Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Betty M. Thiem
Sep 11, 2018
Betty Marie Louise Thiem was born May 8, 1927 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The daughter of Henry Lepper and his wife, Mary (Gick). She was born anew in the waters of Holy Baptism into Christ Jesus on May 22, 1927 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ft. Wayne, Indiana by Rev. Paul Dannenfeldt. She was confirmed in the Lutheran faith on...
David F. Knecht
Sep 11, 2018
David F. Knecht, 92, left this physical world on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. David was born in Wimbledon, ND, on August 20,1926, to Viola and Herman Knecht. After graduating from Wimbledon High School in 1944, he enlisted in the Navy. From 1946-1953 he attended the University of North Dakota and Garrett Biblical Institute (now Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary). He received...
Hiram Sirjord
Sep 8, 2018
Hiram J. Sirjord, 81, died peacefully Saturday, September 8, 2018, after losing his courageous battle in the fight against Alzheimer’s. Hiram is survived by his wife of 51 years, Harriet Sirjord, Andover, MN; sons, Stewart (Mindy) Sirjord, Andover, MN, Andrew (Jean) Sirjord, Little Elm, TX, Robert Leverett, Haslet, TX, and daughter Valli (Tim) Cleven, Andover, MN. He is also survived...
Joyce Gunderson
Sep 8, 2018
Joyce Arlene Gunderson, age 89, of Fargo, ND passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Elim Nursing Home, surrounded by her family. Joyce Krumpelmann was born July 15, 1929 in Fargo, ND to Albert and Hilma (Peterson) Krumpelmann. Joyce attended Fargo Central High, graduating in 1947. Joyce then attended Dakotah Business College obtaining a degree in business. On May 1,...
Marion Evangeline Sansted
Sep 4, 2018
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend, Marion Evangeline Sansted, age 83, passed peacefully into eternal life on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 with her husband and sister by her side. Marion was born on February 11, 1935 in Strandburg, SD to Theodore and Inez (Lundquist) Johnson. Marion was the oldest of 3 children. At age 11 she was one...
Barbara Louise (Zinck) Swantek
Sep 4, 2018
Barbara (Zinck) Swantek, 55, formerly of Fargo, ND, passed away unexpectedly on September 4, 2018 alone in her home in St. Cloud, MN. Barbara was the youngest of four children born to Frances (McCommon) and Howard Zinck on March 21, 1963. From an early age, Barbara loved music and sports. She enjoyed playing flute and piccolo in the Fargo South...
Elsie Sprague
Sep 2, 2018
Elsie Sprague, 98, of Lake Park, MN, died Sunday, September 2, 2018 in Sunnyside Care Center, Lake Park, MN. A full obituary will be posted soon.
Mary Lou Ladwig
Aug 31, 2018
Mary Lou Ladwig passed away peacefully at home on August 31, 2018 after beating the odds for many years. Mary Lou was born November 28, 1939 in Astoria, Oregon to Leonard and Marie Dobler. She was raised and educated in North Dakota. She graduated from West Fargo High in 1957. Mary Lou married Curtis Ladwig on March 24, 1962. Mary...
Virgil I Jasch
Aug 31, 2018
Virgil Ivan Jasch, 94, passed away on August 31, 2018 at the Sheyenne Crossing Care Center in West Fargo, ND. He was born January 25, 1924 to Ernest and Emma (Boehmer) Jasch in Crookston, MN and grew up in Detroit Lakes, MN. He graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in May 1941, attended Interstate Business School and joined the Navy....
Timothy John Smithson
Aug 29, 2018
Timothy John Smithson, 76 years old, formerly of Fargo, North Dakota, passed away on August 29, 2018 under the loving care of the staff of Family Comfort Hospice and Good Shepherd ALF in Mesa, Arizona. Tim was born January 2, 1942, in Fargo, ND, to Harold and Hilda Smithson. He followed his twin sister, Sandra Jean, who was born just...
William Leonard Peterson
Aug 28, 2018
William Leonard Peterson, 74, West Fargo, ND passed away unexpectedly at Essentia Health on August 28, 2018. William (Bill) Peterson was born March 17, 1944 in Stockton, CA to Leonard and Ann (Strukel) Peterson. They moved to Valley City, ND in 1948 where he grew up and graduated from Valley City High School in 1962. He enlisted in to the...
Wayne Lee Lauwers
Aug 26, 2018
Wayne Lauwers, 63, beloved Husband, Father, and Grandfather, was called to his eternal resting place on August 26, 2018. Wayne was born on March 24, 1955 in Harlowton, MT, to Mandell and Barbara Lauwers. He graduated from Billings West High in 1973. He married his high school sweetheart, JoAnn Reinhardt, on July 19, 1974. He received his B.S. in Business...
Joan P. Mogck
Aug 25, 2018
A woman known for her devotion to her family and faith, heartbreakingly left us for heaven. Joan P. Mogck more than likely arrived in heaven with her signature greetings of "You Who!" or "Found You!" Joan was barely into her 86th year, when she passed away at Villa Maria Nursing Home Saturday, wrapped in the arms of her loving family....
Mary Pauline Narum
Aug 22, 2018
Mary Pauline Narum, 90, passed away at Manor Care August 22, 2018. Mary was born November 29, 1927 in Ishpeming, MI to Carmella and Leonardo Poliseno. She grew up in Dilworth's "Little Italy". Mary married Garfield O.A. Narum on January 22, 1954. She was a stay-at-home mom until their two children were grown and then worked at Camelot Cleaners. She...
Nancy Faye Tallman
Aug 19, 2018
Nancy Tallman, 68, of West Fargo, ND passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Nancy Faye Michelson was born April 6, 1950 in Bismarck, ND to Orville “Mike” and Barbara (Schmidtke) Michelson. She grew up in Bismarck and graduated from Bismarck High...
Bernie Burggraf
Aug 19, 2018
Bernie Burggraf peacefully passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018, surrounded by his family. Clarence Bernard Burggraf, Jr was born on November 3, 1929, in New Rockford, ND to Pearl (Johnson) and Clarence Burggraf, Sr. He graduated from Stephen High school and went on to earn a business degree from Concordia College (1952) in Moorhead, MN. It was there that...
Hannah Josephine Paulson
Aug 16, 2018
Hannah Josephine Prince Paulson, 84, affectionately known as “Hannah Banana” of Fargo, ND met her Maker on August 16, 2018 under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Hannah was born on October 13, 1933 to John and Bertha (Haugen) Prince in Langdon, ND. She grew up in Nekoma, ND, graduated from Nekoma High School, moved to Fargo...
Shirley Catherine Heinen
Aug 11, 2018
On Saturday, August 11, 2018, Shirley Heinen, loving mother, grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend, passed away peacefully with her children by her side at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Shirley Catherine Nelson was born in St. Paul, MN to Arden and Eva (Henkels) Nelson on February 21, 1935. She married James (Jim) Peter Heinen in November 1957. They settled in...
Marian Yvonne Henrikson Thompson
Aug 10, 2018
Marian Yvonne Henrikson was born June 21, 1939 at Valley City, North Dakota, the first of four children to Harold Martin Henrikson and Harriet Mae Libak Henrikson. They lived on the family farm near Fort Ransom, ND, and in Bismarck and Fargo, ND. Marian was baptized at Standing Rock Lutheran Church in Fort Ransom, and she was confirmed at American...
Robert Raimond Rojas
Aug 9, 2018
Robert Raimond Rojas passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on August 9, 2018. Rob was born on December 20, 1958 in Philadelphia, PA and enjoyed his childhood in the Philly suburbs playing with his brother and next-door neighbors, Rich and Jordan Gollub. It was during this period that Rob developed a deep interest in science and the natural world which would...
Betty M. Thiem
Sep 11, 2018
Betty Marie Louise Thiem was born May 8, 1927 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The daughter of Henry Lepper and his wife, Mary (Gick). She was born anew in the waters of Holy Baptism into Christ Jesus on May 22, 1927 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ft. Wayne, Indiana by Rev. Paul Dannenfeldt. She was confirmed in the Lutheran faith on...
David F. Knecht
Sep 11, 2018
David F. Knecht, 92, left this physical world on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. David was born in Wimbledon, ND, on August 20,1926, to Viola and Herman Knecht. After graduating from Wimbledon High School in 1944, he enlisted in the Navy. From 1946-1953 he attended the University of North Dakota and Garrett Biblical Institute (now Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary). He received...
Hiram Sirjord
Sep 8, 2018
Hiram J. Sirjord, 81, died peacefully Saturday, September 8, 2018, after losing his courageous battle in the fight against Alzheimer’s. Hiram is survived by his wife of 51 years, Harriet Sirjord, Andover, MN; sons, Stewart (Mindy) Sirjord, Andover, MN, Andrew (Jean) Sirjord, Little Elm, TX, Robert Leverett, Haslet, TX, and daughter Valli (Tim) Cleven, Andover, MN. He is also survived...
Joyce Gunderson
Sep 8, 2018
Joyce Arlene Gunderson, age 89, of Fargo, ND passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Elim Nursing Home, surrounded by her family. Joyce Krumpelmann was born July 15, 1929 in Fargo, ND to Albert and Hilma (Peterson) Krumpelmann. Joyce attended Fargo Central High, graduating in 1947. Joyce then attended Dakotah Business College obtaining a degree in business. On May 1,...
Marion Evangeline Sansted
Sep 4, 2018
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend, Marion Evangeline Sansted, age 83, passed peacefully into eternal life on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 with her husband and sister by her side. Marion was born on February 11, 1935 in Strandburg, SD to Theodore and Inez (Lundquist) Johnson. Marion was the oldest of 3 children. At age 11 she was one...
Barbara Louise (Zinck) Swantek
Sep 4, 2018
Barbara (Zinck) Swantek, 55, formerly of Fargo, ND, passed away unexpectedly on September 4, 2018 alone in her home in St. Cloud, MN. Barbara was the youngest of four children born to Frances (McCommon) and Howard Zinck on March 21, 1963. From an early age, Barbara loved music and sports. She enjoyed playing flute and piccolo in the Fargo South...
Elsie Sprague
Sep 2, 2018
Elsie Sprague, 98, of Lake Park, MN, died Sunday, September 2, 2018 in Sunnyside Care Center, Lake Park, MN. A full obituary will be posted soon.
Mary Lou Ladwig
Aug 31, 2018
Mary Lou Ladwig passed away peacefully at home on August 31, 2018 after beating the odds for many years. Mary Lou was born November 28, 1939 in Astoria, Oregon to Leonard and Marie Dobler. She was raised and educated in North Dakota. She graduated from West Fargo High in 1957. Mary Lou married Curtis Ladwig on March 24, 1962. Mary...
Virgil I Jasch
Aug 31, 2018
Virgil Ivan Jasch, 94, passed away on August 31, 2018 at the Sheyenne Crossing Care Center in West Fargo, ND. He was born January 25, 1924 to Ernest and Emma (Boehmer) Jasch in Crookston, MN and grew up in Detroit Lakes, MN. He graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in May 1941, attended Interstate Business School and joined the Navy....
Timothy John Smithson
Aug 29, 2018
Timothy John Smithson, 76 years old, formerly of Fargo, North Dakota, passed away on August 29, 2018 under the loving care of the staff of Family Comfort Hospice and Good Shepherd ALF in Mesa, Arizona. Tim was born January 2, 1942, in Fargo, ND, to Harold and Hilda Smithson. He followed his twin sister, Sandra Jean, who was born just...
William Leonard Peterson
Aug 28, 2018
William Leonard Peterson, 74, West Fargo, ND passed away unexpectedly at Essentia Health on August 28, 2018. William (Bill) Peterson was born March 17, 1944 in Stockton, CA to Leonard and Ann (Strukel) Peterson. They moved to Valley City, ND in 1948 where he grew up and graduated from Valley City High School in 1962. He enlisted in to the...
Wayne Lee Lauwers
Aug 26, 2018
Wayne Lauwers, 63, beloved Husband, Father, and Grandfather, was called to his eternal resting place on August 26, 2018. Wayne was born on March 24, 1955 in Harlowton, MT, to Mandell and Barbara Lauwers. He graduated from Billings West High in 1973. He married his high school sweetheart, JoAnn Reinhardt, on July 19, 1974. He received his B.S. in Business...
Joan P. Mogck
Aug 25, 2018
A woman known for her devotion to her family and faith, heartbreakingly left us for heaven. Joan P. Mogck more than likely arrived in heaven with her signature greetings of "You Who!" or "Found You!" Joan was barely into her 86th year, when she passed away at Villa Maria Nursing Home Saturday, wrapped in the arms of her loving family....
Mary Pauline Narum
Aug 22, 2018
Mary Pauline Narum, 90, passed away at Manor Care August 22, 2018. Mary was born November 29, 1927 in Ishpeming, MI to Carmella and Leonardo Poliseno. She grew up in Dilworth's "Little Italy". Mary married Garfield O.A. Narum on January 22, 1954. She was a stay-at-home mom until their two children were grown and then worked at Camelot Cleaners. She...
Nancy Faye Tallman
Aug 19, 2018
Nancy Tallman, 68, of West Fargo, ND passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Nancy Faye Michelson was born April 6, 1950 in Bismarck, ND to Orville “Mike” and Barbara (Schmidtke) Michelson. She grew up in Bismarck and graduated from Bismarck High...
Bernie Burggraf
Aug 19, 2018
Bernie Burggraf peacefully passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018, surrounded by his family. Clarence Bernard Burggraf, Jr was born on November 3, 1929, in New Rockford, ND to Pearl (Johnson) and Clarence Burggraf, Sr. He graduated from Stephen High school and went on to earn a business degree from Concordia College (1952) in Moorhead, MN. It was there that...
Hannah Josephine Paulson
Aug 16, 2018
Hannah Josephine Prince Paulson, 84, affectionately known as “Hannah Banana” of Fargo, ND met her Maker on August 16, 2018 under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Hannah was born on October 13, 1933 to John and Bertha (Haugen) Prince in Langdon, ND. She grew up in Nekoma, ND, graduated from Nekoma High School, moved to Fargo...
Shirley Catherine Heinen
Aug 11, 2018
On Saturday, August 11, 2018, Shirley Heinen, loving mother, grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend, passed away peacefully with her children by her side at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Shirley Catherine Nelson was born in St. Paul, MN to Arden and Eva (Henkels) Nelson on February 21, 1935. She married James (Jim) Peter Heinen in November 1957. They settled in...
Marian Yvonne Henrikson Thompson
Aug 10, 2018
Marian Yvonne Henrikson was born June 21, 1939 at Valley City, North Dakota, the first of four children to Harold Martin Henrikson and Harriet Mae Libak Henrikson. They lived on the family farm near Fort Ransom, ND, and in Bismarck and Fargo, ND. Marian was baptized at Standing Rock Lutheran Church in Fort Ransom, and she was confirmed at American...
Robert Raimond Rojas
Aug 9, 2018
Robert Raimond Rojas passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on August 9, 2018. Rob was born on December 20, 1958 in Philadelphia, PA and enjoyed his childhood in the Philly suburbs playing with his brother and next-door neighbors, Rich and Jordan Gollub. It was during this period that Rob developed a deep interest in science and the natural world which would...
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