Individual Details

Henry George HANSEN

(22 Mar 1916 - 5 Aug 2003)

Obituary of Henry George Hansen:
STEVENS POINT - Henry G. Hansen, age 84, of Stevens Point, died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2003, at Whispering Pines in Plover, Wis. Henry was born March 22, 1916, in Sturgeon Bay, to the late Henry and Ruth (Anderson) Hansen. He grew up and graduated from high school there. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and St. Norbert College in DePere. 
He married Myra C. Deschane Oct. 16, 1939, in Green Bay. She preceded him in death Feb. 10, 1998. They moved to Stevens Point in 1953. Henry worked at Hercules Powder Plant in Baraboo several years and then joined Sentry Insurance in 1949. He retired from Sentry as claims department manager in 1976. 
Henry loved hunting, fishing, learning music, books and life. In his later years, he continued his quest for knowledge by working on his computer and sharing what he learned with family and friends. He instilled love and pride of family in his children and grandchildren that will be his legacy. 
Henry is survived by a son, Steve (Sue) Hansen of Waunakee; a daughter, Linda (Jay) Cook of Plover; five grandchildren, Matthew Schwetz, Megan Schwetz, Chris (special friend, Nadya Nahimniak) Hansen, Kjersten "K.J." (Erik) Busse and Steve Cook; and a very special great-grandson, Paul Stephen Busse, who came into his great-grandpa's life on Thursday, July 3, 2003. He is also survived by a brother, Dr. Arthur (Nancy) Hansen of Fort Myers, Fla.; a son-in-law, Dr. Gerald Fuller, Lake Orion, Mich.; two nieces; and three nephews. 
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Diane Fuller. 
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, 2003, at GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH in Plover with the Rev. Al Moen officiating. Friends may call at BOSTON FUNERAL HOME, Stevens Point, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and at the church on Friday from 9:30 a.m. until time of service. Burial will take place later at Bayside Cemetery in Sturgeon Bay.

Events

Birth22 Mar 1916Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, United States
Marriage16 Oct 1939Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States - Myra K. DESCHANE
Census (family)1 Apr 19401048 Shawano Avenue, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States - Myra K. DESCHANE
Death5 Aug 2003Plover, Portage, Wisconsin, United States
BurialBayside Cemetery, Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, United States

Families

SpouseMyra K. DESCHANE (1918 - 1998)
FatherHenry August HANSEN ( - )
MotherRuth ANDERSEN ( - )

Notes

Census (family)

Enumerated with this household were Henry Hansen, age 24, a grocery clerk; and his wife, Myra, age 22.

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Endnotes

1. Social Security Death Index, H. G. Hansen.

2. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 20 March 2015), Henry George Hansen; memorial #30551516.

3. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 20 March 2015), Henry George Hansen; memorial #30551516.

4. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, , population schedule, Wisconsin, Brown, Green Bay, Ward 17, enumeration district (ED) 5-38, sheet 3A, image 5, household 49, lines 3-4, Henry and Myra Hansen; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/1940census : accessed 20 March 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.

5. Social Security Death Index, H. G. Hansen.

6. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 20 March 2015), Henry George Hansen; memorial #30551516.

7. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 20 March 2015), Henry George Hansen; memorial #30551516.