Imogene "Imo" Hanson

Imogene “Imo” F. Hanson, 87, of Grand Island died Monday, March 30, 2015 at CHI Health Saint Francis. Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church. Reverend Caroline Price-Gibson will officiate. Burial will be in Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at All Faiths Funeral Home. Mrs. Hanson was born March 22, 1928 in Concordia, KS, to Ralph and Christine (Nelson) Davis. Those left to cherish her memory include three sons and daughters-in-law, Craig and Judy Hanson of Janesville, WI, Brad and Jan Hanson of Bartlett, IL, and Paul and Deb Hanson of Lee’s Summit, MO; and a daughter and son-in-law, Christine and Ed Wright of Milwaukie, OR. Additional survivors include eight grandchildren, Becky (Matt), Kait, Eric, Michael (Maureen), Jared (Megan), Jeff, Teresa and Paige; and one great-grandchild, Kaiden. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Richard “Dick”, on March 29, 2015; and sisters, Marge Conley and Bonnie Welsh. Imo received her education in the public schools of Concordia, KS. She then went to Kansas Wesleyan University, from which she graduated in 1950 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. She was a member of Delta Kappa Chi social sorority and was also a member of (and toured nationally with) the Kansas Wesleyan Choir. She was united in marriage to Dick Hanson on January 29, 1950. They lived in Manhattan, KS, where she worked in the city office and where she and Dick started their family. In 1956, the couple moved to Peoria, IL, where their family continued to grow. In addition to being a loving and wonderful mother, friend, and neighbor, Imo was actively involved in all aspects of her children’s lives; including serving her community as a Cub Scout Den Leader, PTA member, hospital volunteer and church deaconess. In 1975, Imo and Dick moved to Grand Island, where she began a new chapter in her life; beginning many new, lasting friendships and rekindling her interest in tennis and other activities. Her first priority was always love of family and friends and her infectious laugh and sense of humor was enjoyed by everyone she came to know or those she had just met for the first time. Her famous poems were not just enjoyed as annual Christmas greetings, but Imo always had a great poem for every important occasion in the lives of her family and friends. She kept her family in touch as their lives took them in different directions, as Editor-in-Chief of the Hanson Herald. Each of her grandchildren built life long memories at week long summer adventures at Papa and Nana’s home on the lake (affectionately referred to a Camp Run-A-Muk). Nana’s hospitality and cooking was the hit of family get-togethers at holidays, and she enjoyed many family reunions (including an Alaskan Cruise) where she was often heard to say, “Isn’t this Jolly!” To which everyone would reply, “I knew you were going to say that!” Imo loved life, God, her family, her friends and people in general. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and had been a long time member of the Grand Island Racquet Center. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. www.lls.org.

Imogene "Imo" Hanson

March 22, 1928 - March 30, 2015

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March 22, 1928 - March 30, 2015

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