Hansen, Edwin A. (1923-2014)
HANSEN, VAN CLEVE, WESSMAN, BJORKLUND, BERN, SAFFOLD, HOUSWORTH, JONES, CROSS
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 10/7/2014 at 12:38:01
Edwin A. Hansen
February 1, 1923 - September 23, 2014Edwin Hansen, age 91, of Storm Lake, Iowa, died on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake.
Edwin Albert Hansen, a son of Albert and Amy (Van Cleve) Hansen, was born in Alta, Iowa, on February 1, 1923. He lived his youth near Alta and received his education at the Highview School, graduating with the Class of 1940. Ed faithfully served his country in the United States Army from January 20, 1943, until his honorable discharge on February 11, 1946.
On November 24, 1949, Ed married Marvis Wessman at the Marathon Evangelical Free Church. This union was, subsequently, blessed with four children: David, Jolene, Jane, and Michael. Dedicated to his farming vocation, Ed resided with Mavis on their farm north of Alta for fifty years. In 1999, they moved to Storm Lake and in 2011 to Otsego Place where they made their home.
Ed valued his faith, becoming first an active member of the Center Grove Evangelical Free Church while they lived on the farm and later of the Hope Evangelical Free Church in Storm Lake. Ed’s special interests included painting, woodworking, and fishing. He and Marvis also enjoyed traveling, making trips to California and one to the Holy Land. Moreover, he always cherished the times his family could get together.
Those who will always love and cherish his memory include his wife of sixty-four years, Marvis, of Storm Lake, Iowa; his children: David and Barbara Hansen, of Storm Lake, Iowa, Jolene Hansen, of Rexford, Kansas, Jane and Dan Bjorklund, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, and Michael and Jean Hansen, of Norwalk, Iowa; his grandchildren: Terrin (Dan) Bern, Jace (Christian) Hansen, Will Hansen, Sarah Saffold, Mark (Jill) Bjorklund, Kelli (Ben) Housworth, Tracy (Chad) Jones, and Sarah Cross; his great grandchildren: Emma and Olivia Hansen, Tilman and Reagan Bern, Nylah and Melia Saffold, Benjamin Bjorklund, and Elise Jones; and his sister, Cleora Parris, of Story City, Iowa; as well as other extended family members and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Lowell Hansen.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 27, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. at the Hope Evangelical Free Church in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in the Scandinavian Cemetery in Alta, Iowa. Visitation will take place Friday, September 26, 2014, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. with the family present at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.
May the Lord be honored through the life and testimony of Edwin Albert Hansen.
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