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Carol Devine

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

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

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

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

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...

Bernice Else

Bernice Else

Jan 15, 2012

Bernice Evelyn Else, 77, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, January 15, 2012, at Elim Care Center. Funeral Service: Thursday, January 19, 2012, at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo. Visitation: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 6 – 8 PM, at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home. Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo.

Orville Anderson

Orville Anderson

Jan 14, 2012

Orville L. Anderson, 85, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 14, 2012, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Orville Leonard Anderson was born February 25, 1926 in Verona, North Dakota, son of Carl and Rose (Chaplin) Anderson. He attended schools in the Verona area and worked on the family farm. He worked at various jobs around the area, mostly in Indiana....

Charlotte Owens

Charlotte Owens

Jan 14, 2012

Charlotte E. Owens, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 14, 2012, at her home in Fargo. Charlotte Estelle Larson was born March 5, 1921, daughter of Charles and Esther (Vinje) Larson, at Gardner, ND. She was baptized and confirmed at Nora Lutheran Church, Gardner. She grew up on the farm near Argusville and graduated from Argusville High School. Charlotte...

Kathryn Wright

Kathryn Wright

Jan 11, 2012

Kathryn Ann Wright, 90, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. She was born on August 13, 1921 in Hebron, ND to her loving parents, Anna and Henry Wolter. She and her twin brother, Willy, were the center of attention as one of the few sets of twins born in the area. Kathryn grew up on...

Viola Groen

Viola Groen

Jan 10, 2012

Viola Groen, 77, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Viola was born June 21, 1933 at her grandmother’s home in Steele County, near Hatton, ND, to Lockerd and Therese (Tveten) Thompson. The family moved to Union Township in Grand Forks county, where Viola attended all 8 grades in a one-room country school. Viola...

Hilbert Hagel

Hilbert Hagel

Jan 10, 2012

Hilbert “Bert” Hagel, 73, died on January 10, 2012, surrounded by his loving family after a heroic battle with cancer. Bert was born June 27, 1938, in Steele, ND, to Adolph and Katherina (Albright) Hagel and was the youngest of 15 children. He graduated from Tappen High School, where he played baseball and was captain of his basketball team. Bert...

Purdin "Pudge" Dahl

Purdin "Pudge" Dahl

Jan 9, 2012

Purdin “Pudge” Lawrence Dahl, age 89 and 364 days, of Fargo, died January 9, 2012, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo. Purdin Dahl was born January 10, 1922, in Mayville, ND, to Jens and Ellen Dahl. He graduated from Portland High School in 1941. Purdin served in the US Army during World War II and was discharged in 1946. He married...

Marcia Mohr

Marcia Mohr

Jan 9, 2012

Marcia A. Mohr, 82, of Fargo, died January 9, 2012, at Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo. Marcia Ann Erickson was born on May 23, 1929, in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Dr. Clarence and Ruth (Burriss) Erickson. She attended Pelican Rapids High School and NDSU, where she was an active member of Kappa Delta sorority, Sigma Alpha Iota music fraternity, and...

Gary Odegaard

Gary Odegaard

Jan 7, 2012

Gary W. Odegaard, 68, of Bemidji, MN, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Sanford Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND, following a stroke. Gary was born to Oscar and Thelma (Evenson) Odegaard, February 9, 1943 in Thief River Falls, MN. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls and the University of Minnesota. He served in the Vietnam...

Lemuel "Lem" Larson

Lemuel "Lem" Larson

Jan 6, 2012

Lemuel “Lem” Larson, 72 of Fargo, ND, died Friday, January 6, 2012 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Memorial Service: Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 2:00 PM at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND.

Robert Holbrook

Robert Holbrook

Jan 3, 2012

Robert L. Holbrook, 49, of Moorhead, MN died Tuesday, January 03, 2012, surrounded by his family at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Robbie was born August 21, 1962 in Seattle, WA to Robert and Delores (Beshears) Holbrook. He grew up in Seattle and Fargo. Robbie graduated from Fargo North High School in 1981. He worked at various jobs including the...

Robert Pearson

Robert Pearson

Dec 30, 2011

Robert G. Pearson age 87 of Fargo, ND passed away December 30, 2011. Robert was born March 5, 1924 at the Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis to Gustaf A. and Amanda P. (Nelson) Pearson. He grew up and attended schools in Minneapolis graduating from Roosevelt High School in January 1942. He entered the US Army in October 1942 and served in...

Robert Olson

Robert Olson

Dec 29, 2011

Robert Glenn Allen Olson, 68, Fargo, ND originally of Northwood, ND died Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Robert Glenn Allen Olson of Fargo, ND, originally of Northwood, ND went peacefully to be with the lord, surrounded by family on December 29, 2011, at Sanford Hospital Palliative Care Unit after a 1 ½ year long courageous...

Irene Essel

Irene Essel

Dec 25, 2011

Irene Emma (Ringwald) Dressel, 85, of West Fargo, died December 25, 2011, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND. Irene was born October 26, 1926, on her maternal grandparents’ homestead farm in the Pontiac Township near Enderlin, ND. Irene was the first-born child of Albert W. and Emma A. M. (Trapp) Ringwald, and the first-born grandchild of Henry and Emma...

Palmer Gooselaw

Palmer Gooselaw

Dec 24, 2011

Palmer Timothy Gooselaw, 82, of Fargo, died Saturday, December 24, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo. Palmer was born on July 28, 1929, in St. Vincent, MN, to Frank and Cecilia (Thiefault) Gooselaw. He married Sandra Kay Klose in June 10, 1972, in Moorhead, MN. Palmer worked for the Burlington Northern Railroad in various places throughout Minnesota and North Dakota....

Carol Devine

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

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

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

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

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...

Bernice Else

Bernice Else

Jan 15, 2012

Bernice Evelyn Else, 77, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, January 15, 2012, at Elim Care Center. Funeral Service: Thursday, January 19, 2012, at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo. Visitation: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 6 – 8 PM, at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home. Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo.

Orville Anderson

Orville Anderson

Jan 14, 2012

Orville L. Anderson, 85, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 14, 2012, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Orville Leonard Anderson was born February 25, 1926 in Verona, North Dakota, son of Carl and Rose (Chaplin) Anderson. He attended schools in the Verona area and worked on the family farm. He worked at various jobs around the area, mostly in Indiana....

Charlotte Owens

Charlotte Owens

Jan 14, 2012

Charlotte E. Owens, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, January 14, 2012, at her home in Fargo. Charlotte Estelle Larson was born March 5, 1921, daughter of Charles and Esther (Vinje) Larson, at Gardner, ND. She was baptized and confirmed at Nora Lutheran Church, Gardner. She grew up on the farm near Argusville and graduated from Argusville High School. Charlotte...

Kathryn Wright

Kathryn Wright

Jan 11, 2012

Kathryn Ann Wright, 90, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. She was born on August 13, 1921 in Hebron, ND to her loving parents, Anna and Henry Wolter. She and her twin brother, Willy, were the center of attention as one of the few sets of twins born in the area. Kathryn grew up on...

Viola Groen

Viola Groen

Jan 10, 2012

Viola Groen, 77, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Viola was born June 21, 1933 at her grandmother’s home in Steele County, near Hatton, ND, to Lockerd and Therese (Tveten) Thompson. The family moved to Union Township in Grand Forks county, where Viola attended all 8 grades in a one-room country school. Viola...

Hilbert Hagel

Hilbert Hagel

Jan 10, 2012

Hilbert “Bert” Hagel, 73, died on January 10, 2012, surrounded by his loving family after a heroic battle with cancer. Bert was born June 27, 1938, in Steele, ND, to Adolph and Katherina (Albright) Hagel and was the youngest of 15 children. He graduated from Tappen High School, where he played baseball and was captain of his basketball team. Bert...

Purdin "Pudge" Dahl

Purdin "Pudge" Dahl

Jan 9, 2012

Purdin “Pudge” Lawrence Dahl, age 89 and 364 days, of Fargo, died January 9, 2012, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo. Purdin Dahl was born January 10, 1922, in Mayville, ND, to Jens and Ellen Dahl. He graduated from Portland High School in 1941. Purdin served in the US Army during World War II and was discharged in 1946. He married...

Marcia Mohr

Marcia Mohr

Jan 9, 2012

Marcia A. Mohr, 82, of Fargo, died January 9, 2012, at Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo. Marcia Ann Erickson was born on May 23, 1929, in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Dr. Clarence and Ruth (Burriss) Erickson. She attended Pelican Rapids High School and NDSU, where she was an active member of Kappa Delta sorority, Sigma Alpha Iota music fraternity, and...

Gary Odegaard

Gary Odegaard

Jan 7, 2012

Gary W. Odegaard, 68, of Bemidji, MN, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Sanford Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND, following a stroke. Gary was born to Oscar and Thelma (Evenson) Odegaard, February 9, 1943 in Thief River Falls, MN. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls and the University of Minnesota. He served in the Vietnam...

Lemuel "Lem" Larson

Lemuel "Lem" Larson

Jan 6, 2012

Lemuel “Lem” Larson, 72 of Fargo, ND, died Friday, January 6, 2012 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Memorial Service: Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 2:00 PM at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND.

Robert Holbrook

Robert Holbrook

Jan 3, 2012

Robert L. Holbrook, 49, of Moorhead, MN died Tuesday, January 03, 2012, surrounded by his family at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Robbie was born August 21, 1962 in Seattle, WA to Robert and Delores (Beshears) Holbrook. He grew up in Seattle and Fargo. Robbie graduated from Fargo North High School in 1981. He worked at various jobs including the...

Robert Pearson

Robert Pearson

Dec 30, 2011

Robert G. Pearson age 87 of Fargo, ND passed away December 30, 2011. Robert was born March 5, 1924 at the Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis to Gustaf A. and Amanda P. (Nelson) Pearson. He grew up and attended schools in Minneapolis graduating from Roosevelt High School in January 1942. He entered the US Army in October 1942 and served in...

Robert Olson

Robert Olson

Dec 29, 2011

Robert Glenn Allen Olson, 68, Fargo, ND originally of Northwood, ND died Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Robert Glenn Allen Olson of Fargo, ND, originally of Northwood, ND went peacefully to be with the lord, surrounded by family on December 29, 2011, at Sanford Hospital Palliative Care Unit after a 1 ½ year long courageous...

Irene Essel

Irene Essel

Dec 25, 2011

Irene Emma (Ringwald) Dressel, 85, of West Fargo, died December 25, 2011, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND. Irene was born October 26, 1926, on her maternal grandparents’ homestead farm in the Pontiac Township near Enderlin, ND. Irene was the first-born child of Albert W. and Emma A. M. (Trapp) Ringwald, and the first-born grandchild of Henry and Emma...

Palmer Gooselaw

Palmer Gooselaw

Dec 24, 2011

Palmer Timothy Gooselaw, 82, of Fargo, died Saturday, December 24, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo. Palmer was born on July 28, 1929, in St. Vincent, MN, to Frank and Cecilia (Thiefault) Gooselaw. He married Sandra Kay Klose in June 10, 1972, in Moorhead, MN. Palmer worked for the Burlington Northern Railroad in various places throughout Minnesota and North Dakota....

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