Howard Ray Gitlestad

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Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home

Posted event

February 1, 2026

Feb

Celebration of Life

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Hope Lutheran Church - North Campus

2900 Broadway North, Fargo, ND 58102

Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home

Posted an obituary

February 1, 2026

Howard Gitlestad Obituary

Howard Gitlestad, age 79, of Fargo, North Dakota, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2026, at SMP St. Catherine’s in Fargo.Howard was born on January 24, 1947, in Moorhead, Minnesota. He graduated from Moorhead High School and later served... Read Howard Gitlestad's Obituary