OBITUARY: Harold Douglas Hanson 1925-1997, Worth County, Iowa Harold Douglas Hanson #1 [ Mason City Globe Gazette; April 7, 1997 ] NORTHWOOD -- Harold Douglas Hanson, 71, died Sunday (April 6, 1997) at the Lutheran Retirement Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Deer Creek Valley Lutheran Church, rural Glenville, Minn., with the Rev. Daniel D. Baker and the Rev. W. Paul Weeg, officiating. Burial will be in the London Deer Creek Cemetery, rural Northwood with military graveside honors by ``Our Buddies VFW Memorial Post #6779'' of Northwood. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Conner Colonial Chapel, 99-11th St. South, and one hour prior to service time on Wednesday at the church. The family of Harold Douglas Hanson has requested that memorial contributions be made to the Deer Creek Valley Lutheran Church, rural Glenville, Minn., or to the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, in his memory. Harold Douglas Hanson was born on May 1, 1925, the son of Peter L. and Hattie (Preston) Hanson in Freeborn County, Minn. He was confirmed in the Lutheran faith in the Deer Creek Valley Lutheran Church of rural Glenville. He attended and received his elementary education in the rural Freeborn County school system, graduating from Northwood High School in 1943, and in October of that year enlisted in the United States Navy, serving during World War II, and was honorably discharged in May, 1947. He was united in marriage to Betty Kimm in Mason City. He received his B.S. degree at the University of South Carolina in 1948. The Hansons purchased a farm northeast of Northwood in 1950 and farmed with his brother Paul until 1989 when he retired from active farming due to ill health. Harold and Betty moved to Northwood in 1984. He enjoyed camping, traveling, flying, music and family gatherings. He was a member of Deer Creek Valley Lutheran Church and served as treasurer of the church 35 years and sang in the church choir for 30 years. He also served as Sunday School Superintendent and teacher. He served on the board of the Northwood Cooperative Elevator for 12 years and was a member of the ASC Committee for Worth County for 11 years. Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Betty Hanson, of Northwood; a son, Dr. David Hanson of Mason City; a daughter, Kathleen Hanson and her husband, Jim, of Northwood; three grandchildren, Jake, Jim and Beth Hanson of Northwood; a brother, Paul Hanson of Northwood; three sisters, Rebecca Weeg of Shoreview, Minn., Ruth Davidson and her husband, Marvin, of Northwood, and Rosine Johnson of Kent, Ohio; as well as numerous nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers-in-law, Warren Weeg and David L. Johnson. #2 [ Mason City Globe Gazette; April 9, 1997 ] NORTHWOOD -- Harold Douglas Hanson, 71, died Sunday (April 6, 1997) at the Lutheran Retirement Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Deer Creek Valley Lutheran Church, rural Glenville, Minn., with the Rev. Daniel D. Baker and the Rev. W. Paul Weeg officiating. Burial will be in the London Deer Creek Cemetery, rural Northwood, with military graveside honors by Our Buddies VFW Memorial Post #6779 of Northwood. Visitation was held from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Conner Colonial Chapel, 99-11th St. South, and one hour prior to service time today at the church. The family of Harold Douglas Hanson has requested that memorial contributions be made to the Deer Creek Valley Lutheran Church, rural Glenville, Minn., or to the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, in his memory. Harold Douglas Hanson was born on May 1, 1925, the son of Peter L. and Hattie (Preston) Hanson in Freeborn County, Minn. He was confirmed in the Lutheran faith in the Deer Creek Valley Lutheran Church of rural Glenville, Minn. He attended and received his elementary education in the rural Freeborn County school system, graduating from Northwood High School in 1943, and in October of that year enlisted in the United States Navy, serving during World War II, and was honorably discharged in May 1947. He was united in marriage to Betty Kimm on Nov. 10, 1946, in Mason City. He received his B.S. degree at the University of South Carolina in 1948. The Hansons purchased a farm northeast of Northwood in 1950 and farmed with his brother Paul until 1989 when he retired from active farming due to ill health. Harold and Betty moved to Northwood in 1984. He enjoyed camping, traveling, flying, music and family gatherings. He was a member of Deer Creek Valley Lutheran Church and served as treasurer of the church 35 years and sang in the church choir for 30 years. He also served as Sunday School Superintendent and teacher. He served on the board of the Northwood Cooperative Elevator for 12 years and was a member of the ASC Committee for Worth County for 11 years. Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Betty Hanson, of Northwood; a son, Dr. David Hanson of Mason City; a daughter, Kathleen Hanson and her husband, Jim, of Northwood; three grandchildren, Jake, Jim and Beth Hanson of Northwood; a brother, Paul Hanson of Northwood; three sisters, Rebecca Weeg of Shoreview, Minn.; Ruth Davidson and her husband, Marvid, of Northwood, and Rosine Johnson of Kent, Ohio; as well as numerous nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers-in-law, Warren Weeg and David L. Johnson. Copyright (c) 2002 by Kermit Kittleson (Note: Not necessarily related to the subject of this obituary.) 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