Martin
Hanson, 86
Thief
River Falls - Martin Hanson, 86, died Tuesday,
February 6, 2001 at Northwest Medical Center in
Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February
10 at Evangelical Free Lutheran Church in Thief
River Falls with Rev. Jim Howard officiating. Dr.
Kevin Meyer spoke for the family, and Leonard
Furuseth shared army life reflections. Jan Lee was
the organist, and Ingrid Hanson presented a piano
selection. Vocalists included Glenda Olson and John
Flom.
Casketbearers
were Ehren Hanson, Seth Hanson, Ingrid Hanson,
Kjell Hanson, Brendt Hanson, Timothy Hanson,
Kirsten Hanson, Kelsey Meyer and Kenzie Meyer.
Burial was in Silverton Lutheran Cemetery in
Silverton township of Pennington county. Green
Funeral Home of Thief River Falls was in charge of
the arrangements.
Martin
Hanson was born on July 29, 1914 in Silverton
township of Pennington county, the son of Syvert
and Mable (Berg) Hanson. He was baptized and
confirmed at Silverton Lutheran Church. He attended
a country school and graduated from the Northwest
School of Agriculture in Crookston. He and his
father operated Glenview Dairy, delivering milk and
cream to customers in the Thief River Falls
area.
In
May of 1942, Martin entered the United States Army
at Fort Snelling. He trained in Colorado for the
Norwegian ski patrol and later served in Norway,
Normandy, northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and
Central Europe campaigns. He was honorably
discharged in November of 1945.
On
June 6, 1948, Martin was united in marriage to
Alice Wold. The couple farmed the family dairy and
grain farm in Silverton township. Martin and Alice
moved closer to town in 1983, and he continued to
work on the farm with his son, Mark, until December
of 1999.
Martin
was a member of Evangelical Free Church.
He
enjoyed visiting with friends and family,
especially his grandchildren, and during the last
few years, enjoyed the fellowship of a men's Bible
study and prayer group.
Martin
is survived by his wife; two sons, Mark (Audrey) of
Thief River Falls and Gary (Sherril) of Troutman,
N.C.; a daughter, Grace (Kevin) Meyer of
Independence; nine grandchildren; a brother, Silas
(Marjorie) Hanson of Thief River Falls; three
sisters-in-law; and a brother-in-law.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; a brother,
Wilhelm; and a sister, Elfie.
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