San Joaquin County CA Archives Obituaries.....Hanson, Sigurd  January 17, 2006
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The Tracy Press
Sigurd ‘Sig’ Hanson

Nov. 20, 1914 — Jan. 17, 2006

A graveside service will be Friday for former owner of Tracy Typewriter Co., 
Sigurd “Sig” Hanson, 91, who died Jan. 17, 2006 in Palm Haven Care Center in 
Manteca.

Born in Sinai, S.D., Mr. Hanson served in the U.S. Army as a decoder in Hawaii 
and in combat in the Elysian Islands. As a young boy, he helped support his 
family by herding and breaking wild horses in the Mount Rushmore area, and 
then selling the horses at auction. He lived in Tracy 56 years. He enjoyed 
boxing, playing pool, ping-pong, baseball and watching rodeos on TV.

Mr. Hanson is survived by his wife of 59 years, Maria Hanson; daughter, 
Melvina Rhoades of Lodi; siblings, Lee Kileany, Sylvia Meloni and Ruth 
Hudgins, all of Citrus Heights, and Holly White of Fair Oaks; grandchild, Lisa 
Michelle Burgett of Lodi; and great-grandchild, Braeden Blake Burgett of Lodi.

Friday’s graveside service will begin at 11 a.m. at Tracy Cemetery.

Fry Memorial Chapel, 550 S. Central Ave., is handling arrangements. 

Published on Wednesday, February 01, 2006, in the Tracy Press. 


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