Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Gustof Sagert
Feb 12, 2012
Gus Sagert, 83, of Fargo, (formerly of Langdon, ND) died Sunday, February 12, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Gus Sagert was born on October 6, 1928 to August and Lena Sagert (Stegman) on a farm located near Backoo, ND. Formal education was in a country school. He spent one winter assembling fighter planes in California prior to the army in...
Harry Swiontek
Feb 11, 2012
Harry Swiontek, 84, of Climax, MN passed away on Saturday afternoon, February 11, 2012 at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Fargo with his family at his side. Harry was born April 5, 1927 in Orleans, MN, the son of William and Wilhelmina (Jaszczak) Swiontek. He attended elementary school in Orleans and his high school years at the Northwest School of...
Patrick Hancock
Feb 11, 2012
Patrick “Pat” Douglas Hancock, 68, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, February 11, 2012, at his home. Patrick was born December 5, 1943, in Tacoma, Washington. He lived in many areas across the United States before moving to Fargo in 1997. Pat met Pamela “Pam” Christensen in 1996 in Utah and they were married February 13, 1998. Pat is survived by...
Russell Hanson
Feb 9, 2012
Russell C. Hanson, 87, Fargo, ND, passed away February 9, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo. He was born August 7, 1924 to Carl and Clara Hanson on the family farm near Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. In 1946, Russell married Phyllis Ellingson, who preceded him in death on January 9, 1971. Russell was an Army veteran and a graduate of Fargo Public...
Steven Light
Feb 8, 2012
Steven M. Light, 42, Fargo, ND, who passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012, was greatly known throughout North Dakota. A VISITATION service will be held Feb. 13, at Hanson and Runsvold from 5-7 pm with prayer service starting at 7pm. Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 14, at 11:00 a.m. at First Lutheran, North Fargo. Burial will be at Riverside...
Curt Ochsner
Feb 8, 2012
Curtis John Ochsner, 60, of Hawley, MN, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Curt was born and raised in Fargo, North Dakota. He went to Fargo schools and graduated from Fargo North High. Curt joined the United States Marine Corp and served from August 1969 through August 1971. In 1999, the Lord led Curt to Patti Taylor....
Donald Barnard
Feb 8, 2012
Donald Max Barnard, 86, died February 8, 2012, in Rochester, MN. He was born March 5, 1925 at Geff (Wayne County) Illinois. He was the fifth child of Roscoe P. and Clara Barnard. Elementary and high school education were in the public schools of Wayne County. He entered the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) in 1942. He transferred to the...
Richard Rufer
Feb 7, 2012
Richard "Hawley" Rufer, 76 of Fargo, passed away on February 7, 2012 at Sanford Medical Center. Richard was born July 2, 1935 in Fargo, N.D. to Ford and Gladys Rufer. He attended Pillsbury Military Academy in Owatonna, MN, for his high school years and Grinnell College in Grinnell, IA, earning a degree in Economics and Business. While attending Grinnell, he...
Joyce Stigen
Feb 6, 2012
Joyce Tamona (Nystul) Stigen, passed away on February 6, 2012, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, where she presided since May, 2008. Joyce was born April 29, 1922 in Leonard, ND, to Adolph and Helmine (Lynnes) Nystul. She moved with her family to Fargo in 1929 and attended school there, graduating from Central High School. She attended Concordia...
Margaret Gall
Feb 5, 2012
Margaret R. Gall, 84, of Fargo passed away on Sunday February 5, 2012 at Sanford Medical Center, in Fargo, ND. Margaret Rozella Skamfer was born on April 29, 1927 at Abercrombie, ND to Emil and Olga (Nypen) Skamfer. She graduated from Abercrombie High School in 1944 and completed stenographer training at Fargo Business College. She went to work at the...
Haldis Nelson
Feb 4, 2012
Haldis Nelson, 94, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo. Haldis Louise Olson was born April 2, 1917 in Fargo, ND to Christ and Yterina (Peterson) Olson. She grew up in Fargo and graduated from Central High School. Haldis worked for an eye clinic before marrying Hilbert A. Nelson on July 20, 1940 in...
O.Q. Johnson
Feb 2, 2012
O.Q. Johnson, 81, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, February 2, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo. O.Q. “Sonny” Johnson was born October 23, 1930, in Enid, Oklahoma, to parents O.Q. Johnson, Sr., and Willie (Howard) Johnson. He grew up in West Liberty, Iowa, where he graduated from high school in 1949. He attended the University of Iowa before enlisting in the...
Craig Brown
Jan 28, 2012
Craig E. Brown, 58, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 28, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Craig Edward Brown was born January 30, 1953, in Fargo, ND, to Bernard and Oriet (Helland) Brown. He was raised in Fargo. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Craig graduated from North High School in 1971 and maintained several cherished friendships...
Gladys Velo
Jan 26, 2012
Gladys Myrtle Velo, 99, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, January 26, 2012, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo. Gladys was born November 27, 1912, in Rothsay, MN, to Alfred and Clara (Froslie) Toso. She was baptized and confirmed at South Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Rothsay. She attended a country school, District #82 and completed 8th grade. On December 21,...
Gordon Hefta
Jan 25, 2012
Gordon James Hefta, 92, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Villa Maria Care Center in Fargo. Gordon was born to Albert and Alma (Stenvick) Hefta, December 9, 1919, at Portland, North Dakota. He was the second oldest of 12 children. Gordon was raised in Portland and graduated from Portland High School in 1938. Gordon married Corinne (Bye)...
Carol Devine
Jan 25, 2012
Carol Devine, 70, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at her home in Fargo. Memorial Service: Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 10:00 AM at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND. Visitation: One hour prior to services at Hanson-Runsvold.
Ida Olson Brekke
Jan 23, 2012
Ida S. Domier Olson Brekke, 94, of Hoffman, MN (formerly of Fargo, ND) passed away Monday, January 23, 2012 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Hoffman, MN. Ida S. Domier was born in Portland, ND, to Ludwig and Anna (Jorgenson) Domier on January 31, 1917. Ida attended high school at Oak Grove Lutheran School in Fargo, ND. Ida married Adolph B....
Anthony Walter
Jan 23, 2012
Anthony M. “Tony” Walter, 98, peacefully passed away from this life into eternal life on Monday, January 23, 2012 at Essentia Hospital in Fargo. He was born on April 2, 1913 to John and Veronica (Fritz) Walter in Bismarck, ND where he graduated from high school. He graduated from NDAC (now NDSU) in 1939. To pay for his college education,...
Doris Leatherbury
Jan 21, 2012
Doris E. Leatherbury, 76, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Sanford Palliative Care. Doris was born in Kindred, ND to Helmer and Olea (Odegaard) Toppen on March 24, 1935. She graduated from Kindred High School and went onto graduate from St. Luke’s School of Nursing in 1957. She married Charles Leatherbury on January 9, 1959 at St....
Lorna Saewert
Jan 19, 2012
Lorna N. (Lantz) Saewert, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo, ND. Lorna was born on December 21, 1924 in Fargo, ND to Andrew and Grace (Baity) Lantz. She grew up in the Casselton, ND area, graduating from Lincoln High of Casselton in 1942. Following her graduation from Mayville State Teachers College, Lorna...
Gustof Sagert
Feb 12, 2012
Gus Sagert, 83, of Fargo, (formerly of Langdon, ND) died Sunday, February 12, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Gus Sagert was born on October 6, 1928 to August and Lena Sagert (Stegman) on a farm located near Backoo, ND. Formal education was in a country school. He spent one winter assembling fighter planes in California prior to the army in...
Harry Swiontek
Feb 11, 2012
Harry Swiontek, 84, of Climax, MN passed away on Saturday afternoon, February 11, 2012 at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Fargo with his family at his side. Harry was born April 5, 1927 in Orleans, MN, the son of William and Wilhelmina (Jaszczak) Swiontek. He attended elementary school in Orleans and his high school years at the Northwest School of...
Patrick Hancock
Feb 11, 2012
Patrick “Pat” Douglas Hancock, 68, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, February 11, 2012, at his home. Patrick was born December 5, 1943, in Tacoma, Washington. He lived in many areas across the United States before moving to Fargo in 1997. Pat met Pamela “Pam” Christensen in 1996 in Utah and they were married February 13, 1998. Pat is survived by...
Russell Hanson
Feb 9, 2012
Russell C. Hanson, 87, Fargo, ND, passed away February 9, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo. He was born August 7, 1924 to Carl and Clara Hanson on the family farm near Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. In 1946, Russell married Phyllis Ellingson, who preceded him in death on January 9, 1971. Russell was an Army veteran and a graduate of Fargo Public...
Steven Light
Feb 8, 2012
Steven M. Light, 42, Fargo, ND, who passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012, was greatly known throughout North Dakota. A VISITATION service will be held Feb. 13, at Hanson and Runsvold from 5-7 pm with prayer service starting at 7pm. Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 14, at 11:00 a.m. at First Lutheran, North Fargo. Burial will be at Riverside...
Curt Ochsner
Feb 8, 2012
Curtis John Ochsner, 60, of Hawley, MN, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Curt was born and raised in Fargo, North Dakota. He went to Fargo schools and graduated from Fargo North High. Curt joined the United States Marine Corp and served from August 1969 through August 1971. In 1999, the Lord led Curt to Patti Taylor....
Donald Barnard
Feb 8, 2012
Donald Max Barnard, 86, died February 8, 2012, in Rochester, MN. He was born March 5, 1925 at Geff (Wayne County) Illinois. He was the fifth child of Roscoe P. and Clara Barnard. Elementary and high school education were in the public schools of Wayne County. He entered the University of Illinois (Urbana, Illinois) in 1942. He transferred to the...
Richard Rufer
Feb 7, 2012
Richard "Hawley" Rufer, 76 of Fargo, passed away on February 7, 2012 at Sanford Medical Center. Richard was born July 2, 1935 in Fargo, N.D. to Ford and Gladys Rufer. He attended Pillsbury Military Academy in Owatonna, MN, for his high school years and Grinnell College in Grinnell, IA, earning a degree in Economics and Business. While attending Grinnell, he...
Joyce Stigen
Feb 6, 2012
Joyce Tamona (Nystul) Stigen, passed away on February 6, 2012, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, where she presided since May, 2008. Joyce was born April 29, 1922 in Leonard, ND, to Adolph and Helmine (Lynnes) Nystul. She moved with her family to Fargo in 1929 and attended school there, graduating from Central High School. She attended Concordia...
Margaret Gall
Feb 5, 2012
Margaret R. Gall, 84, of Fargo passed away on Sunday February 5, 2012 at Sanford Medical Center, in Fargo, ND. Margaret Rozella Skamfer was born on April 29, 1927 at Abercrombie, ND to Emil and Olga (Nypen) Skamfer. She graduated from Abercrombie High School in 1944 and completed stenographer training at Fargo Business College. She went to work at the...
Haldis Nelson
Feb 4, 2012
Haldis Nelson, 94, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo. Haldis Louise Olson was born April 2, 1917 in Fargo, ND to Christ and Yterina (Peterson) Olson. She grew up in Fargo and graduated from Central High School. Haldis worked for an eye clinic before marrying Hilbert A. Nelson on July 20, 1940 in...
O.Q. Johnson
Feb 2, 2012
O.Q. Johnson, 81, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, February 2, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo. O.Q. “Sonny” Johnson was born October 23, 1930, in Enid, Oklahoma, to parents O.Q. Johnson, Sr., and Willie (Howard) Johnson. He grew up in West Liberty, Iowa, where he graduated from high school in 1949. He attended the University of Iowa before enlisting in the...
Craig Brown
Jan 28, 2012
Craig E. Brown, 58, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 28, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Craig Edward Brown was born January 30, 1953, in Fargo, ND, to Bernard and Oriet (Helland) Brown. He was raised in Fargo. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Craig graduated from North High School in 1971 and maintained several cherished friendships...
Gladys Velo
Jan 26, 2012
Gladys Myrtle Velo, 99, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, January 26, 2012, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo. Gladys was born November 27, 1912, in Rothsay, MN, to Alfred and Clara (Froslie) Toso. She was baptized and confirmed at South Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Rothsay. She attended a country school, District #82 and completed 8th grade. On December 21,...
Gordon Hefta
Jan 25, 2012
Gordon James Hefta, 92, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Villa Maria Care Center in Fargo. Gordon was born to Albert and Alma (Stenvick) Hefta, December 9, 1919, at Portland, North Dakota. He was the second oldest of 12 children. Gordon was raised in Portland and graduated from Portland High School in 1938. Gordon married Corinne (Bye)...
Carol Devine
Jan 25, 2012
Carol Devine, 70, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at her home in Fargo. Memorial Service: Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 10:00 AM at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND. Visitation: One hour prior to services at Hanson-Runsvold.
Ida Olson Brekke
Jan 23, 2012
Ida S. Domier Olson Brekke, 94, of Hoffman, MN (formerly of Fargo, ND) passed away Monday, January 23, 2012 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Hoffman, MN. Ida S. Domier was born in Portland, ND, to Ludwig and Anna (Jorgenson) Domier on January 31, 1917. Ida attended high school at Oak Grove Lutheran School in Fargo, ND. Ida married Adolph B....
Anthony Walter
Jan 23, 2012
Anthony M. “Tony” Walter, 98, peacefully passed away from this life into eternal life on Monday, January 23, 2012 at Essentia Hospital in Fargo. He was born on April 2, 1913 to John and Veronica (Fritz) Walter in Bismarck, ND where he graduated from high school. He graduated from NDAC (now NDSU) in 1939. To pay for his college education,...
Doris Leatherbury
Jan 21, 2012
Doris E. Leatherbury, 76, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Sanford Palliative Care. Doris was born in Kindred, ND to Helmer and Olea (Odegaard) Toppen on March 24, 1935. She graduated from Kindred High School and went onto graduate from St. Luke’s School of Nursing in 1957. She married Charles Leatherbury on January 9, 1959 at St....
Lorna Saewert
Jan 19, 2012
Lorna N. (Lantz) Saewert, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo, ND. Lorna was born on December 21, 1924 in Fargo, ND to Andrew and Grace (Baity) Lantz. She grew up in the Casselton, ND area, graduating from Lincoln High of Casselton in 1942. Following her graduation from Mayville State Teachers College, Lorna...
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