Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
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...
Leola M. Cunningham
Oct 21, 2013
Leola M. Deisher was born July 11, 1929, to Samuel and Dorothy Deisher. She grew up in Illinois. She met Patrick Cunningham and they were married August 28, 1948 and later moved to Fargo. In 1968, they owned Jacobson Carpet Cleaners while Leola worked as a receptionist and a homemaker as well. Leola enjoyed gardening, embroidery, reading, and bingo. She...
Lennie Lawrence Miller
Oct 17, 2013
Lennie L. Miller, 98, of Harwood, died Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Elim Nursing Home, Fargo, ND. Lennie was born June 17, 1915 in Kermit, ND, to Louis and Julie (Swenrud) Miller. After receiving his education, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC’s) and the Merchant Marines. He married Esther Petterson on August 24, 1950, in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada, and...
Margaret Dorothy Tietgens
Oct 14, 2013
Margaret D. Tietgens, 87, of Fargo, passed away October 14, 2013, at Sanford Health in Fargo. Margaret was born December 10, 1925, to Nels and Helen Christiansen. She attended school in Rothsay, MN, and graduated in 1944. She was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Fargo. On July 3, 1948, Margaret married the love of her life, Clayton,...
Wendell Eugene Thorstad
Oct 13, 2013
Wendell Eugene Thorstad, Fargo, ND, 87, passed away at the VA Medical Center on Sunday, October, 13, 2013. He had been home with Hospice of the Red River Valley prior to this. Wendell was born on September 26, 1926 to Melvin and Selma (Foss) Thorstad in Hatton, ND. He graduated from Clifford High School in 1944 and joined the Army....
Edna C. Land
Oct 10, 2013
Edna C. Revland, 98, Fargo, died Thursday, October 10, 2013 in Villa Maria, Fargo, ND. A full obituary will be posted soon.
Charles H. Corwin
Oct 9, 2013
Charles Harrison (Charlie) Corwin died on October 9, 2013, in Tucson, Arizona. He was 92 years old. Charlie was the second and youngest child of Samuel Wickham and Jessie Webb Corwin. He was born in Bismarck on October 13, 1920, where S.W. Corwin was a pioneer in the automobile business. The family moved to Fargo in 1938, when it was...
Kevin L. Spooner
Oct 4, 2013
Kevin Lou Spooner, 56, of Fargo died, Friday, October 4, 2013 at his home in Fargo. He is survived by: his daughter, Sierra Norman of Albion, Idaho with her mother Janeil Leslie; his parents, Bob and Maureen Spooner of Fargo, ND; and siblings: Brian (Janet) Spooner of Bismarck, ND; Jay (Jane) Spooner of Fargo, ND; Tobin (Joan) Spooner of Fargo,...
Mavis Ruth Fillner
Sep 29, 2013
Mavis Ruth (Vander Velde) Fillner, 89, passed away September 29, 2013 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo. Mavis was born July 13, 1924 near Holmen, WI to Matt and Ruth (Aspeslet) Vander Velde. She was raised on the family farm and attended school in Galesville, WI. After graduation, Mavis moved to Milwaukee, WI and worked at Allis-Chalmers for 9 years....
Sheri Louise Carranza
Sep 28, 2013
Sheri L. Carranza, 58, of Fargo, ND, passed away very suddenly on Saturday, September 28, 2013 in Fargo, ND. Sheri Louise Sholts was born on February 9, 1955 in Jamestown, ND to Donald and Marjorie (McPherson) Sholts. Sheri received both her B.S. degree (1983) and her M.S. degree (1993) in Special Education from Minnesota State University Moorhead. Sheri was dedicated...
Harold David Wilcox
Sep 28, 2013
Harold Wilcox, 83, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, September 28, 2013 at Sanford Health, Fargo. Harold David Wilcox was born on May 3, 1930 in Wadena, MN to Bruce and E. Leora (Key) Wilcox. He grew up in Wadena and graduated from high school in 1948. He attended North Dakota Agricultural College from 1948-1950, after which he attended Bemidji State...
Bert W. Holvik
Sep 20, 2013
Bert William Holvik was born on June 3, 1930 to Jesse Raymond Holvik and Beulah Adwell Holvik in Granite Falls, MN. He served in the United States Navy from 1947 to 1955. Bert entered the insurance industry which became his life’s career in 1957. On November 3, 1963 he was married to Barbara Ann Gosling in Rochester, MN. In 1973...
Dale A. Sorlie
Sep 19, 2013
Dale Ardell Sorlie, West Fargo, went to be with the Lord on September 19, 2013, after a courageous four year battle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS). He was born March 22, 1954 in Moorhead, MN to Donald and Lorene (Helling) Sorlie. He lived his entire life in the Harwood and West Fargo area, graduating from West Fargo High School in...
Harlan A. Lemke
Sep 17, 2013
Harlan Lemke was born March 27, 1930 in Glyndon, MN to Arthur and Sadie Lemke. He attended school in Sabin and Moorhead. He met Norma Ochsner in 1950 and they later married. Harlan was employed with FM Ready Mix until his retirement in 1994. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. Harlan died Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at home under the...
Malcolm Stuart Tweten
Sep 14, 2013
Malcolm Stuart Tweten, 88, of Fargo, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 14, 2013. His loving wife of 62 years, June, was by his side when he passed at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo. The son of Sidney and Olga (Syverson) Tweten, Malcolm was born April 30, 1925, in rural Reynolds, ND. He graduated from Reynolds High School in 1941....
Darlene Marie Schlecht
Sep 11, 2013
Darlene Thorstad was born February 10, 1941 in Mayville, North Dakota to Kenneth and Viola Thorstad. She attended school in Clifford, ND through the 8th grade. She then moved to Fargo and resided with an aunt and uncle, Orville and Adelyn Olson, for a couple of years. She graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1958. Darlene married Michael Holman,...
Lorrine A. Johnson
Sep 5, 2013
Lorrine A. (Daniels) Johnson, 97, Fargo, died peacefully by her family and very special caregivers under the care of Hopsice of the Red River Valley; Sept. 5 , 2013, at Edgewood Vista, Fargo. Lorrine was born on December 28, 1915, to Jesse and Alma (Sherman) Daniels at Berlin, ND. After living in Berlin for a few years, the family moved...
Ronald H. Stone
Sep 5, 2013
Ronald Stone, 84 of Moorhead, MN died Thursday, September 5, 2013 at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead. Ronald H. Stone was born March 2, 1929, in Meridean, Wisconsin, son of Benhart and Edna (Hanson) Stone. He attended school in rural Wisconsin. Ronald married Irene Gertrude Biewer February 14, 1953, in Moorhead, Minnesota. He worked at Fargo Foundry/Mid America Steel in various...
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...
Leola M. Cunningham
Oct 21, 2013
Leola M. Deisher was born July 11, 1929, to Samuel and Dorothy Deisher. She grew up in Illinois. She met Patrick Cunningham and they were married August 28, 1948 and later moved to Fargo. In 1968, they owned Jacobson Carpet Cleaners while Leola worked as a receptionist and a homemaker as well. Leola enjoyed gardening, embroidery, reading, and bingo. She...
Lennie Lawrence Miller
Oct 17, 2013
Lennie L. Miller, 98, of Harwood, died Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Elim Nursing Home, Fargo, ND. Lennie was born June 17, 1915 in Kermit, ND, to Louis and Julie (Swenrud) Miller. After receiving his education, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC’s) and the Merchant Marines. He married Esther Petterson on August 24, 1950, in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada, and...
Margaret Dorothy Tietgens
Oct 14, 2013
Margaret D. Tietgens, 87, of Fargo, passed away October 14, 2013, at Sanford Health in Fargo. Margaret was born December 10, 1925, to Nels and Helen Christiansen. She attended school in Rothsay, MN, and graduated in 1944. She was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Fargo. On July 3, 1948, Margaret married the love of her life, Clayton,...
Wendell Eugene Thorstad
Oct 13, 2013
Wendell Eugene Thorstad, Fargo, ND, 87, passed away at the VA Medical Center on Sunday, October, 13, 2013. He had been home with Hospice of the Red River Valley prior to this. Wendell was born on September 26, 1926 to Melvin and Selma (Foss) Thorstad in Hatton, ND. He graduated from Clifford High School in 1944 and joined the Army....
Edna C. Land
Oct 10, 2013
Edna C. Revland, 98, Fargo, died Thursday, October 10, 2013 in Villa Maria, Fargo, ND. A full obituary will be posted soon.
Charles H. Corwin
Oct 9, 2013
Charles Harrison (Charlie) Corwin died on October 9, 2013, in Tucson, Arizona. He was 92 years old. Charlie was the second and youngest child of Samuel Wickham and Jessie Webb Corwin. He was born in Bismarck on October 13, 1920, where S.W. Corwin was a pioneer in the automobile business. The family moved to Fargo in 1938, when it was...
Kevin L. Spooner
Oct 4, 2013
Kevin Lou Spooner, 56, of Fargo died, Friday, October 4, 2013 at his home in Fargo. He is survived by: his daughter, Sierra Norman of Albion, Idaho with her mother Janeil Leslie; his parents, Bob and Maureen Spooner of Fargo, ND; and siblings: Brian (Janet) Spooner of Bismarck, ND; Jay (Jane) Spooner of Fargo, ND; Tobin (Joan) Spooner of Fargo,...
Mavis Ruth Fillner
Sep 29, 2013
Mavis Ruth (Vander Velde) Fillner, 89, passed away September 29, 2013 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo. Mavis was born July 13, 1924 near Holmen, WI to Matt and Ruth (Aspeslet) Vander Velde. She was raised on the family farm and attended school in Galesville, WI. After graduation, Mavis moved to Milwaukee, WI and worked at Allis-Chalmers for 9 years....
Sheri Louise Carranza
Sep 28, 2013
Sheri L. Carranza, 58, of Fargo, ND, passed away very suddenly on Saturday, September 28, 2013 in Fargo, ND. Sheri Louise Sholts was born on February 9, 1955 in Jamestown, ND to Donald and Marjorie (McPherson) Sholts. Sheri received both her B.S. degree (1983) and her M.S. degree (1993) in Special Education from Minnesota State University Moorhead. Sheri was dedicated...
Harold David Wilcox
Sep 28, 2013
Harold Wilcox, 83, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, September 28, 2013 at Sanford Health, Fargo. Harold David Wilcox was born on May 3, 1930 in Wadena, MN to Bruce and E. Leora (Key) Wilcox. He grew up in Wadena and graduated from high school in 1948. He attended North Dakota Agricultural College from 1948-1950, after which he attended Bemidji State...
Bert W. Holvik
Sep 20, 2013
Bert William Holvik was born on June 3, 1930 to Jesse Raymond Holvik and Beulah Adwell Holvik in Granite Falls, MN. He served in the United States Navy from 1947 to 1955. Bert entered the insurance industry which became his life’s career in 1957. On November 3, 1963 he was married to Barbara Ann Gosling in Rochester, MN. In 1973...
Dale A. Sorlie
Sep 19, 2013
Dale Ardell Sorlie, West Fargo, went to be with the Lord on September 19, 2013, after a courageous four year battle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS). He was born March 22, 1954 in Moorhead, MN to Donald and Lorene (Helling) Sorlie. He lived his entire life in the Harwood and West Fargo area, graduating from West Fargo High School in...
Harlan A. Lemke
Sep 17, 2013
Harlan Lemke was born March 27, 1930 in Glyndon, MN to Arthur and Sadie Lemke. He attended school in Sabin and Moorhead. He met Norma Ochsner in 1950 and they later married. Harlan was employed with FM Ready Mix until his retirement in 1994. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. Harlan died Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at home under the...
Malcolm Stuart Tweten
Sep 14, 2013
Malcolm Stuart Tweten, 88, of Fargo, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 14, 2013. His loving wife of 62 years, June, was by his side when he passed at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo. The son of Sidney and Olga (Syverson) Tweten, Malcolm was born April 30, 1925, in rural Reynolds, ND. He graduated from Reynolds High School in 1941....
Darlene Marie Schlecht
Sep 11, 2013
Darlene Thorstad was born February 10, 1941 in Mayville, North Dakota to Kenneth and Viola Thorstad. She attended school in Clifford, ND through the 8th grade. She then moved to Fargo and resided with an aunt and uncle, Orville and Adelyn Olson, for a couple of years. She graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1958. Darlene married Michael Holman,...
Lorrine A. Johnson
Sep 5, 2013
Lorrine A. (Daniels) Johnson, 97, Fargo, died peacefully by her family and very special caregivers under the care of Hopsice of the Red River Valley; Sept. 5 , 2013, at Edgewood Vista, Fargo. Lorrine was born on December 28, 1915, to Jesse and Alma (Sherman) Daniels at Berlin, ND. After living in Berlin for a few years, the family moved...
Ronald H. Stone
Sep 5, 2013
Ronald Stone, 84 of Moorhead, MN died Thursday, September 5, 2013 at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead. Ronald H. Stone was born March 2, 1929, in Meridean, Wisconsin, son of Benhart and Edna (Hanson) Stone. He attended school in rural Wisconsin. Ronald married Irene Gertrude Biewer February 14, 1953, in Moorhead, Minnesota. He worked at Fargo Foundry/Mid America Steel in various...
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