Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Muriel Craig
Dec 26, 2008
Muriel Craig, 86, formerly of Fargo, North Dakota, died at Big Sky Care Center in Helena, Montana, on Friday, December 26, 2008. Muriel Larson was born August 9, 1922, to Nora (Nelson) and Carl O. Larson of Bisbee, North Dakota. She married William L. Craig on May 5, 1945, in Denver, Colorado. Father, mother and husband preceded her in death...
Branten Garwood
Dec 24, 2008
Branten A. Garwood, 27, of Moorhead died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at his home. Branten Garwood, 27, Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at his home. Branten was born on December 6, 1981 in Sheridan, WY to Dale and Diane (Boucher) Garwood. They moved to Moorhead in 1985. Branten attended Moorhead Public Schools Kindergarten through 7th grade. The family...
Lloyd Ulland
Dec 22, 2008
Lloyd Ulland, 81, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 22, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Lloyd Rudolph Ulland was born Novemer 7, 1927, near Buxton, North Dakota, son of Martin and Sophie (Johnson) Ulland. He grew up and attended rural schools there. He farmed with his parents. Lloyd was in active duty in the U.S. Army during the...
Philip Mac Millan
Dec 21, 2008
Philip G. Mac Millan, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, December 21, 2008, at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Philip G. Mac Millan was born to Catherine (Stuart) and Archie Mac Millan on October 4, 1918, at McVille, North Dakota. He attended grade school in Grand Forks and McVille. He graduated from McVille...
Lillian Cassidy
Dec 15, 2008
Lillian Cassidy, 91, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 15, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Lillian Emma Perleberg was born January 17, 1917, in rural Buchanan, North Dakota, daughter of Robert and Emilia (Buetow) Perleberg. She attended rural Buchanan schools. She worked in Fargo until her marriage to John Cassidy on February 1, 1942, in Seattle, Washington. They lived...
Robert Gilmour
Dec 14, 2008
Bob Gilmour, 81, passed away at his Fargo home Sunday, Dec. 14 with his wife, Margaret, by his side. Bob dedicated his life to his wife of 54 years, their six children and nine grandchildren. Family always came first for Bob but his love for newspapering and Sioux sports -- especially hockey -- were close seconds. He lived most of...
Sherry Arneson
Dec 14, 2008
Sherry Arneson, 46, of Fargo, died Sunday, December 14, 2008, at Villa Maria, Fargo, ND. Sherry A. Arneson was born on July 29, 1962 in St. Paul, MN. to Ernest and Elaine (Jorgenson) Arneson. She was baptized on July 31, 1962, in River View Hospital, St. Paul, MN. Sherry lived with cerebral palsy all her life. She lived at Friendship...
Gene Payne
Dec 14, 2008
Gene Payne, 84, of Fargo, died Sunday, December 14, 2008 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Eugene “Gene” Andrew Payne was born on July 1, 1924 in Argusville, ND to Leonard and Beulah (Buzick) Payne. He attended schools in the area and graduated from Argusville High School. Gene married Betty Hlebechuk on July...
Gladys Kurtz
Dec 9, 2008
Gladys Kurtz, 78, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Gladys was born July 5, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of William and Theresa (Fried) Rogers. She was a graduate of Jamestown High School. After graduation, she worked for Central Motors as a bookkeeper. On July 15, 1951, she married Elmer Kurtz...
Wayne Grimm
Dec 9, 2008
Wayne A. Grimm, formerly of Fargo, died on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at Eventide in Moorhead, MN. He was born in Hurdsfield, ND, on May 18, 1917, the son of Roy and Pearl Grimm. After graduating from Hurdsfield High School, he attended college in Valley City for several years, and graduated in 1939 from the University of North Dakota with...
Joan Saul
Dec 9, 2008
Joan Harriet Saul, 81, Fargo, ND, passed away Monday, December 9, 2008, at Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. Joan Harriet (Anderson) Saul was born on March 15, 1927, the daughter of Neva E. Hayden and Harry J. Anderson in Fargo, ND. She was raised and educated in Fargo. Joan married Donald Smith on August 22, 1943 in Fargo, ND. They...
Steven Scott
Dec 9, 2008
Steven Rayfield Scott began his journey home on December 9, 2008, at his residence in Fargo, ND, at the age of 53. Steve was born January 20, 1955, in Des Moines, IA, to Helen Scott Thompson and Crawford Duke. He attended school in Des Moines and went on to complete Cisco Networking Training later in life. He found his passion...
Dorothy Spielman
Dec 8, 2008
Dorothy Jean Spielman, 82, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2008. She was born March 19, 1926, to Maurice and Lydia Swanberg in Sisseton, SD. Dorothy attended Sisseton public schools graduating early with honors. She obtained her Bachelors degree in Art and French from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, in 1947. Dorothy returned to Sisseton for a short time...
Jack Westra
Dec 8, 2008
Jack Duane Westra died December 8, 2008, at North Country Regional Hospital in Bemidji, Minnesota. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, December 12th at First Lutheran Church in Fargo. Jack was born December 17, 1925, in Inwood, Iowa, to Ray and Agnes (Norton) Westra. The family moved to Forman, North Dakota, where Jack was educated...
Lorraine Swenson
Dec 8, 2008
Lorraine Swenson, 96, Fargo, died Monday, December 8, 2008 at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Lorraine Elizabeth Lena Swenson was born on July 27, 1912, on a farm by Wolverton, Minnesota. She was the youngest of 11 children born to Andrew and Johanna (Johnson) Swenson. She attended a country school and graduated from Wolverton High School. After her parents passed away,...
Warren Diederich
Dec 6, 2008
Warren Diederich, 84, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, December 6, 2008 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Warren B. Diederich was born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota on February 10, 1924 to Leona H. and Bernard Diederich. Warren attended elementary school in Fergus Falls until he moved with his parents to Fargo while in...
John Holt
Dec 3, 2008
John Gordon Holt, 86, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, December 03, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. John was born September 9, 1922, in Grafton Township, ND, to Elmer and Karen Holt. He grew up on a nearby farmstead and attended schools in Grafton and graduated from high school in 1940. In 1940, John enlisted with the National Guard unit...
Gerald Berg
Dec 2, 2008
Gerald M. “Jerry” Berg, 64, of Marion, TX, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008, from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in Texas. Jerry was born September 26, 1944, in Fargo, ND, to Elmer H. and Dolores (Able) Berg. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1962, and University of North Dakota in 1966. After graduation, he lived and worked...
Richard Ames
Dec 1, 2008
Richard A. Ames, age 78, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 1st, due to complications of Parkinson’s Disease. Richard was born September 7, 1930, in Fargo to Joseph Ames, Jr. and Lenna Ames, the youngest of four brothers. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1948 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from NDAC in...
Ethelyn Raveling
Nov 30, 2008
Ethelyn Raveling, 88, of Valley City, ND, died Sunday, November 30, 2008, at Elim Care Center, Fargo. Ethelyn (Louden) Raveling, daughter of William and Anna Louden, was born in 1920, in Ransom County, North Dakota. Ethelyn was raised on a ranch east of Lisbon, North Dakota. Ethelyn, the youngest child, attended a rural grade school along with her three brothers,...
Muriel Craig
Dec 26, 2008
Muriel Craig, 86, formerly of Fargo, North Dakota, died at Big Sky Care Center in Helena, Montana, on Friday, December 26, 2008. Muriel Larson was born August 9, 1922, to Nora (Nelson) and Carl O. Larson of Bisbee, North Dakota. She married William L. Craig on May 5, 1945, in Denver, Colorado. Father, mother and husband preceded her in death...
Branten Garwood
Dec 24, 2008
Branten A. Garwood, 27, of Moorhead died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at his home. Branten Garwood, 27, Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at his home. Branten was born on December 6, 1981 in Sheridan, WY to Dale and Diane (Boucher) Garwood. They moved to Moorhead in 1985. Branten attended Moorhead Public Schools Kindergarten through 7th grade. The family...
Lloyd Ulland
Dec 22, 2008
Lloyd Ulland, 81, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 22, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Lloyd Rudolph Ulland was born Novemer 7, 1927, near Buxton, North Dakota, son of Martin and Sophie (Johnson) Ulland. He grew up and attended rural schools there. He farmed with his parents. Lloyd was in active duty in the U.S. Army during the...
Philip Mac Millan
Dec 21, 2008
Philip G. Mac Millan, 90, of Fargo, ND, died Sunday, December 21, 2008, at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Philip G. Mac Millan was born to Catherine (Stuart) and Archie Mac Millan on October 4, 1918, at McVille, North Dakota. He attended grade school in Grand Forks and McVille. He graduated from McVille...
Lillian Cassidy
Dec 15, 2008
Lillian Cassidy, 91, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 15, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Lillian Emma Perleberg was born January 17, 1917, in rural Buchanan, North Dakota, daughter of Robert and Emilia (Buetow) Perleberg. She attended rural Buchanan schools. She worked in Fargo until her marriage to John Cassidy on February 1, 1942, in Seattle, Washington. They lived...
Robert Gilmour
Dec 14, 2008
Bob Gilmour, 81, passed away at his Fargo home Sunday, Dec. 14 with his wife, Margaret, by his side. Bob dedicated his life to his wife of 54 years, their six children and nine grandchildren. Family always came first for Bob but his love for newspapering and Sioux sports -- especially hockey -- were close seconds. He lived most of...
Sherry Arneson
Dec 14, 2008
Sherry Arneson, 46, of Fargo, died Sunday, December 14, 2008, at Villa Maria, Fargo, ND. Sherry A. Arneson was born on July 29, 1962 in St. Paul, MN. to Ernest and Elaine (Jorgenson) Arneson. She was baptized on July 31, 1962, in River View Hospital, St. Paul, MN. Sherry lived with cerebral palsy all her life. She lived at Friendship...
Gene Payne
Dec 14, 2008
Gene Payne, 84, of Fargo, died Sunday, December 14, 2008 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Eugene “Gene” Andrew Payne was born on July 1, 1924 in Argusville, ND to Leonard and Beulah (Buzick) Payne. He attended schools in the area and graduated from Argusville High School. Gene married Betty Hlebechuk on July...
Gladys Kurtz
Dec 9, 2008
Gladys Kurtz, 78, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Gladys was born July 5, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of William and Theresa (Fried) Rogers. She was a graduate of Jamestown High School. After graduation, she worked for Central Motors as a bookkeeper. On July 15, 1951, she married Elmer Kurtz...
Wayne Grimm
Dec 9, 2008
Wayne A. Grimm, formerly of Fargo, died on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at Eventide in Moorhead, MN. He was born in Hurdsfield, ND, on May 18, 1917, the son of Roy and Pearl Grimm. After graduating from Hurdsfield High School, he attended college in Valley City for several years, and graduated in 1939 from the University of North Dakota with...
Joan Saul
Dec 9, 2008
Joan Harriet Saul, 81, Fargo, ND, passed away Monday, December 9, 2008, at Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. Joan Harriet (Anderson) Saul was born on March 15, 1927, the daughter of Neva E. Hayden and Harry J. Anderson in Fargo, ND. She was raised and educated in Fargo. Joan married Donald Smith on August 22, 1943 in Fargo, ND. They...
Steven Scott
Dec 9, 2008
Steven Rayfield Scott began his journey home on December 9, 2008, at his residence in Fargo, ND, at the age of 53. Steve was born January 20, 1955, in Des Moines, IA, to Helen Scott Thompson and Crawford Duke. He attended school in Des Moines and went on to complete Cisco Networking Training later in life. He found his passion...
Dorothy Spielman
Dec 8, 2008
Dorothy Jean Spielman, 82, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2008. She was born March 19, 1926, to Maurice and Lydia Swanberg in Sisseton, SD. Dorothy attended Sisseton public schools graduating early with honors. She obtained her Bachelors degree in Art and French from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, in 1947. Dorothy returned to Sisseton for a short time...
Jack Westra
Dec 8, 2008
Jack Duane Westra died December 8, 2008, at North Country Regional Hospital in Bemidji, Minnesota. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, December 12th at First Lutheran Church in Fargo. Jack was born December 17, 1925, in Inwood, Iowa, to Ray and Agnes (Norton) Westra. The family moved to Forman, North Dakota, where Jack was educated...
Lorraine Swenson
Dec 8, 2008
Lorraine Swenson, 96, Fargo, died Monday, December 8, 2008 at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Lorraine Elizabeth Lena Swenson was born on July 27, 1912, on a farm by Wolverton, Minnesota. She was the youngest of 11 children born to Andrew and Johanna (Johnson) Swenson. She attended a country school and graduated from Wolverton High School. After her parents passed away,...
Warren Diederich
Dec 6, 2008
Warren Diederich, 84, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, December 6, 2008 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Warren B. Diederich was born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota on February 10, 1924 to Leona H. and Bernard Diederich. Warren attended elementary school in Fergus Falls until he moved with his parents to Fargo while in...
John Holt
Dec 3, 2008
John Gordon Holt, 86, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, December 03, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. John was born September 9, 1922, in Grafton Township, ND, to Elmer and Karen Holt. He grew up on a nearby farmstead and attended schools in Grafton and graduated from high school in 1940. In 1940, John enlisted with the National Guard unit...
Gerald Berg
Dec 2, 2008
Gerald M. “Jerry” Berg, 64, of Marion, TX, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008, from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in Texas. Jerry was born September 26, 1944, in Fargo, ND, to Elmer H. and Dolores (Able) Berg. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1962, and University of North Dakota in 1966. After graduation, he lived and worked...
Richard Ames
Dec 1, 2008
Richard A. Ames, age 78, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 1st, due to complications of Parkinson’s Disease. Richard was born September 7, 1930, in Fargo to Joseph Ames, Jr. and Lenna Ames, the youngest of four brothers. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1948 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from NDAC in...
Ethelyn Raveling
Nov 30, 2008
Ethelyn Raveling, 88, of Valley City, ND, died Sunday, November 30, 2008, at Elim Care Center, Fargo. Ethelyn (Louden) Raveling, daughter of William and Anna Louden, was born in 1920, in Ransom County, North Dakota. Ethelyn was raised on a ranch east of Lisbon, North Dakota. Ethelyn, the youngest child, attended a rural grade school along with her three brothers,...
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