Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Naomi Fischer
Oct 23, 2007
Naomi J. Fischer, 73, of Moorhead, MN, died on Tuesday, October 23, 2007, after a courageous battle with cancer in the Palliative Care Unit at MeritCare in Fargo, ND, surrounded by her family. Naomi Janice Windahl was born January 7, 1934, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, daughter of William and Agnes (Skovholt) Windahl. The family moved to Fergus Falls, Minnesota,...
Elizabeth Mark
Oct 22, 2007
Elizabeth Louise “Betty” Mark, 99, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, October 22, 2007, at Bethany Homes in Fargo, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Elizabeth was born on April 27, 1908, in Granite Falls, MN, the daughter of Andrew and Margaret Hamre. She graduated from Granite Falls High School, attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN,...
Mary South
Oct 19, 2007
Mary Katherine South, age 81, of Daytona Beach Florida passed on, October 19, 2007 at the Pioneer House Assisted Living in Fargo, North Dakota. Mary was born April 8, 1926 in Fargo, North Dakota, daughter of the late Walter Jacobson and Bessie Olson. After graduation from Fargo Central High School in 1944, Mary enrolled at the University of Colorado where...
Dalles Henning
Oct 19, 2007
Dalles N. Henning, 88, of Fargo died Friday, October 19, 2007, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Dalles was born January 18, 1919 in Hillsboro, ND. He graduated from Hillsboro High School and worked for Cass-Clay Creamery for 57 years. He served on many public service and community organizations, including the YMCA, Toastmasters, Kiwanis, C400, and First United Methodist Church,...
David Sleeper
Oct 17, 2007
David Sleeper, 58, Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, October 17, 2007, at Innovis Health. He was preceded in death by parents, Edward and Mabel Sleeper. He is survived by sister, Rachel Peterson and brother-in-law, John Dusterhoft; nieces and nephew, Michelle, Janel and Kenny Torres; and many, many friends and acquaintances. David was employed at Burlington Northern Railroad for over 30 years,...
Dorothy Hentschele
Oct 13, 2007
Dorothy G. Hentschele, 89, of Fargo, ND died Saturday, October 13, 2007 at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Dorothy Geneva Sletmoe was born August 21, 1918 in Barrie Township, Leonard, ND to Arthur and Alma (Berkley) Sletmoe. She attended country school in rural North Dakota. Dorothy completed her GED in 1988. Dorothy married Frank Hentschele on April 20, 1937 at Trinity...
Ruben Ochsner
Oct 12, 2007
Ruben Ochsner, 93, of Fargo, ND died Friday, October 12, 2007 at MeritCare – Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Ruben Ochsner was born June 17, 1914 in Zeeland, ND to Theophil and Frieda (Walker) Ochnser. He grew up in Zeeland. They moved to a farm in rural Gardner, ND in 1936. In 1936, Ruben enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps and...
Leonard Freed
Oct 6, 2007
Leonard Freed, 88, Fargo, ND died Saturday, October 6th, 2007, in Bethany Homes. Leonard was born May 12, 1919, in Melby, MN, to Oscar and Matilda “Tillie” Freed. Leonard was raised and went to school in Pinewood, MN, and later moved to Ulen, MN. He attended Dunwoody Industrial School in 1939 in Minneapolis and learned the trade of woodworking. Leonard...
Erna Miller
Oct 6, 2007
Erna Miller, 93 of Fargo, formerly of Moorhead, died October 6, 2007 at the Villa Maria Care Center under the care of Hospice and the loving staff of Villa Maria. Erna Ruff was born April 10, 1914 at Lehr, North Dakota, one of five children born to Jacob and Anna (Scherbenske) Ruff. Erna grew up and attended school in Lehr,...
Anna Severson
Oct 2, 2007
Our angel on earth went home to our Lord Tuesday, October 2, 2007, in a car accident at age 79. Sebastiana Bantasan was born February 15, 1928, to Modesto and Cirilia (Rom) Bantasan in Albuera, Leyte, Philippines. She left Leyte at age 16 and worked her way to Manila, where her older sister, Jovita, lived. Sebastiana worked as a nanny...
Donna Johnston
Oct 2, 2007
Donna Jean Johnston passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND surrounded by her family and minister. Donna Jean Sandon was born September 10, 1929 in Miles City, MT to Clyde and Elma (Mahnken). She grew up on a cattle ranch south of Ekalaka, MT. She attended elementary school in a one-room rural school. She attended and...
Gladys Rutherford
Sep 29, 2007
Gladys I. Rutherford, 83, of Fargo, fought the good fight and finished the race Saturday afternoon, surrounded by her husband and all of her children. Gladys, daughter of Peter and May Gilleshammer, was born at home October 8, 1923, near Drayton, ND. She was raised on the family farm with three brothers and three sisters. She attended a one room...
Bernard Halle
Sep 28, 2007
Bernard Halle, 86, of Fargo, ND died Friday, September 28, 2007 at Bethany Homes in Fargo, ND. Bernard Halle was born March 13, 1921 at General Hospital in Devils Lake, ND. His parents were C.B. (Ben) and Erna Halle. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Devils Lake, ND. He attended elementary school in Minnewauken School...
Michael Andersen
Sep 25, 2007
Michael Andersen, 56, of West Fargo, ND, died unexpectedly Tuesday, September 25, 2007, in Fargo. Michael Kenneth Andersen was born July 16, 1951, in Moorhead, Minnesota, son of Kenneth Andersen and Beverly (Nolan) Walden. Michael graduated from high school in Moorhead. He joined the U.S. Army and served in Germany, during the Vietnam War. Michael married Julie Dullea and worked...
Hildred Nelson
Sep 24, 2007
Hildred Ingwarda (Ronning) Nelson who was born Feb 6, 1913, in Ryder, ND, to Hans Ronning and Ingeborg Hjelmstad, passed away on Monday, Sept 24, 2007. She will be missed by her friends and her family and especially by her grandchildren who adored their “Grandma Hillie”. She married Alvin Edwin Nelson July 18, 1938, in Sidney, MT. They lived in...
Wayne Owens
Sep 22, 2007
Wayne W. Owens, 94, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, September 22, 2007, at MeritCare, Fargo, ND. Wayne W. Owens was born May 24, 1913 in Suffield, Alberta, Canada, to Thomas and Jennie (Jones) Owens. He attended schools in Canada and the family moved to the United States in 1923. After graduating from Englevale high school, he attended NDSU from 1931...
Gordon Zitzow
Sep 22, 2007
Gordon R. Zitzow, 88, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, September 22, 2007 at his residence. Gordon Richard Zitzow was born September 12, 1919, in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, son of Henry C. and Esther Helen (Loebrick) Zitzow. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Gordon attended Vergas Elementary School, graduating from Moorhead High School. He attended...
Ida Bader
Sep 19, 2007
Ida Bader, 74, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, from complications of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Ida Violet Franz was born December 8, 1932, to Otto and Christina (Krieger) Franz in rural Fredonia, North Dakota, where she grew up and attended country school. On May...
Peter Balaz
Sep 19, 2007
Peter Balaz, 21, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo. Peter Balaz was born October 14, 1985, in Bratislava, Slovakia, son of Stefan Balaz and Dagmar Augustiniova. The family came to the United States in 1996, settling in Fargo. Peter attended schools in Fargo and graduated from North High School in 2004. He was...
Doris Flaig
Sep 18, 2007
Doris K. Flaig, 84, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. Doris Kathren Hansen was born May 4, 1923, at Fisher, Minnesota, daughter of Walter and Marie Hansen. She was raised in Starkweather, North Dakota. Doris moved to Sacramento, California, where she married Emanuel H. Flaig on June 18, 1943. They moved to...
Naomi Fischer
Oct 23, 2007
Naomi J. Fischer, 73, of Moorhead, MN, died on Tuesday, October 23, 2007, after a courageous battle with cancer in the Palliative Care Unit at MeritCare in Fargo, ND, surrounded by her family. Naomi Janice Windahl was born January 7, 1934, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, daughter of William and Agnes (Skovholt) Windahl. The family moved to Fergus Falls, Minnesota,...
Elizabeth Mark
Oct 22, 2007
Elizabeth Louise “Betty” Mark, 99, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, October 22, 2007, at Bethany Homes in Fargo, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Elizabeth was born on April 27, 1908, in Granite Falls, MN, the daughter of Andrew and Margaret Hamre. She graduated from Granite Falls High School, attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN,...
Mary South
Oct 19, 2007
Mary Katherine South, age 81, of Daytona Beach Florida passed on, October 19, 2007 at the Pioneer House Assisted Living in Fargo, North Dakota. Mary was born April 8, 1926 in Fargo, North Dakota, daughter of the late Walter Jacobson and Bessie Olson. After graduation from Fargo Central High School in 1944, Mary enrolled at the University of Colorado where...
Dalles Henning
Oct 19, 2007
Dalles N. Henning, 88, of Fargo died Friday, October 19, 2007, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Dalles was born January 18, 1919 in Hillsboro, ND. He graduated from Hillsboro High School and worked for Cass-Clay Creamery for 57 years. He served on many public service and community organizations, including the YMCA, Toastmasters, Kiwanis, C400, and First United Methodist Church,...
David Sleeper
Oct 17, 2007
David Sleeper, 58, Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, October 17, 2007, at Innovis Health. He was preceded in death by parents, Edward and Mabel Sleeper. He is survived by sister, Rachel Peterson and brother-in-law, John Dusterhoft; nieces and nephew, Michelle, Janel and Kenny Torres; and many, many friends and acquaintances. David was employed at Burlington Northern Railroad for over 30 years,...
Dorothy Hentschele
Oct 13, 2007
Dorothy G. Hentschele, 89, of Fargo, ND died Saturday, October 13, 2007 at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Dorothy Geneva Sletmoe was born August 21, 1918 in Barrie Township, Leonard, ND to Arthur and Alma (Berkley) Sletmoe. She attended country school in rural North Dakota. Dorothy completed her GED in 1988. Dorothy married Frank Hentschele on April 20, 1937 at Trinity...
Ruben Ochsner
Oct 12, 2007
Ruben Ochsner, 93, of Fargo, ND died Friday, October 12, 2007 at MeritCare – Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Ruben Ochsner was born June 17, 1914 in Zeeland, ND to Theophil and Frieda (Walker) Ochnser. He grew up in Zeeland. They moved to a farm in rural Gardner, ND in 1936. In 1936, Ruben enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps and...
Leonard Freed
Oct 6, 2007
Leonard Freed, 88, Fargo, ND died Saturday, October 6th, 2007, in Bethany Homes. Leonard was born May 12, 1919, in Melby, MN, to Oscar and Matilda “Tillie” Freed. Leonard was raised and went to school in Pinewood, MN, and later moved to Ulen, MN. He attended Dunwoody Industrial School in 1939 in Minneapolis and learned the trade of woodworking. Leonard...
Erna Miller
Oct 6, 2007
Erna Miller, 93 of Fargo, formerly of Moorhead, died October 6, 2007 at the Villa Maria Care Center under the care of Hospice and the loving staff of Villa Maria. Erna Ruff was born April 10, 1914 at Lehr, North Dakota, one of five children born to Jacob and Anna (Scherbenske) Ruff. Erna grew up and attended school in Lehr,...
Anna Severson
Oct 2, 2007
Our angel on earth went home to our Lord Tuesday, October 2, 2007, in a car accident at age 79. Sebastiana Bantasan was born February 15, 1928, to Modesto and Cirilia (Rom) Bantasan in Albuera, Leyte, Philippines. She left Leyte at age 16 and worked her way to Manila, where her older sister, Jovita, lived. Sebastiana worked as a nanny...
Donna Johnston
Oct 2, 2007
Donna Jean Johnston passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND surrounded by her family and minister. Donna Jean Sandon was born September 10, 1929 in Miles City, MT to Clyde and Elma (Mahnken). She grew up on a cattle ranch south of Ekalaka, MT. She attended elementary school in a one-room rural school. She attended and...
Gladys Rutherford
Sep 29, 2007
Gladys I. Rutherford, 83, of Fargo, fought the good fight and finished the race Saturday afternoon, surrounded by her husband and all of her children. Gladys, daughter of Peter and May Gilleshammer, was born at home October 8, 1923, near Drayton, ND. She was raised on the family farm with three brothers and three sisters. She attended a one room...
Bernard Halle
Sep 28, 2007
Bernard Halle, 86, of Fargo, ND died Friday, September 28, 2007 at Bethany Homes in Fargo, ND. Bernard Halle was born March 13, 1921 at General Hospital in Devils Lake, ND. His parents were C.B. (Ben) and Erna Halle. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Devils Lake, ND. He attended elementary school in Minnewauken School...
Michael Andersen
Sep 25, 2007
Michael Andersen, 56, of West Fargo, ND, died unexpectedly Tuesday, September 25, 2007, in Fargo. Michael Kenneth Andersen was born July 16, 1951, in Moorhead, Minnesota, son of Kenneth Andersen and Beverly (Nolan) Walden. Michael graduated from high school in Moorhead. He joined the U.S. Army and served in Germany, during the Vietnam War. Michael married Julie Dullea and worked...
Hildred Nelson
Sep 24, 2007
Hildred Ingwarda (Ronning) Nelson who was born Feb 6, 1913, in Ryder, ND, to Hans Ronning and Ingeborg Hjelmstad, passed away on Monday, Sept 24, 2007. She will be missed by her friends and her family and especially by her grandchildren who adored their “Grandma Hillie”. She married Alvin Edwin Nelson July 18, 1938, in Sidney, MT. They lived in...
Wayne Owens
Sep 22, 2007
Wayne W. Owens, 94, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, September 22, 2007, at MeritCare, Fargo, ND. Wayne W. Owens was born May 24, 1913 in Suffield, Alberta, Canada, to Thomas and Jennie (Jones) Owens. He attended schools in Canada and the family moved to the United States in 1923. After graduating from Englevale high school, he attended NDSU from 1931...
Gordon Zitzow
Sep 22, 2007
Gordon R. Zitzow, 88, of Moorhead, MN, died Saturday, September 22, 2007 at his residence. Gordon Richard Zitzow was born September 12, 1919, in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, son of Henry C. and Esther Helen (Loebrick) Zitzow. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Gordon attended Vergas Elementary School, graduating from Moorhead High School. He attended...
Ida Bader
Sep 19, 2007
Ida Bader, 74, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, from complications of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Ida Violet Franz was born December 8, 1932, to Otto and Christina (Krieger) Franz in rural Fredonia, North Dakota, where she grew up and attended country school. On May...
Peter Balaz
Sep 19, 2007
Peter Balaz, 21, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo. Peter Balaz was born October 14, 1985, in Bratislava, Slovakia, son of Stefan Balaz and Dagmar Augustiniova. The family came to the United States in 1996, settling in Fargo. Peter attended schools in Fargo and graduated from North High School in 2004. He was...
Doris Flaig
Sep 18, 2007
Doris K. Flaig, 84, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. Doris Kathren Hansen was born May 4, 1923, at Fisher, Minnesota, daughter of Walter and Marie Hansen. She was raised in Starkweather, North Dakota. Doris moved to Sacramento, California, where she married Emanuel H. Flaig on June 18, 1943. They moved to...
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