Hansen, Helen Joyce (1927 – 2014)

HANSEN, GRIFFITH, BALLANTYNE, MCNAIR, DEVOE, WITTRUP, COX, WITTRUP, WALKER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/18/2014 at 13:10:01

Name of deceased: Helen "Joyce" Hansen (nee Griffith)

Aged: 87 yrs, 1 mo, 10 days

Residence: Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, IA

Born: Feb. 25, 1927, McCook, NE

Died: April 4, 2014, Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, IA

Funeral services: April 7, 2014, Elk Horn Lutheran Church, Elk Horn, IA;

Survived by: husband of 68 years, Paul Hansen of Elk Horn, IA; children, Susan Hansen, Kimballton, IA; Linda (spouse, Jim) Ballantyne, Boone; Benjamin (spouse, Michaela) Hansen, Munich, Germany; Jung Hansen, Medford, OR, and Mark (spouse, Monica) Hansen, Minneapolis, MN; 7 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; siblings, Alice Hansen, Mesa, AZ; Carol McNair (Robert DeVoe), Ashland, OR; Jane Wittrup, Albuquerque, NM; John (spouse, Rita) Griffith, Seattle, WA; Gene (spouse, Laura) Griffith, Sonoma, CA; brothers-in-law, Ronnie Cox, VanNuys, CA, and Joe (spouse, Rose Jean) Hansen, Des Moines, IA; sister-in-law, Jill Hansen, Omaha, NE; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Paul and Amy (nee Walker) Griffith; sister, Mary Cox; brothers-in-law, Kirk Hansen and Kenneth Hansen; Kenneth’s first wife, Betty

Education: attended rural schools in the area. She graduated from Elk Horn (IA) High School.

Religious affiliation: member of the Elk Horn Lutheran Church and a faithful participant in bible study groups

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Paul Hansen; Aug. 26, 1945; Omaha, NE.

Employment: In addition to being a busy homemaker, Joyce worked at the Elk Horn post office as well as working with her husband as the editor of the Elk Horn/Kimballton Review newspaper until their retirement in the late 1980’s.

Hobbies/Interests: reading and quilting

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; ohdefuneralhome.com