Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
David Kuemper
Sep 22, 2010
David A. Kuemper died unexpectedly on September 22, 2010, at the age of 45 in Fargo, ND. He grew up in Fargo and graduated from Fargo South High School. After graduation, he enlisted in the Navy. For the past 18 years, David was employed by Weisgram Metal Fab. Inc. in West Fargo. David is survived by his parents, Vern and...
C. Elmer Anderson
Sep 22, 2010
C. Elmer Anderson, 89, of Moorhead, MN, passed away at his home on Wednesday, September 22nd 2010, under the attentive care of the Hospice of the Red River Valley and his loving wife of 66 years, Gert Anderson. Elmer was born September 9th, 1921 on a farm near Amenia, ND to Charles and Phoebe Anderson. He graduated Valedictorian from Amenia...
Todd Schmiess
Sep 21, 2010
Todd Schmiess, 46, passed away peacefully in his sleep on September 21, 2010, at home in Fargo. Todd was born July 4, 1964, in Oakes, North Dakota, son of Dennis and Mary (Monson) Schmiess. This is where he went to elementary school and graduated from high school in 1982. While growing up, he enjoyed life through his social interactions and...
Tracy A. Ford
Sep 20, 2010
Tracy A. Ford, 54, Fargo, North Dakota died at his home of natural causes Monday, September 20, 2010. Tracy Ford was born March 7, 1956, in Lisbon, North Dakota, the son of Marlys Grant Ford and the late Stanley C. Ford. He grew up in Enderlin, ND, and Fargo, ND, graduating from Shanley High School in 1974. He attended NDSU....
Jeff Munighan
Sep 19, 2010
Jeff Munighan aged 44, died September 19, 2010 in Mannheim, Germany. Jeff was born in Moorhead Minnesota April 17, 1966 to Jerald and Arlene Munighan of Moorhead, Mn. Jeff graduated from Moorhead High School in 1984. He graduated from NDSU in electrical engineering. He was employed by Phoenix International, a John Deere company in Fargo. In 2008, he accepted an...
Dora Davis
Sep 16, 2010
Dora E. Davis, 80, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, September 16, 2010. Dora was born in Bisbee, ND, on December 19, 1929, where she grew up and graduated from high school. At the age of 18, she moved to Fargo, ND, where she attended Interstate Business College. She lived with and worked for the Schlossman family while also working as...
Peter Query
Sep 15, 2010
Peter James Query, 21, died on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at his home in Fargo, North Dakota. Peter was born on March 16, 1989 in Des Moines, Iowa. His parents are Sharon Query and Kevin Query. He attended Greenwood Elementary School in Des Moines, Fairmont public schools in Fairmont MN, and graduated in 2007 from Fargo North High School. He...
Albert Parsley
Sep 14, 2010
Albert H. Parsley, 76, West Fargo, died peacefully in his home on Tuesday, September 14, 2010. Albert Harold Parsley was born Jan. 17, 1934 near Davenport, ND to John and Minnie (Lykken) Parsley. He was baptized on Feb. 4, 1934 at Kindred Lutheran Church, Kindred, ND. He grew up near Davenport, Horace and Warren, ND, where he attended school. He...
Sandra Underwood
Sep 14, 2010
Sandy died suddenly on September 14, 2010, at her home in Fargo. She was born here on August 19, 1941, to the late Ruth (Hughes) Newton and William Newton. After graduating from Fargo Central High in 1959, she went on to complete a nursing degree at North Dakota State College of Science in 1960. She then moved to Grand Forks,...
Michael Unhjem
Sep 13, 2010
Michael Unhjem, 57, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, September 13, 2010, at his home in Fargo. Michael Bruce “Mike” Unhjem was born August 22, 1953, in Fargo, North Dakota and soon after became the adopted son of Kalmer and Lorelei (Myhra) Unhjem of Crosby, North Dakota. He was raised on the family farm near Crosby and graduated from Crosby High...
Mary Colman
Sep 11, 2010
Mary Colman, 83, of Fargo, ND, passed away Saturday, September 11, 2010, at Sanford Health, after a short illness. Mary Margaret Hilleboe was born April 1, 1927, in International Falls, Minnesota, to the parents of Al and Peg (Harrison) Hilleboe. She graduated from Bemidji High School in 1944. Mary then moved with her family to Moorhead, Minnesota, and attended North...
Martha Opdahl
Sep 10, 2010
Martha Opdahl, 98, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, September 10, 2010, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Martha C. Rebelski was born May 8, 1912, in Geneseo, North Dakota, daughter of John and Johanna (Ochocki) Rebelski. She grew up and attended rural school and at the age of 82, she received her GED. Martha married Elmer J. Opdahl March 4, 1928,...
Marlene Haeffner
Sep 10, 2010
Marlene "Sis" Haeffner, 77, Moorhead, MN, died Friday, September 10, 2010 at Innovis Health, Fargo, ND. Marlene was born October 12, 1932 in Dilworth, MN to Evelyn Madel Booth and Ernest Olson. As a young woman she worked at the telephone company and was a Big Band singer. She married Fred Albert Haeffner on June 12, 1953 at St. Mark’s...
Jean E. Montgomery Pohl
Sep 8, 2010
Jean E. Montgomery Pohl died on September 8th, 2010 at Bethany on 42nd. Jean was born July 4, 1938, to Oliver and Viola Montgomery in Wolf Point, Montana. At the age of 8 years old she contracted polio. She graduated from Wolf Point High School in 1957. Later that year, she married Hans Pohl in Wolf Point, Montana. He enlisted...
Marie Brandvig
Sep 7, 2010
Marie Brandvig, 78, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at her home in Fargo. Marie Eileen Fagerlie was born October 1, 1931, in rural Audubon, Minnesota, daughter of Oscar and Margarethe (Valtinson) Fagerlie. She grew up and attended schools in rural Ulen and in Moorhead, Minnesota. Marie married Arne Brandvig March 6, 1954, in Trinity Lutheran Church in...
Dolores Monson
Sep 7, 2010
Dolores Monson, 81, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Dolores Ann Schmidt was born April 11, 1929, in Worthington, Minnesota, daughter of Henry J. and Anna C. (Nelson) Schmidt. Dolores moved with her family to Fargo, North Dakota, at the age of 15 and graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1947. Dolores married...
Helen Alma Elizabeth Ertsgard
Sep 7, 2010
Helen Weller Ertsgard, 94, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at Bethany Retirement Living Cares I, Fargo, ND. Helen Alma Elizabeth Laffen was born May 21, 1916, in Hector, Minnesota, daughter of John and Elsie (Rice) Laffen. She attended Ellendale Normal School and received her Bachelors Degree from University of Minnesota, Mankato. She married Roy Weller on September...
Russell Richtman
Aug 31, 2010
Russell J. Richtman, 67, of Washington Court House, Ohio, (formerly of Fargo, ND) died Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at Clinton Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, Ohio. Funeral Service: Thursday, September 9, 2010, at 10:00 AM, at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home Chapel, Fargo, ND. Burial: Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.
William Bishop
Aug 30, 2010
William Bishop, 70, of Park Rapids, MN, (formerly of Mapleton, ND) died Monday, August 30, 2010, at Sanford Health, Fargo. William Wells Bishop was born July 17, 1940, in Fargo, North Dakota, son of James and Runa (Arneson) Bishop. He grew up and attended schools in Mapleton, North Dakota. Bill graduated from Oak Grove High School, Fargo, in 1958, before...
Alice Mcfarland
Aug 29, 2010
Alice E. McFarland of Moorhead, MN, died peacefully at Palliative Care in Fargo, ND, on Sunday August 29, 2010, surrounded by her family. Alice was born on March 25, 1918, in Milbank, SD, to Thomas Jefferson Huston and Emma Fossum. After graduating from Milbank High School, Alice worked in her grandfather’s shoe store in Milbank for several years then moved...
David Kuemper
Sep 22, 2010
David A. Kuemper died unexpectedly on September 22, 2010, at the age of 45 in Fargo, ND. He grew up in Fargo and graduated from Fargo South High School. After graduation, he enlisted in the Navy. For the past 18 years, David was employed by Weisgram Metal Fab. Inc. in West Fargo. David is survived by his parents, Vern and...
C. Elmer Anderson
Sep 22, 2010
C. Elmer Anderson, 89, of Moorhead, MN, passed away at his home on Wednesday, September 22nd 2010, under the attentive care of the Hospice of the Red River Valley and his loving wife of 66 years, Gert Anderson. Elmer was born September 9th, 1921 on a farm near Amenia, ND to Charles and Phoebe Anderson. He graduated Valedictorian from Amenia...
Todd Schmiess
Sep 21, 2010
Todd Schmiess, 46, passed away peacefully in his sleep on September 21, 2010, at home in Fargo. Todd was born July 4, 1964, in Oakes, North Dakota, son of Dennis and Mary (Monson) Schmiess. This is where he went to elementary school and graduated from high school in 1982. While growing up, he enjoyed life through his social interactions and...
Tracy A. Ford
Sep 20, 2010
Tracy A. Ford, 54, Fargo, North Dakota died at his home of natural causes Monday, September 20, 2010. Tracy Ford was born March 7, 1956, in Lisbon, North Dakota, the son of Marlys Grant Ford and the late Stanley C. Ford. He grew up in Enderlin, ND, and Fargo, ND, graduating from Shanley High School in 1974. He attended NDSU....
Jeff Munighan
Sep 19, 2010
Jeff Munighan aged 44, died September 19, 2010 in Mannheim, Germany. Jeff was born in Moorhead Minnesota April 17, 1966 to Jerald and Arlene Munighan of Moorhead, Mn. Jeff graduated from Moorhead High School in 1984. He graduated from NDSU in electrical engineering. He was employed by Phoenix International, a John Deere company in Fargo. In 2008, he accepted an...
Dora Davis
Sep 16, 2010
Dora E. Davis, 80, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, September 16, 2010. Dora was born in Bisbee, ND, on December 19, 1929, where she grew up and graduated from high school. At the age of 18, she moved to Fargo, ND, where she attended Interstate Business College. She lived with and worked for the Schlossman family while also working as...
Peter Query
Sep 15, 2010
Peter James Query, 21, died on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at his home in Fargo, North Dakota. Peter was born on March 16, 1989 in Des Moines, Iowa. His parents are Sharon Query and Kevin Query. He attended Greenwood Elementary School in Des Moines, Fairmont public schools in Fairmont MN, and graduated in 2007 from Fargo North High School. He...
Albert Parsley
Sep 14, 2010
Albert H. Parsley, 76, West Fargo, died peacefully in his home on Tuesday, September 14, 2010. Albert Harold Parsley was born Jan. 17, 1934 near Davenport, ND to John and Minnie (Lykken) Parsley. He was baptized on Feb. 4, 1934 at Kindred Lutheran Church, Kindred, ND. He grew up near Davenport, Horace and Warren, ND, where he attended school. He...
Sandra Underwood
Sep 14, 2010
Sandy died suddenly on September 14, 2010, at her home in Fargo. She was born here on August 19, 1941, to the late Ruth (Hughes) Newton and William Newton. After graduating from Fargo Central High in 1959, she went on to complete a nursing degree at North Dakota State College of Science in 1960. She then moved to Grand Forks,...
Michael Unhjem
Sep 13, 2010
Michael Unhjem, 57, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, September 13, 2010, at his home in Fargo. Michael Bruce “Mike” Unhjem was born August 22, 1953, in Fargo, North Dakota and soon after became the adopted son of Kalmer and Lorelei (Myhra) Unhjem of Crosby, North Dakota. He was raised on the family farm near Crosby and graduated from Crosby High...
Mary Colman
Sep 11, 2010
Mary Colman, 83, of Fargo, ND, passed away Saturday, September 11, 2010, at Sanford Health, after a short illness. Mary Margaret Hilleboe was born April 1, 1927, in International Falls, Minnesota, to the parents of Al and Peg (Harrison) Hilleboe. She graduated from Bemidji High School in 1944. Mary then moved with her family to Moorhead, Minnesota, and attended North...
Martha Opdahl
Sep 10, 2010
Martha Opdahl, 98, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, September 10, 2010, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Martha C. Rebelski was born May 8, 1912, in Geneseo, North Dakota, daughter of John and Johanna (Ochocki) Rebelski. She grew up and attended rural school and at the age of 82, she received her GED. Martha married Elmer J. Opdahl March 4, 1928,...
Marlene Haeffner
Sep 10, 2010
Marlene "Sis" Haeffner, 77, Moorhead, MN, died Friday, September 10, 2010 at Innovis Health, Fargo, ND. Marlene was born October 12, 1932 in Dilworth, MN to Evelyn Madel Booth and Ernest Olson. As a young woman she worked at the telephone company and was a Big Band singer. She married Fred Albert Haeffner on June 12, 1953 at St. Mark’s...
Jean E. Montgomery Pohl
Sep 8, 2010
Jean E. Montgomery Pohl died on September 8th, 2010 at Bethany on 42nd. Jean was born July 4, 1938, to Oliver and Viola Montgomery in Wolf Point, Montana. At the age of 8 years old she contracted polio. She graduated from Wolf Point High School in 1957. Later that year, she married Hans Pohl in Wolf Point, Montana. He enlisted...
Marie Brandvig
Sep 7, 2010
Marie Brandvig, 78, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at her home in Fargo. Marie Eileen Fagerlie was born October 1, 1931, in rural Audubon, Minnesota, daughter of Oscar and Margarethe (Valtinson) Fagerlie. She grew up and attended schools in rural Ulen and in Moorhead, Minnesota. Marie married Arne Brandvig March 6, 1954, in Trinity Lutheran Church in...
Dolores Monson
Sep 7, 2010
Dolores Monson, 81, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Dolores Ann Schmidt was born April 11, 1929, in Worthington, Minnesota, daughter of Henry J. and Anna C. (Nelson) Schmidt. Dolores moved with her family to Fargo, North Dakota, at the age of 15 and graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1947. Dolores married...
Helen Alma Elizabeth Ertsgard
Sep 7, 2010
Helen Weller Ertsgard, 94, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at Bethany Retirement Living Cares I, Fargo, ND. Helen Alma Elizabeth Laffen was born May 21, 1916, in Hector, Minnesota, daughter of John and Elsie (Rice) Laffen. She attended Ellendale Normal School and received her Bachelors Degree from University of Minnesota, Mankato. She married Roy Weller on September...
Russell Richtman
Aug 31, 2010
Russell J. Richtman, 67, of Washington Court House, Ohio, (formerly of Fargo, ND) died Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at Clinton Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, Ohio. Funeral Service: Thursday, September 9, 2010, at 10:00 AM, at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home Chapel, Fargo, ND. Burial: Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.
William Bishop
Aug 30, 2010
William Bishop, 70, of Park Rapids, MN, (formerly of Mapleton, ND) died Monday, August 30, 2010, at Sanford Health, Fargo. William Wells Bishop was born July 17, 1940, in Fargo, North Dakota, son of James and Runa (Arneson) Bishop. He grew up and attended schools in Mapleton, North Dakota. Bill graduated from Oak Grove High School, Fargo, in 1958, before...
Alice Mcfarland
Aug 29, 2010
Alice E. McFarland of Moorhead, MN, died peacefully at Palliative Care in Fargo, ND, on Sunday August 29, 2010, surrounded by her family. Alice was born on March 25, 1918, in Milbank, SD, to Thomas Jefferson Huston and Emma Fossum. After graduating from Milbank High School, Alice worked in her grandfather’s shoe store in Milbank for several years then moved...
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