Ole K. Hansen 1854-1916

HANSEN, KOHLER, PAYSEN, HYDE

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7 July 1916 - The Clinton Advertiser
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BODY OF OLE K. HANSEN IS FOUND IN RIVER
DECEASED WAS A WELL KNOWN RESIDENT OF CLINTON
LEFT HOME AT 5 A.M.
Remains Discovered Half an Hour Later, Floating in Shallow Water near the Shore
The lifeless remains of Ole K. Hansen, of 425 Sixteenth avenue, were found at 5:30 o'clock in the Mississippi river, and were taken to the Clarke undertaking establishment on Second street.

Mr. Hansen, who had been in ill health for several months, arose at 5 o'clock and went out, apparently for a walk. Half an hour later a man named Cook, who lives on Fifteenth avenue, saw his body floating face downward in shallow water, near the Lamb Engine Works. He sent word to the police station and Coroner Kellogg was notified. Officers went to the spot and the body was taken ashore, and later conveyed to the undertaker's and prepared for burial.

There were no witnesses to the drowning of Mr. Hansen, so far as the authorities could learn today, and the manner in which he got into the river is not known.

The deceased was upwards of 60 years of age, and had resided in Clinton for more than a quarter of a century. He had been in the saloon business many years, entering that business in Lyons, and later conducting saloons on Fourth street, Clinton, and for a time in Davenport, and in Low Moor. One of his sons, S. C. Hansen, is chief train dispatcher of the Rock Island, in Cedar Rapids. He also is the father of Charles Hansen, Mrs. Frank Kohler and Charles Paysen of this city.

The deceased of late years had been employed at the Clinton sugar refinery, until ill health compelled him to give up his work. He was a member of the Danish Brotherhood of this city.

After investigating the case and learning the circumstances Coroner Kellogg decided today that an inquest will not be necessary.

The opinion of the coroner is that Mr. Hansen was accidentally drowned, falling into the slough. He says Mr. Hansen rose at 5 o'clock this morning, telling members of his family he was not feeling well, and that a walk in the air might do him good. He was not again seen alive. The coroner believes that in walking along the river bank he slipped and fell in. There was no one at hand to aid him, and in his weak condition he was unable to go back to shore. Mr. Hansen was expecting his son from Cedar Rapids to visit him today.

8 July 1916 - The Clinton Advertiser
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Funeral services for Ole C. Hansen, whose lifeless body was taken from the Mississippi river at 6 o'clock Friday morning, will be held at his home, 425 Sixteenth avenue, at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The auto funeral cortege will accompany the body to Malone fur burial in the family lot in the Malone cemetery.

Thorough investigation of the death of Mr. Hansen revealed nothing further than the fact that the man sat down to rest on the bank of the river near the Lamb Boat and Engine factory, and being weak from recent illness and exhausted from a long walk, became faint and fell from the bank into the water and was drowned. There were no witnesses to the accident. Mr. Hansen had gone out for an early morning walk telling his wife when he left the house that he would go out in the air for a walk and be rested and ready for a visit with his son, S. C. Hansen of Cedar Rapids, who was expected for a visit in the afternoon Friday. He was not seen again until his body had been taken from the river and identified an hour later at the Clarke undertaking parlors.

Ole C. Hansen was born in Horsens, Denmark, June 27, 1854. He came to America and directly to the vicinity of Clinton in 1880. He was employed at the Clinton Sugar refinery for many years, but during the last few years he had retired from active life on account of sickness.

He leaves besides his wife, two sons and three daughters. They are S. C. Hansen, train dispatcher for the Rock Island Railway company at Cedar Rapids, Charles Hansen of Clinton, Mrs. Frank Kohler, Mrs. Charles Paysen and Mrs. Frank Hyde, all of Clinton.

10 July 1916 - The Clinton Advertiser
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Funeral services for Ole C. Hansen were held Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock in charge of the Rev. P. F. Gotke of the Danish Lutheran church. The pall bearers were Peter Jeppsen, Ebbe Jeppesen, M. Thusen, Peter Miller, Nella Thomson and R. P. Mathiesen. All were brothers of the Danish society of which Mr. Hansen was a member. Burial was made in Springdale cemetery.