Hanson, Arlin Peter 1928 - 2017

HANSON, RONEY, HALVORSON, QUAM, PROEHL, LEONHART, FRANA, VAN GORP, ELSBERND, LAKE, KEMPEL

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 4/28/2017 at 14:02:44

Arlin P. Hanson, age 88, of Decorah, IA, died Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 28, 2017 at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, with Rev. Dr. Jennifer Edinger officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 27 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah and on Friday one hour before the service at the church.

Arlin Peter Hanson was born September 18, 1928 at home in Canoe Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa, the son of Bennie and Velma (Roney) Hanson. He was baptized and confirmed at Hauge Lutheran Church in rural Decorah. Arlin graduated from Decorah High School with the class of 1947, where he served as captain of the football team and was vice president of his senior class.

Arlin was united in marriage to Virginia Ann Halvorson on November 21, 1948 at Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church. This union was blessed with five children: Wendy, Sandra, Greg, Randy and Brian.

After their marriage, they began farming north of Decorah and then moved to the Washington Prairie area to farm in 1953. They moved into Decorah in 1988. Arlin also sold insurance for Norwegian Mutual and served on their Board of Directors for many years. He was a 4-H leader, he helped 4-H weigh in livestock, and was inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame in 2005. In 1989 he was recognized as a Distinguished Dairyman and in 2004 a Pioneer Dairyman. Arlin served on the Winneshiek Coop Board of Directors and was very active at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, serving in many ways and on various committees. He loved sports and all of his grandchildren’s activities, going on tractor rides in Northeast Iowa, wintering in Arizona, and his morning coffee groups. Arlin and Virginia also loved to square dance.

Arlin moved into Aase Haugen Senior Services in early December 2016.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Virginia January 26, 2011; two brothers, Kenneth (Helen) Hanson and Merlin (Evelyn) Hanson; one sister Roselyn (Bud) Quam; brothers- and sisters-in-law, Mavis and Otto Proehl, Marilyn and Dean Leonhart, Sonja Frana; and Helen Halvorson.

Arlin is survived by his five children: Wendy (Bob) Van Gorp of Cedar Falls, IA, Sandra (Keith) Elsbernd, Calmar, IA, Greg (Dianne) Hanson, Randy (Lisa) Hanson and Brian (Rachel) Hanson, all of Decorah; eleven grandchildren: Sarah (Mitch) Lake, Jason (Sam) Van Gorp, David Elsbernd, Kristin (Cale) Tesch, Melissa (Jason) Van Pelt, Ross (Morgan) Hanson, Kaitlin (Jake) Kempel, Jordan Hanson, Ben Hanson, Joel Hanson and Tony Hanson; five great-grandchildren Emery and Miles Lake, Jackson and Camden Van Gorp and Faith Kempel; one brother Willard (Verna) Hanson of Decorah; two brothers-in-law, Roger Halvorson of Decorah and Julius Frana of Ft. Atkinson; special friend Helen Olson and her family; and by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, 1725 Washington Prairie Road, Decorah, IA 52101 or Winneshiek County 4-H, c/o Iowa State University Extension & Outreach, 325 Washington Street, Decorah, IA 52101.

Source: Fjelstul Funeral Home database

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