- Born on: May 2, 1929
- Departed on: June 7, 2016
- Resided in: Lake Mills, IA
Duane Hanson
Duane Merle Hanson died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on June 7, 2016 in rural Lake Mills, Iowa. He was 87 years old.
A funeral service to celebrate Duane's life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 12 at Winnebago Lutheran Church rural Lake Mills. The family will greet friends and family members one hour prior to the service at the church. An inurnment of the ashes will take place at North Prairie Cemetery.
Duane was born on May 2, 1929 in Park Rapids, MN to Sarah and Edmound Hanson. He married Leone “Oney” Bidne on August 9, 1963 at North Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Scarville. They spent most of their married life on the Bidne Farmstead where Duane assisted with milking cows, raising hogs and farming the land.
Duane was always thankful for growing up in a large family. His family lived and worked on several farms in Minnesota including the areas of Kenyon and Cannon Falls. His family later moved to Minneapolis. Duane enjoyed playing guitar and singing with friends and family especially with his brother Gordon and sister Adeline. At the age of 18 he enlisted in the United States Army and served from 1948 to 1952 as a transportation specialist. He served in many states, Canada, and Greenland. Duane was humbled to serve his country during the Korean War. When he returned from the Army he worked for Gopher Plumbing and Heating in Savage, MN for many years.
Duane met Oney in Bloomington MN and they shared the same love of country music. They married and soon after moved to the Lake Mills area where he worked on the family farm. He was a great steward of the land and took great pride in milking Holstein cows and raising Chester White pigs with his father-in-law. He felt very fortunate that they could raise and work with their three children on the farm. Later they were joined by their grandchildren who became the fifth generation to live on the family farm.
After retiring from farming in 1993 he went to work for the Lake Mills Coop Creamery delivering milk to local stores and the Fleetguard Daycare. Farming was always in his blood and he enjoyed helping local farmers during planting and harvesting seasons. In recent years he enjoyed watching his grandchildren participate in their many church, fair, and school activities.
Duane and Oney enjoyed their travels to Branson to share in their love of country music. They also traveled to Arizona several times to visit family. In recent years they both looked forward to spending their Saturday evenings watching country, gospel and blue-grass music on the television.
Duane proudly served on the Winnebago County Fair Board, and was an active member of North Prairie Lutheran Church where he served on the church council.
Duane is survived by his wife, Oney; daughter, Deb (Troy) Heller of Tripoli, IA; son, Mike (Beth) Hanson of Lake Mills, IA; son, Corey Hanson of Eagen, MN,and six grandchildren Kyle (Carli) Heller, Kirstin Heller, Kolby Heller and Keely Heller, T.J. Hanson and Hannah Hanson and a great-grandaughter, Cayleigh Heller and a great-granddaughter Mylah to be born in July; brother Robert (Charlotte) Hanson, of Hutchinson, MN, and sister Adeline Lindell of Cannon Falls, MN. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sarah and Edmound Hanson, his in-laws, Gilbert and Margaret Bidne, three brothers; John Hanson, Clarence Hanson and Gordon Hanson and one sister Gladys Neseth.
A funeral service to celebrate Duane's life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 12 at Winnebago Lutheran Church rural Lake Mills. The family will greet friends and family members one hour prior to the service at the church. An inurnment of the ashes will take place at North Prairie Cemetery.
Duane was born on May 2, 1929 in Park Rapids, MN to Sarah and Edmound Hanson. He married Leone “Oney” Bidne on August 9, 1963 at North Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Scarville. They spent most of their married life on the Bidne Farmstead where Duane assisted with milking cows, raising hogs and farming the land.
Duane was always thankful for growing up in a large family. His family lived and worked on several farms in Minnesota including the areas of Kenyon and Cannon Falls. His family later moved to Minneapolis. Duane enjoyed playing guitar and singing with friends and family especially with his brother Gordon and sister Adeline. At the age of 18 he enlisted in the United States Army and served from 1948 to 1952 as a transportation specialist. He served in many states, Canada, and Greenland. Duane was humbled to serve his country during the Korean War. When he returned from the Army he worked for Gopher Plumbing and Heating in Savage, MN for many years.
Duane met Oney in Bloomington MN and they shared the same love of country music. They married and soon after moved to the Lake Mills area where he worked on the family farm. He was a great steward of the land and took great pride in milking Holstein cows and raising Chester White pigs with his father-in-law. He felt very fortunate that they could raise and work with their three children on the farm. Later they were joined by their grandchildren who became the fifth generation to live on the family farm.
After retiring from farming in 1993 he went to work for the Lake Mills Coop Creamery delivering milk to local stores and the Fleetguard Daycare. Farming was always in his blood and he enjoyed helping local farmers during planting and harvesting seasons. In recent years he enjoyed watching his grandchildren participate in their many church, fair, and school activities.
Duane and Oney enjoyed their travels to Branson to share in their love of country music. They also traveled to Arizona several times to visit family. In recent years they both looked forward to spending their Saturday evenings watching country, gospel and blue-grass music on the television.
Duane proudly served on the Winnebago County Fair Board, and was an active member of North Prairie Lutheran Church where he served on the church council.
Duane is survived by his wife, Oney; daughter, Deb (Troy) Heller of Tripoli, IA; son, Mike (Beth) Hanson of Lake Mills, IA; son, Corey Hanson of Eagen, MN,and six grandchildren Kyle (Carli) Heller, Kirstin Heller, Kolby Heller and Keely Heller, T.J. Hanson and Hannah Hanson and a great-grandaughter, Cayleigh Heller and a great-granddaughter Mylah to be born in July; brother Robert (Charlotte) Hanson, of Hutchinson, MN, and sister Adeline Lindell of Cannon Falls, MN. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sarah and Edmound Hanson, his in-laws, Gilbert and Margaret Bidne, three brothers; John Hanson, Clarence Hanson and Gordon Hanson and one sister Gladys Neseth.
