Asgar Hansen, 1915-2003

HANSEN EVARDSEN FEDDERSEN

Posted By: Doreene Hansen (email)
Date: 3/23/2011 at 23:12:24

Asgar Hansen

Estherville-Funeral services for Asgar Hansen, 87, of Estherville will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 2 at the Estherville Lutheran Church in Estherville with Pastor Ray Miller officiating. Interment will be held at East Side cemetery in Estherville. He died on Monday, April 28, 2003 at Rosewood Manor in Estherville.

Visition will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday, May 1 at the Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville.

Asgar was born on Dec. 11, 1915 in Taars, Denmark, the son of Peter and Ingrid "Marie" (Evardsen) Hansen. He was baptized at the Taars Lutheran Church. He came to America in 1923 with his parents and three brothers, Erling, Einar and Hans and one sister, Gudrun. He was confirmed in the Ringsted Lutheran Church and received his education in the Armstrong country schools.

His family farmed in the Ringsted, Armstrong and Dolliver areas.

On Dec. 21, 1937, he was united in marriage to Erma Ella Feddersen in the Danish Lutheran Church in Ringsted. After their marriage, the couple farmed in the Cylinder and Dolliver areas until 1950, when they moved to their Estherville farm. In 1988 they moved into Estherville. Erma died May 9, 1994.

Asgar enjoyed farming, raising cattle, traveling back to Denmark to visit family and being with his family.

Asgar was a member of the Dolliver Lutheran Church and then the Estherville Lutheran Church.

He is survived by five sons, Allyn Hansen and his wife, Doreene of Dolliver; Darryl Hansen of Estherville; Marlyn Hansen and his wife, Rhonda of Estherville; Ron Hansen and his wife, Cassandra of Hillborough, Wis; Gary Hansen and his wife, Rhonda of Estherville; twenty three grandchildren; five great grandchildren; one brother, Hans Hansen and his wife, Judy of Estherville; and many nieces and nephews.

Asgar has been preceded in death by his wife; granddaughter, Julie (Hansen) Cogdill; parents; two brothers; and one sister.

Estherville Daily News 30 April 2003