Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Shirley Stewart
May 20, 2009
Shirley; affectionately known as Nana by her family, quietly slipped from this mortal abode after a brief battle with cancer. She is now reunited with her parents and family that preceded her in traversing the portal that we call death. Shirley was the first of two daughters born to Thelma Martin and William C. (Pat) Patterson. Born in Minneapolis, MN,...
Robert Rust
May 20, 2009
Robert Charles Rust was born July 6, 1924 to Emma and Charles Rust in Martin, North Dakota. Bob suddenly passed away on May 20, 2009 in Fargo, North Dakota. Bob grew up on a farm outside Martin, North Dakota and graduated from Martin High School. He subsequently graduated from University of North Dakota with a degree in accounting in 1949....
Harlan Kulland
May 20, 2009
Harlan D. Kulland, 65, of Fargo, ND, died unexpectedly May 20, 2009. He was born to Harold & Nina Kulland, a farming family, near Stanley, ND, on February 16, 1944. Following graduation from Minot State College, he was drafted and served in the U.S. Marines. After his service, he worked in accounting and business in Fargo. He married Emily Pohribnak...
Kristi Green
May 14, 2009
Kristi Marie (Auren) Green, 79, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, May 14, 2009, at ManorCare, Fargo. Kristi was born October 26, 1929, in Cooperstown, North Dakota, the daughter of Gilbert and Mabel (Pramhus) Auren. She attended school in Cooperstown. She moved to Seattle, WA, in 1950, and worked in food preparation for Marshall Fields until 1980. On June 10, 1960,...
Helen Christensen
May 11, 2009
Helen Carrie (Larson) Christensen, 101, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, May 11, 2009, at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN. Helen was born June 21, 1907, in Callender, Iowa, the daughter of Nelse and Catherine Larson. She attended school in Webster County Iowa and graduated from Fort Dodge High School, Iowa. Helen enrolled in Iowa State Teachers College (University of Northern...
Gary Cumber
May 10, 2009
Gary Michael Cumber, 59, of rural Harwood, ND, died at his home Sunday, May 10, 2009, of natural causes. Gary Michael Cumber was born November 18, 1949, in Jamestown, North Dakota, to Robert and Alice (Lira) Cumber. He grew up on a farm near Montpelier, North Dakota, graduating from Montpelier High School in 1968. In the fall of 1968, Gary...
Faye Roscoe
May 6, 2009
Faye Roscoe, 67, of Glyndon, MN, died Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at her home under the care of her family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Faye Marie Gratton was born May 28, 1941, to John and Lucille (Carrier) Gratton in Langdon, North Dakota. She was raised on a farm near Osnabrock, North Dakota, until school age. Due to...
Thomas Simmons
May 6, 2009
Thomas Simmons, 89, of Fargo, ND, (formerly of Kindred, ND) died Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Thomas Gerhard Simmons was born November 12, 1919, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Melvin and Thora (Trana) Simmons. He was baptized and confirmed in the now long gone Christiania Lutheran Church....
Mary Jo Vraa
May 4, 2009
Mary Jo Vraa, 66, of Fargo, ND, died peacefully in the presence of family and close friends at Elim Care Center in Fargo after a valiant fight against cancer. Mary was born on December 31, 1942 in Duluth, MN. She attended business school. She moved to Fargo, ND in 1968, where she soon met her future husband, Henry Nels Vraa....
Marjorie Witz
May 3, 2009
Marjorie Viola (Hoover) Witz, 91, of Fargo, North Dakota, died Sunday, May 3, 2009 at home. She was born in Lebanon, Indiana Dec. 28, 1917, the daughter of Alva and Caroline (Stoddard) Hoover. She graduated from Brook High School in Brook, Indiana and received a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics from Purdue University in 1940. At Purdue, she lettered...
Alice Yaeger
May 2, 2009
Alice J. Yaeger, 100, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, May 2, 2009, at Bethany Homes, Fargo. Alice Jeanette Borg was born April 16, 1909, in Valley City, North Dakota, daughter of John and Anne (Kjelland) Borg. She was the fifth of thirteen children. She graduated from high school in Valley City in 1928. Alice married Ralph Yaeger on September 10,...
John Grosz
Apr 30, 2009
John P. Grosz, 83, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, April 30, 2009, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. John P. Grosz was born August 2, 1925, in Fargo, ND, son of Godfrey and Eva (Stewart) Grosz. In 1943, John graduated from Fargo Central High School. He started college at North Dakota State University in the summer of 1943. John joined...
Eileen Ell
Apr 28, 2009
Eileen Ell, 88, of Fargo, ND, (formerly of Forest River, ND) passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2009, while staying with her son, Mike Ell, and his family in Bismarck. Eileen Elsie Woods was born July 14, 1920, to the late Walter and Myra (Jamieson) Woods in Forest River, North Dakota. She graduated from the Forest River High School in 1937....
Florence Pyle
Apr 24, 2009
Florence Pyle, 76 of Fargo died Friday, April 24, 2009 at Eventide Nursing Home, Moorhead, MN. Funeral Service: Friday, May 1, 2009, at 2:00 PM, at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND. Visitation: Thursday, April 30, 2009, from 5-7 PM, at Hanson-Runsvold. Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo, ND.
Elsie Anderson
Apr 21, 2009
Elsie Anderson, 92, of Fargo, ND, died April 21, 2009, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Elsie Anderson was born July 3, 1916, in Battle Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of George and Caroline (Glende) Anderson. She moved to Moorhead, Minnesota, as a child. She attended and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1934. After high school, she attended and graduated from Moorhead...
Donald "Red" Slayton
Apr 19, 2009
Donald “Red” Slayton, 91, of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 19, 2009. Donald Conrad Slayton was born August 3, 1917, in Belfield, North Dakota, son of Iver and Christine (Winkels) Slayton. He was with the North Dakota Air National Guard for 31 years until his retirement in 1977. He married Roselle Iverson in 1969, in First Lutheran...
Curtis Peterson
Apr 16, 2009
Curtis Peterson, 80, of Fargo, ND, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2009, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo. Curtis Jerome Peterson was born March 2, 1929, to Robert and Josie (Hanson) Pederson in Mayville, North Dakota. Curtis graduated from Mayville High School and attended Mayville State College. Curtis married Marion Hanson in rural Mayville, North Dakota. Curtis spent years in banking...
Douglas Gault
Apr 13, 2009
Douglas C. Gault, 56, of Felton, MN, died Monday, April 13, 2009, at Innovis Hospital, Fargo. Douglas Charles Gualt was born January 12, 1953, in Fargo, North Dakota, son of Marion C. and Shirley (Block) Gault. He grew up in rural Mapleton, North Dakota, and graduated from Mapleton High School in 1971. Douglas served in the US Air Force as...
Clayton Olson
Apr 11, 2009
Clayton E. Olson, 87, Bethany Homes, passed away peacefully at Innovis Health, Saturday, April 11, 2009. Clayton Eugene Olson was born in Barney, North Dakota, March 6, 1922, to Edwin and Lillian (Peters) Olson. They moved to Fargo shortly thereafter where Clayton attended Old Hawthorne, Agassiz Junior High and Fargo Central where he was a standout hockey player for the...
Everett Meincke
Apr 11, 2009
Everett E. Meincke, 77, of Fargo, ND, (formerly a resident of ManorCare, Fargo) died Saturday, April 11, 2009, in Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, ND. Everett Ernest Meincke was born September 29, 1931, son of John and Beatta (Ernest) Meincke in Round Prairie Township in Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm. Everett worked for the railroad and was proud of...
Shirley Stewart
May 20, 2009
Shirley; affectionately known as Nana by her family, quietly slipped from this mortal abode after a brief battle with cancer. She is now reunited with her parents and family that preceded her in traversing the portal that we call death. Shirley was the first of two daughters born to Thelma Martin and William C. (Pat) Patterson. Born in Minneapolis, MN,...
Robert Rust
May 20, 2009
Robert Charles Rust was born July 6, 1924 to Emma and Charles Rust in Martin, North Dakota. Bob suddenly passed away on May 20, 2009 in Fargo, North Dakota. Bob grew up on a farm outside Martin, North Dakota and graduated from Martin High School. He subsequently graduated from University of North Dakota with a degree in accounting in 1949....
Harlan Kulland
May 20, 2009
Harlan D. Kulland, 65, of Fargo, ND, died unexpectedly May 20, 2009. He was born to Harold & Nina Kulland, a farming family, near Stanley, ND, on February 16, 1944. Following graduation from Minot State College, he was drafted and served in the U.S. Marines. After his service, he worked in accounting and business in Fargo. He married Emily Pohribnak...
Kristi Green
May 14, 2009
Kristi Marie (Auren) Green, 79, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, May 14, 2009, at ManorCare, Fargo. Kristi was born October 26, 1929, in Cooperstown, North Dakota, the daughter of Gilbert and Mabel (Pramhus) Auren. She attended school in Cooperstown. She moved to Seattle, WA, in 1950, and worked in food preparation for Marshall Fields until 1980. On June 10, 1960,...
Helen Christensen
May 11, 2009
Helen Carrie (Larson) Christensen, 101, of Moorhead, MN, died Monday, May 11, 2009, at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN. Helen was born June 21, 1907, in Callender, Iowa, the daughter of Nelse and Catherine Larson. She attended school in Webster County Iowa and graduated from Fort Dodge High School, Iowa. Helen enrolled in Iowa State Teachers College (University of Northern...
Gary Cumber
May 10, 2009
Gary Michael Cumber, 59, of rural Harwood, ND, died at his home Sunday, May 10, 2009, of natural causes. Gary Michael Cumber was born November 18, 1949, in Jamestown, North Dakota, to Robert and Alice (Lira) Cumber. He grew up on a farm near Montpelier, North Dakota, graduating from Montpelier High School in 1968. In the fall of 1968, Gary...
Faye Roscoe
May 6, 2009
Faye Roscoe, 67, of Glyndon, MN, died Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at her home under the care of her family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Faye Marie Gratton was born May 28, 1941, to John and Lucille (Carrier) Gratton in Langdon, North Dakota. She was raised on a farm near Osnabrock, North Dakota, until school age. Due to...
Thomas Simmons
May 6, 2009
Thomas Simmons, 89, of Fargo, ND, (formerly of Kindred, ND) died Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Thomas Gerhard Simmons was born November 12, 1919, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Melvin and Thora (Trana) Simmons. He was baptized and confirmed in the now long gone Christiania Lutheran Church....
Mary Jo Vraa
May 4, 2009
Mary Jo Vraa, 66, of Fargo, ND, died peacefully in the presence of family and close friends at Elim Care Center in Fargo after a valiant fight against cancer. Mary was born on December 31, 1942 in Duluth, MN. She attended business school. She moved to Fargo, ND in 1968, where she soon met her future husband, Henry Nels Vraa....
Marjorie Witz
May 3, 2009
Marjorie Viola (Hoover) Witz, 91, of Fargo, North Dakota, died Sunday, May 3, 2009 at home. She was born in Lebanon, Indiana Dec. 28, 1917, the daughter of Alva and Caroline (Stoddard) Hoover. She graduated from Brook High School in Brook, Indiana and received a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics from Purdue University in 1940. At Purdue, she lettered...
Alice Yaeger
May 2, 2009
Alice J. Yaeger, 100, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, May 2, 2009, at Bethany Homes, Fargo. Alice Jeanette Borg was born April 16, 1909, in Valley City, North Dakota, daughter of John and Anne (Kjelland) Borg. She was the fifth of thirteen children. She graduated from high school in Valley City in 1928. Alice married Ralph Yaeger on September 10,...
John Grosz
Apr 30, 2009
John P. Grosz, 83, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, April 30, 2009, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. John P. Grosz was born August 2, 1925, in Fargo, ND, son of Godfrey and Eva (Stewart) Grosz. In 1943, John graduated from Fargo Central High School. He started college at North Dakota State University in the summer of 1943. John joined...
Eileen Ell
Apr 28, 2009
Eileen Ell, 88, of Fargo, ND, (formerly of Forest River, ND) passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2009, while staying with her son, Mike Ell, and his family in Bismarck. Eileen Elsie Woods was born July 14, 1920, to the late Walter and Myra (Jamieson) Woods in Forest River, North Dakota. She graduated from the Forest River High School in 1937....
Florence Pyle
Apr 24, 2009
Florence Pyle, 76 of Fargo died Friday, April 24, 2009 at Eventide Nursing Home, Moorhead, MN. Funeral Service: Friday, May 1, 2009, at 2:00 PM, at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND. Visitation: Thursday, April 30, 2009, from 5-7 PM, at Hanson-Runsvold. Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo, ND.
Elsie Anderson
Apr 21, 2009
Elsie Anderson, 92, of Fargo, ND, died April 21, 2009, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Elsie Anderson was born July 3, 1916, in Battle Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of George and Caroline (Glende) Anderson. She moved to Moorhead, Minnesota, as a child. She attended and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1934. After high school, she attended and graduated from Moorhead...
Donald "Red" Slayton
Apr 19, 2009
Donald “Red” Slayton, 91, of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 19, 2009. Donald Conrad Slayton was born August 3, 1917, in Belfield, North Dakota, son of Iver and Christine (Winkels) Slayton. He was with the North Dakota Air National Guard for 31 years until his retirement in 1977. He married Roselle Iverson in 1969, in First Lutheran...
Curtis Peterson
Apr 16, 2009
Curtis Peterson, 80, of Fargo, ND, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2009, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo. Curtis Jerome Peterson was born March 2, 1929, to Robert and Josie (Hanson) Pederson in Mayville, North Dakota. Curtis graduated from Mayville High School and attended Mayville State College. Curtis married Marion Hanson in rural Mayville, North Dakota. Curtis spent years in banking...
Douglas Gault
Apr 13, 2009
Douglas C. Gault, 56, of Felton, MN, died Monday, April 13, 2009, at Innovis Hospital, Fargo. Douglas Charles Gualt was born January 12, 1953, in Fargo, North Dakota, son of Marion C. and Shirley (Block) Gault. He grew up in rural Mapleton, North Dakota, and graduated from Mapleton High School in 1971. Douglas served in the US Air Force as...
Clayton Olson
Apr 11, 2009
Clayton E. Olson, 87, Bethany Homes, passed away peacefully at Innovis Health, Saturday, April 11, 2009. Clayton Eugene Olson was born in Barney, North Dakota, March 6, 1922, to Edwin and Lillian (Peters) Olson. They moved to Fargo shortly thereafter where Clayton attended Old Hawthorne, Agassiz Junior High and Fargo Central where he was a standout hockey player for the...
Everett Meincke
Apr 11, 2009
Everett E. Meincke, 77, of Fargo, ND, (formerly a resident of ManorCare, Fargo) died Saturday, April 11, 2009, in Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, ND. Everett Ernest Meincke was born September 29, 1931, son of John and Beatta (Ernest) Meincke in Round Prairie Township in Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm. Everett worked for the railroad and was proud of...
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