Donald Claire Hansen 1909-1969

HANSEN, SCONBERG, KNOX, WIEGAND

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 3/18/2011 at 23:25:12

Final Rites for Donald Hansen, 59, Estherville
Funeral services for Donald Claire Hansen, 59, Estherville, who died at the Holy Family Hospital at 10:30 p.m. yesterday, will be at the Reese-Henry Chapel at 11 a.m. tomorrow. The Rev. Robert Fitzgerald, Estherville, will officiate.

Hansen, an Estherville cabinet maker, was born in Estherville on Nov. 15, 1909 to Henry and Floy Hansen. Hansen graduated from Estherville High School and attended one year at Junior College in Estherville.

Hansen married Leila Sconberg on Oct. 1, 1935. Mrs. Hansen passed away in August of 1968.

Hansen is survived by a son, Kenneth Hansen of Long Beach, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Dave (Linda) Knox), both of Estherville; three brothers, Robert, Estherville; Richard, Everly; James, Sioux Falls; one sister, Mrs. Harold (Lois) Wiegand, Marshalltown; and three grandchildren.

Hansen’s body will be taken to Iowa City for anatomical research. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, July 14, 1969)