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Kurt "Curly" Hanson • 1945 - 2009 Kurt M. Hanson was born on May 2, 1945, the third of nine children of Kenneth O. and Myrtle L. (Ronning) Hanson in Minot, ND. Kurt lived in the rural Des Lacs area for most of his life. He graduated from Des Lacs High School in 1963. He was a lifelong member of the Rose Valley Lutheran Church in rural Des Lacs, where he formerly served as a Board member. On May 15, 1976, he was united in marriage to Jeanne Olson at Rose Valley Church. They made their home southwest of Des Lacs, where they raised their family and continue to live today. Kurt operated heavy equipment throughout his life and loved every minute of it, often remarking that he couldn’t imagine going to work everyday at a job he didn’t love. Over the years, he worked for He stayed true to his roots to the point where his hobby, working with the cattle, “interfered” with his work. When he wasn’t working, Kurt divided his time between traveling to visit his children, grandchildren and hunting whatever game happened to be in season. The Lord took him when he was elk hunting in Montana. Those who shared in his life: Wife Jeanne, Des Lacs, ND; Children: Justin (Brienna Lee) Hanson, Des Lacs, Melissa (Jesse) Hooker, Lexington, KY, Shannon (Angie) Hanson, Des Lacs, ND, Rebecca Hanson, Colby, KS; grandchildren: Austin, Ashley and Amanda Hanson, Kaden and Sutton Hooker, Brynn Hanson and Olivia Hanson; brothers: Kent (Jill) Hanson, Des Lacs, Klint (Nancy) Hanson, Berthold, ND, Keith (Linda) Hanson, Pasco, WA, Kelvin (Claudia) Hanson, Fife, WA; sisters Marcia (Ernie) Razzler, Ryder, ND, Marcella (Paul) Brandvold, Ryder, ND, Marlene (Don) Weikart, Seattle, WA, Marian (Mark) Spurling, Bonney Lake, WA; mother-in-law: Lucille Olson, Minot, brothers-in-law, Bob (Linda) Olson, Bismarck, ND, Darrell (Gail) Olson, Minot; Numerous nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. Kurt was preceded in death by parents, Kenneth and Myrtle, grandson Hudson Hooker, father-in-law Olaf Olson, and nephew Jim Raszler. Visitation: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 from 1-5 at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home and 6-7 at Christ Lutheran, Minot with a prayer service at 7 pm at the church. Funeral Service: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 11 am at Christ Lutheran Church, Minot Burial: Wednesday at 2:00 pm at Rose Valley Cemetery, rural Des Lacs. Officiants Music Honorary Bearers: Curly’s grandchildren Active Bearers:
Jerry Schaefer, Roger Sundsbak, Jerry Rubbelke,
Robert Wirtz, Kermit Hansen Immediately following the funeral service there will be lunch and fellowship in the lower level of the church. All are welcome to join the family for this time. To sign the online guest
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Kurt “Curly” Hanson, 64, Des Lacs, ND, died Friday, November 20, 2009 while elk hunting in White Sulfur Springs, MT.
Bonebrake Plumbing, Neshem-Peterson, Coteau, Falkirk and Indian Head Coal Mines and then Gratech. In 1995, he started Hanson’s Excavating Inc. Kurt always said that he would work until he could no longer crawl up into a piece of equipment. In 2002, he received the Northern Region Trails Contractor of the Year Award from the U. S. Forest Service, for is work on the Maah Daah Hey Trail.