This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BOETTGER; HANSEN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/769 Message Board Post: obit Harlan, IA News-Advertiser Friday, January 4, 2002 Frieda A. Hansen, 93 Sept. 8, 1908 - Nov. 30, 2001 HARLAN - Frieda Anna Hansen was born to Louisa (Schuster) and Frederick L.* Boettger, Sept. 8, 1908, just outside of Harlan. She attended country school at Lincoln Township until eighth grade and then attended Harlan High School. She was baptized and confirmed at the Lutheran Church. Sept. 8, 1926, she married Roy Peter Hansen at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan. To this union three children were born. In the spring of 1933, the family moved to a farm near Tennant. They later purchased a farm from Chris M. Christensen, west of Harlan, and moved there in 1948. Although she and her husband retired from farming in 1970, they stayed on and watched in fascination as the community of Harlan and the Harlan High School grew around their homestead. Nov. 30, 2001, Frieda died at Elm Crest Retirement Community at age 93 years, two months and 22 days. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Hansen; daughter, Mary Ann; granddaughter, Debra Lynn Garrity; brothers and sisters, Walter, William, Louise, Maria, Frederick, Herman and Edna; daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Hansen; and son-in-law, Frank Rusk. She is survived by her daughter, Lorene (Lorrie) Zimmerman of Omaha, NE, and her son, Richard Hansen of Ankeny; six grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren; nieces and nephews and other relatives. Funeral Services were held Dec. 5, 2001, at the United Methodist Church in Harlan, with Rev. Paul Wilcox officiating. Burial was in the Shelby Cemetery with LeAnn Burdick, Lorrie Thompson, Sherri Webb, Connie Esker, Rick Hansen and Cindy Hansen casket bearers. Pauley Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. * should be W. submitted by Marthann Kohl [email protected]