Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Norvald Skonseng
Aug 1, 2010
Norvald J. Skonseng, 80 of Fargo, died Sunday, August 1, 2010, in Fargo under the care of his family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Norvald John Skonseng was born October 25, 1929, at Fort Ranson, North Dakota, son of Axel and Agnes (Olson) Skonseng. He graduated from Fort Ransom High School. Norvald joined the Army National Guard June...
James Brenan
Jul 29, 2010
James Vernon “Jim” Brenan was born October 22, 1927, to parents Norman and Opal Brenan in Burbank, California. The family moved to Pipestone, Minnesota, where Jim graduated from Pipestone High School in 1945. He entered the Unites States Navy and served in the Submarine Service. He met and married his wife Francine C. Jette in 1946. Francine joined Jim’s mother...
Jane Laliberté Butler
Jul 28, 2010
Jane LaLiberté Butler died after a long illness on July 28, 2010, in Fargo, North Dakota. She was born on June 9, 1950 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Jane was a public school teacher, avid flower gardener and was especially interested in the preservation of historic homes and buildings. She spent many years restoring her 96-year-old home on South Terrace in Fargo....
Kristopher Close
Jul 27, 2010
Kristopher Close, 31, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at Innovis Health. Kristopher is survived by his daughter, Savannah Close, Minneapolis, MN; his mother, Kathy Shanku, Moorhead, MN; his father, Kim Close, Devils Lake, ND; step-father, John Shanku, Halstad, MN; sister, Paige Shanku, Moorhead, MN; niece, Kaydence Shanku, Moorhead, MN; sister, Kera Hagen; brother-in-law, Paul Hagen; nephew, Schad...
Abner Selvig
Jul 25, 2010
Abner Selvig, 93, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, at Waterford in Fargo. Abner Oswald Selvig was born in Fargo, North Dakota, attended Fargo Public Schools and graduated from Fargo Central High School. He graduated from NDSU in 1940, served in World War II with the Red Cross as a field director in military welfare and the US...
Stephen Ludwick
Jul 24, 2010
Stephen "Steve" Wilson Ludwick, 67, of Fargo died Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Sanford Health (formerly MeritCare) due to complications stemming from a long battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Stephen Wilson Ludwick was born on August 3, 1942 to Homer and Mary (McManus) Ludwick in Albert Lea, Minnesota. In 1943 he moved with his parents to Duluth, Minnesota where...
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...
Norvald Skonseng
Aug 1, 2010
Norvald J. Skonseng, 80 of Fargo, died Sunday, August 1, 2010, in Fargo under the care of his family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Norvald John Skonseng was born October 25, 1929, at Fort Ranson, North Dakota, son of Axel and Agnes (Olson) Skonseng. He graduated from Fort Ransom High School. Norvald joined the Army National Guard June...
James Brenan
Jul 29, 2010
James Vernon “Jim” Brenan was born October 22, 1927, to parents Norman and Opal Brenan in Burbank, California. The family moved to Pipestone, Minnesota, where Jim graduated from Pipestone High School in 1945. He entered the Unites States Navy and served in the Submarine Service. He met and married his wife Francine C. Jette in 1946. Francine joined Jim’s mother...
Jane Laliberté Butler
Jul 28, 2010
Jane LaLiberté Butler died after a long illness on July 28, 2010, in Fargo, North Dakota. She was born on June 9, 1950 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Jane was a public school teacher, avid flower gardener and was especially interested in the preservation of historic homes and buildings. She spent many years restoring her 96-year-old home on South Terrace in Fargo....
Kristopher Close
Jul 27, 2010
Kristopher Close, 31, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at Innovis Health. Kristopher is survived by his daughter, Savannah Close, Minneapolis, MN; his mother, Kathy Shanku, Moorhead, MN; his father, Kim Close, Devils Lake, ND; step-father, John Shanku, Halstad, MN; sister, Paige Shanku, Moorhead, MN; niece, Kaydence Shanku, Moorhead, MN; sister, Kera Hagen; brother-in-law, Paul Hagen; nephew, Schad...
Abner Selvig
Jul 25, 2010
Abner Selvig, 93, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, at Waterford in Fargo. Abner Oswald Selvig was born in Fargo, North Dakota, attended Fargo Public Schools and graduated from Fargo Central High School. He graduated from NDSU in 1940, served in World War II with the Red Cross as a field director in military welfare and the US...
Stephen Ludwick
Jul 24, 2010
Stephen "Steve" Wilson Ludwick, 67, of Fargo died Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Sanford Health (formerly MeritCare) due to complications stemming from a long battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Stephen Wilson Ludwick was born on August 3, 1942 to Homer and Mary (McManus) Ludwick in Albert Lea, Minnesota. In 1943 he moved with his parents to Duluth, Minnesota where...
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...
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