Benjamin Ray HANSON

HANSON, BUSEMAN, SHAFER, REYNOLDS, MARCINIAK, SCHULTZ, ROE

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 4/19/2014 at 12:10:20

October 26, 1983 --- April 11, 2014

Benjamin R. Hanson, 30, Garner, died April 11, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center in Mason City as a result of injuries received in a motorcycle accident April 10 at Ventura. Services were held April 15 at Salem United Methodist Church in Meservey. The family asks that memorials be made to the RayAnn Lee Memorial Fund at Northwest Bank in Belmond.

Benjamin Ray, the son of Kenneth and Kelly Buseman Hanson, was born October 26, 1983 at Mt. Home Air Force Base in Idaho. Ben’s father made his career in the U.S. Air Force, consequently, Ben was an Air Force brat. Ben grew up at numerous bases, including Mt. Home; RAF Lakenheath AB in England; England AFB, LA; K.I. Sawyer AFB, MI; Barksdale AFB, LA; and Whiteman AFB, MO. The family retired to Meservey.

Because of ill health, Ben was forced to live close to Rochester, MN. He graduated from Sheffield-Chapin Meservey-Thornton High School in 2002. He was then employed at Bill’s Family Foods in Garner. He returned to Louisiana with his parents after the Sept. 11, 2001 attack. In Haughton, LA, Ben became a shift manager at the Arby’s-Pilot Truck Stop for two years. He returned to Iowa and worked at Winnebago Industries for eight years. He then became an assembler at IMT in Garner, where he was employed at his death. Ben made his home and family in Garner. He dearly loved Crystal and her son Collin. The time Collin spent with Ben was precious. Ben taught Collin to ride a electric dirt bike. The family is looking forward to the birth of a baby girl, RayAnn Lee, in the coming weeks. Ben was an amazing person: son, brother, fiance, soon-to-be father, Collin’s best buddy, grandchild, cousin and friend. He left an impression on everyone he met. Ben loved life and lived it to the fullest. He loved his parents so much, working on things with his Dad and eating his Mom’s good foods and desserts.

Ben was an avid auto-cross and motor-cross fan. He loved anything that allowed him to move fast (such as motorcycles and his GTO), his dogs, watching movies, working at his job, and whatever needed to be fixed.

Ben was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Larry and Eva Hanson; Crystal’s daughter Abbigale; aunt and uncle Ed and Laura Shafer; and cousin Jeremy Hanson. Ben is survived by his parents of Meservey; sister April Reynolds (Alan) and daughter Phoenix of Tinker AFB, OK; fiancee Crystal Marciniak and son Collin; maternal grandparents Harlan and Judy Buseman of Meservey; aunts and uncles Mickey Buseman of Piedmont, OK, Shelly Schultz of Clear Lake, Marty and Kristen Buseman of Garner, Barb Hanson of Urbandale, Doug and Marla Hanson of Goodell, Donna and Robert Roe of Clive, and Roger and Kay Hanson of Klemme.

Belmond Independent - Belmond, Iowa
April 17, 2014

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April 11, 2014
Mason City Globe Gazette - Iowa

Garner motorcyclist killed in accident

VENTURA, IA --- A motorcyclist injured in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Highway 18 and Main Avenue, Ventura, Thursday night has died. Clear Lake Police Chief Rex McChesney confirmed that Benjamin Hanson, 30, Garner, died Friday morning. Hanson was eastbound on Highway 18 on a motorcycle when Timothy Hayes, 27, Mason City, allegedly made a left turn in front of Hanson. Hayes was westbound on the highway in a car, according to police. Hanson was taken to Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City, where he died Friday morning. Hayes was charged with failing to yield upon making a left turn, according to the press release. The accident was reported around 6:24 p.m. Thursday.