Hanson, Karen Ann (Perry) -- 1938 - 2009

JOHNSON, PERRY, HANSON, STUTTON

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 3/16/2009 at 15:28:30

Karen Ann Hanson

Karen Hanson, age 70, of Decorah died Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah following a long illness. Funeral services were held Monday, February 9 at the Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, with Rev. Douglas Mathison officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Karen Ann (Perry) Hanson was born December 29, 1938, the daughter of Robert C. and Clarice (Johnson) Perry in Minneapolis, MN. Karen was baptized April 1, 1945 at Bethany Lutheran Church and confirmed in 1959. She married Roger Hanson August 31, 1957 at Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, MN. Together they had six children: Roger, Jr., Brian, Shelley, Craig, Bruce and Julie. In 1974, they moved to Decorah and farmed north of Decorah. Karen worked at the Oneota Care Facility in the kitchen, until her health forced her to quit.

Throughout her life, Karen enjoyed gardening, playing cards, watching a good comedy on TV, and visiting with family and friends. She was a member of the Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church, where she taught Sunday school and enjoyed making quilts and doing embroidery for the church bazaar.

Karen's survivors include her six children, Roger Hanson, Jr. of Waukon, Brian (Sue) Hanson of Waterloo, Shelley (friend Jerry) Sutton of Decorah, Craig (Randi) Hanson of Decorah, Bruce (Kaleen) Hanson of Waukon, and Julie (Gerard Young) Hanson of Dallas, TX; 18 grandchildren, Joseph Stegen, Sena (John) Downing, Daniel Hanson, Jake Stegen, Chris Stegen, Josh Hanson, Megen (friend Jason) Sutton, Adam Sutton, Ethan Sutton, Hailey Hanson, Paige Hanson, Craig Hanson, Jr., Clayton Hanson, Kylie Hanson, Brixon Hanson, Milanna Young and Sydney Young; two great-grandchildren, Nathan Sutton and Annabel Stegen; one brother, Robert (friend Jackie) Perry of Minneapolis, MN; three sisters-in-law, Sharon (Maurice "Butch") Tomczak of Madison, WI, Avis Hanson of Brown Deer, WI and Beverly Hanson of Sauk City, WI; four brothers-in-law, Paul Hanson of Waukon, Don (Martha) Hanson of Waukon, Lyle (Virginia) Hanson of Decorah, and Robert Hanson of Waukon; along with many nieces and nephews.

Karen was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Clarice Perry; her husband, Roger Hanson in 1997; her father and mother-in-law, Carmen, Sr. and Clarice (Teslow) Hanson; one daughter-in-law, Lila in 1997; one brother-in-law, Carmen Hanson, Jr. in 1997; and one niece and one nephew, Callie and Cole Hanson.

The Waukon Standard, February 10, 2009
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