Gordon C. Hansen

Gordon Hansen

DIXON — Gordon C. Hansen, 90, Dixon, died April 23, 2023, in Wayne.

Funeral services were April 28 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, rural Concord, with the Rev. William Bertrand officiating.

Burial was at the Ionia Cemetery, Newcastle, with military rites by the Newcastle American Legion Post #62. Pallbearers were Randy Sullivan Jr., Jonathan Danek, Brandon Bernardy, Jarrett Buckles, Jensen Kneifl, Cody Stewart, Justin Bangert and Jake Malcom.

Honorary pallbearers were Luke Carr, Pat Onderstall, Chris Miller and John Connot.

Visitation was Thursday at the Wintz Funeral Home, Laurel, and continued at church Friday, one hour prior to services.

Gordon Christian was born Feb. 27, 1933, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Soren and Marie Hansen. He grew up in Dixon, and graduated from Dixon High School in 1950. He married Celia Grace Ellyson Sept. 15, 1953, in Sioux City, Iowa. Gordon joined the U.S. Army in May 1953. He did his basic training in El Paso, Texas. After basic training, he was stationed on an artillery site in Bayonne, N.J., until May 1954. He then went overseas to Germany until March 1955. He was a private and was a Korean veteran. Gordon lived in Sioux City after the service and worked for Sioux Tools until he moved back to Dixon in March 1967 to farm with his dad. Gordon farmed northeast of Dixon for the rest of his career. Gordon is 100 percent Danish and very proud of his heritage. When he was 19 years old he traveled by train to New York and took a ship to Denmark to visit relatives. Gordon was a caregiver for his wife, Celia, until she passed in November 2008.

Gordon married Harriet A. Johnsen on June 23, 2012, in South Sioux City. They lived lately at Kinship Pointe, Wayne.

Gordon was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and served on the church council for many years. He loved making homemade wine and enjoyed sharing it with others. He also loved welding. Gordon’s greatest treasure in life was his family.

Gordon is survived by his wife Harriet, Wayne; six children and spouses, Kathy (Joe) Carr, Townsend, Mont.; Cheryl (David) Danek, Grand Island; Laura (Randy) Sullivan, Martinsburg; David Hansen, Newcastle; Carol (Dean) Bernardy, Bloomfield; Jeanne (Randy) Kneifl, Newcastle; 15 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.

Gordon was preceded in death by his parents, Soren and Marie Hansen; his wife, Celia; two sisters, Lily Marion Ellyson and Elin Powers; and an infant brother, George Hansen.