Betty G. Hansen
September 19, 1921 -
February 10, 2016
Betty G. Hansen, 94, of Kenosha, died on February 10, 2016, at Hospice House in Pleasant Prairie.
Born on September 19, 1921, in Menomonie, WI, she was the daughter of the late Bert E. and Effie (Curtis) Brunn.
Betty grew up in Menomonie and was educated in their local schools. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in elementary education from Eau Claire State Teachers College in 1943. While starting her teaching career in Wausau, she met Carl P. Hansen, Jr. They were united in marriage on September 11, 1948, at First Methodist Church in South St. Paul, MN. They were blessed with 58 years of marriage before he passed away in May of 2007.
After they moved their family to Kenosha in 1960, she restarted her career as a 2nd grade teacher at Wilson and then with Curtis A. Strange Elementary Schools, retiring in 1985, after 25 years.
She loved reading, gardening and traveling around the country with her husband. She also enjoyed her four granddaughters and eight great grandchildren.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Kenosha County Retired Education Association, WREA and The Pilgrim John Howland Society, Inc.
Betty is survived by a daughter, Linda (Randy) MacDonald of Hemet, CA; two sons, Patrick (Joan) Hansen of Loudon, TN and David (Ranae) Hansen of Bristol, WI; four granddaughters, Michelle Hansen, Rhonda (Kevin) Fonk, Angela (Ned) Kennedy and Amy (Nick) Madison and eight great grandchildren. She is further survived by three sisters, Dorothy Bennett, Evelyn Fleming and Phyllis Brunn and a brother-in-law, Russell Goodman, all from the St. Paul, MN area.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Valeria Goodman.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial remembrances to Hospice Alliance, 10220 Prairie Ridge Blvd., Pleasant Prairie,WI 53158.
Betty’s family would like to give their thanks to the staff and volunteers of the Hospice House for providing incredible comfort and peaceful rest to Betty in her final days.
Service Info
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, February 15, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the Piasecki-Althaus Funeral Home, 3720 39th Ave., Kenosha, WI. Entombment will follow in Sunset Ridge Memorial Park.
Posted by:
Cindy LeslieI was sorry to hear of your loss, a loved ones passing is never easy. Betty was a wonderful lady and she will be truly missed and always will be remembered. My sincere sympathy to all of her family.
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Leo & Betty KirchnerLeo and I extend our sympathy to all of Betty's family. We were fortunate to have had the privilege of having both Betty and Carl for many years and living across the street from us. Your family is certainly in our prayers and please enjoy all the precious memories of the past years.
