HANSON, Roy Leonard 1908-2002
HANSON, SEVERSON
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/4/2009 at 11:52:26
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ROY L. HANSON
ST. ANSGAR, IOWA - Roy L. Hanson, 93, of St. Ansgar, died Saturday, January 5, 2002, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
His funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Deer Creek Lutheran Church in rural Carpenter, with the Rev. Kathy Larson officiating.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, 207 S. School St., St. Ansgar, (641) 736-4920.
Globe Gazette, Jan. 6, 2001
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ROY HANSONST. ANSGAR - Roy Leonard Hanson, 93, of St. Ansgar, died Saturday (Jan. 5, 2002) at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Deer Creek Lutheran Church in rural Carpenter, with the Rev. Kathy Larson officiating. Interment will be in the First Lutheran Cemetery in St. Ansgar.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, 207 South School St. in St. Ansgar.
Roy Leonard Hanson was born on Nov. 17, 1908, in Worth County, rural Carpenter, to Hans Peter and Lena (Severson) Hanson. He became a child of God in baptism on Dec. 26, 1908, at the Deer Creek Lutheran Church in Carpenter, with the Rev. M. E. Waldeland officiating. He was confirmed March 16, 1923, by Rev. M. E. Waldeland. He graduated from the Carpenter High School in 1925 and was the last living member of this class.
He never married and lived his life on the farm where he was born and raised. He began renting his cropland out in 1978 while continuing to raise Herefords. Roy took pride in raising top quality Hereford cattle. A pair of his calves were featured on the June 1979 front cover of the American Hereford Journal. Roy also served on the board of directors and then as president of the Worth County Coop Oil from 1954 to 1975.
Roy entered the St. Ansgar Good Samaritan Center in November 1999.
He was preceded in death by his father, in 1912; his mother, in 1955; a brother, Mervin, in 1929; a brother, Alfred, in 1969; and a sister, Gilma Hendrickson, in 2000.
Left to cherish his memory are his neices and nephews and their families, Ivadene Dale of San Jose, Calif., Horace Hendrickson and his wife, Ann of Northwood, Marcella Olson and her husband, Ron of Apple Valley, Minn., Ardis Sorenson and her husband, Carroll of Thornton, Colo., Duane Hanson and his wife, Sharon of Thompson, N.D., Merle Hanson and his wife, Jeanette of Northwood, Sharyl Engelhardt and her husband, Jon of Adel, Ivanell Howard and her husband, Earle of Grandby, Colo., and Audrey McIntosh and her husband, Richard of Jefferson City, Mo.
Roy was a delight to all of us with his wit and his sharp mind.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 713-4920.
Globe Gazette, Jan. 7, 2002
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Funeral services for Roy Leonard Hanson, 93, of St. Ansgar, who died Saturday, January 5, 2002 at the North Iowa Mercy Medical Center in Mason City, were held Wednesday, January 2 at Deer Creek Lutheran Church, Carpenter, with the Rev. Kathy Larson officiating.
Roy Leonard Hanson was born on November 17, 1908 in Worth County, rural Carpenter, to Hans Peter and Lena Severson Hanson. He became a child of God in baptism on December 26, 1908 at the Deer Creek Lutheran Church, Carpenter with the Rev. M. E. Waldeland officiating. He was confirmed March 16, 1923 by Rev. M. E. Waldeland. He graduated from Carpenter High School in 1925 and was the last living member of this class. He never married and lived his life on the farm where he was born and raised. He began renting his cropland out in 1978 while continuing to raise Herefords.
Roy took pride in raising top quality Hereford cattle. A pair of his calves were featured on the June 1979 front cover of the American Hereford Journal. He also served on the board of directors and became president of the Worth County Coop Oil from 1954 to 1975. He entered the St. Ansgar Good Samaritan Center in November 1999.
Roy is survived by nieces and nephews and their families: Ivadene Dale of San Jose, California; Horace Hendrickson and wife Ann of Northwood; Marcella Olson and husband Ron of Apple Valley, Minnesota; Ardis Sorenson and husband Carroll of Thornton, Colorado; Duane Hanson and wife Sharon of Thompson, North Dakota; Merle Hanson and wife Jeanette of Northwood; Sharyl Engelhardt and husband Jon of Adel; Ivanell Howard and husband Earle of Granby, Colorado; and Audrey McIntosh and husband Richard of Jefferson City, Missouri.
Roy was preceded in death by his father 1912, his mother 1955, a brother Mervin 1929; a brother Alfred 1969; a sister Gilma Hendrickson 2000.
Burial was at First Lutheran Cemetery in St. Ansgar.
[St. Ansgar Enterprise Journal - January 10, 2002 ]
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