Obituary of Donald Hanson

Funeral services for Donald "Pete" Hanson, 87, of Spirit Lake will be 10:30 am Monday, November 30, 2015 at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Interment will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Spirit Lake. Visitation will begin at 2 pm Sunday, with the family present from 2-4 pm at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Donald "Pete" LeWayne Hanson, the son of Charley and Dorthea (Dunker) Hanson, was born September 14, 1928 in Alpha, Minnesota. On September 25, 1949, Pete was united in marriage to Mary Ann Reed in Jackson, Minnesota. The couple lived and raised their family in Spirit Lake, Iowa where Pete worked as a mechanic for many years. Pete enjoyed gardening and anything to do with cars. Pete passed away November 26, 2015 at his home in Spirit Lake at eighty-seven years of age. He is survived by his wife, Mary; children, Bonnie (Merle) Wallace, Dory (James) Schatz, Robert (Tammie) Hanson, Michael Hanson (companion, Dawn Edwards), Donna (Paul) Dyslin, Daniel (Linda) Hanson and Jeffery Hanson; grandchildren, Julie (Wallace) and Umeme Battle, Tom (Victoria) Wallace, David (Sandra) Wallace, John Paul Wallace, John Boetel and Andrea Easter, Katy (Mears) and Jason Griffin, Daniel Mears, Chad (Allison) Hanson, Maggie Dyslin, Travis Dyslin, Heather Hanson and Jeffery Hanson; great-grandchildren, Luke Eubanks, William Wallace, Carter Wallace, Olivia Wallace, Tyler Hanson and Breanna Hanson; brothers, Robert (Trena) Hanson and Denny Hanson; sister, Lois (Dave) Fisher; sister-in-law, Lorrine Hanson; many nieces and nephews. Pete was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Charley Hanson, Wilbur Hanson and Nels Hanson; sisters, Marilyn Buchanon and Grace Johnson.