This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HANSEN; BOETTGER Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/767 Message Board Post: obit from Harlan, IA Newspaper Roy Hansen, 91 July 8, 1903 - June 12, 1995 Harlan - Roy Peter Hansen, son of Emil and Bertha (Sperby) Hansen was born July 8, 1903 on a farm west of Harlan. At the age of three years, he moved with his family to a farm northeast of Shelby and when he was nine years old to a farm in Cass Township. He attended school at Tennant. Sept. 8, 1926 he married Frieda Boettger at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan. After their marriage, they made their home with his parents for few months before moving to a farm owned by her parents. They became the parents of three children. In the spring of 1933 the family moved to a farm near Tennant. In 1948 they moved to the farm they purchased from Chris M. Christenseb west of Harlan. They retired from farming in 1970, but continued to reside on the farm as Harlan and the Community High School grew around them. He died June 12, 1995 at Myrtue Memorial Hospital at age 91 years, 11 months and four days. He was a past member of the Tennant Methodist Church and was presently a member of the First United Methodist Church in Harlan. They were privileged to have celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary last Sept. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Ann, a granddaughter, Debra Lynn Garrity, a brother-in-law*, Frank Rusk and a brother, Dr. Arthur Hansen. Surviving is his wife, Frieda Hansen of Harlan, a son, Richard (Elizabeth) Hansen of Ankeny; a daughter, Lorene "Lorrie" (Willard) Zimmerman of Omaha; six grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren; a sister, Mable Poole of Harlan and a brother, Russell Hansen of Shelby; nieces and nephews and other relatives. Funeral services were held June 15, 1995 at First United Methodist Church in Harlan with Rev. Paul Wilcox officiating. Burial was in the Shelby Cemetery with Larry Meylor, Deane Blakely, Edward G. John and Anker C. Rasmussen honorary casket bearers. Casket bearers were Bob Book, Charles E. Hayes, Mike Cain, Vic Morgan, Sheldon Howerter and David Peters. Pauley Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. *son-in-law submitted by Marthann Kohl [email protected]