Dawson County NeArchives Obituaries.....Hansen, Gaylord E. June 16, 2090 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ne/nefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Danny Gruber danny.gruber@yahoo.com July 14, 2010, 11:04 am Lexington Clipper-Herald June 24, 2009 Gaylord E. Hansen, 68, of Lexington, died at his home in Lexington on Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Graveside Services will be held Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery at Grand Island with the Rev. Paul Colling officiating.   Visitation was Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at the Reynolds-Love Chapel in Lexington. Survivors include two sons, Jeff (Sue) Hansen of Phillips, Jake Hansen of Columbus; one daughter, Chris (Fred) Drummond of Fayetteville, N.C.; one sister, Jeanette Moores of Evergreen, Colo.; seven grandchildren, Aaron, Jessica, Matthew, Joshua and Nicholas Drummond and Brodi and Jordan Hansen; one niece, Jane Weinberger of Evergreen Colo., and one nephew, Joe Moores of Mansfield, Texas. Gaylord was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Larry.  He was born May 8, 1941, at Grand Island, to Leland and Alma (Lackenmacher) Hansen. Gaylord grew up in Grand Island where he attended school and graduated from Grand Island High School with the class of 1959, where he was an All-State football player for the Grand Island Islanders.   He went to work for Andy’s Rendering and it was during this time he married Barb Perrel. Two children were born to this marriage; Chris and Jeff. He then married Margaret Wardyn and one son, Jake was born to this marriage.   Gaylord worked for Swift and Company for 14 years. Monfort, Inc. bought out Swift and Gaylord worked 17 years for them prior to moving to Lexington in 1998, where he worked for IBP Beef Packing until his retirement.   Gaylord was an avid hunter and fisherman, who made his own jigs, you could say he was the “true outdoorsman.” He was a perfectionist who loved keeping a beautiful garden, cooking, camping and boating. He enjoyed all sports, but most especially, his beloved Nebraska Cornhuskers.   Gaylord was a member of the Eagles Club.   File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ne/dawson/obits/h/hansen258gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nefiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb