Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
William Johnson
Nov 30, 2008
William H. “Bill” Johnson, 91, of Hunter, ND, died Sunday, November 30, 2008, at the Arthur Good Samaritan Home in Arthur, ND. Bill was born March 20, 1917, in White, SD, the son of John and Agnes (Lockhart) Johnson. He graduated high school from Grand Meadow, MN, in 1936. Bill was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army Artillery serving in...
Donna Lewis
Nov 26, 2008
Donna Lewis, 81, of Fargo, ND, passed in the company of her family on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at Bethany Homes, Fargo, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease and cirrhosis. Donna Pauline Halliday was born February 24, 1927 to William and Mary (Sours) Halliday in Lisbon, ND. She graduated from Oak Grove High School in Fargo in 1945 and...
Bonnie Provencher
Nov 25, 2008
Bonnie Provencher, 82, of Fargo, ND passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2008. Bonnie was born August 4, 1926 to John and Ellen Dahlgren in Hector, MN. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelors degree in Music Education. Bonnie married Neill Provencher June 21, 1952. They lived in St. Paul until moving to Fargo in 1962. She was...
Helen Oesterreich
Nov 23, 2008
Helen Oesterreich, 84, of Fargo, ND, died surrounded by family at MeritCare Palliative Care in Fargo, on Sunday, November 23, 2008. Helen Lillian Dahl was born July 25, 1924, to John and Inga (Bakken) Dahl at McClusky, North Dakota. She grew up in McClusky and graduated from high school in 1942. Helen graduated from the University of North Dakota, Grand...
Mary Flewell
Nov 21, 2008
Mary C. Flewell, 81 of Fargo, died November 21, 2008 at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, Minnesota. She is survived by four daughters, Esther (Keith) Grossman, West Fargo, ND, Neomie (Richard) Morris, Moorhead, MN, Ruth (Jim) Reimers, Fargo, ND and Mary (Dale) Greterman, Fargo; nine grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Memorial Service: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 2:00 PM...
Florence Whitman
Nov 21, 2008
Florence Whitman, 92 of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 21, 2008, at Bethany Homes in Fargo. Florence M. Nelson was born September 20, 1916 in Antler, ND, to John R. and Grace E. (Murray) Nelson. She grew up in Clyde, ND, and moved with her family to Fargo in 1934. After graduating from Interstate Business School, she...
Richard Lyon
Nov 21, 2008
Dr. Richard K. Lyon, Husband, Father, Research Chemist, and Novelist, was born on December 22, 1933 and died November 21, 2008 in his home surrounded by his family. He was a graduate of William and Mary and received his PHD in physical chemistry from Harvard where he studied under J.B. Kistiakowsky. He had a lengthy career in chemistry, and he...
Levi Sivertson
Nov 20, 2008
Levi Ryan Sivertson, 28, passed away November 20th, 2008 in a tragic car accident just outside of Harwood, ND. The Memorial Service will be at Maranatha Lutheran Church in Glyndon, MN at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 25th, 2008. Levi was born May 8, 1980 in Fargo, ND to Ken and Gayla Sivertson. He grew up in Felton, MN, and...
Paul Torgeson
Nov 19, 2008
Paul Torgeson, 89, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo. Paul Arthur Torgeson was born July 3, 1919, in Grafton, North Dakota, son of Arthur W. and Jeanette (Johnson) Torgeson. Paul graduated from Grafton High School in 1937. Paul married Alice M. Murie June 20, 1948, in Langdon, ND. Paul worked in the Ford...
Walter Pillsbury
Nov 18, 2008
Walter Winfield Pillsbury, age 72, passed away suddenly on November 18th at Scottsdale Osborn Hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was born October 27, 1936, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to the late Walter and Gladys (Lien) Pillsbury. He graduated from Washburn High School in 1954. After high school, Walter joined the U.S. Marines and was stationed at Camp Pendleton, California. He spent...
Irene Christianson
Nov 18, 2008
Irene Christianson, 95, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Irene Marie Pederson was born July 27, 1913, in Warren, North Dakota, daughter of Clarence and Ida ( Johnson) Pederson. Irene is survived by her daughter, Sharon (Les Trnka) Mark, Fargo, ND; and her son, Mark (Linda) Christianson, Missoula, MT; granddaughters, Michelle Mark, Kristi...
Colleen Cullen
Nov 16, 2008
Our mother, Colleen Cronin was born November 24, 1927, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Amy Lillian (Burling) and Frank Patrick Cronin. She grew up in Fargo and graduated from Sacred Heart Academy. Colleen married Larry “Moon” Cullen September 14, 1948, in St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fargo and together, they raised their family. Throughout her life, she enjoyed bridge club with...
Linda Larson
Nov 16, 2008
Linda Larson, 85, of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, November 16, 2008, at her home with her daughter by her side. Linda O. Ochsner was born June 20, 1923, at home in Zealand, ND, daughter of Theophile and Frieda (Walker) Ochsner. She made her home in the Gardner and Fargo, ND, area until 1956, in...
Gail Hook
Nov 15, 2008
Gail Hook, 77, of Fargo, died Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. Gail H. Hook was born August 14, 1931 in Edmore, ND to Henry and Inga (Strand) Askelson. She grew up and attended school in Edmore. She married Linword Hook on November 5, 1951 in the state of Washington. She worked as a waitress and...
Eleanor Jordan
Nov 15, 2008
Eleanor Jordan, 87, Fargo, passed Saturday, 11-8-08 at home. Eleanor, was born 1-17-21: Hannaford, ND to Carl and Annie (Sad) Heyerdahl. She represented insurance companies throughout the midwest. She married George “Joe” Jordan in 1945; beloved husband of 49 years. Survived by her son, Stephen Jordan, daughters Kathryn Gargano (Hibbing), Georgia Hellerud, brother Charles Heyerdahl, sister Dorothy (Al) Lommen (Bismarck),...
Geraldine Berg
Nov 15, 2008
Geraldine H. Berg, 75 of Fargo died Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Geraldine Helen Berg was born October 22, 1933 to Enoch and Josephine (Sampson) Berg in Finley, ND. She was baptized at Ostervold Lutheran Church and confirmed at Finley Lutheran Church. She worked at Fargo Glass and Paint for 53 years. Geraldine was a...
Janie Christensen
Nov 14, 2008
Janie Christensen, 56, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, November 14, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo. Janie Alice Borah was born July 20, 1952, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, daughter of Wesley and Alice (Pederson) Borah. Janie is survived by her sons, Neal (Misti) Christensen, Watford City, ND; Nathan (Jennifer) Christensen, Fargo, ND; Brad (Jess) Christensen, Hawley, MN; a brother, Wesley...
Lillian Lamoureaux
Nov 13, 2008
Lillian L. Lamoureaux, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, November 13, 2008, in Villa Maria, Fargo. Lillian Teglia was born March 12, 1921, in Cicero, Illinois, daughter of Joseph and Emma (Nannini) Teglia. She attended school in Cicero. Lillian married Howard Lamoureaux, Sr. in 1946. Howard died November 9, 2008. Together, they raised their two children in Wisconsin. Lillian is...
Darrel Kjelvik
Nov 13, 2008
Darrel Kjelvik, 74, of Fargo, ND, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2008, at Innovis Hospital, Fargo. Darrel Allen Kjelvik was born December 1, 1933, in Polk County, Minnesota, son of Wilhelm and Betsy (Qualley) Kjelvik. Darrel was a Navy veteran who served on the USS Denebola. After discharge, he went to work for Red Owl. Darrel then worked for the...
Howard Lamoureaux Sr.
Nov 9, 2008
Howard Lamoureaux Sr., 84 of Fargo, died Sunday, November 9, 2008 at Innovis Health, Fargo, ND. A full obituary will be posted at a later time.
William Johnson
Nov 30, 2008
William H. “Bill” Johnson, 91, of Hunter, ND, died Sunday, November 30, 2008, at the Arthur Good Samaritan Home in Arthur, ND. Bill was born March 20, 1917, in White, SD, the son of John and Agnes (Lockhart) Johnson. He graduated high school from Grand Meadow, MN, in 1936. Bill was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army Artillery serving in...
Donna Lewis
Nov 26, 2008
Donna Lewis, 81, of Fargo, ND, passed in the company of her family on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at Bethany Homes, Fargo, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease and cirrhosis. Donna Pauline Halliday was born February 24, 1927 to William and Mary (Sours) Halliday in Lisbon, ND. She graduated from Oak Grove High School in Fargo in 1945 and...
Bonnie Provencher
Nov 25, 2008
Bonnie Provencher, 82, of Fargo, ND passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2008. Bonnie was born August 4, 1926 to John and Ellen Dahlgren in Hector, MN. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelors degree in Music Education. Bonnie married Neill Provencher June 21, 1952. They lived in St. Paul until moving to Fargo in 1962. She was...
Helen Oesterreich
Nov 23, 2008
Helen Oesterreich, 84, of Fargo, ND, died surrounded by family at MeritCare Palliative Care in Fargo, on Sunday, November 23, 2008. Helen Lillian Dahl was born July 25, 1924, to John and Inga (Bakken) Dahl at McClusky, North Dakota. She grew up in McClusky and graduated from high school in 1942. Helen graduated from the University of North Dakota, Grand...
Mary Flewell
Nov 21, 2008
Mary C. Flewell, 81 of Fargo, died November 21, 2008 at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, Minnesota. She is survived by four daughters, Esther (Keith) Grossman, West Fargo, ND, Neomie (Richard) Morris, Moorhead, MN, Ruth (Jim) Reimers, Fargo, ND and Mary (Dale) Greterman, Fargo; nine grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Memorial Service: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 2:00 PM...
Florence Whitman
Nov 21, 2008
Florence Whitman, 92 of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 21, 2008, at Bethany Homes in Fargo. Florence M. Nelson was born September 20, 1916 in Antler, ND, to John R. and Grace E. (Murray) Nelson. She grew up in Clyde, ND, and moved with her family to Fargo in 1934. After graduating from Interstate Business School, she...
Richard Lyon
Nov 21, 2008
Dr. Richard K. Lyon, Husband, Father, Research Chemist, and Novelist, was born on December 22, 1933 and died November 21, 2008 in his home surrounded by his family. He was a graduate of William and Mary and received his PHD in physical chemistry from Harvard where he studied under J.B. Kistiakowsky. He had a lengthy career in chemistry, and he...
Levi Sivertson
Nov 20, 2008
Levi Ryan Sivertson, 28, passed away November 20th, 2008 in a tragic car accident just outside of Harwood, ND. The Memorial Service will be at Maranatha Lutheran Church in Glyndon, MN at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 25th, 2008. Levi was born May 8, 1980 in Fargo, ND to Ken and Gayla Sivertson. He grew up in Felton, MN, and...
Paul Torgeson
Nov 19, 2008
Paul Torgeson, 89, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo. Paul Arthur Torgeson was born July 3, 1919, in Grafton, North Dakota, son of Arthur W. and Jeanette (Johnson) Torgeson. Paul graduated from Grafton High School in 1937. Paul married Alice M. Murie June 20, 1948, in Langdon, ND. Paul worked in the Ford...
Walter Pillsbury
Nov 18, 2008
Walter Winfield Pillsbury, age 72, passed away suddenly on November 18th at Scottsdale Osborn Hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was born October 27, 1936, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to the late Walter and Gladys (Lien) Pillsbury. He graduated from Washburn High School in 1954. After high school, Walter joined the U.S. Marines and was stationed at Camp Pendleton, California. He spent...
Irene Christianson
Nov 18, 2008
Irene Christianson, 95, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Irene Marie Pederson was born July 27, 1913, in Warren, North Dakota, daughter of Clarence and Ida ( Johnson) Pederson. Irene is survived by her daughter, Sharon (Les Trnka) Mark, Fargo, ND; and her son, Mark (Linda) Christianson, Missoula, MT; granddaughters, Michelle Mark, Kristi...
Colleen Cullen
Nov 16, 2008
Our mother, Colleen Cronin was born November 24, 1927, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Amy Lillian (Burling) and Frank Patrick Cronin. She grew up in Fargo and graduated from Sacred Heart Academy. Colleen married Larry “Moon” Cullen September 14, 1948, in St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fargo and together, they raised their family. Throughout her life, she enjoyed bridge club with...
Linda Larson
Nov 16, 2008
Linda Larson, 85, of Fargo, ND, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, November 16, 2008, at her home with her daughter by her side. Linda O. Ochsner was born June 20, 1923, at home in Zealand, ND, daughter of Theophile and Frieda (Walker) Ochsner. She made her home in the Gardner and Fargo, ND, area until 1956, in...
Gail Hook
Nov 15, 2008
Gail Hook, 77, of Fargo, died Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Golden Living Center, Moorhead, MN. Gail H. Hook was born August 14, 1931 in Edmore, ND to Henry and Inga (Strand) Askelson. She grew up and attended school in Edmore. She married Linword Hook on November 5, 1951 in the state of Washington. She worked as a waitress and...
Eleanor Jordan
Nov 15, 2008
Eleanor Jordan, 87, Fargo, passed Saturday, 11-8-08 at home. Eleanor, was born 1-17-21: Hannaford, ND to Carl and Annie (Sad) Heyerdahl. She represented insurance companies throughout the midwest. She married George “Joe” Jordan in 1945; beloved husband of 49 years. Survived by her son, Stephen Jordan, daughters Kathryn Gargano (Hibbing), Georgia Hellerud, brother Charles Heyerdahl, sister Dorothy (Al) Lommen (Bismarck),...
Geraldine Berg
Nov 15, 2008
Geraldine H. Berg, 75 of Fargo died Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Geraldine Helen Berg was born October 22, 1933 to Enoch and Josephine (Sampson) Berg in Finley, ND. She was baptized at Ostervold Lutheran Church and confirmed at Finley Lutheran Church. She worked at Fargo Glass and Paint for 53 years. Geraldine was a...
Janie Christensen
Nov 14, 2008
Janie Christensen, 56, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, November 14, 2008, at MeritCare Palliative Care, Fargo. Janie Alice Borah was born July 20, 1952, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, daughter of Wesley and Alice (Pederson) Borah. Janie is survived by her sons, Neal (Misti) Christensen, Watford City, ND; Nathan (Jennifer) Christensen, Fargo, ND; Brad (Jess) Christensen, Hawley, MN; a brother, Wesley...
Lillian Lamoureaux
Nov 13, 2008
Lillian L. Lamoureaux, 87, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, November 13, 2008, in Villa Maria, Fargo. Lillian Teglia was born March 12, 1921, in Cicero, Illinois, daughter of Joseph and Emma (Nannini) Teglia. She attended school in Cicero. Lillian married Howard Lamoureaux, Sr. in 1946. Howard died November 9, 2008. Together, they raised their two children in Wisconsin. Lillian is...
Darrel Kjelvik
Nov 13, 2008
Darrel Kjelvik, 74, of Fargo, ND, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2008, at Innovis Hospital, Fargo. Darrel Allen Kjelvik was born December 1, 1933, in Polk County, Minnesota, son of Wilhelm and Betsy (Qualley) Kjelvik. Darrel was a Navy veteran who served on the USS Denebola. After discharge, he went to work for Red Owl. Darrel then worked for the...
Howard Lamoureaux Sr.
Nov 9, 2008
Howard Lamoureaux Sr., 84 of Fargo, died Sunday, November 9, 2008 at Innovis Health, Fargo, ND. A full obituary will be posted at a later time.
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