Hanson, Thomas Richard 1939-2014

HANSON, AUTEN, WEBER, LEONARD, HUFFAKER

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Date: 2/17/2014 at 14:51:39

Thomas Richard Hanson (1939 - 2014)

WINTHROP - Thomas R. Hanson, 74, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 at ABCM Rehab, East Campus.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Fawcett Funeral Home in Winthrop, with Father Donald J. Plamondon officiating. Interment of cremains will take place in St. Patrick's Cemetery at a later date.

Friends may call from 12:30 p.m. to service time Saturday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be sent to: www.fawcettsfuneralhome.com

Thomas Richard Hanson was born July 4, 1939, at Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Delbert and Maralee Auten Hanson. He attended Winthrop schools. In 1957, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served until 1963.

Thomas was united in marriage to Alberta Weber on June 12, 1965. To this union were born two daughters, Jane and Christine.

Tom worked at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, for many years. The family lived in Independence, near Aurora, and finally moved to the Hanson family farm south of Winthrop. Tom liked the outdoors where he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and flying airplanes. He was very loving and giving to his family and friends, and will be missed by all.

Survivors include his wife, Alberta, of Independence; his daughters, Jane (Mark) Leonard of Independence and Christine (Donovan) Huffaker of Newton; 5 grandchildren, Kelsey Leonard, Daniel (Sarah) Leonard, Nathan Leonard, and Emmeline and Zachariah Huffaker; a great granddaughter, Kaileigh Leonard; his brother, James (Marcia) Hanson of Marshalltown; and other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents. The Des Moines Register Legacy, Des Moines, Iowa.