HANSHAW, Larry 'Louie' Jr. 1962 - 2013

HANSHAW, KNIGHT, GLEASON, JOHNSON, ANDERSON, WATERHOUSE, SCHREFFLER

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 12/21/2013 at 19:30:40

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Page 6

Larry 'Louie' HANSHAW Jr.

Larry "Louie" HANSHAW Jr., 51, of Pleasant Plain, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City after complications from a work injury.

A celebration of life service is 10 a.m. Friday at First Church of God in Brighton, with the Rev. Ryan Meader officiating. Interment with military honors will be at Pleasant Plain Cemetery.

Visitation begins at 1 p.m. Thursday at the church, where the family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m.

A general memorial has been established.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.jonesfh.com.

Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, Iowa, is handling arrangements.

Mr. HANSHAW was born March 28, 1962, in Washington, Iowa, the son of Larry HANSHAW Sr. and Virginia KNIGHT HANSHAW GLEASON. He married Gina JOHNSON Jan. 24, 1991, in Pleasant Plain.

He attended Fairfield High School.

He served in the Iowa National Guard from 1980 until 2007.

He worked for the city of Fairfield, and was previously federally employed by the National Guard as a mechanic.

He was a lifelong resident of Pleasant Plain.

He attended the First Church of God in Brighton.

He was a member of the Fairfield VFW.

He loved the outdoors, especially hunting, fishing and camping.

He adored his grandchildren.

He enjoyed working on cars and spending time with his family and friends.

Survivors include his wife, Gina HANSHAW of Pleasant Plain; two daughters, Amanda ANDERSON and husband Nathan of Keota, and Megan WATERHOUSE and husband Trent of Wayland; one son, Trevor HANSHAW and significant other Elizabeth Tschantz of Brighton; eight grandchildren; his mother, Virginia GLEASON of Pleasant Plain; one brother, Terry HANSHAW and wife Joni of Fairfield; and one sister, Kim SCHREFFLER and husband Gary of Tennessee.

He was preceded in death by his father, Larry HANSHAW Sr. and his grandparents.

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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Front Page

Fairfield city offices to close Friday in memory of employee

Some Fairfield city buildings and departments will be closed Friday in honor of Larry HANSHAW, who died Monday.

HANSHAW, a wastewater facility employee, had been at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics since Nov. 26 after suffering a major head injury on the job.

The city offices and departments that will close in his memory are city hall, the streets department, the water department and the wastewater department.

HANSHAW's funeral is at 10 a.m. Friday at First Church of God in Brighton with the Rev. Ryan Meader officiating.

See page 6 for HANSHAW's full obituary.

City administrator Kevin Flanagan said in November the incident that sent HANSHAW to the hospital occurred on the grounds of the wastewater treatment facility. HANSHAW and two other wastewater employees were disposing of a brush pile at the site. Before the city opened its yard waste site on South 20th Street earlier this year, people in town took their yard waste to the wastewater treatment facility.

The employees were burning the brush that remained at the site. When the employees were cleaning up the remnants of the fire, HANSHAW threw a seemingly empty plastic container onto a debris pile. Flanagan said the container used to hold diesel fuel and may have contained gasoline fumes. He said pressure built up inside the container and when it was released the container shot back at HANSHAW, striking him in the face.

The Fairfield City Council paid tribute to HANSHAW Monday by holding a moment of silence for him at the beginning of its meeting.

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