Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Erlys Jo Warner
Mar 1, 2014
Erlys Warner, 74, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, March 1, 2014 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Erlys Jo Wellentin was born March 8, 1939 to Joseph and Nellye (Miner) Wellentin in Fargo, ND. She went to school in Fargo, graduating from Fargo Central High School on May 23, 1957. She sold Stanley Home Products from 1958 to 1971. Erlys married...
Shirley Mae Schlenvogt
Feb 28, 2014
Shirley Mae Parkhouse was born on August 1, 1928 in Arthur, ND to James and Vida (Viestenz) Parkhouse. She graduated from high school in Jamestown, ND. Shirley married Glenn Schlenvogt in Jamestown, ND on August 10, 1947. While he worked for Ottertail Power Company, they lived in Harvey, ND, Devils Lake, ND, Oakes, ND, and Fergus Falls, MN. They retired...
Joyce Engan
Feb 28, 2014
Joyce Engan, 88, passed away peacefully on February 28, 2014 after a wonderful life filled with love and laughter. Her life story began on the prairies of North Dakota when she was born in Burnstad to Dagny (Christensen) and Walter C. Arntz on June 23, 1925, weighing just three pounds. Burnstad was named after her cousin Chris Burnstad who immigrated...
Sheryl Ann Brekke
Feb 27, 2014
Sheryl Ann Brekke, 63, of Fargo, ND died in her home on Thursday, February 27, 2014. Sheryl was born April 24, 1950 in Fergus Falls, MN to Vernon and Betty (Olson) Brekke. They moved to Fargo in 1951 where she graduated from Fargo South High School in 1968. She went to North Dakota State School of Science, Wahpeton, ND graduating...
Florence Mae Finke
Feb 27, 2014
Florence Finke, 85, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, February 27, 2014 at her home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Florence Mae Stenbro was born August 1, 1928 in Griggs County, ND to Lawrence and Ida (Hogenson) Stenbro. She grew up on the farm in rural Griggs County, and later moved with the family to Cooperstown,...
Irene Martha Hehr
Feb 27, 2014
Irene Hehr, 88, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, February 27, 2014 at Villa Maria Nursing Home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Irene Martha Hehr was born March 8, 1925 in rural Kulm, ND to August and Maria (Kalmbach) Hehr. She attended school in Pomona View Township, school #4, and in 1935 moved to Kulm with...
Harold E. Kjelvik
Feb 27, 2014
Harold Eugene Kjelvik, 76, passed away peacefully February 27, 2014 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo with his family by his side. Harold was born February 20, 1938 in Hendrum, MN to Lorentz Kjelvik and Olga Crump. He met the love of his life, RoJean Rehder at Moorhead High School. They were married May 22, 1959 in Webster, South Dakota...
Dula M. Bishop
Feb 26, 2014
Dula M. Bishop, 85 of Fargo, died Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at Sanford Health in Fargo. Dula Clark was born December 2, 1928 in Tower City, ND to parents Roy C. and Mary Maude (Barkley) Clark. She grew up in Tower City and graduated from high school there. Dula married Keith B. Bishop on September 5, 1947 in Fargo, ND...
Arlene Joyce Gnoinsky
Feb 24, 2014
Arlene Joyce Gnoinsky passed away on Monday, February 24, 2014 surrounded by her family after suffering a stroke. Arlene was born March 15, 1934 to Albert and Olga Regstad in Hendrum, MN. She went to school in Hendrum, lived in Georgetown, MN and later graduated from Moorhead High School. Arlene married James J. Gnoinsky on November 30, 1957. They made...
Janet E. Fox
Feb 24, 2014
Janet E. Fox, 82, of Hawley, MN, died Monday, February 24, 2014 at Sanford Health of Fargo. Arrangements are pending.
Kay E. Hegland
Feb 22, 2014
Kay Hegland, 81, of Fargo, ND passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014 in her home. Kay Ellyn Strahm was born on November 2, 1932 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was the oldest of four children born to Allen and Katherine Strahm. She grew up in Tulsa and graduated from Central High School there. Kay married William Cunningham in 1950. Their marriage...
Carl William Reed Jr.
Feb 18, 2014
Carl William Reed, Jr was born to Carl and Madeline (Kohler) Reed on October 24, 1918, in Minneapolis Minnesota. Carl served in the United States Army during World War II and married Bonnie Nelson on October 31, 1942. His wife preceded him in death in 2009. After working in x-ray equipment sales and service for a number of years, Carl...
Gerald Diedrich Deede
Feb 17, 2014
Gerald Diedrich Deede, 88, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014, at the Fargo VA Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Gerald was born on December 15, 1925 in Wahpeton, ND to Herman and Suzanne (Diedrich) Deede. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1943. He joined the Air Force cadet program in 1943 at the age of seventeen...
Henriette Nelson
Feb 17, 2014
Henriette Bakko Nelson was born to Helmer and Burnette (Brunsvold) Bakko on May 16, 1916 near Walcott, ND where she grew up and attended school. She moved to Fargo, ND where she met and married N. Henry Nelson of Wolford, ND. Henriette was a member of Peace Lutheran Church since 1945. She made quilts through the church for 40+ years...
Everett "Jack" Erbstoesser
Feb 13, 2014
Everett "Jack" Erbstoesser, 87, entered the kingdom of heaven on 2/13/14 under Hospice care, surrounded by his beloved wife of 59 years, JoAnne, and their children. Everett "Jack" was born to Frederick and Mabel (Hahn) Erbstoesser near Chaffee, ND on 10/31/26. In his youth he worked for the family farm and at his Uncle Eddie's farm, raising and hauling livestock....
G. James "Jim" Mckay
Feb 12, 2014
G. James “Jim” McKay, age 81 of Fargo, ND passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at Bethany Homes, from pulmonary fibrosis. Jim McKay was born on Easter Sunday, April 10, 1932, in Bowesmont, ND to Dr. John F. McKay and Jeanette (Patterson) McKay. In 1946, the family moved to Grand Forks, ND, where he graduated from Grand Forks Central High...
Harold E. Meidlinger
Feb 12, 2014
Harold E. Meidlinger passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at the Veterans Hospital in Fargo surrounded by his loving family. Harold was born on May 28, 1932 in Council Bluffs, Iowa where he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School before joining the Air Force. He was stationed in England from 1951 to 1955 where he met the love of...
Marty Ray Cantler
Feb 11, 2014
Marty Ray Cantler, 55, of Amenia, ND passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2014 in the loving arms of his family. Marty was a beloved son, brother, father, uncle, and Grandpa. Being a Grandpa to his 4 beautiful grandsons brought him the utmost joy. Marty was born on February 5, 1959 to Ron and Betty Cantler at St. Luke’s Hospital in...
Herbert Leeland Larson Jr.
Feb 8, 2014
Herbert Leeland Larson, 81, of Fargo, ND, passed away to be with our Heavenly Father on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at his daughter’s home in Marana, AZ. He was surrounded by his family and under the care of Hospice. Herbert Leeland Larson was born January 2, 1933 in Minneapolis, MN to Herbert Leeland and Agnes Rose (Pillen) Larson. He grew...
Julie Ann Strelow
Feb 6, 2014
Julie Strelow, 25, of Moorhead, MN, went home to the Lord on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Sanford Health, Fargo. Julie Ann Strelow was born April 5, 1988 in Dubuque, IA. At 8-months old, Julie was adopted by Bruce and Annie (Gross) Strelow. They lived in Des Moines, IA until Julie was eight years old, at which point they moved...
Erlys Jo Warner
Mar 1, 2014
Erlys Warner, 74, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, March 1, 2014 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Erlys Jo Wellentin was born March 8, 1939 to Joseph and Nellye (Miner) Wellentin in Fargo, ND. She went to school in Fargo, graduating from Fargo Central High School on May 23, 1957. She sold Stanley Home Products from 1958 to 1971. Erlys married...
Shirley Mae Schlenvogt
Feb 28, 2014
Shirley Mae Parkhouse was born on August 1, 1928 in Arthur, ND to James and Vida (Viestenz) Parkhouse. She graduated from high school in Jamestown, ND. Shirley married Glenn Schlenvogt in Jamestown, ND on August 10, 1947. While he worked for Ottertail Power Company, they lived in Harvey, ND, Devils Lake, ND, Oakes, ND, and Fergus Falls, MN. They retired...
Joyce Engan
Feb 28, 2014
Joyce Engan, 88, passed away peacefully on February 28, 2014 after a wonderful life filled with love and laughter. Her life story began on the prairies of North Dakota when she was born in Burnstad to Dagny (Christensen) and Walter C. Arntz on June 23, 1925, weighing just three pounds. Burnstad was named after her cousin Chris Burnstad who immigrated...
Sheryl Ann Brekke
Feb 27, 2014
Sheryl Ann Brekke, 63, of Fargo, ND died in her home on Thursday, February 27, 2014. Sheryl was born April 24, 1950 in Fergus Falls, MN to Vernon and Betty (Olson) Brekke. They moved to Fargo in 1951 where she graduated from Fargo South High School in 1968. She went to North Dakota State School of Science, Wahpeton, ND graduating...
Florence Mae Finke
Feb 27, 2014
Florence Finke, 85, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, February 27, 2014 at her home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Florence Mae Stenbro was born August 1, 1928 in Griggs County, ND to Lawrence and Ida (Hogenson) Stenbro. She grew up on the farm in rural Griggs County, and later moved with the family to Cooperstown,...
Irene Martha Hehr
Feb 27, 2014
Irene Hehr, 88, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, February 27, 2014 at Villa Maria Nursing Home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Irene Martha Hehr was born March 8, 1925 in rural Kulm, ND to August and Maria (Kalmbach) Hehr. She attended school in Pomona View Township, school #4, and in 1935 moved to Kulm with...
Harold E. Kjelvik
Feb 27, 2014
Harold Eugene Kjelvik, 76, passed away peacefully February 27, 2014 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo with his family by his side. Harold was born February 20, 1938 in Hendrum, MN to Lorentz Kjelvik and Olga Crump. He met the love of his life, RoJean Rehder at Moorhead High School. They were married May 22, 1959 in Webster, South Dakota...
Dula M. Bishop
Feb 26, 2014
Dula M. Bishop, 85 of Fargo, died Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at Sanford Health in Fargo. Dula Clark was born December 2, 1928 in Tower City, ND to parents Roy C. and Mary Maude (Barkley) Clark. She grew up in Tower City and graduated from high school there. Dula married Keith B. Bishop on September 5, 1947 in Fargo, ND...
Arlene Joyce Gnoinsky
Feb 24, 2014
Arlene Joyce Gnoinsky passed away on Monday, February 24, 2014 surrounded by her family after suffering a stroke. Arlene was born March 15, 1934 to Albert and Olga Regstad in Hendrum, MN. She went to school in Hendrum, lived in Georgetown, MN and later graduated from Moorhead High School. Arlene married James J. Gnoinsky on November 30, 1957. They made...
Janet E. Fox
Feb 24, 2014
Janet E. Fox, 82, of Hawley, MN, died Monday, February 24, 2014 at Sanford Health of Fargo. Arrangements are pending.
Kay E. Hegland
Feb 22, 2014
Kay Hegland, 81, of Fargo, ND passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014 in her home. Kay Ellyn Strahm was born on November 2, 1932 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was the oldest of four children born to Allen and Katherine Strahm. She grew up in Tulsa and graduated from Central High School there. Kay married William Cunningham in 1950. Their marriage...
Carl William Reed Jr.
Feb 18, 2014
Carl William Reed, Jr was born to Carl and Madeline (Kohler) Reed on October 24, 1918, in Minneapolis Minnesota. Carl served in the United States Army during World War II and married Bonnie Nelson on October 31, 1942. His wife preceded him in death in 2009. After working in x-ray equipment sales and service for a number of years, Carl...
Gerald Diedrich Deede
Feb 17, 2014
Gerald Diedrich Deede, 88, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014, at the Fargo VA Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Gerald was born on December 15, 1925 in Wahpeton, ND to Herman and Suzanne (Diedrich) Deede. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1943. He joined the Air Force cadet program in 1943 at the age of seventeen...
Henriette Nelson
Feb 17, 2014
Henriette Bakko Nelson was born to Helmer and Burnette (Brunsvold) Bakko on May 16, 1916 near Walcott, ND where she grew up and attended school. She moved to Fargo, ND where she met and married N. Henry Nelson of Wolford, ND. Henriette was a member of Peace Lutheran Church since 1945. She made quilts through the church for 40+ years...
Everett "Jack" Erbstoesser
Feb 13, 2014
Everett "Jack" Erbstoesser, 87, entered the kingdom of heaven on 2/13/14 under Hospice care, surrounded by his beloved wife of 59 years, JoAnne, and their children. Everett "Jack" was born to Frederick and Mabel (Hahn) Erbstoesser near Chaffee, ND on 10/31/26. In his youth he worked for the family farm and at his Uncle Eddie's farm, raising and hauling livestock....
G. James "Jim" Mckay
Feb 12, 2014
G. James “Jim” McKay, age 81 of Fargo, ND passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at Bethany Homes, from pulmonary fibrosis. Jim McKay was born on Easter Sunday, April 10, 1932, in Bowesmont, ND to Dr. John F. McKay and Jeanette (Patterson) McKay. In 1946, the family moved to Grand Forks, ND, where he graduated from Grand Forks Central High...
Harold E. Meidlinger
Feb 12, 2014
Harold E. Meidlinger passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at the Veterans Hospital in Fargo surrounded by his loving family. Harold was born on May 28, 1932 in Council Bluffs, Iowa where he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School before joining the Air Force. He was stationed in England from 1951 to 1955 where he met the love of...
Marty Ray Cantler
Feb 11, 2014
Marty Ray Cantler, 55, of Amenia, ND passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2014 in the loving arms of his family. Marty was a beloved son, brother, father, uncle, and Grandpa. Being a Grandpa to his 4 beautiful grandsons brought him the utmost joy. Marty was born on February 5, 1959 to Ron and Betty Cantler at St. Luke’s Hospital in...
Herbert Leeland Larson Jr.
Feb 8, 2014
Herbert Leeland Larson, 81, of Fargo, ND, passed away to be with our Heavenly Father on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at his daughter’s home in Marana, AZ. He was surrounded by his family and under the care of Hospice. Herbert Leeland Larson was born January 2, 1933 in Minneapolis, MN to Herbert Leeland and Agnes Rose (Pillen) Larson. He grew...
Julie Ann Strelow
Feb 6, 2014
Julie Strelow, 25, of Moorhead, MN, went home to the Lord on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Sanford Health, Fargo. Julie Ann Strelow was born April 5, 1988 in Dubuque, IA. At 8-months old, Julie was adopted by Bruce and Annie (Gross) Strelow. They lived in Des Moines, IA until Julie was eight years old, at which point they moved...
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