Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
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...
Cheryl A. Thomas
May 31, 2013
On Friday, May 31st 2013, at the V.A. Hospital in Fargo, ND, Cheryl Ann Thomas passed away after a short but difficult battle with cancer. She will be greatly missed. Cheryl started out life on May 18th 1960 in Eau Claire, WI, born to parents Gerald and Elizabeth (Hillestad) House. Cheryl served our country proudly as a marine from 1977...
Larry E. Thiessen
May 29, 2013
Larry E. Thiessen, 68, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 with his loving wife Joyce of 50 years and their pride and joy, their dog Bailie by his side. Larry died after an almost 2 year valiant battle with cancer. Larry Eugene Thiessen was born July 3, 1944, in Fargo, North Dakota to Peter and Marcella...
Harry L. Rinowski
May 29, 2013
Harry Rinowski, 87, Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Harry Louis Rinowski was born January 9, 1926 in Greenbush, MN to Joseph and Frances (Johnson) Rinowski. He grew up and attended school in Greenbush until entering the US Navy in 1943. He proudly served during World War II as a “Tin Can Sailor” on the...
John D. Westra
May 28, 2013
John D. Westra, 59, of Fargo, ND, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013 in Fargo, ND. John Dean Westra was born April 20, 1954 in Fargo, ND to Jack and Alice (Abrahamson) Westra. He grew up in Fargo, graduating from Fargo North High School in 1972. He attended NDSCS in Wahpeton, where he received an Associates Degree. John is survived...
Kevin L. Olson
May 26, 2013
Kevin Olson, 54, Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully at his mother's home on Sunday, May 26, 2013. He was born November 9, 1958 in Fargo. Kevin was active as a youth in boy scouts, baseball, hockey, and bowling. He was a free spirit who was adventurous and an explorer of many avenues of life. He is survived by his mother,...
Margaret M. Engel
May 25, 2013
Margaret Marcella McDonald was born on September 2, 1923 to Angus and Mae McDonald of Caledonia, North Dakota. She attended school in Caledonia. Margaret married Wallace Engel, Hillsboro, North Dakota, in 1944. They raised three children: Curtis, Ronald, and Kathyrn. In 1956, Margaret and Wallace moved to Fargo where Margaret was employed by the Dutch Maid Café. Later, she secured...
Lucille M. Haugen
May 25, 2013
Lucille M. Haugen, 87, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo. Lucille Marilyn Hoie was born on December 28, 1925 in Shelly, MN to Lewis and Josephine (Orvik) Hoie. She attended Pathfinder School, District No. 13, and graduated from Climax High School in 1943. Lucille married Ardell Haugen on September 20, 1947,...
Joyce M. Johnson
May 24, 2013
Joyce Marie Johnson, 71, of Fargo passed away on May 24, 2013 at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, MN, after a long hospitalization of over four months in Fargo and the Twin Cities. Joyce was born Jan. 8, 1942 in Valley City, ND to Charles and Belinda (Paulson) Froelich. She grew up on a farm 10 miles north of...
Philip Dudley Stafne
May 21, 2013
Philip Dudley Stafne, 70, a life-long resident of Fargo, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Fargo, surrounded by family, friends, Villa Maria staff, and assisted by Hospice. Born in 1943 to Dr. William Arnold and Elizabeth Dudley Farnham Stafne, he graduated from Fargo Central High School and later St. Olaf College, where he...
Curtis R. Norheim
May 18, 2013
Curtis R. Norheim, 55 of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, May 18, 2013 at his home after battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS). Curt was born April 23, 1958 to parents Eugene and Kathleen (Beth) Norheim. He grew up on a farm and went to school in Rock Lake, ND. He later attended NDSU. After moving to Fargo, he worked in construction...
Gregg Hjelle
May 15, 2013
Gregg Hjelle, 36, of Fargo, ND, died May 15, 2013 at his home. Gregg was born June 26 1976 in Grand Forks, ND to Carter and Cathy (Cook) Hjelle. He grew up in Stephen and Mahnomen, MN, where he attended elementary and high school. After high school, he went onto chef school and received an Associate’s Degree in accounting. He...
June E. Robinson
May 15, 2013
June E. Robinson, 95, of Fargo, ND died Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Bethany on University, Fargo. June Edith Lowth was born April 17, 1918 in Revere, ND, to Edward William Lowth and Isabelle Grace Lowth. She grew up around New Rockford and lived with her grandparents while attending school in Cooperstown. Her parents moved to Fargo, where she went...
Gordon J. Brant
May 12, 2013
Gordon Joseph Brant passed away peacefully in his sleep at Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN, on May 12, 2013. Gordon was 94. Gordon was born in Fargo, ND, October 25, 1918, to Emil and Alma Brant. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1936. While in high school, he played on the varsity hockey team for three...
Erna L. Ellingson
May 11, 2013
Erna Ellingson, 79, Christine, ND, died May 11, 2013, after a year-long battle with colon cancer. Erna was born July 10, 1933, to Walter and Helena (Krause) Lehrke at Peever, SD. The family lived in a number of places in the Browns Valley, MN, and Sisseton, SD, area. Erna attended high school at the West Central School of Agriculture in...
Adeline M. Erickson
May 11, 2013
Adeline M. Erickson, 85, of Fargo, ND, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, May 11, 2013. She died at Sanford Health in Fargo, surrounded by loved ones. Adeline was born May 2, 1928 in Appleton, WI, to John and Thea (Thompson) Erickson. As a child, she moved with her family to Fort Ransom, ND. She attended school at...
Lorraine H. Sprenger
May 9, 2013
Lorraine H. Sprenger, 81, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013, surrounded by her family, at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo, ND. Lorraine was born June 11, 1931 to Oscar and Hilma Pallum in Minneapolis, MN. In 1935 she moved with her family to a farm near Borup, MN where she grew up. She attended a country school and then graduated from...
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...
Cheryl A. Thomas
May 31, 2013
On Friday, May 31st 2013, at the V.A. Hospital in Fargo, ND, Cheryl Ann Thomas passed away after a short but difficult battle with cancer. She will be greatly missed. Cheryl started out life on May 18th 1960 in Eau Claire, WI, born to parents Gerald and Elizabeth (Hillestad) House. Cheryl served our country proudly as a marine from 1977...
Larry E. Thiessen
May 29, 2013
Larry E. Thiessen, 68, of Moorhead, MN, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 with his loving wife Joyce of 50 years and their pride and joy, their dog Bailie by his side. Larry died after an almost 2 year valiant battle with cancer. Larry Eugene Thiessen was born July 3, 1944, in Fargo, North Dakota to Peter and Marcella...
Harry L. Rinowski
May 29, 2013
Harry Rinowski, 87, Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Harry Louis Rinowski was born January 9, 1926 in Greenbush, MN to Joseph and Frances (Johnson) Rinowski. He grew up and attended school in Greenbush until entering the US Navy in 1943. He proudly served during World War II as a “Tin Can Sailor” on the...
John D. Westra
May 28, 2013
John D. Westra, 59, of Fargo, ND, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013 in Fargo, ND. John Dean Westra was born April 20, 1954 in Fargo, ND to Jack and Alice (Abrahamson) Westra. He grew up in Fargo, graduating from Fargo North High School in 1972. He attended NDSCS in Wahpeton, where he received an Associates Degree. John is survived...
Kevin L. Olson
May 26, 2013
Kevin Olson, 54, Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully at his mother's home on Sunday, May 26, 2013. He was born November 9, 1958 in Fargo. Kevin was active as a youth in boy scouts, baseball, hockey, and bowling. He was a free spirit who was adventurous and an explorer of many avenues of life. He is survived by his mother,...
Margaret M. Engel
May 25, 2013
Margaret Marcella McDonald was born on September 2, 1923 to Angus and Mae McDonald of Caledonia, North Dakota. She attended school in Caledonia. Margaret married Wallace Engel, Hillsboro, North Dakota, in 1944. They raised three children: Curtis, Ronald, and Kathyrn. In 1956, Margaret and Wallace moved to Fargo where Margaret was employed by the Dutch Maid Café. Later, she secured...
Lucille M. Haugen
May 25, 2013
Lucille M. Haugen, 87, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo. Lucille Marilyn Hoie was born on December 28, 1925 in Shelly, MN to Lewis and Josephine (Orvik) Hoie. She attended Pathfinder School, District No. 13, and graduated from Climax High School in 1943. Lucille married Ardell Haugen on September 20, 1947,...
Joyce M. Johnson
May 24, 2013
Joyce Marie Johnson, 71, of Fargo passed away on May 24, 2013 at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, MN, after a long hospitalization of over four months in Fargo and the Twin Cities. Joyce was born Jan. 8, 1942 in Valley City, ND to Charles and Belinda (Paulson) Froelich. She grew up on a farm 10 miles north of...
Philip Dudley Stafne
May 21, 2013
Philip Dudley Stafne, 70, a life-long resident of Fargo, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Fargo, surrounded by family, friends, Villa Maria staff, and assisted by Hospice. Born in 1943 to Dr. William Arnold and Elizabeth Dudley Farnham Stafne, he graduated from Fargo Central High School and later St. Olaf College, where he...
Curtis R. Norheim
May 18, 2013
Curtis R. Norheim, 55 of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, May 18, 2013 at his home after battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS). Curt was born April 23, 1958 to parents Eugene and Kathleen (Beth) Norheim. He grew up on a farm and went to school in Rock Lake, ND. He later attended NDSU. After moving to Fargo, he worked in construction...
Gregg Hjelle
May 15, 2013
Gregg Hjelle, 36, of Fargo, ND, died May 15, 2013 at his home. Gregg was born June 26 1976 in Grand Forks, ND to Carter and Cathy (Cook) Hjelle. He grew up in Stephen and Mahnomen, MN, where he attended elementary and high school. After high school, he went onto chef school and received an Associate’s Degree in accounting. He...
June E. Robinson
May 15, 2013
June E. Robinson, 95, of Fargo, ND died Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Bethany on University, Fargo. June Edith Lowth was born April 17, 1918 in Revere, ND, to Edward William Lowth and Isabelle Grace Lowth. She grew up around New Rockford and lived with her grandparents while attending school in Cooperstown. Her parents moved to Fargo, where she went...
Gordon J. Brant
May 12, 2013
Gordon Joseph Brant passed away peacefully in his sleep at Twin Valley Living Center, Twin Valley, MN, on May 12, 2013. Gordon was 94. Gordon was born in Fargo, ND, October 25, 1918, to Emil and Alma Brant. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1936. While in high school, he played on the varsity hockey team for three...
Erna L. Ellingson
May 11, 2013
Erna Ellingson, 79, Christine, ND, died May 11, 2013, after a year-long battle with colon cancer. Erna was born July 10, 1933, to Walter and Helena (Krause) Lehrke at Peever, SD. The family lived in a number of places in the Browns Valley, MN, and Sisseton, SD, area. Erna attended high school at the West Central School of Agriculture in...
Adeline M. Erickson
May 11, 2013
Adeline M. Erickson, 85, of Fargo, ND, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, May 11, 2013. She died at Sanford Health in Fargo, surrounded by loved ones. Adeline was born May 2, 1928 in Appleton, WI, to John and Thea (Thompson) Erickson. As a child, she moved with her family to Fort Ransom, ND. She attended school at...
Lorraine H. Sprenger
May 9, 2013
Lorraine H. Sprenger, 81, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013, surrounded by her family, at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo, ND. Lorraine was born June 11, 1931 to Oscar and Hilma Pallum in Minneapolis, MN. In 1935 she moved with her family to a farm near Borup, MN where she grew up. She attended a country school and then graduated from...
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