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- [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: Darrell E Hansen Home in 1920: Willow, Woodbury, Iowa Age: 3 years 2 months Estimated Birth Year: abt 1916 Birthplace: Iowa Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Name: Chris Father's Birth Place: Nebraska Mother's Name: Freda E Mother's Birth Place: Iowa Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Image: 204
- [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: Darrell Hansen Home in 1930: Willow, Woodbury, Iowa Age: 12 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1918 Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Name: Chris Mother's Name: Freda
- [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com).
- [S927] Obituary.
The family of Darrell E. (Pete) Hansen mourns the loss of a gen tle and wise father, grandfather and great-grandfather who died on December 2 at home, at age 88. Pete was born October 1, 1917, on a farm in Smithland, Iowa, to Chris and Freda (Kochart) Han sen. He grew up with two brothers and two sisters, played basketball, and worked on the farm. After graduation from Hornick High School, Pete attended Morning side College in Iowa, and gradu ated from the Midland Radio School in Kansas City, Kansas. He and three friends headed West in an open-top Model T car, end ing up in Oakland, Calif., with 98 cents in their pockets. They found jobs then later decided to return home, but their vehicle broke down in Omaha, Nebraska, and they decided to try farming again. The next time they headed West they stayed. Pete later worked for United Airlines refueling planes in Reno, where he met Kathryn Maloney, a beautiful University of Nevada co-ed, while she worked selling tickets at the Crest The ater. They married on March 21, 1943, and lived in Alameda, Calif., where Pete worked as an airline radio operator in the Pacific The atre during World War II. They also lived in Salt Lake City and then returned to Reno, where they raised eight children and Pete worked over the years in mining with his father-in-law, Frank Ma loney, and as an independent milk distributor, laundromat owner, salesman, and property manager. During the mining years, they lived on many a Western frontier, from a converted railroad car at Copper King mine in Carlin, Ne vada, to Mexico City, to 12 miles outside of Nome, Alaska. Through it all, Pete was most de voted to his wife and family. He is preceded in death by his wife, Kathryn, about whom he wrote the following: ?I wanted my life to be changed by Kathryn. I wanted our children to be like her .I've been accepted by those who would not know me if it weren't for Kathryn and that's OK. I like being liked because of Kappy. I'm proud of Kappy and our children." Pete was preceded in death by his son, Jude, and brothers, Mel and Nubs. He is survived by his sons Mike (Joy), Mark (Kris), Matt (Anne), and Knud (Carolyn) of Reno, and Frank (Andrea) of Va lencia, Calif.; and daughters Han nah Farquhar (David) of Auburn, Calif., and Lydia Altick (John) of Lake Tahoe; sisters Hap Springer of Mesa, Ariz., and Carol Miller of Costa Mesa, Calif.; 20 grand children, three great-grandchil dren, numerous nieces and neph ews, and many friends and admir ers. A memorial service will be held Monday, Dec. 5, at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Snows Catholic Church, with a celebration of his life following at his home. We invite you to write a condo lence message in the family guest book at www.waltonsfuneralhome.com.
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1917 - 2005 (88 years)
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