Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Ethel Rahn
Jan 18, 2008
Ethel Evelyn Rahn, 81, of Fargo, died Friday, January 18, 2008 at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo, ND, where she had been a resident since December of 2004. Ethel Mayfield was born January 4, 1927 in Frazee, MN to James and Margaret (Maxwell) Mayfield. She was raised and educated in Frazee. She married Delvin Rahn in 1948 and to this...
Joyce Burley
Jan 18, 2008
Joyce E. Burley, 84, of Fargo died January 18, 2008 at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Joyce Tvedt was born December 16, 1923 in Newfolden, MN where she grew up and attended school. She moved to Fargo in 1949 where she was employed as a bookkeeper at the Fargo Book Store and Fargo Insurance until 1956 when she married Delos Burley....
Harry Weisenberger
Jan 17, 2008
Harry Weisenberger, 66, died January 17, 2008 in Fargo, North Dakota. Harry was born October 3, 1941 in Halliday, North Dakota, a son of Emil and Lydia Weisenberger. His family moved to Stanley, North Dakota where he attended school and graduated in 1959. Following high school, he attended Minot State College where he received a two-year Standard Degree and began...
Manuel Rodriguez
Jan 16, 2008
Manuel Rodriguez, 75, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at ManorCare, Fargo. Manuel Rodriguez was born March 6th, in Crystal City, Texas, son of Mateo and Consueleo (Lomas) Rodriguez. He grew up in his hometown and worked as a farmer for Bill Gates until 1948. In January 1949, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he became a...
Judith Streed
Jan 16, 2008
Judith Arlene Streed, 82, formerly of West Fargo, ND, passed away January 16, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Judith Arlene Tovaas was born to Julius Nilcolai and Clara Eleanor (Thorpe) Tovaas December 28, 1925, in Haley, South Dakota, in Harding County. She was the ninth of 12 children, being the last surviving. She attended Vessey School until the 8th...
Dirk Leedahl
Jan 15, 2008
Dirk J. Leedahl, 52, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, January 15, 2008, at his home in Fargo. He is survived by three daughters, Bryanne (John) Gould, London, England; Brittany Leedahl, Denver, CO; and Kelsey Leedahl, West Fargo, ND; granddaughters, Tamzyn and Neve Gould; three sisters, Cindy Williams, Tammy (Jamie) Robinson and Tracey (Dan) Burton. A family service will be held...
Jewel Roningen
Jan 7, 2008
Jewel E. Roningen, 85, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, January 7, 2008, at Innovis Health, Fargo. Jewel Edgar Roningen was born January 15, 1922, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, son of James and Effie (Holt) Roningen. He attended school in Pelican Rapids and went on to college at North Dakota State University, where he played football. He graduated in 1943. Jewel...
Thomas Cleven
Jan 5, 2008
Thomas Cleven, 80, (formerly of Fargo, ND) died Saturday, January 5, 2008, in Austin, Texas, from complications of heart surgery. Thomas A. Cleven was born on March 28, 1927, in Fargo, ND. The family moved to the Galesburg-Hunter, North Dakota, area when he was one year old. Tom attended school in that area. Tom and his family lived in Mayville,...
Victor Simonson
Jan 3, 2008
J. Victor Simonson, a long time Argusville, resident died, Thursday, January 3, 2008, in Anoka, MN. Vic was born September 29, 1911 in Aneta, ND. He married Judy Tosse, at Bergen Lutheran church on June 23, 1943. They farmed for 54 years near Argusville, where they raised their family. Vic graduated from Aneta high school in 1930 and earned a...
Wayne Strand
Jan 1, 2008
Wayne Strand, 81, of Fargo, ND, died on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Wayne was born on June 29, 1926, near Sheldon, ND to Peter and Minnie (Johnson) Strand. He worked on the family farm and later earned a degree in drafting from Wahpeton State School of Science. He moved to Fargo, where he...
Margaret Schweitzer
Jan 1, 2008
Margaret M. Schweitzer(Arechigo), 67, of Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at the Meritcare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Margaret provided day care at Dream Catchers Daycare for 10 years. She made the beautiful dream catcher that is on the side of the daycare, which is how it got its name. She had also been making them for friends...
Ladonna Oscarson
Dec 31, 2007
LaDonna Oscarson, 80, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 31, 2007, at her home. LaDonna is survived by her two sons, Dennis Oscarson, Moorhead, MN; and DuWayne (Maggie) Oscarson, Ponca City, OK.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral Service: Thursday, January 3, 2008, at 2:00 P.M. at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND. Visitation: One hour prior to the service at...
Lloyd Erickson
Dec 31, 2007
Lloyd L Erickson died of cancer on Monday, December 31, 2007 at age 83 in Elim Care Center, Fargo. Lloyd and his wife, Virginia, recently celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary on December 20. Raised in Valley City, ND, Lloyd went on to serve in the United States Army in World War II in both the European and Pacific theaters. In...
Marjorie Holt
Dec 28, 2007
Marjorie M. Holt Obituary Marjorie M. Holt, 84, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, December 28, 2007, at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Marjorie Leeland was born September 2, 1923, in Porter, MN, to Sidney and Caroline (Knutson) Leeland. She grew up in Porter and attended schools in the area, graduating from high school in Canby, MN. She entered the...
Melvina Dahley
Dec 28, 2007
Melvina Dahley was born July 29, 1924. She passed away Dec. 28, 2007 at Rosewood Nursing Home. Melvina Timm was born to Arnold and Alma Timm in Berlin, ND growing up with her sister (Joyce Jones) and two brothers (Charles Timm, and Derald Timm (Lois), St. Joseph. In her junior year of high school her family moved to Fargo. Mel...
George Lilleberg
Dec 25, 2007
George Lilleberg, Obituary George Lilleberg, 96, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007, at the Evergreens in Fargo. George Miles Lilleberg was born November 24, 1911, in Cummings, North Dakota, son of Arthur and Ida (Waslien) Lilleberg. He grew up in Cummings and graduated from Hillsboro High School. George attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. George married Vivian Howard...
Daryl Anderson
Dec 23, 2007
Daryl L. Anderson, 68, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 23, 2007, after a long struggle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at the MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. He will be sadly missed by all those who dearly loved him. Born August 31, 1939, in Strandquist, Minnesota, to Myrtle (Hartje) and Clarence Anderson (deceased), he grew-up with sister, Mavis (Coen), in St....
Steven Scott
Dec 22, 2007
Steven Lynn Scott was born in Denver, Colorado, on March 30, 1953, and died on December 22, 2007 at his home in West Fargo after a long illness. He graduated from Red River High School in Grand Forks in 1972, and was employed by General Nutrition in Fargo for some years, and then worked on maintenance crews at NDSU as...
Darrell Otto
Dec 22, 2007
Darrell Otto, 82, of Fargo died Saturday, December 22, 2007 at Elim Nursing Home, Fargo, ND. Darrell John Otto was born April 29, 1925 to John Darrell Otto and Ella (Hulbert) Otto. He grew up in Juanita, ND where he graduated from high school in 1943. He farmed with his father near Juanita, where he later raised his family. Darrell...
Ethel Rahn
Jan 18, 2008
Ethel Evelyn Rahn, 81, of Fargo, died Friday, January 18, 2008 at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo, ND, where she had been a resident since December of 2004. Ethel Mayfield was born January 4, 1927 in Frazee, MN to James and Margaret (Maxwell) Mayfield. She was raised and educated in Frazee. She married Delvin Rahn in 1948 and to this...
Joyce Burley
Jan 18, 2008
Joyce E. Burley, 84, of Fargo died January 18, 2008 at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Joyce Tvedt was born December 16, 1923 in Newfolden, MN where she grew up and attended school. She moved to Fargo in 1949 where she was employed as a bookkeeper at the Fargo Book Store and Fargo Insurance until 1956 when she married Delos Burley....
Harry Weisenberger
Jan 17, 2008
Harry Weisenberger, 66, died January 17, 2008 in Fargo, North Dakota. Harry was born October 3, 1941 in Halliday, North Dakota, a son of Emil and Lydia Weisenberger. His family moved to Stanley, North Dakota where he attended school and graduated in 1959. Following high school, he attended Minot State College where he received a two-year Standard Degree and began...
Manuel Rodriguez
Jan 16, 2008
Manuel Rodriguez, 75, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at ManorCare, Fargo. Manuel Rodriguez was born March 6th, in Crystal City, Texas, son of Mateo and Consueleo (Lomas) Rodriguez. He grew up in his hometown and worked as a farmer for Bill Gates until 1948. In January 1949, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he became a...
Judith Streed
Jan 16, 2008
Judith Arlene Streed, 82, formerly of West Fargo, ND, passed away January 16, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Judith Arlene Tovaas was born to Julius Nilcolai and Clara Eleanor (Thorpe) Tovaas December 28, 1925, in Haley, South Dakota, in Harding County. She was the ninth of 12 children, being the last surviving. She attended Vessey School until the 8th...
Dirk Leedahl
Jan 15, 2008
Dirk J. Leedahl, 52, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, January 15, 2008, at his home in Fargo. He is survived by three daughters, Bryanne (John) Gould, London, England; Brittany Leedahl, Denver, CO; and Kelsey Leedahl, West Fargo, ND; granddaughters, Tamzyn and Neve Gould; three sisters, Cindy Williams, Tammy (Jamie) Robinson and Tracey (Dan) Burton. A family service will be held...
Jewel Roningen
Jan 7, 2008
Jewel E. Roningen, 85, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, January 7, 2008, at Innovis Health, Fargo. Jewel Edgar Roningen was born January 15, 1922, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, son of James and Effie (Holt) Roningen. He attended school in Pelican Rapids and went on to college at North Dakota State University, where he played football. He graduated in 1943. Jewel...
Thomas Cleven
Jan 5, 2008
Thomas Cleven, 80, (formerly of Fargo, ND) died Saturday, January 5, 2008, in Austin, Texas, from complications of heart surgery. Thomas A. Cleven was born on March 28, 1927, in Fargo, ND. The family moved to the Galesburg-Hunter, North Dakota, area when he was one year old. Tom attended school in that area. Tom and his family lived in Mayville,...
Victor Simonson
Jan 3, 2008
J. Victor Simonson, a long time Argusville, resident died, Thursday, January 3, 2008, in Anoka, MN. Vic was born September 29, 1911 in Aneta, ND. He married Judy Tosse, at Bergen Lutheran church on June 23, 1943. They farmed for 54 years near Argusville, where they raised their family. Vic graduated from Aneta high school in 1930 and earned a...
Wayne Strand
Jan 1, 2008
Wayne Strand, 81, of Fargo, ND, died on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Wayne was born on June 29, 1926, near Sheldon, ND to Peter and Minnie (Johnson) Strand. He worked on the family farm and later earned a degree in drafting from Wahpeton State School of Science. He moved to Fargo, where he...
Margaret Schweitzer
Jan 1, 2008
Margaret M. Schweitzer(Arechigo), 67, of Moorhead, MN, died Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at the Meritcare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Margaret provided day care at Dream Catchers Daycare for 10 years. She made the beautiful dream catcher that is on the side of the daycare, which is how it got its name. She had also been making them for friends...
Ladonna Oscarson
Dec 31, 2007
LaDonna Oscarson, 80, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 31, 2007, at her home. LaDonna is survived by her two sons, Dennis Oscarson, Moorhead, MN; and DuWayne (Maggie) Oscarson, Ponca City, OK.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral Service: Thursday, January 3, 2008, at 2:00 P.M. at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND. Visitation: One hour prior to the service at...
Lloyd Erickson
Dec 31, 2007
Lloyd L Erickson died of cancer on Monday, December 31, 2007 at age 83 in Elim Care Center, Fargo. Lloyd and his wife, Virginia, recently celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary on December 20. Raised in Valley City, ND, Lloyd went on to serve in the United States Army in World War II in both the European and Pacific theaters. In...
Marjorie Holt
Dec 28, 2007
Marjorie M. Holt Obituary Marjorie M. Holt, 84, of Fargo, ND, died Friday, December 28, 2007, at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Marjorie Leeland was born September 2, 1923, in Porter, MN, to Sidney and Caroline (Knutson) Leeland. She grew up in Porter and attended schools in the area, graduating from high school in Canby, MN. She entered the...
Melvina Dahley
Dec 28, 2007
Melvina Dahley was born July 29, 1924. She passed away Dec. 28, 2007 at Rosewood Nursing Home. Melvina Timm was born to Arnold and Alma Timm in Berlin, ND growing up with her sister (Joyce Jones) and two brothers (Charles Timm, and Derald Timm (Lois), St. Joseph. In her junior year of high school her family moved to Fargo. Mel...
George Lilleberg
Dec 25, 2007
George Lilleberg, Obituary George Lilleberg, 96, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007, at the Evergreens in Fargo. George Miles Lilleberg was born November 24, 1911, in Cummings, North Dakota, son of Arthur and Ida (Waslien) Lilleberg. He grew up in Cummings and graduated from Hillsboro High School. George attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. George married Vivian Howard...
Daryl Anderson
Dec 23, 2007
Daryl L. Anderson, 68, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 23, 2007, after a long struggle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at the MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. He will be sadly missed by all those who dearly loved him. Born August 31, 1939, in Strandquist, Minnesota, to Myrtle (Hartje) and Clarence Anderson (deceased), he grew-up with sister, Mavis (Coen), in St....
Steven Scott
Dec 22, 2007
Steven Lynn Scott was born in Denver, Colorado, on March 30, 1953, and died on December 22, 2007 at his home in West Fargo after a long illness. He graduated from Red River High School in Grand Forks in 1972, and was employed by General Nutrition in Fargo for some years, and then worked on maintenance crews at NDSU as...
Darrell Otto
Dec 22, 2007
Darrell Otto, 82, of Fargo died Saturday, December 22, 2007 at Elim Nursing Home, Fargo, ND. Darrell John Otto was born April 29, 1925 to John Darrell Otto and Ella (Hulbert) Otto. He grew up in Juanita, ND where he graduated from high school in 1943. He farmed with his father near Juanita, where he later raised his family. Darrell...
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