Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Donald Wickstrom
Jul 23, 2010
Donald Wayne Wickstrom, 80, of Fargo, died Friday, July 23, 2010 at Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. Don was born August 25, 1929 to Herman and Hulda Wickstrom. He was baptized and confirmed at Pontoppidan Lutheran Church in Fargo. He went through the Fargo School system and graduated from NDSU in 1952 with a degree in Business and an infantry...
Gladys Mcnutt
Jul 22, 2010
Gladys McNutt, 90 years old, of Fargo, ND, passed away on July 22, 2010, at Sanford Hospital Palliative Care Unit, Fargo. Gladys, the youngest of five children, was born November 26, 1919, in Goodell, Iowa, to Charles and Amanda Halfpop. She graduated from Goodell High School in 1936, and was married to Alfred McNutt (who preceded her in death) for...
Dawn Ostendorf
Jul 19, 2010
Dawn Ostendorf, 57, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, July 19, 2010, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Dawn Alice Groethe was born July 25, 1952, at Fergus Falls, Minnesota, to Paul and Fern (Tollefson) Groethe. She grew up in Long Prairie, Minnesota, and graduated from high school. Dawn graduated from Fergus Falls Community College in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, with a degree in...
Irene Stone
Jul 17, 2010
Irene Stone, 82, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, July 17, 2010, at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead. Irene G. Biewer was born August 28, 1927, in Lidgerwood, North Dakota, daughter of Joseph and Anna (Renner) Biewer. She attended school in Lidgerwood. Irene married Ronald Hanson Stone February 14, 1953, in Moorhead, Minnesota. She worked at the Veterans Administration Hospital in the...
Shane Schumacher
Jul 17, 2010
Shane J. Schumacher, 46, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, July 17th, 2010, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Shane was born on April 29th, 1964, in Devils Lake, ND to Charles and Marie (Brda) Schumacher. He attended school in Devils Lake and began working after he completed high school. In 1987, he moved to Abercrombie, ND where he met his...
Norman Neumann
Jul 15, 2010
Norman Neumann, 84, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, July 15, 2010, at Sheyenne Crossing, West Fargo, ND. Norm was born to John and Christina (Baisch) Neumann in Elgin, ND, on February 6, 1926. He was the 14th of 17 children in the Neumann family. He graduated from Elgin High School, started college at Westmar College in LeMars, IA, and transferred...
Etta Thiessen
Jul 15, 2010
Etta Thiessen, 96, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, July 15, 2010, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo. Etta Vandilla Kent was born August 26, 1913, at Bowman County, North Dakota, daughter of Earl and Edith (Jones) Kent. Etta married Peter Thiessen in 1977. She was a member of First United Methodist Church for 64 years, faithful to her Lord all of...
Carroll Kelsh
Jul 15, 2010
Carroll “Bud” Kelsh, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, July 15, 2010, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo. Bud was born on April 29, 1923, on his grandfather’s farm out of Alma Center, Wisconsin. He died on Thursday, July 15, 2010, at the age of 87. He was the only son of Ervin and Dora (Hanusa) Kelsh. His folks moved to...
Othelia Hersrud
Jul 7, 2010
Othelia Hersrud, 82, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Othelia Sprenger was born July 19, 1927, on a farm near Roseglen, North Dakota. She attended country school, where she excelled. Othelia moved to Fargo with her sister, Rose. They worked for Holsum Bakery where she met Donald Hersrud, who became her husband and true...
Margaret Pett
Jul 7, 2010
Margaret Elizabeth (Callan) Pett, 93, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at the Friendship Home Community – Roselawn in Roseville, MN. Margaret was born August 13, 1916, in Duluth, MN, to Clara and Frederick Callan. She grew up in Wahpeton, ND, and after graduating from high school, went to work for Rustad Insurance Co. She completed a two-year secretarial program at...
James "Ed" Manning
Jul 7, 2010
James “Ed” Manning, 92, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at Villa Maria, Fargo, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. James “Ed” Manning was born on October 24, 1917, in Pilot Mound, Manitoba, Canada, to Harry and Florence (McKellar) Manning. He attended Pilot Mound High School. He married Mildred Headstrom on May 24, 1943...
Kim Hostetter
Jul 5, 2010
Kim Thomas Hostetter, 49, of Fargo, died July 5, 2010 at his home in Fargo, ND. Memorial Service: Thursday, 2:00 PM at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home.
Regina Mcduffy
Jul 4, 2010
Regina “Jeannie” McDuffy, 77, of Fargo, ND, died in Triumph Hospital, Fargo, ND, at 1:30 PM, Sunday, July 4, 2010. Regina was born December 21, 1932. She committed her life to Jesus Christ at an early age while attending the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church. From that time until her death, she has served the Lord and the church by playing...
Charmeon Larson
Jul 4, 2010
Charmeon Cecelia Larson went to heaven on Sunday, July 4, 2010, surrounded by her loving family. Charmeon was an involved mother and grandmother and had a very strong faith in Jesus and his promise of eternal life. Her greatest wish was to live like Christ and to share her faith with her family and those around her. Charmeon was born...
Barbara Ridenour
Jul 3, 2010
Barbara Ridenour died Saturday, July 3, 2010, at age 76, in her home. Barbara Leah Aufmann was born January 1, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, to Joseph and Pearl (Kurth) Aufmann. She was baptized on February 18, 1934, at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Chicago. She attended St. Gertrude Elementary School and Immaculata High School in Chicago. Barbara married Roger...
Elaine Nygaard
Jul 2, 2010
M. Elaine Nygaard, 87, Fargo died Friday, July 2, 2010 at MeritCare, Fargo. Funeral: 2:00 PM Monday, July 12, 2010 at Hope Lutheran Church, North Campus, Fargo Visitation: 2:00-4:00 PM Sunday, July 11, 2010 at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo Burial: 1:00 PM Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan
Sharon Gebert
Jun 29, 2010
Sharon Gebert, 65, Fargo, ND, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2010, while in Palliative Care at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Sharon Lee Frank was born October 23, 1944, in Valley City, North Dakota, to Christian and Florence (Bruns) Frank. After her father’s death and her mother’s re-marriage to Earl Buck, Sharon and her older brother, Donald, were adopted by Earl. She...
George Hull
Jun 27, 2010
George Hollister Hull died on June 27, 2010, at his home. He was born in Fargo, ND, on September 2, 1918, to Margaret (Hollister) and Thomas B. Hull. He attended elementary school in Fargo and graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1937. After graduating in 1938, he attended an insurance school in New York City. George worked for Hull...
Edward Samuelson Sr.
Jun 27, 2010
Edward Oliver Samuelson Sr., 75, Fargo, North Dakota, died Sunday, June 27, 2010 at Sanford Health & Meritcare Hospital in Fargo. Ed was born May 29th, 1935 in Fargo, the son of Didrick and Mamie Samuelson. He grew up on the family farm on the west side of Horace N.D., helping his father on the mail route and farming. He...
Vera Anderson
Jun 26, 2010
Vera E. Anderson, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, June 26, 2010 at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo, ND. Vera Eunice Thurston was born December 14, 1919, at Polson, Montana, daughter of Harry and Ethel (Wheatley) Thurston. She moved to Fargo, North Dakota, and attended Dakota Business College. Vera married Armis “Andy” J. Anderson on June 12, 1940, at Polson, Montana....
Donald Wickstrom
Jul 23, 2010
Donald Wayne Wickstrom, 80, of Fargo, died Friday, July 23, 2010 at Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. Don was born August 25, 1929 to Herman and Hulda Wickstrom. He was baptized and confirmed at Pontoppidan Lutheran Church in Fargo. He went through the Fargo School system and graduated from NDSU in 1952 with a degree in Business and an infantry...
Gladys Mcnutt
Jul 22, 2010
Gladys McNutt, 90 years old, of Fargo, ND, passed away on July 22, 2010, at Sanford Hospital Palliative Care Unit, Fargo. Gladys, the youngest of five children, was born November 26, 1919, in Goodell, Iowa, to Charles and Amanda Halfpop. She graduated from Goodell High School in 1936, and was married to Alfred McNutt (who preceded her in death) for...
Dawn Ostendorf
Jul 19, 2010
Dawn Ostendorf, 57, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, July 19, 2010, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Dawn Alice Groethe was born July 25, 1952, at Fergus Falls, Minnesota, to Paul and Fern (Tollefson) Groethe. She grew up in Long Prairie, Minnesota, and graduated from high school. Dawn graduated from Fergus Falls Community College in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, with a degree in...
Irene Stone
Jul 17, 2010
Irene Stone, 82, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, July 17, 2010, at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead. Irene G. Biewer was born August 28, 1927, in Lidgerwood, North Dakota, daughter of Joseph and Anna (Renner) Biewer. She attended school in Lidgerwood. Irene married Ronald Hanson Stone February 14, 1953, in Moorhead, Minnesota. She worked at the Veterans Administration Hospital in the...
Shane Schumacher
Jul 17, 2010
Shane J. Schumacher, 46, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, July 17th, 2010, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Shane was born on April 29th, 1964, in Devils Lake, ND to Charles and Marie (Brda) Schumacher. He attended school in Devils Lake and began working after he completed high school. In 1987, he moved to Abercrombie, ND where he met his...
Norman Neumann
Jul 15, 2010
Norman Neumann, 84, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, July 15, 2010, at Sheyenne Crossing, West Fargo, ND. Norm was born to John and Christina (Baisch) Neumann in Elgin, ND, on February 6, 1926. He was the 14th of 17 children in the Neumann family. He graduated from Elgin High School, started college at Westmar College in LeMars, IA, and transferred...
Etta Thiessen
Jul 15, 2010
Etta Thiessen, 96, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, July 15, 2010, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo. Etta Vandilla Kent was born August 26, 1913, at Bowman County, North Dakota, daughter of Earl and Edith (Jones) Kent. Etta married Peter Thiessen in 1977. She was a member of First United Methodist Church for 64 years, faithful to her Lord all of...
Carroll Kelsh
Jul 15, 2010
Carroll “Bud” Kelsh, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, July 15, 2010, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo. Bud was born on April 29, 1923, on his grandfather’s farm out of Alma Center, Wisconsin. He died on Thursday, July 15, 2010, at the age of 87. He was the only son of Ervin and Dora (Hanusa) Kelsh. His folks moved to...
Othelia Hersrud
Jul 7, 2010
Othelia Hersrud, 82, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Othelia Sprenger was born July 19, 1927, on a farm near Roseglen, North Dakota. She attended country school, where she excelled. Othelia moved to Fargo with her sister, Rose. They worked for Holsum Bakery where she met Donald Hersrud, who became her husband and true...
Margaret Pett
Jul 7, 2010
Margaret Elizabeth (Callan) Pett, 93, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at the Friendship Home Community – Roselawn in Roseville, MN. Margaret was born August 13, 1916, in Duluth, MN, to Clara and Frederick Callan. She grew up in Wahpeton, ND, and after graduating from high school, went to work for Rustad Insurance Co. She completed a two-year secretarial program at...
James "Ed" Manning
Jul 7, 2010
James “Ed” Manning, 92, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at Villa Maria, Fargo, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. James “Ed” Manning was born on October 24, 1917, in Pilot Mound, Manitoba, Canada, to Harry and Florence (McKellar) Manning. He attended Pilot Mound High School. He married Mildred Headstrom on May 24, 1943...
Kim Hostetter
Jul 5, 2010
Kim Thomas Hostetter, 49, of Fargo, died July 5, 2010 at his home in Fargo, ND. Memorial Service: Thursday, 2:00 PM at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home.
Regina Mcduffy
Jul 4, 2010
Regina “Jeannie” McDuffy, 77, of Fargo, ND, died in Triumph Hospital, Fargo, ND, at 1:30 PM, Sunday, July 4, 2010. Regina was born December 21, 1932. She committed her life to Jesus Christ at an early age while attending the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church. From that time until her death, she has served the Lord and the church by playing...
Charmeon Larson
Jul 4, 2010
Charmeon Cecelia Larson went to heaven on Sunday, July 4, 2010, surrounded by her loving family. Charmeon was an involved mother and grandmother and had a very strong faith in Jesus and his promise of eternal life. Her greatest wish was to live like Christ and to share her faith with her family and those around her. Charmeon was born...
Barbara Ridenour
Jul 3, 2010
Barbara Ridenour died Saturday, July 3, 2010, at age 76, in her home. Barbara Leah Aufmann was born January 1, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, to Joseph and Pearl (Kurth) Aufmann. She was baptized on February 18, 1934, at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Chicago. She attended St. Gertrude Elementary School and Immaculata High School in Chicago. Barbara married Roger...
Elaine Nygaard
Jul 2, 2010
M. Elaine Nygaard, 87, Fargo died Friday, July 2, 2010 at MeritCare, Fargo. Funeral: 2:00 PM Monday, July 12, 2010 at Hope Lutheran Church, North Campus, Fargo Visitation: 2:00-4:00 PM Sunday, July 11, 2010 at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo Burial: 1:00 PM Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan
Sharon Gebert
Jun 29, 2010
Sharon Gebert, 65, Fargo, ND, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2010, while in Palliative Care at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Sharon Lee Frank was born October 23, 1944, in Valley City, North Dakota, to Christian and Florence (Bruns) Frank. After her father’s death and her mother’s re-marriage to Earl Buck, Sharon and her older brother, Donald, were adopted by Earl. She...
George Hull
Jun 27, 2010
George Hollister Hull died on June 27, 2010, at his home. He was born in Fargo, ND, on September 2, 1918, to Margaret (Hollister) and Thomas B. Hull. He attended elementary school in Fargo and graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1937. After graduating in 1938, he attended an insurance school in New York City. George worked for Hull...
Edward Samuelson Sr.
Jun 27, 2010
Edward Oliver Samuelson Sr., 75, Fargo, North Dakota, died Sunday, June 27, 2010 at Sanford Health & Meritcare Hospital in Fargo. Ed was born May 29th, 1935 in Fargo, the son of Didrick and Mamie Samuelson. He grew up on the family farm on the west side of Horace N.D., helping his father on the mail route and farming. He...
Vera Anderson
Jun 26, 2010
Vera E. Anderson, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, June 26, 2010 at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo, ND. Vera Eunice Thurston was born December 14, 1919, at Polson, Montana, daughter of Harry and Ethel (Wheatley) Thurston. She moved to Fargo, North Dakota, and attended Dakota Business College. Vera married Armis “Andy” J. Anderson on June 12, 1940, at Polson, Montana....
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