Hansen, Donald Dale (1929 - 2021)

HANSEN, MADDEN, CHRISTIANSEN, KIXMILLER, TREKAMP, SKOKAN, TOOLEY, BUHRMAN, MCCOY, SCOTT, WHYTE, DE GROOT, GREVE, ANDERSON, WEISS, HICKS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/2/2021 at 14:45:35

Name of deceased: Donald Dale Hansen

Aged: 92 yrs, 3 mo, 9 days

Residence: Peace Haven Retirement, Walnut, Pottawattamie County, IA

Born: March 30, 1929; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Died: July 8, 2021; Peace Haven Retirement, Walnut, Pottawattamie County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, July 17, 2021; Peace United Church of Christ, Walnut, IA; burial was in Graceland Cemetery, Avoca, IA

Survived by: Sons, Donald (spouse, Loleta (Kixmiller)) of Walnut, IA, Allen (spouse, Bev (Trekamp)) of Ainsworth, NE, Daryl of Atlantic, IA, and Rick (spouse, Cheryl (Skokan)) of Elkhart, KS; daughter, Lori of Lemon Cove, CA; grandchildren, Michelle Tooley, Brent Hansen, Darrin Hansen, Chris Hansen, Wendy Buhrman, Scott Hansen, Juanita McCoy, Amy Scott, Andrew Whyte, Ally De Groot, and Emily Whyte; great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Preston, Kamryn, Korie, Brady, Sierra, Skyler, Kash, Dhillon, Jacob, Spencer, Shelbie, Jillian, Mabrie, Carl, Christopher, Faith, Payton, Caiden, Chandler, Cutler and Trace; brother, Merle Hansen of Brayton, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Henry and Elvina (nee Christiansen) Hansen; wife of 71 years, Luella (deceased Feb. 3, 2020); brothers, Harold Hansen and Norman Hansen; sisters, Henrietta Greve, Ardelle Anderson, and Lavina Weiss; grandson, Billy Hicks

Education: Attended elementary school in Monroe Township and graduated from Walnut Community School with the Class of 1946. After graduation, he attended a 1-month program in Denison, IA and received his teaching certificate.

Religious affiliation: Devoted member of Peace United Church of Christ, Walnut, IA, and was on the original committee to build the current church; he served on several committees for over 55 years

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Luella Madden; Nov. 10, 1949; First Congregational Church, Avoca, IA

Employment: When he finished his teaching certificate after high school, he taught school for a year; he then became employed by the City of Avoca, IA before owning the Y Station in Avoca for 1 year. The remainder of his life was spent doing what he loved, farming. He worked for a few farmers in the area before settling on the Hansen Family Farm where he farmed for most of his life, farming different crops, laying hens, milking cows, and farrowing pigs. Don continued to work other jobs as well to provide for his family and was mostly known for his years of custom baling for farmers in the area. He retired from farming at the age of 87.

Hobbies/Interests: Loved everything baseball: playing it, teaching it to his kids and grandkids, and watching it. He was the left fielder for the Jacksonville baseball team in the Iowa Western league.

Sources: pauleyjones.com