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Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home

James Gress, Jr.

James Gress, Jr.

Jun 20, 2011

James Dean Gress, Jr., of Moorhead, MN, passed away Monday, June 20, 2011, at Sanford ICU, Fargo, from injuries sustained in a recent auto accident. He was thirty-two years old. James, or Jimmy as he was known to family and friends, was born at the Dakota Clinic in Fargo, ND, on December 23, 1978, to James Dean and Teri (Joyce)...

Stanley Westgard

Stanley Westgard

Jun 20, 2011

Stanley B. Westgard, 75, of Moorhead, MN died Monday, June 20, 2011 at Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. Stanley was born on November 4, 1935 to Victor and Alma (Ekness) Westgard in Rugby, ND. He attended Rugby High School. He married Collette Robinson on September 13, 1976 in Rugby, ND. They resided in Rugby and Fargo until her death in...

Corinne Thompson

Corinne Thompson

Jun 20, 2011

Corinne S. Thompson, 66, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, June 20, 2011, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Corrine Schardele Stromberg was born July 7, 1944, in Fargo, ND, daughter of Walter and Myrtle (Soderlund) Stromberg. She is survived by her husband, Julian, Fargo, ND; her children, Cheryl (Curt) Berg, West Fargo, ND; Jay Thompson, Fargo, ND; Jeff (Angela) Thompson, Bemidji, MN;...

Leslie Larghe

Leslie Larghe

Jun 14, 2011

Leslie "Ike" Ross Larghe, the son of Lyle & Letha Larghe was born in Oelwein, IA on October 1, 1924. He spent his younger years growing up in Oelwein and Huron, SD. On January 1, 1944, Ike married Harriet Lucille Hanson in Huron, SD. They lived there until Ike entered the service. They moved to Mapleton, ND after his discharge...

Franklin "Sam" Scott

Franklin "Sam" Scott

Jun 9, 2011

Franklin Samuel Scott was born May 31, 1989 in Fargo, ND, to Robert and Julie (Weckwerth) Scott. He grew up in Fargo and graduated from Oak Grove High School in 2007. Sam worked for North Dakota Grain Inspection before joining Dakota Ag Cooperative in Kindred, ND a year ago. Sam was a member of Boy Scout Troop 214, and became...

Gary Skavlem

Gary Skavlem

Jun 6, 2011

Gary A. Skavlem of Fargo, formally of Williston sadly passed away at his home June 6th, 2011. A celebration of his life will be at 1:30 P.M. on Friday, June 10th, 2011 at Bethany Lutheran Church in East Grand Forks Minnesota. The Reverend Bud Johnson will officiate. Gary will be buried alongside his parents at the church cemetery. Gary was...

Jesus Gonzalez

Jesus Gonzalez

Jun 3, 2011

Jesus E. Gonzalez, 19, of Glyndon, MN, died Friday, June 3, 2011, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Funeral Services: 6-8PM, Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at Harvest Church, Moorhead, MN. Visitation: 6-8PM, Thursday, June 9, 2011, at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND.

Carol Ibach

Carol Ibach

Jun 2, 2011

Carol Ibach, 68, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, June 2, 2011 at her home, surrounded by her family. Carol Janet Klevgaard was born in Felton, MN on January 26, 1943 to Rudolph and Eleaner (Larson) Klevgaard. She graduated from Felton High School in 1960. Carol married William Ibach on January 28, 1961 in Moorhead, MN. She worked for Northwestern Bell...

Eric Hellevang

Eric Hellevang

May 29, 2011

Eric Dale Hellevang, 19, was born of September 24, 1991 in Fargo, ND and passed into the loving arms of Jesus on May 29, 2011 surrounded by family and friends at Sanford Hospital. He left his wheelchair behind and now dances with joy in heaven. Eric was a delightful boy with a quick smile. When he was less than a...

Ivan Newman

Ivan Newman

May 26, 2011

Ivan Newman, aged 94, passed away on May, 26 2011 after a short illness. Ivan was born in Sawyer, North Dakota. He enjoyed a full and rich life. Ivan grew up on a farm near Minot, North Dakota with 5 brothers and a sister. After graduating from school, he worked in a coal mine as a mule skinner and traveled...

Ila Mae Thorstad

Ila Mae Thorstad

May 25, 2011

Ila Mae Thorstad, 85, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Ila Mae Christensen was born October 4, 1925 in Fargo, ND to Axel and Sadie (Fedje) Christensen. She graduated from Fargo Central High School. She married Milton Thorstad on November 29, 1947, in Fargo. Ila worked for Nabisco Company until their children were...

Carla Locket

Carla Locket

May 23, 2011

Carla Marie Locket, daughter of Carl V. and Connie Larson, born March 1, 1946 in Baltimore, Maryland, died on May 23, 2011 at her home in Fargo, ND. She was a vibrant cancer survivor who was active in service of her church, quilting, crafting, and volunteering with the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Carla was a proud grandmother to...

Doreen Carlson

Doreen Carlson

May 21, 2011

Doreen Carlson, 69 of Fargo, passed away May 21, 2011 surrounded by her family at Sanford Palliative Care Unit Fargo, ND. Doreen was born August 19, 1941 at Rugby, ND, the daughter of David and Amanda (Thingvold) Gronvold. Upon graduating from High School in Gardner, ND in 1959, she began working in the insurance field. Which led to a 40...

Violet Alfson

Violet Alfson

May 21, 2011

Violet M. Alfson, 97 of Fargo passed away May 21, 2011 at ManorCare Nursing Home, Fargo, ND. Violet was born September 22, 1913 to Hans and Gertrude (Stensgard) Hanson in Fargo. She was baptized at Grong Lutheran Church, Rollog, MN. She grew up and attended school in Moorhead. She married Reuben Alfson in May, 1938. Violet is survived by four...

Douglas Johnson

Douglas Johnson

May 19, 2011

Douglas James Johnson was born on April 21, 1980, in Fargo ND. He lived in Fargo until he was 7 when his family moved to Columbia Heights, MN. They returned to Moorhead when he was 12 and Doug has resided in the Fargo-Moorhead area ever since. Doug was born with a fishing pole in one hand and a boat in...

Lyle Schulz

Lyle Schulz

May 19, 2011

Lyle H. Schulz, 80, of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 19, 2011, at Essentia Health, Fargo. Lyle Hartje Schulz was born July 3, 1930, in Grafton, North Dakota, son of Gustaf and Alma (Hartje) Schulz. He lived in Hoople, North Dakota, before moving to Fargo in his teens. He married Mary Lou Werle on February 17, 1951. They...

Phyllis Nelson

Phyllis Nelson

May 15, 2011

Phyllis Nelson, 95, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, May 15, 2011, at Bethany Retirement Center, Fargo. A full obituary and service information will be posted at a later time.

Fred Sprunk

Fred Sprunk

May 11, 2011

Fred “Fritz” Sprunk, 80, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo. Fred was born August 3, 1930, in Chaffee, North Dakota, son of Ralph and Elizabeth (Heilman) Sprunk. He attended Chaffee School and graduated from Wheatland High School and served in the US Air Force for four years. Fred married Arlene Hilde July 30,...

George Rohde

George Rohde

May 8, 2011

George Rohde, 66, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, May 8, 20ll, surrounded by his wife and three children. He was born March 5, 1945, in Fargo, to Lester and Amy (Beisigl) Rohde, where he attended school, graduating from Fargo Central High in 1963. He attended college at the University of North Dakota and after graduating, returned to Fargo with his...

Morris Callahan

Morris Callahan

May 8, 2011

Morris “Morrie” Callahan, age 85, of Fargo, died on May 8, 2011, surrounded by his family, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, MN. Morrie was born June 29, 1925, near Adams, ND, the son of William and Bessie Callahan. He graduated from Forest River, ND High School and served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, stationed in the...

James Gress, Jr.

James Gress, Jr.

Jun 20, 2011

James Dean Gress, Jr., of Moorhead, MN, passed away Monday, June 20, 2011, at Sanford ICU, Fargo, from injuries sustained in a recent auto accident. He was thirty-two years old. James, or Jimmy as he was known to family and friends, was born at the Dakota Clinic in Fargo, ND, on December 23, 1978, to James Dean and Teri (Joyce)...

Stanley Westgard

Stanley Westgard

Jun 20, 2011

Stanley B. Westgard, 75, of Moorhead, MN died Monday, June 20, 2011 at Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. Stanley was born on November 4, 1935 to Victor and Alma (Ekness) Westgard in Rugby, ND. He attended Rugby High School. He married Collette Robinson on September 13, 1976 in Rugby, ND. They resided in Rugby and Fargo until her death in...

Corinne Thompson

Corinne Thompson

Jun 20, 2011

Corinne S. Thompson, 66, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, June 20, 2011, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Corrine Schardele Stromberg was born July 7, 1944, in Fargo, ND, daughter of Walter and Myrtle (Soderlund) Stromberg. She is survived by her husband, Julian, Fargo, ND; her children, Cheryl (Curt) Berg, West Fargo, ND; Jay Thompson, Fargo, ND; Jeff (Angela) Thompson, Bemidji, MN;...

Leslie Larghe

Leslie Larghe

Jun 14, 2011

Leslie "Ike" Ross Larghe, the son of Lyle & Letha Larghe was born in Oelwein, IA on October 1, 1924. He spent his younger years growing up in Oelwein and Huron, SD. On January 1, 1944, Ike married Harriet Lucille Hanson in Huron, SD. They lived there until Ike entered the service. They moved to Mapleton, ND after his discharge...

Franklin "Sam" Scott

Franklin "Sam" Scott

Jun 9, 2011

Franklin Samuel Scott was born May 31, 1989 in Fargo, ND, to Robert and Julie (Weckwerth) Scott. He grew up in Fargo and graduated from Oak Grove High School in 2007. Sam worked for North Dakota Grain Inspection before joining Dakota Ag Cooperative in Kindred, ND a year ago. Sam was a member of Boy Scout Troop 214, and became...

Gary Skavlem

Gary Skavlem

Jun 6, 2011

Gary A. Skavlem of Fargo, formally of Williston sadly passed away at his home June 6th, 2011. A celebration of his life will be at 1:30 P.M. on Friday, June 10th, 2011 at Bethany Lutheran Church in East Grand Forks Minnesota. The Reverend Bud Johnson will officiate. Gary will be buried alongside his parents at the church cemetery. Gary was...

Jesus Gonzalez

Jesus Gonzalez

Jun 3, 2011

Jesus E. Gonzalez, 19, of Glyndon, MN, died Friday, June 3, 2011, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Funeral Services: 6-8PM, Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at Harvest Church, Moorhead, MN. Visitation: 6-8PM, Thursday, June 9, 2011, at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND.

Carol Ibach

Carol Ibach

Jun 2, 2011

Carol Ibach, 68, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, June 2, 2011 at her home, surrounded by her family. Carol Janet Klevgaard was born in Felton, MN on January 26, 1943 to Rudolph and Eleaner (Larson) Klevgaard. She graduated from Felton High School in 1960. Carol married William Ibach on January 28, 1961 in Moorhead, MN. She worked for Northwestern Bell...

Eric Hellevang

Eric Hellevang

May 29, 2011

Eric Dale Hellevang, 19, was born of September 24, 1991 in Fargo, ND and passed into the loving arms of Jesus on May 29, 2011 surrounded by family and friends at Sanford Hospital. He left his wheelchair behind and now dances with joy in heaven. Eric was a delightful boy with a quick smile. When he was less than a...

Ivan Newman

Ivan Newman

May 26, 2011

Ivan Newman, aged 94, passed away on May, 26 2011 after a short illness. Ivan was born in Sawyer, North Dakota. He enjoyed a full and rich life. Ivan grew up on a farm near Minot, North Dakota with 5 brothers and a sister. After graduating from school, he worked in a coal mine as a mule skinner and traveled...

Ila Mae Thorstad

Ila Mae Thorstad

May 25, 2011

Ila Mae Thorstad, 85, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Ila Mae Christensen was born October 4, 1925 in Fargo, ND to Axel and Sadie (Fedje) Christensen. She graduated from Fargo Central High School. She married Milton Thorstad on November 29, 1947, in Fargo. Ila worked for Nabisco Company until their children were...

Carla Locket

Carla Locket

May 23, 2011

Carla Marie Locket, daughter of Carl V. and Connie Larson, born March 1, 1946 in Baltimore, Maryland, died on May 23, 2011 at her home in Fargo, ND. She was a vibrant cancer survivor who was active in service of her church, quilting, crafting, and volunteering with the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Carla was a proud grandmother to...

Doreen Carlson

Doreen Carlson

May 21, 2011

Doreen Carlson, 69 of Fargo, passed away May 21, 2011 surrounded by her family at Sanford Palliative Care Unit Fargo, ND. Doreen was born August 19, 1941 at Rugby, ND, the daughter of David and Amanda (Thingvold) Gronvold. Upon graduating from High School in Gardner, ND in 1959, she began working in the insurance field. Which led to a 40...

Violet Alfson

Violet Alfson

May 21, 2011

Violet M. Alfson, 97 of Fargo passed away May 21, 2011 at ManorCare Nursing Home, Fargo, ND. Violet was born September 22, 1913 to Hans and Gertrude (Stensgard) Hanson in Fargo. She was baptized at Grong Lutheran Church, Rollog, MN. She grew up and attended school in Moorhead. She married Reuben Alfson in May, 1938. Violet is survived by four...

Douglas Johnson

Douglas Johnson

May 19, 2011

Douglas James Johnson was born on April 21, 1980, in Fargo ND. He lived in Fargo until he was 7 when his family moved to Columbia Heights, MN. They returned to Moorhead when he was 12 and Doug has resided in the Fargo-Moorhead area ever since. Doug was born with a fishing pole in one hand and a boat in...

Lyle Schulz

Lyle Schulz

May 19, 2011

Lyle H. Schulz, 80, of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 19, 2011, at Essentia Health, Fargo. Lyle Hartje Schulz was born July 3, 1930, in Grafton, North Dakota, son of Gustaf and Alma (Hartje) Schulz. He lived in Hoople, North Dakota, before moving to Fargo in his teens. He married Mary Lou Werle on February 17, 1951. They...

Phyllis Nelson

Phyllis Nelson

May 15, 2011

Phyllis Nelson, 95, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, May 15, 2011, at Bethany Retirement Center, Fargo. A full obituary and service information will be posted at a later time.

Fred Sprunk

Fred Sprunk

May 11, 2011

Fred “Fritz” Sprunk, 80, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo. Fred was born August 3, 1930, in Chaffee, North Dakota, son of Ralph and Elizabeth (Heilman) Sprunk. He attended Chaffee School and graduated from Wheatland High School and served in the US Air Force for four years. Fred married Arlene Hilde July 30,...

George Rohde

George Rohde

May 8, 2011

George Rohde, 66, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, May 8, 20ll, surrounded by his wife and three children. He was born March 5, 1945, in Fargo, to Lester and Amy (Beisigl) Rohde, where he attended school, graduating from Fargo Central High in 1963. He attended college at the University of North Dakota and after graduating, returned to Fargo with his...

Morris Callahan

Morris Callahan

May 8, 2011

Morris “Morrie” Callahan, age 85, of Fargo, died on May 8, 2011, surrounded by his family, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, MN. Morrie was born June 29, 1925, near Adams, ND, the son of William and Bessie Callahan. He graduated from Forest River, ND High School and served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, stationed in the...

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