Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Esther L. Feigert
Sep 22, 2012
Esther L. Feigert, 80, Fargo died Saturday, September 22, 2012, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Esther West was born on February 9, 1932, in Cleveland, Ohio. She married Clarence Feigert on February 22, 1957, in Baltimore, Maryland. Esther is preceded in death by her parents Kendall and Leona West, and husband Clarence Feigert. Esther is survived by her daughter Deborah...
Tammy S. Halland
Sep 21, 2012
Tammy Halland, 47, Moorhead, MN, passed away Friday, September 21, 2012 in Sanford Hospital, Fargo with her family around her. Tammy was the daughter of Obert and Shirley (Woodruff) Halland. She graduated from Maple Valley High School, Tower City, ND. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from Valley City State University, Valley City, ND and a Secondary...
Arnold M. Solberg
Sep 16, 2012
Arnold M. Solberg, Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully September 16, 2012, at the age of 94 under the care of Hospice. Arnold Melvin Solberg was born December 31, 1917, in Fargo, ND, to Anton and Agnes (Lindahl) Solberg. He had one older brother, Arthur, who died in 1924 from diphtheria. He was raised in Fargo, graduating from Fargo Central High...
Iva L. Sunderland
Sep 14, 2012
Iva L. Sunderland, 95, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, September 14, 2012 at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo. Iva Luella Hanson was born on November 26, 1916 to Henry and Alma Hanson at Cooperstown, ND. On November 24, 1937, she married R.D. “Bob” Sunderland in Grand Forks, ND. Iva is survived by three children, Don (Phyllis); David (Marlys), both of Fargo,...
Bernard E. Vanyo
Sep 12, 2012
Bernard “Bernie” Vanyo died Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo. Bernie was born on October 9, 1926, in Tabor, MN, to Mike and Rose (Strauss) Vanyo. He was well-educated and graduated from Wahpeton Science in 1949 to begin his career in the printing industry. He owned two newspapers and eventually operated a commercial print shop for...
Karen M. Arneson
Sep 11, 2012
Karen Arneson, 83, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo, surrounded by her family. Karen Marie Pedersen was born December 13, 1928 in Luverne, ND to Niels and Mary (Rasmussen) Pedersen. She was raised in Luverne, graduating from high school as Valedictorian in 1946. She went to Valley City Teachers College where she...
Leona A. Kuske
Sep 9, 2012
Leona A. Kuske, 100, died Sunday, September 9, 2012, at Elim Care Center in Fargo. She had been living independently in her home until a recent injury. Leona was born on December 26, 1911, on a farm near Wells, MN, to parents Paul and Kristina (Holland) Sahr. She was the eldest of her siblings Evelyn, Ervin, and Raymond. The family...
Linda Lou Johnson
Sep 8, 2012
Linda Lou Johnson (Lin or Puggy to close family and friends) was born November 30th, 1943 in Sharon, North Dakota to Lorraine Beatrice Wilson and Lloyd Walter Nelson. Linda passed away September 8th, 2012 in her beautiful home surrounded by her loving family. She fought a very courageous battle with cancer the only way she knew how, head on and...
Roberta B. Petitmaire
Sep 8, 2012
Roberta B. Petitmaire, 103, passed away Saturday morning, September 8, 2012, at her home in Fargo, North Dakota. She was born June 11, 1909, in Port Chester, New York to Frederick and Lillian [Schweitzer] Beaupain. She graduated first in her class at Wheelock College, Boston, MA in 1930 and completed her B.S. degree at Teachers’ College, Columbia University, New York,...
Marlys J. Johnson
Sep 5, 2012
Marlys Jane Johnson went to be with her Lord on September 5, 2012, in Fargo, ND. She was born on July 24, 1932, in Valley City, ND, to Clara (Fredrickson) and Paul Doering. She grew up in Tower City and attended school there. She had one older brother, Edwin, and one younger sister, Delphine. She married Leslie O. Johnson from...
Margaret Barnard
Sep 5, 2012
Margaret Kitson Barnard, 88, died September 5, 2012, in Rochester, MN. Margaret Loretta Kitson was born July 8, 1924 to Dr. Walter Walwin Kitson and Irene Louise (Van Ness) Kitson. She grew up in Atlantic, Iowa, graduating from high school in 1942. She was active in the music department in high school. She attended Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa,...
Frances Bartholomew
Sep 2, 2012
Frances Bartholomew, 92, of Fargo, died Sunday, September 2, 2012 at her home in Fargo.
Gladys A. Kile
Sep 2, 2012
Gladys Ann (Ellingson) Kile was born November 16, 1934, in rural Fargo, ND, to parents Theodore and Minnie Ellingson. She attended and graduated from Moorhead High School. Gladys was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church, where she married Clayton Kile in March of 1965. Gladys enjoyed embroidery and word search puzzles. She also loved to bake, especially chocolate chip...
Margaret A. Swanick
Aug 27, 2012
Margaret A. “Peggy” Swanick, 80, of Fargo, passed away Monday, August 27, 2012, at Edgewood Vista in Fargo. Peggy was born June 11, 1932, to Marie Brien in Devils Lakes, ND. She moved to Fargo as a young girl and attended school at Sacred Heart Academy. Peggy married Russell S. “Speck” Swanick on May 13, 1961. After their marriage, she...
Roger F. Lahren
Aug 25, 2012
Roger Frederick, 68, passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Bethesda Rehab Hospital, St. Paul, MN, surrounded by his family. Roger was born December 4, 1943 to Lester and Lorraine (Fredrickson) Lahren in Fargo, ND. He attended area schools and began his career in managing movie theaters, including our very own Fargo Theatre for many years. He was recently...
Elizabeth A. Mcnutt
Aug 24, 2012
Elizabeth (Liz) Ann McNutt, 76, of Fargo, ND, passed away Friday, August 24, 2012, at Sanford Palliative Care. Elizabeth Ann Green was born May 20, 1936, in Minneapolis, MN. She moved with her family to Fargo, ND, later that same year. Liz was a 1954 graduate of Fargo Central High School and continued her education for two years at Concordia...
Donald Mortensen
Aug 23, 2012
Donald Mortensen, 91, Fargo, formerly of Kenmare, ND passes peacefully away on August 23, 2012 at Rosewood on Broadway. Donald was born on the family farm at Kenmare to Andrew and Esther Mortensen on August 12, 1921. He entered the United States Air Force in 1942 and spent three years in the European Theatre and was in North Africa, Sicily,...
Michael D. Olson
Aug 22, 2012
Michael (Mike) D. Olson, age 70, of Fargo ND went to be with Jesus on August 22, 2012 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Mike was born on August 12, 1942, to Seymour and Merrial (Pat) Olson. Mike was raised in Fargo, and graduated from Moorhead State University in 1964. On August 1, 1964, he married Bonnie Heiden. Most...
Shirley B. Bjellum
Aug 22, 2012
Shirley Buryl (Bjornstad) Bjellum, 76, of Fargo ND, passed away on August 22, 2012 in Fargo ND. Shirley was born on November 27th, 1935, in Arnegard, ND, to Bryan and Buryl Bjornstad. She attended high school in Arnegard. She attended Concordia College in Moorhead for one year before transferring to Minot State University for her final 3 years. At Minot...
Cordell A. Kiser
Aug 21, 2012
Cordell Alan Kiser, age 39, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at Sanford Palliative Care after a serious abdominal infection, one week before his 40th birthday. Cordell was born on August 28, 1972, in Fargo to parents Keith and Sandra (Wang) Kiser. He was baptized and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Fargo. He graduated from Fargo South...
Esther L. Feigert
Sep 22, 2012
Esther L. Feigert, 80, Fargo died Saturday, September 22, 2012, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Esther West was born on February 9, 1932, in Cleveland, Ohio. She married Clarence Feigert on February 22, 1957, in Baltimore, Maryland. Esther is preceded in death by her parents Kendall and Leona West, and husband Clarence Feigert. Esther is survived by her daughter Deborah...
Tammy S. Halland
Sep 21, 2012
Tammy Halland, 47, Moorhead, MN, passed away Friday, September 21, 2012 in Sanford Hospital, Fargo with her family around her. Tammy was the daughter of Obert and Shirley (Woodruff) Halland. She graduated from Maple Valley High School, Tower City, ND. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from Valley City State University, Valley City, ND and a Secondary...
Arnold M. Solberg
Sep 16, 2012
Arnold M. Solberg, Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully September 16, 2012, at the age of 94 under the care of Hospice. Arnold Melvin Solberg was born December 31, 1917, in Fargo, ND, to Anton and Agnes (Lindahl) Solberg. He had one older brother, Arthur, who died in 1924 from diphtheria. He was raised in Fargo, graduating from Fargo Central High...
Iva L. Sunderland
Sep 14, 2012
Iva L. Sunderland, 95, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, September 14, 2012 at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo. Iva Luella Hanson was born on November 26, 1916 to Henry and Alma Hanson at Cooperstown, ND. On November 24, 1937, she married R.D. “Bob” Sunderland in Grand Forks, ND. Iva is survived by three children, Don (Phyllis); David (Marlys), both of Fargo,...
Bernard E. Vanyo
Sep 12, 2012
Bernard “Bernie” Vanyo died Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo. Bernie was born on October 9, 1926, in Tabor, MN, to Mike and Rose (Strauss) Vanyo. He was well-educated and graduated from Wahpeton Science in 1949 to begin his career in the printing industry. He owned two newspapers and eventually operated a commercial print shop for...
Karen M. Arneson
Sep 11, 2012
Karen Arneson, 83, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo, surrounded by her family. Karen Marie Pedersen was born December 13, 1928 in Luverne, ND to Niels and Mary (Rasmussen) Pedersen. She was raised in Luverne, graduating from high school as Valedictorian in 1946. She went to Valley City Teachers College where she...
Leona A. Kuske
Sep 9, 2012
Leona A. Kuske, 100, died Sunday, September 9, 2012, at Elim Care Center in Fargo. She had been living independently in her home until a recent injury. Leona was born on December 26, 1911, on a farm near Wells, MN, to parents Paul and Kristina (Holland) Sahr. She was the eldest of her siblings Evelyn, Ervin, and Raymond. The family...
Linda Lou Johnson
Sep 8, 2012
Linda Lou Johnson (Lin or Puggy to close family and friends) was born November 30th, 1943 in Sharon, North Dakota to Lorraine Beatrice Wilson and Lloyd Walter Nelson. Linda passed away September 8th, 2012 in her beautiful home surrounded by her loving family. She fought a very courageous battle with cancer the only way she knew how, head on and...
Roberta B. Petitmaire
Sep 8, 2012
Roberta B. Petitmaire, 103, passed away Saturday morning, September 8, 2012, at her home in Fargo, North Dakota. She was born June 11, 1909, in Port Chester, New York to Frederick and Lillian [Schweitzer] Beaupain. She graduated first in her class at Wheelock College, Boston, MA in 1930 and completed her B.S. degree at Teachers’ College, Columbia University, New York,...
Marlys J. Johnson
Sep 5, 2012
Marlys Jane Johnson went to be with her Lord on September 5, 2012, in Fargo, ND. She was born on July 24, 1932, in Valley City, ND, to Clara (Fredrickson) and Paul Doering. She grew up in Tower City and attended school there. She had one older brother, Edwin, and one younger sister, Delphine. She married Leslie O. Johnson from...
Margaret Barnard
Sep 5, 2012
Margaret Kitson Barnard, 88, died September 5, 2012, in Rochester, MN. Margaret Loretta Kitson was born July 8, 1924 to Dr. Walter Walwin Kitson and Irene Louise (Van Ness) Kitson. She grew up in Atlantic, Iowa, graduating from high school in 1942. She was active in the music department in high school. She attended Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa,...
Frances Bartholomew
Sep 2, 2012
Frances Bartholomew, 92, of Fargo, died Sunday, September 2, 2012 at her home in Fargo.
Gladys A. Kile
Sep 2, 2012
Gladys Ann (Ellingson) Kile was born November 16, 1934, in rural Fargo, ND, to parents Theodore and Minnie Ellingson. She attended and graduated from Moorhead High School. Gladys was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church, where she married Clayton Kile in March of 1965. Gladys enjoyed embroidery and word search puzzles. She also loved to bake, especially chocolate chip...
Margaret A. Swanick
Aug 27, 2012
Margaret A. “Peggy” Swanick, 80, of Fargo, passed away Monday, August 27, 2012, at Edgewood Vista in Fargo. Peggy was born June 11, 1932, to Marie Brien in Devils Lakes, ND. She moved to Fargo as a young girl and attended school at Sacred Heart Academy. Peggy married Russell S. “Speck” Swanick on May 13, 1961. After their marriage, she...
Roger F. Lahren
Aug 25, 2012
Roger Frederick, 68, passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Bethesda Rehab Hospital, St. Paul, MN, surrounded by his family. Roger was born December 4, 1943 to Lester and Lorraine (Fredrickson) Lahren in Fargo, ND. He attended area schools and began his career in managing movie theaters, including our very own Fargo Theatre for many years. He was recently...
Elizabeth A. Mcnutt
Aug 24, 2012
Elizabeth (Liz) Ann McNutt, 76, of Fargo, ND, passed away Friday, August 24, 2012, at Sanford Palliative Care. Elizabeth Ann Green was born May 20, 1936, in Minneapolis, MN. She moved with her family to Fargo, ND, later that same year. Liz was a 1954 graduate of Fargo Central High School and continued her education for two years at Concordia...
Donald Mortensen
Aug 23, 2012
Donald Mortensen, 91, Fargo, formerly of Kenmare, ND passes peacefully away on August 23, 2012 at Rosewood on Broadway. Donald was born on the family farm at Kenmare to Andrew and Esther Mortensen on August 12, 1921. He entered the United States Air Force in 1942 and spent three years in the European Theatre and was in North Africa, Sicily,...
Michael D. Olson
Aug 22, 2012
Michael (Mike) D. Olson, age 70, of Fargo ND went to be with Jesus on August 22, 2012 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Mike was born on August 12, 1942, to Seymour and Merrial (Pat) Olson. Mike was raised in Fargo, and graduated from Moorhead State University in 1964. On August 1, 1964, he married Bonnie Heiden. Most...
Shirley B. Bjellum
Aug 22, 2012
Shirley Buryl (Bjornstad) Bjellum, 76, of Fargo ND, passed away on August 22, 2012 in Fargo ND. Shirley was born on November 27th, 1935, in Arnegard, ND, to Bryan and Buryl Bjornstad. She attended high school in Arnegard. She attended Concordia College in Moorhead for one year before transferring to Minot State University for her final 3 years. At Minot...
Cordell A. Kiser
Aug 21, 2012
Cordell Alan Kiser, age 39, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at Sanford Palliative Care after a serious abdominal infection, one week before his 40th birthday. Cordell was born on August 28, 1972, in Fargo to parents Keith and Sandra (Wang) Kiser. He was baptized and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Fargo. He graduated from Fargo South...
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