James P. Hansen (1931-2020)

HANSEN, JOHNSON, SCHWARZ

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 9/17/2020 at 20:11:54

James P. Hansen, 89, of Dubuque, died Thursday, September 17, 2020, at his home.

Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM Monday September 21, 2020, at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home & Cremation Service 3860 Asbury Road. Please respect our current social distancing requirements. If you are not feeling well or are unable to attend, we encourage you to visit www.hskfhcares.com to send a message to Jim’s family.

The Funeral Service for Jim will be 2:00 PM Monday, September 21, 2020, at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home & Cremation Service with Scott Glover officiating. Burial will be in Center Grove Cemetery in Dubuque. Full military honors will be rendered by the American Legion Post #6. The service will be live streamed on Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home’s Facebook page and will also be available to view later at www.hskfhcares.com.

James was born July 22, 1931, in Anamosa, the son of Jesse and Harriet Johnson Hansen. On June 4, 1955, he married Doris J. Schwarz in O’Fallon, IL.

He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran, serving from March 27, 1951 until March 26, 1955. During his time in the military, he earned a Korean Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and a United Nations Service Medal.

He was the owner of Hansen Communications and also owned Radford Self Storage. Jim was also a member of Hawkeye Vintage Farm Machinery Association.

Survivors include his wife, Doris; one son, Alan Hansen of Omro, WI; three daughters, Betsy Hansen of Dubuque, Joyce (Darrell) Whitt of Dubuque, Laurie (Todd) Stone of S.Lyon, MI; 10 grandchildren, Ryan (Lindsay) Hansen, Craig (Mallory) Hansen, Kaitlin Hansen, Abby (Chris) Bremner, James (Madeleine) Yosch, Rachel (Matthew) Drapeau, Amanda (Tom) Paar, Christopher “CJ” Whitt, Andrew Stone, and Adam Stone; 10 great grandchildren Remy, Rhys, Hazel, Noah, Archer, Xavier, Seeley, Rowan, Makayla and Lillyann; and several brother-in-laws and sister-in-laws.
He is preceded in death by his parents and siblings Pete, Sally and Virginia.

A special thank you to for the wonderful loving care from Hospice of Dubuque especially Mariah.

Condolences sent to the family by visiting Jim’s obituary at www.hskfhcares.co