Hansen, Barbara Ellen 1933-2003

HANSEN, BAY, GLEASON

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/11/2008 at 14:37:19

LE MARS, Iowa -- Barbara Ellen Hansen, 70, of Le Mars died Friday, July 25, 2003, at Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars.

Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars, with the Rev. Gary Landsness of St. John's Lutheran Church, ELCA. officiating. Burial will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Riverside Cemetery in Akron, Iowa. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. today, with the family present after 6 p.m., and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at the funeral home.

Barbara Ellen Bay was born May 21, 1933 on the family farm northeast of Akron, Iowa to Axel C. and Margaret R. (Gleason) Bay. She attended country school in Preston Township and later attended high school in Akron.

Barbara was united in marriage to Curtis D. Hansen on April 5, 1952 at Fort Campbell, Ky. Barbara and Curtis farmed near Akron for 42 years before moving to Le Mars in 1994. After moving to Le Mars, Barbara became a home health care provider, assisting many families with day-to-day care of loved ones.

Survivors include her husband, Curtis Hansen of Le Mars; a daughter and son-in-law, Sonja and Jeff Harms of Le Mars; a son and daughter-in-law, Staci and Lori Hansen of Akron, Iowa; five grandchildren, Samantha and Dylan Harms and Brandon, Morgan and Jacob Hansen; a sister, Claire Thuringer of South Sioux City; two brothers, Jules and his wife, Darlene Bay of Sioux City and Phillip Bay of Scottsdale, Ariz.; her father-in-law, Melvin Hansen of Akron; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Axel and Margaret Bay; four brothers, Donald, Gene, Stanley and Paul Bay; a sister, Agnes Lamoureux; and two grandchildren, Rachel and Darin Harms.

~Source: The Sioux City Journal, July 27, 2003--part of the D. Easton Obituary Collection