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Gerald Alden Hansen

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Gerald Alden Hansen Veteran

Birth
Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, USA
Death
30 Jan 2017 (aged 86)
Saint Peters, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Old Monroe, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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A Mass of Christian Burial for Gerald Alden Hansen, 86, of Moscow Mills, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church near Old Monroe. Msgr. Gregory Schmidt, of St. Peters Church in St. Louis will officiate with burial in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers will be Adam Masterson, Kevin Hansen, Jarrod Finder, Eric Hansen, Brandon Hansen and Bob Missey.
Mr. Hansen passed away Monday morning, Jan. 30, 2017, at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital in St. Peters.
Born June 12, 1930 in Centralia, Ill., he was the son of William Nils and Faye Ella Rittenhouse Hansen.
Gerald served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean conflict. He served three years on the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard and one year on the USS Haven Hospital Ship.
Gerald was united in marriage on Sept. 26, 1953, in Long Beach, Calif., to Betty Kathleen Missey. This union was blessed with two children, Scott Alden and Tina Marie.
Gerald worked as the production manager for Rexall Drug Company and later for Everware, Inc., where he worked part-time, retiring in 2010. He was a member of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union and of American Legion Post #420 in Old Monroe.
Living in the Moscow Mills area for over 31 years, Gerald loved hunting, camping, watching his six grandkids grow and his hobby of raising cattle on their 20 acre place. Gerald was a longtime member of the Immaculate Conception Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Faye Hansen; one sister, Vesta Lavon; and two grandsons: Gabriel and Lucas Masterson.
Survivors include his "favorite" wife of 63 years, Betty Hansen, of Moscow Mills; his "favorite" son, Scott Hansen and his wife, Margaret, of Moscow Mills; his "favorite" daughter, Tina Churchill and her husband, Timothy, of Warrenton; four grandsons, Adam Masterson and his wife, Constance, Kevin Hansen, Jarrod Finder and Eric Hansen; and four great-grandkids, Tyler Joseph Masterson, Mark Alden Masterson, Roman David Masterson and Baylor Jordan Finder. Gerald also leaves one brother, Maurice N. Hansen and his wife, Bonnie, of Dana Point, Calif.; three sisters, Dicie P. Mueller and her husband, Rev. Herman Mueller, of Farmington, Conn., Ruth A. Leibach, of Creve Coeur, and Mary Lou Johnston and her husband, Dr. Glen Paul Johnston, of Naples, Fla.; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Winfield.
Memorials may be made to Shriners Children's Hospital(or) Central Missouri Honor Flight in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 3838 East Highway 47, P.O. Box 253, Winfield, MO 63389.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Gerald Alden Hansen, 86, of Moscow Mills, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church near Old Monroe. Msgr. Gregory Schmidt, of St. Peters Church in St. Louis will officiate with burial in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers will be Adam Masterson, Kevin Hansen, Jarrod Finder, Eric Hansen, Brandon Hansen and Bob Missey.
Mr. Hansen passed away Monday morning, Jan. 30, 2017, at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital in St. Peters.
Born June 12, 1930 in Centralia, Ill., he was the son of William Nils and Faye Ella Rittenhouse Hansen.
Gerald served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean conflict. He served three years on the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard and one year on the USS Haven Hospital Ship.
Gerald was united in marriage on Sept. 26, 1953, in Long Beach, Calif., to Betty Kathleen Missey. This union was blessed with two children, Scott Alden and Tina Marie.
Gerald worked as the production manager for Rexall Drug Company and later for Everware, Inc., where he worked part-time, retiring in 2010. He was a member of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union and of American Legion Post #420 in Old Monroe.
Living in the Moscow Mills area for over 31 years, Gerald loved hunting, camping, watching his six grandkids grow and his hobby of raising cattle on their 20 acre place. Gerald was a longtime member of the Immaculate Conception Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Faye Hansen; one sister, Vesta Lavon; and two grandsons: Gabriel and Lucas Masterson.
Survivors include his "favorite" wife of 63 years, Betty Hansen, of Moscow Mills; his "favorite" son, Scott Hansen and his wife, Margaret, of Moscow Mills; his "favorite" daughter, Tina Churchill and her husband, Timothy, of Warrenton; four grandsons, Adam Masterson and his wife, Constance, Kevin Hansen, Jarrod Finder and Eric Hansen; and four great-grandkids, Tyler Joseph Masterson, Mark Alden Masterson, Roman David Masterson and Baylor Jordan Finder. Gerald also leaves one brother, Maurice N. Hansen and his wife, Bonnie, of Dana Point, Calif.; three sisters, Dicie P. Mueller and her husband, Rev. Herman Mueller, of Farmington, Conn., Ruth A. Leibach, of Creve Coeur, and Mary Lou Johnston and her husband, Dr. Glen Paul Johnston, of Naples, Fla.; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Winfield.
Memorials may be made to Shriners Children's Hospital(or) Central Missouri Honor Flight in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 3838 East Highway 47, P.O. Box 253, Winfield, MO 63389.

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