Hansen, Jerry Lee (1940 - 2019)

HANSEN, JACOBSEN, HARRIS, VRBA, COCKERHAM, BERRY

Posted By: Denise Wurner, Volunteer (email)
Date: 4/27/2019 at 20:14:10

Name of deceased: Jerry Lee Hansen

Aged: 79 yrs, 1 mo, 2 days

Residence: Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: March 7, 1940; Kimballton, Audubon County, IA

Died: April 9, 2019; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, April 13, 2019; Immanuel Lutheran Church, Kimballton, IA; burial was in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Kimballton, IA

Survived by: Children, Debbie (spouse, Kevin) Harris of Blair, NE, Betty Hansen of Des Moines, IA, Darli Jo (spouse, Bob) Vrba of Schuyler, NE, and Jim Hansen (spouse, Angie) of Harlan, IA; son-law, Steve Cockerham of Altoona, IA; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Cheryl Hansen of Elk Horn, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Bertha (nee Jacobsen) and Hans T. Hansen; wife, Sherry; daughters, Jane Marie and Cindy; brothers, Gene, Leon, Galen and Dennis; sister-in-law, Katheryn; brother-in-law, Dallas

Education: Attended the one-room school of Jackson #6, Shelby County, IA

Religious affiliation: No information provided

Military service: No information provided

Marriage: Sherry Ann Berry; Jan. 27, 1957; location not provided

Employment: Helped numerous neighboring farmers and drove truck for E.A. Greve in his younger years; when he had his own farm, he loved the land, raising and milking cows, and farrowing sows. In his later years, he worked at Prairie Rose Lake Campgrounds and enjoyed meeting and visiting with campers.

Hobbies/Interests: loved duck, geese, and quail hunting; fishing in Canada; golfing; sharing stories and laughs with family and friends

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com