Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Joanne Tollefson
Dec 29, 2008
JoAnne Faith Tollefson, 77, of Fargo, died Thursday, December 25, 2008 at her home. JoAnne Faith Fisher was born to John and Faith (McDonald) on September 28, 1931. She graduated from West High School in Minneapolis. After graduating she went to work for the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis, MN until 1951. She married James O. Tollefson in 1951 and...
Iris Cummings
Dec 29, 2008
Iris Marie Cummings, 76, Fargo, ND, passed away Monday, December 29, 2008, at her home. Iris Ross was born on April 9, 1932, the daughter of Frank and Celesta Ross in Fargo, ND. She was raised and educated in Fargo, graduating first from Central High School, and then Dakota Business College. After school, she worked briefly at a Fargo law...
Bertha Bauske
Dec 27, 2008
Bertha Bauske, 101 of Fargo, died Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. Bertha was born April 23, 1907 near Streeter, ND to Gotlieb and Elizabeth (Schatz) Klundt. She attended school in the Streeter area. She married Alonzo Bauske on June 12, 1926 in Jamestown, ND. They farmed near Streeter until 1932 when they moved to LaMoure,...
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...
Joanne Tollefson
Dec 29, 2008
JoAnne Faith Tollefson, 77, of Fargo, died Thursday, December 25, 2008 at her home. JoAnne Faith Fisher was born to John and Faith (McDonald) on September 28, 1931. She graduated from West High School in Minneapolis. After graduating she went to work for the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis, MN until 1951. She married James O. Tollefson in 1951 and...
Iris Cummings
Dec 29, 2008
Iris Marie Cummings, 76, Fargo, ND, passed away Monday, December 29, 2008, at her home. Iris Ross was born on April 9, 1932, the daughter of Frank and Celesta Ross in Fargo, ND. She was raised and educated in Fargo, graduating first from Central High School, and then Dakota Business College. After school, she worked briefly at a Fargo law...
Bertha Bauske
Dec 27, 2008
Bertha Bauske, 101 of Fargo, died Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. Bertha was born April 23, 1907 near Streeter, ND to Gotlieb and Elizabeth (Schatz) Klundt. She attended school in the Streeter area. She married Alonzo Bauske on June 12, 1926 in Jamestown, ND. They farmed near Streeter until 1932 when they moved to LaMoure,...
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...
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