lived in the Memory Care Unit of Sheyenne Crossings in West Fargo, North Dakota. Don was born in Fargo, N.D. on July 19, 1930 to Martha Ingelina Erickson and Richard Donald Lamb, and was raised in Dilworth, Minn. After high school he...
Norman A. Nubson
Feb 13, 2013
Norman Arvid Nubson, loving husband, father, grandfather and friend, died Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 12:03 a.m. in Devonshire, the Memory Care Unit of Touchmark at Harwood Groves in Fargo, ND. Norman was born on July 3, 1928 to Nels and Mildred Nubson on a farm near Glenfield, ND, destined to have lifelong North Dakota ties. After moving with his...
Vernon E. Sogge
Mar 5, 2013
Vernon Ellsworth Sogge was born September 12, 1918 at Willmar, MN to Knute and Alma (Olson) Sogge. He grew up on a farm near Spicer, MN and served in the Army during WWII. After his discharge from the Army, he attended art school in Minneapolis, MN. He worked in advertising for JC Penney in Rapid City and Sioux Falls, SD,...
Mavis C. Nymon
Mar 3, 2013
Mavis Carlotta Nymon was born on September 15, 1921, in Canton, New York, and grew up in Fargo, ND. She attended North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State University), graduating in 1943 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics, Home Economics Education, and Chemistry. She then moved on to Cornell University as a research assistant, where she received...
James L. Tomahawk Jr.
Mar 3, 2013
James Lee Tomahawk Jr., Fargo, died Sunday in Sanford Medical Center. A full obituary will be posted at a later time.
Esther Tietgens
Mar 1, 2013
Esther P. Tietgens, Fargo, ND, wife of John C. “Jack” Tietgens, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2013 at Eventide Senior Living Community. Esther P. Tietgens was born on August 22, 1932 in Tampa, Florida. She grew up in Tampa and graduated from Hillsborough High School in Tampa. Esther married John C. Tietgens on February 4, 1970. She enjoyed her...
Alton D. Aasen
Feb 28, 2013
Alton (Tony) Duane Aasen passed away at ManorCare in Fargo, Thursday, February 28, 2013. Alton was born January 27, 1931 in Northwood, North Dakota, to Alfred and Christine (Steffenson) Aasen. He grew up and attended schools in Northwood until 1937, when the family moved to Grand Forks. In 1940, they moved to East Grand Forks where he continued his education....
Donald J. Larson
Feb 27, 2013
Donald Larson, 89, of Fargo, ND, died suddenly on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Essentia Health, Fargo. Donald Jerome Larson was born July 18, 1923 to Oscar and Edna (Holter) Larson in Valley City, ND. He grew up in Kathryn, ND. Donald served in the US Air Force in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, retiring in 1970 as Lieutenant...
William D. Swanston Ii
Feb 27, 2013
William Doyle Swanston, age almost 85, of Fargo, ND, headed to the 19th hole in the sky on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo, ND. Known as Bill or "Swanny" to his friends, he passed away after a life of love, family, business and golf. He was born on March 14, 1928 to William Milton and...
Rose A. Pawski
Feb 27, 2013
Rose “Rosie” McLaughlin was born February 9, 1918 in Fargo, North Dakota, the daughter of Miles and Christine (Thorstad) McLaughlin. She attended Horace Mann, Roosevelt and Fargo Central High School, graduating in 1936. After high school she worked at “Store Without A Name”, Reinhard Bros., National Securities Co., and OCS School at NDAC. Rose married Leonard Pawski in La Junta,...
Mary Jo Basol
Feb 26, 2013
Mary Jo Basol, age 59, after a long battle with cancer, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at the CCU unit at Sanford Medical Center, surrounded by her family. Wife, Mother, Friend, Caregiver; Mary Jo grew up on a farm near Grandin, ND, the daughter of Joseph L. Anderegg and Ruth (Berg) Anderegg. She attended Wahpeton College and Minnesota State...
Adrien "Jerry" Simonson
Feb 23, 2013
Adrien “Jerry” Simonson, age 75, of Fargo, ND, passed away and went to meet the Lord surrounded by his loving wife, Sharon, and all of his children, on Feb. 23, 2013 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo. Jerry was born in Hamburg, North Dakota on March 27, 1936. He was the son of Henry and Mary Simonson of Maddock, North Dakota....
Elizabeth L. Ebel
Feb 23, 2013
Elizabeth Louise Ebel, 92, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2013 at her home in Fargo, surrounded by her family. Betty was born July 19, 1920, in Jamestown, ND, and grew up on a farmstead in Buchanan, ND. She graduated valedictorian at Buchanan High School and after high school, moved with her parents to Fargo. Betty worked at Bell Telephone...
Jon "Shannon" J. Sigmund
Feb 22, 2013
Jon "Shannon" Jacob Sigmund, of Ft. Collins, Colorado passed away early Friday, February 22, 2013 at his home, just one week shy of his 41st birthday. Jon was born February 28, 1972 in Fargo to Jacob and Avis Sigmund . He grew up in Fargo and graduated from Fargo South High in 1990 and furthered his education at Normandale Community...
Daniel X. Peterson
Feb 22, 2013
Dan Xavier Peterson, 49, of Fargo, ND, passed away Friday, February 22, 2013. He was born to Carol and Dale Peterson, June 2, 1963, in Willmar, MN. Dan graduated from Woodrow High School. Dan worked as a night shift supervisor for GPK Products for over 15 years. He was a dedicated manager and was mechanically gifted. He was an avid...
Robert "Bob" Graalum
Feb 21, 2013
Robert “Bob” Dean Graalum passed away unexpectedly at Sanford hospital in Bismarck, ND on Thursday, February 21, 2013. Bob was born to Burton and Helen Graalum June 3, 1947 in Fargo, ND. He grew up in Grandin, ND where he lived until his marriage to Linda Daschner on September, 16, 1963. They moved to Fargo, ND where he worked at...
Lorraine L. Ledoux
Feb 20, 2013
Lorraine Louella Crooks was born August 25, 1924 on the family farm in Arthur, ND. She attended school in Page, ND until the family moved to Fargo in 1933 where she continued her education at Jefferson and Agassiz Jr. High. On February 18, 1942 Lorraine married Everett Dixon. They had two daughters together; Genevieve (David) Kramer and Karen (Bernard) Meyer....
Jesse Swanson
Feb 19, 2013
Jesse Swanson, 60 of Fargo, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at his home in Fargo under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Anthony F. Kost
Feb 15, 2013
Anthony F. Kost of West Fargo, ND died February 15, 2013 at age 62. Tony's occupation was home construction for many years in the Twin Cities before retiring to West Fargo in 2008. He derived much happiness from walleye fishing on Lake of the Woods, duck hunting in North Dakota and providing a home for his beloved dogs. In honor...
Dale C. Kana
Feb 14, 2013
Dr. Dale C. Kana, 79, of Fargo, ND, died on February 14, 2013, at Sanford Hospital, Palliative Care, Fargo. Dale was born April 25, 1933, in Grand Forks, ND, to Lawrence and Frances (Dokken) Kana. He grew up in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School where he earned nine letters in football, basketball and golf. He attended the...
Donald L. Lamb
Feb 14, 2013
Dr. Donald Leonard Lamb, age 82, departed to the ultimate hunting ground on Feb. 14, 2013, he last lived in the Memory Care Unit of Sheyenne Crossings in West Fargo, North Dakota. Don was born in Fargo, N.D. on July 19, 1930 to Martha Ingelina Erickson and Richard Donald Lamb, and was raised in Dilworth, Minn. After high school he...
Norman A. Nubson
Feb 13, 2013
Norman Arvid Nubson, loving husband, father, grandfather and friend, died Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 12:03 a.m. in Devonshire, the Memory Care Unit of Touchmark at Harwood Groves in Fargo, ND. Norman was born on July 3, 1928 to Nels and Mildred Nubson on a farm near Glenfield, ND, destined to have lifelong North Dakota ties. After moving with his...
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