Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hanson, David Fregeau January 26, 2021
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com February 14, 2022, 9:03 am

Ionia Sentinel-Ste. - Sat. Jan. 30, 2021

DAVID FREGEAU HANSON, age 91, of Axdale Acres, Ionia, Michigan, died January 26, 
2021 at Spectrum United Hospital in Greenville, Michigan, from complications 
following abdominal surgery. He was born March 4, 1930 in Alma, Michigan to 
Walter Peter and Coila Marie (Anderson) Hanson.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years Sarah Jane (Sykes) Hanson and his 
children Ann Elisabeth Hanson of Ionia and Ann Arbor, and Peter Scott (Cindy) 
Hanson of Greenville. His family includes grandsons Daniel (Trista) Hanson, 
Scott Hanson, Timothy (Kaitlyn) Hanson and great-grandchildren Penelope, Hollyn 
and David. He was preceded in death by his father and mother and brothers 
Richard, Philip, and Hugh Hanson. He is also survived by six beloved cats.
David graduated from Ionia High School in 1948 and from the University of 
Michigan in 1952. He achieved his Master of Education from Michigan State 
University in 1966 and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Education from Madonna 
University in 1994.

His military career included Army ROTC, Army Enlisted Reserves, and Army service 
in the Korean War as First Lieutenant commanding the lead M-46 heavy tank 
platoon during operations in the Iron Triangle. He was awarded the Bronze Star 
for valor and his Army Company was awarded the US Presidential Unit Citation for 
bravery and heroism.

His lifelong work as an educator included teaching at Belding and Pewamo High 
Schools, principal at Pewamo-Westphalia High School, and more than 40 years 
working for the State of Michigan in education.
He was a life member of the VFW, Sheridan; Ionia County Hunting and Fishing 
Club; and led monthly Class of '48 lunches for twenty years.

He was a long-time member of First Presbyterian Church, Ionia, serving many 
years as an elder.

Services will be held at the Presbyterian Church on Saturday, January 30, 2021 
at 12 PM with Visitation from 10 AM until the time of the service. The Funeral 
will be Livestreamed via Lake Funeral Home's Facebook page. Public Interment 
with Military Honors will be at Easton Cemetery at 2 PM.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund for First Presbyterian Church, Ionia has 
been established in the name of David Fregeau Hanson. More information is 
available at www.1stpreschurchionia.com.

As an option, please make any donation to your favorite cat shelter.
Online Condolences can be made at www.lakefunerahomes.com.

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/hanson42444nob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/

File size: 3.0 Kb