Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Jane Kaiser Gordon
Oct 8, 2011
Jane Kaiser Gordon, 71, Pelican Lake, MN, died peacefully October 8, 2011 at the Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, after a twenty year battle with breast and ovarian cancer. Jane was born August 7, 1940 in Fargo, ND to Ervin E. and Margaret Kaiser. She attended Fargo elementary schools and was a 1958 Fargo Central High School graduate. She attended...
Grace Roningen
Oct 7, 2011
Grace Marilyn Carlen Roningen, 87, died Friday, October 7, 2011 at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN. Grace was born May 18, 1924 in Minot, ND to Edward and Myrtle (Paul) Carlen. She graduated from Park River High School, Park River, ND. She married J.E. Roningen on January 16, 1943 in Fargo, ND. Grace was a homemaker and a member of...
Marvin Knapper Sr.
Oct 5, 2011
Marvin Knapper Sr., 76, of Dilworth, MN, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2011, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Marvin Leroy Knapper Sr. was born March 4, 1935, in Pine River, Minnesota, son of Daniel and Alice (Erickson) Knapper. He served in the U.S. Army, as a helicopter mechanic, from 1956 ~ 1958, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Marvin married Patricia Goble...
Phoebe Rydell
Oct 4, 2011
Phoebe Rydell, 91, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at Sanford Health in Fargo. Phoebe Theodora Nordly was born June 11, 1920, to Knudt and Hilda (Johnson) Nordly in White Rock, South Dakota. She attended school in White Rock, graduating as Valedictorian of her class. She married Edwin F. Rydell March 21, 1940, in Wheaton, Minnesota. They farmed...
Benjamin Rau
Oct 4, 2011
Benjamin Jacob Rau was born June 16, 1920 in Linton, North Dakota, to Jacob and Regina (Fischer) Rau. He passed away at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, under the care of the wonderful staff of Rosewood and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Ben attended school in Linton. On October 15, 1944, he married Florence...
Dickie Mcclary
Sep 30, 2011
Dickie McClary, 71, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, September 30, 2011 at his home in Fargo, ND. Dickie Dean McClary was born February 24, 1940 in Sioux City, Iowa to Dean and Alice (Robinson) McClary. He Graduated from Climbing Hill Community School in 1958. Through the years Dick worked in many communities, finally retiring from Prince of Peace Nursing Home...
Helen Benesh
Sep 29, 2011
Helen Louise Chaney was born on September 6, 1919 to Frank & Lydia Chaney of Fargo. She was the youngest of eight children. Interestingly, her birth certificate originally listed her name as Marguerite. It was crossed out, and replaced with the name Helen. She died on Thursday, September 29, 2011 in Fargo. She lived in Fargo most of her life,...
Swanhild "Swannie" Morrison
Sep 29, 2011
Swanhild “Swannie” Morrison, 85, Fargo, North Dakota, died September 29, 2011, at Essential Health, Fosston, Minnesota. Swanhild Marie Thompson, oldest daughter of Sofus and Selma (Feland) Thompson, was born October 4, 1925, near Antler, ND. She was raised on the family farm near Antler. She graduated high school and attended business college in Minot, ND. In the mid 1940’s, she...
Ervin Morris
Sep 21, 2011
Ervin “Bud” Morris, 78, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at his home. Ervin LeRoy Morris was born February 11, 1933 in Fargo, ND to Ervin and Rose (Nietzel) Morris. Bud was employed by Amtrak and Burlington Northern until he retired in the mid 1980’s. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his...
Deborah M. Kolness
Sep 20, 2011
Deborah M. Kolness 63, Fargo died Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at Bullhead City, AZ. Deborah was born May 28, 1948 in Ada, MN to Al and Marge Johnson. She grew up in Ada and graduated from Ada High School in 1966. She also attended St Luke’s Nursing School. She married Thomas Kolness on April 10, 1970. She received her social...
Mitchell Rath
Sep 15, 2011
Mitchell Duane Rath, 43, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, surrounded by his family. Mitch lived bravely after being diagnosed with kidney cancer on Christmas Day of last year. The 23,000 plus visits to Mitch’s CaringBridge website express that he was dearly loved and will be missed...
Joann Mckay
Sep 12, 2011
JoAnn McKay, 76, of Fargo, ND, passed away Monday, September 12, 2011, in Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND, from pulmonary fibrosis. JoAnn Nelson was born November 29, 1934, at Deaconess Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota, to Johan A. and Edna (Johnston) Nelson of Lakota, North Dakota. She lived there the first three grades of school then moved with her family...
Myrtle Quittschreiber
Sep 12, 2011
Myrtle Quittschreiber, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, September 12, 2011, at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo, ND. Myrtle Martha Fraase was born December 9, 1923, in Anselm, North Dakota, daughter of William and Laura (Sommerfeld) Fraase. She grew up in Embden, North Dakota. She graduated from St. Mary’s high school in Richardton, ND, in 1941. Myrtle married Lowell Quittschreiber on...
Jack Carter
Sep 11, 2011
Jack Franklin Carter was born Oct. 1, 1919 to Thomas Baker and Mary Lucinda (Watkins) Carter, on the ranch of his grandfather, Goodloe Carter, near Lodgepole, Nebraska. His family moved to a farm near Chappell, Nebraska, where he attended the Deuel County public schools through 12th grade. He received a B. S. degree in Agronomy from the University of Nebraska,...
James Rutherford
Sep 9, 2011
James M. Rutherford of Fargo, ND, finished the race September 9, 2011 at the age of 89. He passed peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, after a year-long battle with cancer. Jim was born on September 6, 1922, in Grafton, ND to Johannah and John Rutherford, the tenth of eleven children. He was raised on the family farm...
Romona Roder
Sep 4, 2011
Romona Anne Roder, 72, of Dickey, ND, died at Golden Living Center nursing home in Moorhead, MN, on September 4, 2011. Romona Anne Roder was born in Edgeley, ND, on May 27, 1939, to George Lewis and Jessie (Waldie) Lewis. She was of German, Scotch, Irish, and English descent. She was raised on a farm near Adrian, ND, and went...
Jeffrey Morken
Sep 3, 2011
Jeffrey Edward Morken, age 57, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2011 in Ada, Minnesota. Jeffrey was born April 17, 1954, the son of Harding "Ed" Morken and Marian E. Morken, in Grand Forks, ND. He graduated from Fargo North High School and attended Moorhead State University (MSU). Jeff primarily worked as an over-the-road trucker. He was a voracious reader...
James "Jim" Lee
Sep 1, 2011
James D. “Jim” Lee, 77, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2011, at ManorCare Health Services, Fargo, ND. James was born in 1934 in Jamestown, North Dakota, son of Arnold and Alice (Peterson) Lee. He graduated from Jamestown High School and attended Jamestown College before entering the US Army. After a tour of duty with the Signal...
Donald Larson
Aug 30, 2011
Don Larson 74, of Fargo, ND, died, in his home, Tuesday Aug, 30, 2011 after a very brave and courageous battle with cancer. He was under the care of Hospice, with his sister Lois by his side, when he went home to be with the Lord. Don was born Feb. 10, 1937 to Roland and Ethel (Schroeder) Larson of Fargo....
J. David Ames
Aug 29, 2011
J. David Ames, 77, of Fargo, ND, went home to be with the Lord on August 29, 2011, at Saint Mary’s Hospital, Rochester, MN, after a short, courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Judson David Ames was born July 1, 1934, in Fargo, North Dakota, son of Andrew Judson and Marie Louise (Corbett) Ames. He graduated from Fargo Central High School...
Jane Kaiser Gordon
Oct 8, 2011
Jane Kaiser Gordon, 71, Pelican Lake, MN, died peacefully October 8, 2011 at the Emmanuel Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, after a twenty year battle with breast and ovarian cancer. Jane was born August 7, 1940 in Fargo, ND to Ervin E. and Margaret Kaiser. She attended Fargo elementary schools and was a 1958 Fargo Central High School graduate. She attended...
Grace Roningen
Oct 7, 2011
Grace Marilyn Carlen Roningen, 87, died Friday, October 7, 2011 at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN. Grace was born May 18, 1924 in Minot, ND to Edward and Myrtle (Paul) Carlen. She graduated from Park River High School, Park River, ND. She married J.E. Roningen on January 16, 1943 in Fargo, ND. Grace was a homemaker and a member of...
Marvin Knapper Sr.
Oct 5, 2011
Marvin Knapper Sr., 76, of Dilworth, MN, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2011, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Marvin Leroy Knapper Sr. was born March 4, 1935, in Pine River, Minnesota, son of Daniel and Alice (Erickson) Knapper. He served in the U.S. Army, as a helicopter mechanic, from 1956 ~ 1958, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Marvin married Patricia Goble...
Phoebe Rydell
Oct 4, 2011
Phoebe Rydell, 91, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at Sanford Health in Fargo. Phoebe Theodora Nordly was born June 11, 1920, to Knudt and Hilda (Johnson) Nordly in White Rock, South Dakota. She attended school in White Rock, graduating as Valedictorian of her class. She married Edwin F. Rydell March 21, 1940, in Wheaton, Minnesota. They farmed...
Benjamin Rau
Oct 4, 2011
Benjamin Jacob Rau was born June 16, 1920 in Linton, North Dakota, to Jacob and Regina (Fischer) Rau. He passed away at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, under the care of the wonderful staff of Rosewood and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Ben attended school in Linton. On October 15, 1944, he married Florence...
Dickie Mcclary
Sep 30, 2011
Dickie McClary, 71, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, September 30, 2011 at his home in Fargo, ND. Dickie Dean McClary was born February 24, 1940 in Sioux City, Iowa to Dean and Alice (Robinson) McClary. He Graduated from Climbing Hill Community School in 1958. Through the years Dick worked in many communities, finally retiring from Prince of Peace Nursing Home...
Helen Benesh
Sep 29, 2011
Helen Louise Chaney was born on September 6, 1919 to Frank & Lydia Chaney of Fargo. She was the youngest of eight children. Interestingly, her birth certificate originally listed her name as Marguerite. It was crossed out, and replaced with the name Helen. She died on Thursday, September 29, 2011 in Fargo. She lived in Fargo most of her life,...
Swanhild "Swannie" Morrison
Sep 29, 2011
Swanhild “Swannie” Morrison, 85, Fargo, North Dakota, died September 29, 2011, at Essential Health, Fosston, Minnesota. Swanhild Marie Thompson, oldest daughter of Sofus and Selma (Feland) Thompson, was born October 4, 1925, near Antler, ND. She was raised on the family farm near Antler. She graduated high school and attended business college in Minot, ND. In the mid 1940’s, she...
Ervin Morris
Sep 21, 2011
Ervin “Bud” Morris, 78, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at his home. Ervin LeRoy Morris was born February 11, 1933 in Fargo, ND to Ervin and Rose (Nietzel) Morris. Bud was employed by Amtrak and Burlington Northern until he retired in the mid 1980’s. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his...
Deborah M. Kolness
Sep 20, 2011
Deborah M. Kolness 63, Fargo died Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at Bullhead City, AZ. Deborah was born May 28, 1948 in Ada, MN to Al and Marge Johnson. She grew up in Ada and graduated from Ada High School in 1966. She also attended St Luke’s Nursing School. She married Thomas Kolness on April 10, 1970. She received her social...
Mitchell Rath
Sep 15, 2011
Mitchell Duane Rath, 43, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, surrounded by his family. Mitch lived bravely after being diagnosed with kidney cancer on Christmas Day of last year. The 23,000 plus visits to Mitch’s CaringBridge website express that he was dearly loved and will be missed...
Joann Mckay
Sep 12, 2011
JoAnn McKay, 76, of Fargo, ND, passed away Monday, September 12, 2011, in Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND, from pulmonary fibrosis. JoAnn Nelson was born November 29, 1934, at Deaconess Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota, to Johan A. and Edna (Johnston) Nelson of Lakota, North Dakota. She lived there the first three grades of school then moved with her family...
Myrtle Quittschreiber
Sep 12, 2011
Myrtle Quittschreiber, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, September 12, 2011, at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo, ND. Myrtle Martha Fraase was born December 9, 1923, in Anselm, North Dakota, daughter of William and Laura (Sommerfeld) Fraase. She grew up in Embden, North Dakota. She graduated from St. Mary’s high school in Richardton, ND, in 1941. Myrtle married Lowell Quittschreiber on...
Jack Carter
Sep 11, 2011
Jack Franklin Carter was born Oct. 1, 1919 to Thomas Baker and Mary Lucinda (Watkins) Carter, on the ranch of his grandfather, Goodloe Carter, near Lodgepole, Nebraska. His family moved to a farm near Chappell, Nebraska, where he attended the Deuel County public schools through 12th grade. He received a B. S. degree in Agronomy from the University of Nebraska,...
James Rutherford
Sep 9, 2011
James M. Rutherford of Fargo, ND, finished the race September 9, 2011 at the age of 89. He passed peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, after a year-long battle with cancer. Jim was born on September 6, 1922, in Grafton, ND to Johannah and John Rutherford, the tenth of eleven children. He was raised on the family farm...
Romona Roder
Sep 4, 2011
Romona Anne Roder, 72, of Dickey, ND, died at Golden Living Center nursing home in Moorhead, MN, on September 4, 2011. Romona Anne Roder was born in Edgeley, ND, on May 27, 1939, to George Lewis and Jessie (Waldie) Lewis. She was of German, Scotch, Irish, and English descent. She was raised on a farm near Adrian, ND, and went...
Jeffrey Morken
Sep 3, 2011
Jeffrey Edward Morken, age 57, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2011 in Ada, Minnesota. Jeffrey was born April 17, 1954, the son of Harding "Ed" Morken and Marian E. Morken, in Grand Forks, ND. He graduated from Fargo North High School and attended Moorhead State University (MSU). Jeff primarily worked as an over-the-road trucker. He was a voracious reader...
James "Jim" Lee
Sep 1, 2011
James D. “Jim” Lee, 77, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2011, at ManorCare Health Services, Fargo, ND. James was born in 1934 in Jamestown, North Dakota, son of Arnold and Alice (Peterson) Lee. He graduated from Jamestown High School and attended Jamestown College before entering the US Army. After a tour of duty with the Signal...
Donald Larson
Aug 30, 2011
Don Larson 74, of Fargo, ND, died, in his home, Tuesday Aug, 30, 2011 after a very brave and courageous battle with cancer. He was under the care of Hospice, with his sister Lois by his side, when he went home to be with the Lord. Don was born Feb. 10, 1937 to Roland and Ethel (Schroeder) Larson of Fargo....
J. David Ames
Aug 29, 2011
J. David Ames, 77, of Fargo, ND, went home to be with the Lord on August 29, 2011, at Saint Mary’s Hospital, Rochester, MN, after a short, courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Judson David Ames was born July 1, 1934, in Fargo, North Dakota, son of Andrew Judson and Marie Louise (Corbett) Ames. He graduated from Fargo Central High School...
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