Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Wylie N. Briggs
Jul 24, 2019
Wylie N. Briggs passed away on Wednesday, July 24 in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Wylie Noel Briggs was born August 21, 1935 to Ward and Hazel Briggs in Fargo ND. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1953. He then went on to graduate from NDSU in 1960. While attending NDSU, he was a member of the golf team...
Esther Griesbach
Jul 23, 2019
Esther Griesbach, 96, Fargo, ND, died July 23, 2019 at Bethany on 42nd. Esther was born July 29, 1922 in Argusville, ND to Nils and Anna (Stangeland) Sorvaag. She grew up on the family farm. Esther attended school in Berlin Township. She graduated from Argusville High School and Dakota Business College in Fargo. She worked for several years as a...
Jolanta Maria Czernek
Jul 22, 2019
Jolanta Czernek died in her home in Fargo on July 22, 2019. Jolanta Maria Wegrzyn was born May 6, 1941 in the village of Gora Jana in Nazi-occupied Poland. She grew up in Lodz, Poland, in the austere post-war times of Soviet occupation. Jolanta met the love of her life, Dr. Peter Czernek, when they were both medical students. They...
Lillian Margaret Hagen
Jul 21, 2019
On July 21st 2019 at 7:23 pm Lillian Margaret Hagen made her way into this world weighing 1lb 1oz and 11.5 inches long. There was nothing that could be done. We got to hold her and snuggle her and tell her how much we love her and how we will always love her. Unfortunately with the circumstances, she passed at...
Ardis June Carvell
Jul 18, 2019
Ardis Carvell, 76, of Fargo, ND passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at Eventide Fargo surrounded by her husband and her children. Ardis June Carvell, daughter of Dale and Arlene Olmstead was born February 2, 1943, in Fargo, ND. She grew up in Fargo, graduated from Fargo Central High School and earned a degree in Home Economics from North...
Kari Annette Anderson
Jul 13, 2019
Kari Annette Anderson, 59, Fargo, died on July 13, 2019, after a long and courageous fight with cancer. Kari was born on September 3, 1959 in Fargo, ND to Harvey and Charleen Greuel. She graduated from Fargo South High School in 1977. After graduation Kari worked in various jobs throughout Fargo-West Fargo and Moorhead including; bartending, gaming, travel agent, and...
Anthony (Tony) C. Hanson
Jul 11, 2019
Anthony (Tony) C. Hanson, 50, passed away peacefully surrounded by his children, mother, and special friend, Lisa Marie Swanson, on July 11, 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer. Tony was born February 1, 1969 to E. Charles and Mavis (Smith) Hanson in Fargo, ND. Tony grew up in Fargo and graduated from South High in 1987. He attended Ambassador...
Bradley James Gibb
Jul 11, 2019
Bradley Gibb, 69, Vergas, Minn., died Thursday, July 11, in an accident at Hawley Airport. He was an adventurous spirit who lived his life with great passion. He left this world and flew to heaven doing what he loved, flying his gyrocopter. Brad was born November 7, 1949, in Fargo, N.D., to Donald and Mary (Vickers) Gibb. He attended Washington...
Wanda Lee Mcgray-Moore
Jul 10, 2019
Wanda Lee McGray-Moore, 81, passed away at Bethany Homes in Fargo, ND, on July 10, 2019, surrounded by family, and under the care of hospice. Wanda was born in Hankinson, ND, on August 2, 1937, to Harold and Viola (Tiegs) McGray. She spent her childhood on the farm, getting severe sunburns on the tractor, befriending the farm animals, and going...
Jerry Martin Pladson
Jul 7, 2019
It is with great sadness that the family of Jerry Martin Pladson, 79, announces his passing on Sunday, July 7, 2019, at Eventide in Fargo, ND. Jerry was born to Martin and Clara (Larson) Pladson on December 3, 1939 in Fargo, ND. He attended Horace Mann Elementary, Ben Franklin Junior High and Central High Schools, graduating in 1958. He attended...
Allan Mark Gallagher
Jul 5, 2019
Allan Gallagher reached his hand up and took Christ’s invitation to come home on Friday, July 5, 2019 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo. Allan Mark Gallagher was born on August 31, 1947 to Mark and Vernette Gallagher. He grew up on the family farm in Oakwood, ND. He graduated from the Catholic school in Oakwood and went on to...
Kent Alan Peterson
Jul 2, 2019
Kent A. Peterson, 58, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and died in Houston, Texas on July 2, 2019. Kent was born in Fargo, ND on November 7, 1960. In his early years he lived with his parents, DeWayne and Arlene Peterson and sister, Sheri, in Devils Lake and Grand Forks, ND. In 1965 they moved to Bismarck, ND where he...
Mary Ann Lewis
Jun 30, 2019
Mary Ann Lewis, 83, died on Sunday, June 30, 2019, at Banner Care Hospital in Mesa, Arizona. She was born December 22, 1935, in Charles City, Iowa. She later moved with her family to Galesburg, North Dakota where she attended Greenfield School and Galesburg High School. She married Donald F. Stibbe in 1954. Mary Ann lived on a farm near...
Anthony Douglas Smith
Jun 28, 2019
Anthony Smith, 39, passed away in his home on June 28, 2019. A full obituary will be posted at a later date.
Shirley Ann Williams
Jun 23, 2019
Shirley A. (Roscoe) Williams, 88, died at Eventide Sheyenne Crossings, West Fargo, ND on June 23, 2019. She was born in Jamestown, ND on February 9, 1931, to John and Dorothy Roscoe. She married Vernon Williams on January 12, 1952, in Moorhead, MN, and they celebrated 65 years of marriage before Vernon’s death in 2017. Early in her career, Shirley...
Chris Patrick Wear
Jun 19, 2019
Chris Wear, 45, Fargo, ND, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, June 19, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Chris was born on April 7, 1974 in Fargo to Steve and Pam Wear. While working on the family farm, he graduated in 1992 from Glyndon-Felton High School in Glyndon, MN. Chris was active in Scouting, and in...
C. Dean Ferguson
Jun 19, 2019
Carroll Dean Ferguson was born April 18, 1930, in Elgin, ND, to Delbert and Ann (Reich) Ferguson. He graduated from Carson High School, ND, in 1948 and enlisted in the US Navy. He served as Naval Aviator in the Korean War and was released from active duty in 1955. He graduated from Jamestown College in 1958. He married Carol Will...
Lyle Leonard Duden
Jun 18, 2019
Lyle Duden passed away at Rosewood on Broadway, under the care of Hospice, on June 18, 2019. Lyle was born August 30, 1936 to Leonard and Helen (Fick) Duden in Red Wing, MN. Lyle graduated from Cannon Falls High School in the spring of 1954. While in high school, Lyle was active in football, baseball and National Honor Society. High...
Elaine D. Olson
Jun 18, 2019
Elaine (GaGa) Olson of Fargo, ND, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and sister died unexpectedly on June 18, 2019 at Sanford Medical Hospital in Fargo, ND. Elaine was born to Michael and Mary O’Brien in Havana, ND on August 30, 1936. She grew up with three brothers and four sisters on the family farm and graduated from high school in Havana,...
Richard E. Smith
Jun 16, 2019
Richard E. (Rick) Smith, 65, passed away June 16, 2019 at his home in Fargo, ND. Rick was born on March 20, 1954 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Elmer M. and Julia I. Smith. Surviving are his brother, Roger A. Smith, of Gibson City, IL; four sisters, Karen (Steve) Seltveit of Morton, IL, Janet (Mel) Sagmo of Waubun, MN, Carol...
Wylie N. Briggs
Jul 24, 2019
Wylie N. Briggs passed away on Wednesday, July 24 in Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Wylie Noel Briggs was born August 21, 1935 to Ward and Hazel Briggs in Fargo ND. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1953. He then went on to graduate from NDSU in 1960. While attending NDSU, he was a member of the golf team...
Esther Griesbach
Jul 23, 2019
Esther Griesbach, 96, Fargo, ND, died July 23, 2019 at Bethany on 42nd. Esther was born July 29, 1922 in Argusville, ND to Nils and Anna (Stangeland) Sorvaag. She grew up on the family farm. Esther attended school in Berlin Township. She graduated from Argusville High School and Dakota Business College in Fargo. She worked for several years as a...
Jolanta Maria Czernek
Jul 22, 2019
Jolanta Czernek died in her home in Fargo on July 22, 2019. Jolanta Maria Wegrzyn was born May 6, 1941 in the village of Gora Jana in Nazi-occupied Poland. She grew up in Lodz, Poland, in the austere post-war times of Soviet occupation. Jolanta met the love of her life, Dr. Peter Czernek, when they were both medical students. They...
Lillian Margaret Hagen
Jul 21, 2019
On July 21st 2019 at 7:23 pm Lillian Margaret Hagen made her way into this world weighing 1lb 1oz and 11.5 inches long. There was nothing that could be done. We got to hold her and snuggle her and tell her how much we love her and how we will always love her. Unfortunately with the circumstances, she passed at...
Ardis June Carvell
Jul 18, 2019
Ardis Carvell, 76, of Fargo, ND passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at Eventide Fargo surrounded by her husband and her children. Ardis June Carvell, daughter of Dale and Arlene Olmstead was born February 2, 1943, in Fargo, ND. She grew up in Fargo, graduated from Fargo Central High School and earned a degree in Home Economics from North...
Kari Annette Anderson
Jul 13, 2019
Kari Annette Anderson, 59, Fargo, died on July 13, 2019, after a long and courageous fight with cancer. Kari was born on September 3, 1959 in Fargo, ND to Harvey and Charleen Greuel. She graduated from Fargo South High School in 1977. After graduation Kari worked in various jobs throughout Fargo-West Fargo and Moorhead including; bartending, gaming, travel agent, and...
Anthony (Tony) C. Hanson
Jul 11, 2019
Anthony (Tony) C. Hanson, 50, passed away peacefully surrounded by his children, mother, and special friend, Lisa Marie Swanson, on July 11, 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer. Tony was born February 1, 1969 to E. Charles and Mavis (Smith) Hanson in Fargo, ND. Tony grew up in Fargo and graduated from South High in 1987. He attended Ambassador...
Bradley James Gibb
Jul 11, 2019
Bradley Gibb, 69, Vergas, Minn., died Thursday, July 11, in an accident at Hawley Airport. He was an adventurous spirit who lived his life with great passion. He left this world and flew to heaven doing what he loved, flying his gyrocopter. Brad was born November 7, 1949, in Fargo, N.D., to Donald and Mary (Vickers) Gibb. He attended Washington...
Wanda Lee Mcgray-Moore
Jul 10, 2019
Wanda Lee McGray-Moore, 81, passed away at Bethany Homes in Fargo, ND, on July 10, 2019, surrounded by family, and under the care of hospice. Wanda was born in Hankinson, ND, on August 2, 1937, to Harold and Viola (Tiegs) McGray. She spent her childhood on the farm, getting severe sunburns on the tractor, befriending the farm animals, and going...
Jerry Martin Pladson
Jul 7, 2019
It is with great sadness that the family of Jerry Martin Pladson, 79, announces his passing on Sunday, July 7, 2019, at Eventide in Fargo, ND. Jerry was born to Martin and Clara (Larson) Pladson on December 3, 1939 in Fargo, ND. He attended Horace Mann Elementary, Ben Franklin Junior High and Central High Schools, graduating in 1958. He attended...
Allan Mark Gallagher
Jul 5, 2019
Allan Gallagher reached his hand up and took Christ’s invitation to come home on Friday, July 5, 2019 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo. Allan Mark Gallagher was born on August 31, 1947 to Mark and Vernette Gallagher. He grew up on the family farm in Oakwood, ND. He graduated from the Catholic school in Oakwood and went on to...
Kent Alan Peterson
Jul 2, 2019
Kent A. Peterson, 58, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and died in Houston, Texas on July 2, 2019. Kent was born in Fargo, ND on November 7, 1960. In his early years he lived with his parents, DeWayne and Arlene Peterson and sister, Sheri, in Devils Lake and Grand Forks, ND. In 1965 they moved to Bismarck, ND where he...
Mary Ann Lewis
Jun 30, 2019
Mary Ann Lewis, 83, died on Sunday, June 30, 2019, at Banner Care Hospital in Mesa, Arizona. She was born December 22, 1935, in Charles City, Iowa. She later moved with her family to Galesburg, North Dakota where she attended Greenfield School and Galesburg High School. She married Donald F. Stibbe in 1954. Mary Ann lived on a farm near...
Anthony Douglas Smith
Jun 28, 2019
Anthony Smith, 39, passed away in his home on June 28, 2019. A full obituary will be posted at a later date.
Shirley Ann Williams
Jun 23, 2019
Shirley A. (Roscoe) Williams, 88, died at Eventide Sheyenne Crossings, West Fargo, ND on June 23, 2019. She was born in Jamestown, ND on February 9, 1931, to John and Dorothy Roscoe. She married Vernon Williams on January 12, 1952, in Moorhead, MN, and they celebrated 65 years of marriage before Vernon’s death in 2017. Early in her career, Shirley...
Chris Patrick Wear
Jun 19, 2019
Chris Wear, 45, Fargo, ND, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, June 19, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Chris was born on April 7, 1974 in Fargo to Steve and Pam Wear. While working on the family farm, he graduated in 1992 from Glyndon-Felton High School in Glyndon, MN. Chris was active in Scouting, and in...
C. Dean Ferguson
Jun 19, 2019
Carroll Dean Ferguson was born April 18, 1930, in Elgin, ND, to Delbert and Ann (Reich) Ferguson. He graduated from Carson High School, ND, in 1948 and enlisted in the US Navy. He served as Naval Aviator in the Korean War and was released from active duty in 1955. He graduated from Jamestown College in 1958. He married Carol Will...
Lyle Leonard Duden
Jun 18, 2019
Lyle Duden passed away at Rosewood on Broadway, under the care of Hospice, on June 18, 2019. Lyle was born August 30, 1936 to Leonard and Helen (Fick) Duden in Red Wing, MN. Lyle graduated from Cannon Falls High School in the spring of 1954. While in high school, Lyle was active in football, baseball and National Honor Society. High...
Elaine D. Olson
Jun 18, 2019
Elaine (GaGa) Olson of Fargo, ND, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and sister died unexpectedly on June 18, 2019 at Sanford Medical Hospital in Fargo, ND. Elaine was born to Michael and Mary O’Brien in Havana, ND on August 30, 1936. She grew up with three brothers and four sisters on the family farm and graduated from high school in Havana,...
Richard E. Smith
Jun 16, 2019
Richard E. (Rick) Smith, 65, passed away June 16, 2019 at his home in Fargo, ND. Rick was born on March 20, 1954 in Detroit Lakes, MN to Elmer M. and Julia I. Smith. Surviving are his brother, Roger A. Smith, of Gibson City, IL; four sisters, Karen (Steve) Seltveit of Morton, IL, Janet (Mel) Sagmo of Waubun, MN, Carol...
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