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Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home

Evelyn Edna Hanson

Evelyn Edna Hanson

Aug 24, 2020

Evelyn Hanson, 91, passed away on Monday August 24, 2020 at Eventide Sheyenne Crossing in West Fargo. Evelyn Edna Schlader was born on August 15, 1929 in Lisbon, ND to Anthony and Edna (Newling) Schlader. She graduated from Lisbon High School. Evelyn married Allen Hanson on April 9, 1948 at her parents’ farm in rural Lisbon. She and Allen later...

Elaine Joann Nicklaus

Elaine Joann Nicklaus

Aug 22, 2020

Elaine's service can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/451866052 Elaine Joann Nicklaus, age 87, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by loved ones on August 22, 2020. Elaine was born to Adolph and Hilda Anderson, the thirteenth of fourteen children in Walcott North Dakota. She shared many stories of growing up with her family there. She had the gift of voice...

Joyce Elaine Long

Joyce Elaine Long

Aug 20, 2020

Joyce Long passed away on August 20, 2020 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo, ND. Joyce was born on July 14, 1928 in Leola, SD to William M. and Ila (Ritchie) Ferguson. She graduated from Central High, Aberdeen, SD in 1946 and went on to complete her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Hamline University, St. Paul, MN. On...

Steven Lawrence Connelly

Steven Lawrence Connelly

Aug 18, 2020

Prayer Service can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/453144903 Memorial Service can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/453310000 Steve Connelly, 54, of Fargo, ND was chosen by God to come home on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. Steven Lawrence Connelly entered this world on August 15, 1966 in Moorhead, MN, born to John and Karen (Tompt) Connelly. He grew up on a farm in Sabin,...

James "Jim" Edward Lakoduk

James "Jim" Edward Lakoduk

Aug 18, 2020

Jim's service in Fargo can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/451864383 The service in Butte can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/453676409 It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our husband, father, grandfather and brother, James (Jim) Lakoduk, who passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at his home in Fargo, ND. Jim was born October 3, 1948 in...

Patti Rae Loosmore

Patti Rae Loosmore

Aug 16, 2020

Patti's service will be streamed here: https://vimeo.com/449297726 On Sunday, August 16th, 2020, Patti Rae Loosmore passed away at the age of 67. Patti was born on April 28th, 1953 at St. John’s hospital in Fargo, ND to Edward and Vera June Matzke. She spent many years driving semi-truck before becoming a loving, stay at home wife and mother. Patti married...

Ruth Ellen Loktu

Ruth Ellen Loktu

Aug 16, 2020

Ruth Ellen Loktu, age 96, entered eternal life on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo, ND. Ruth was born to Ella Hellickson and Torkel Vikse in 1923, the oldest of four children. As the daughter of a Lutheran pastor, she lived in parsonages in Saskatchewan, British Columbia, North and South Dakota, and Minnesota. She met the...

Millard M. Schatz

Millard M. Schatz

Aug 15, 2020

Millard's service will be streamed here: https://vimeo.com/449297075 Millard M. Schatz, 92 of Fargo, North Dakota, died, Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Eventide Senior Living Community on 32nd Avenue South in Fargo. By his side was his wife of 29 years Donna and the staff members from Eventide and Hospice of the Red River Valley. A celebration of life service will...

James Edward Simonson

James Edward Simonson

Aug 14, 2020

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of James Edward Simonson of Fargo, ND, in his home on the morning of August 14, 2020. James (Jim) was born to Edward and Susan (Bassett) Simonson in Fargo on Christmas Day. He graduated from Fargo South High School in 1975, and went on to earn degrees in Business Administration...

Grant David Simonson

Grant David Simonson

Aug 14, 2020

A new copy of Grant's service can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/449011940 Grant David Simonson was born April 10, 1984, to Gary and Faith Simonson at St. John’s Hospital in Fargo, ND. Grant was raised in Fargo. He was baptized, confirmed, and married in First Lutheran Church. The foundation of Grant’s Christian faith was built at home, and further fostered by...

Merle Albert Newton

Merle Albert Newton

Aug 12, 2020

Merle's funeral service will be streamed here: https://vimeo.com/448923404 Merle Albert Newton was born August 19, 1936, in Enderlin, North Dakota, to Albert and Helen (Leach) Newton. He died on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at Sanford Health Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. Merle grew up in the Lisbon, Sheldon area in North Dakota in his early years, and later graduated from...

Robert "Bob" Everet Younggren

Robert "Bob" Everet Younggren

Aug 10, 2020

Bob's Memorial Service will be available at this link: https://vimeo.com/468702867 Robert (Bob) Younggren passed away on Monday, August 10th, 2020, at his lake home on Pelican Lake. He was born in Grand Forks, ND, on October 12, 1946. He grew up in Fargo, ND, and graduated from Fargo Central High School. He attended Wahpeton State School of Science and NDSU....

Caroline Hector Dady

Caroline Hector Dady

Aug 8, 2020

Caroline “Callie” Hector Dady, age 91, passed away peacefully at Touchmark at Harwood Groves on August 8th, 2020. A granddaughter of Fargo pioneer Martin Hector, Callie was born on June 14, 1929, in Fargo to Fred Martin Hector and Margaret Sewall Hector. Callie grew up on 11th Street South in her family’s historic New England-style home, which was designed to...

Wayne Russell Saar

Wayne Russell Saar

Aug 8, 2020

Wayne's funeral service will be livestreamed here on Friday, August 14 at 2pm: https://vimeo.com/446607214 Wayne Saar passed away peacefully from natural causes on August 8, 2020. Wayne Russell Saar was born January 29, 1928, to Ben and Anna Saar in Davenport, ND. He grew up on a farm just south of Casselton, attending a one room schoolhouse near their farm...

Dale Henry Cysewski

Dale Henry Cysewski

Aug 4, 2020

Dale's service will be streamed here: https://vimeo.com/449296305 Dale H. Cysewski, 61, Esmond, North Dakota, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at home. Dale was born February 3, 1959 in Fargo, North Dakota to Derroll and Delores (Rerich) Cysewski. He grew up in Fargo and attended school there, graduating from Fargo North High School in 1977. Dale attended North Dakota State...

James Petterson Sr.

James Petterson Sr.

Aug 4, 2020

James Petterson, Sr, 85, of Fargo, ND passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. James R. Petterson was born on July 19, 1935 in Walker, MN to RC ‘Pete’ and Leola (Mellon) Petterson. He graduated from Enderlin High School, ND and Jamestown College, Jamestown, ND. James married Arlene Hauschulz on...

Howard George Zinck

Howard George Zinck

Aug 2, 2020

Howard's Graveside Service can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/462646817 Howard George Zinck, 95, passed peacefully on August 2, 2020 in his home in West Fargo, ND under the care of Sanford Hospice Services and Griswold Home Care. Howard was born to parents Olive and Frederick Zinck on September 28, 1924 in Cleveland, ND. The eldest son of seven siblings, Howard’s strength...

John (Jack) Preston Murphy

John (Jack) Preston Murphy

Aug 2, 2020

Memorial Service will be streamed here: https://vimeo.com/445224238 John (Jack) Murphy was born on May 19, 1941 and passed under Hospice care on Sunday, August 2, 2020. He was born and raised in Hankinson, ND, by his parents, Dorothy (Kath) and Art Hanson. Jack attended school in Hankinson, graduating from high school in 1959. Immediately following graduation, he joined the Army...

Andrew Clarence Pounds

Andrew Clarence Pounds

Aug 1, 2020

Andrew Pounds, 66, Fargo, died Saturday, August 1, at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Thomas Robert Edmunds

Thomas Robert Edmunds

Jul 31, 2020

Thomas' Funeral Service will be streamed here: https://vimeo.com/445430665 Thomas Robert Edmunds was born April 23, 1971 and left us too soon, at only 49 years old, on July 31, 2020. Thomas, as he was called by his parents, Luther and Virginia Edmunds, grew up in LaMoure, North Dakota after they had returned from North Carolina where he was born. In...

Evelyn Edna Hanson

Evelyn Edna Hanson

Aug 24, 2020

Evelyn Hanson, 91, passed away on Monday August 24, 2020 at Eventide Sheyenne Crossing in West Fargo. Evelyn Edna Schlader was born on August 15, 1929 in Lisbon, ND to Anthony and Edna (Newling) Schlader. She graduated from Lisbon High School. Evelyn married Allen Hanson on April 9, 1948 at her parents’ farm in rural Lisbon. She and Allen later...

Elaine Joann Nicklaus

Elaine Joann Nicklaus

Aug 22, 2020

Elaine's service can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/451866052 Elaine Joann Nicklaus, age 87, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by loved ones on August 22, 2020. Elaine was born to Adolph and Hilda Anderson, the thirteenth of fourteen children in Walcott North Dakota. She shared many stories of growing up with her family there. She had the gift of voice...

Joyce Elaine Long

Joyce Elaine Long

Aug 20, 2020

Joyce Long passed away on August 20, 2020 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo, ND. Joyce was born on July 14, 1928 in Leola, SD to William M. and Ila (Ritchie) Ferguson. She graduated from Central High, Aberdeen, SD in 1946 and went on to complete her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Hamline University, St. Paul, MN. On...

Steven Lawrence Connelly

Steven Lawrence Connelly

Aug 18, 2020

Prayer Service can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/453144903 Memorial Service can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/453310000 Steve Connelly, 54, of Fargo, ND was chosen by God to come home on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. Steven Lawrence Connelly entered this world on August 15, 1966 in Moorhead, MN, born to John and Karen (Tompt) Connelly. He grew up on a farm in Sabin,...

James "Jim" Edward Lakoduk

James "Jim" Edward Lakoduk

Aug 18, 2020

Jim's service in Fargo can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/451864383 The service in Butte can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/453676409 It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our husband, father, grandfather and brother, James (Jim) Lakoduk, who passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at his home in Fargo, ND. Jim was born October 3, 1948 in...

Patti Rae Loosmore

Patti Rae Loosmore

Aug 16, 2020

Patti's service will be streamed here: https://vimeo.com/449297726 On Sunday, August 16th, 2020, Patti Rae Loosmore passed away at the age of 67. Patti was born on April 28th, 1953 at St. John’s hospital in Fargo, ND to Edward and Vera June Matzke. She spent many years driving semi-truck before becoming a loving, stay at home wife and mother. Patti married...

Ruth Ellen Loktu

Ruth Ellen Loktu

Aug 16, 2020

Ruth Ellen Loktu, age 96, entered eternal life on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo, ND. Ruth was born to Ella Hellickson and Torkel Vikse in 1923, the oldest of four children. As the daughter of a Lutheran pastor, she lived in parsonages in Saskatchewan, British Columbia, North and South Dakota, and Minnesota. She met the...

Millard M. Schatz

Millard M. Schatz

Aug 15, 2020

Millard's service will be streamed here: https://vimeo.com/449297075 Millard M. Schatz, 92 of Fargo, North Dakota, died, Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Eventide Senior Living Community on 32nd Avenue South in Fargo. By his side was his wife of 29 years Donna and the staff members from Eventide and Hospice of the Red River Valley. A celebration of life service will...

James Edward Simonson

James Edward Simonson

Aug 14, 2020

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of James Edward Simonson of Fargo, ND, in his home on the morning of August 14, 2020. James (Jim) was born to Edward and Susan (Bassett) Simonson in Fargo on Christmas Day. He graduated from Fargo South High School in 1975, and went on to earn degrees in Business Administration...

Grant David Simonson

Grant David Simonson

Aug 14, 2020

A new copy of Grant's service can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/449011940 Grant David Simonson was born April 10, 1984, to Gary and Faith Simonson at St. John’s Hospital in Fargo, ND. Grant was raised in Fargo. He was baptized, confirmed, and married in First Lutheran Church. The foundation of Grant’s Christian faith was built at home, and further fostered by...

Merle Albert Newton

Merle Albert Newton

Aug 12, 2020

Merle's funeral service will be streamed here: https://vimeo.com/448923404 Merle Albert Newton was born August 19, 1936, in Enderlin, North Dakota, to Albert and Helen (Leach) Newton. He died on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at Sanford Health Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. Merle grew up in the Lisbon, Sheldon area in North Dakota in his early years, and later graduated from...

Robert "Bob" Everet Younggren

Robert "Bob" Everet Younggren

Aug 10, 2020

Bob's Memorial Service will be available at this link: https://vimeo.com/468702867 Robert (Bob) Younggren passed away on Monday, August 10th, 2020, at his lake home on Pelican Lake. He was born in Grand Forks, ND, on October 12, 1946. He grew up in Fargo, ND, and graduated from Fargo Central High School. He attended Wahpeton State School of Science and NDSU....

Caroline Hector Dady

Caroline Hector Dady

Aug 8, 2020

Caroline “Callie” Hector Dady, age 91, passed away peacefully at Touchmark at Harwood Groves on August 8th, 2020. A granddaughter of Fargo pioneer Martin Hector, Callie was born on June 14, 1929, in Fargo to Fred Martin Hector and Margaret Sewall Hector. Callie grew up on 11th Street South in her family’s historic New England-style home, which was designed to...

Wayne Russell Saar

Wayne Russell Saar

Aug 8, 2020

Wayne's funeral service will be livestreamed here on Friday, August 14 at 2pm: https://vimeo.com/446607214 Wayne Saar passed away peacefully from natural causes on August 8, 2020. Wayne Russell Saar was born January 29, 1928, to Ben and Anna Saar in Davenport, ND. He grew up on a farm just south of Casselton, attending a one room schoolhouse near their farm...

Dale Henry Cysewski

Dale Henry Cysewski

Aug 4, 2020

Dale's service will be streamed here: https://vimeo.com/449296305 Dale H. Cysewski, 61, Esmond, North Dakota, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at home. Dale was born February 3, 1959 in Fargo, North Dakota to Derroll and Delores (Rerich) Cysewski. He grew up in Fargo and attended school there, graduating from Fargo North High School in 1977. Dale attended North Dakota State...

James Petterson Sr.

James Petterson Sr.

Aug 4, 2020

James Petterson, Sr, 85, of Fargo, ND passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. James R. Petterson was born on July 19, 1935 in Walker, MN to RC ‘Pete’ and Leola (Mellon) Petterson. He graduated from Enderlin High School, ND and Jamestown College, Jamestown, ND. James married Arlene Hauschulz on...

Howard George Zinck

Howard George Zinck

Aug 2, 2020

Howard's Graveside Service can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/462646817 Howard George Zinck, 95, passed peacefully on August 2, 2020 in his home in West Fargo, ND under the care of Sanford Hospice Services and Griswold Home Care. Howard was born to parents Olive and Frederick Zinck on September 28, 1924 in Cleveland, ND. The eldest son of seven siblings, Howard’s strength...

John (Jack) Preston Murphy

John (Jack) Preston Murphy

Aug 2, 2020

Memorial Service will be streamed here: https://vimeo.com/445224238 John (Jack) Murphy was born on May 19, 1941 and passed under Hospice care on Sunday, August 2, 2020. He was born and raised in Hankinson, ND, by his parents, Dorothy (Kath) and Art Hanson. Jack attended school in Hankinson, graduating from high school in 1959. Immediately following graduation, he joined the Army...

Andrew Clarence Pounds

Andrew Clarence Pounds

Aug 1, 2020

Andrew Pounds, 66, Fargo, died Saturday, August 1, at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Thomas Robert Edmunds

Thomas Robert Edmunds

Jul 31, 2020

Thomas' Funeral Service will be streamed here: https://vimeo.com/445430665 Thomas Robert Edmunds was born April 23, 1971 and left us too soon, at only 49 years old, on July 31, 2020. Thomas, as he was called by his parents, Luther and Virginia Edmunds, grew up in LaMoure, North Dakota after they had returned from North Carolina where he was born. In...

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