Leslie Hansen
January 3, 1927 ~ January 14, 2015
Leslie (Les) Dale Hansen, 88 of Faulkton, SD and formerly of Orient, SD, passed on to be with the angels January 14, 2015 at the Faulkton Senior Living.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 17, 2015 at the United Methodist Church, Faulkton with Pastor Bill Hoffman officiating. Burial followed in the Prairie View Cemetery, Orient. Visitation was held from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 16, 2015 with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service, all at Luce Funeral Home, Faulkton.
Leslie Dale Hansen was born January 3, 1927 to John "Jack" and Malinda (Borcherding) Hansen in Faulkton, SD.
Leslie attended grade school at Irving and Unorganized Thirteen Township Schools and graduated from Faulkton High School in 1945. After graduation he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and was assigned to the USS Antietam in the Hawaiian Islands. After being honorably discharged in 1946 he attended Northern State College before returning to Faulkton to work on the family farm.
On September 30, 1950 he was united in marriage to the love of his life, Geraldine Harris and together they raised six children. Eventually the couple settled on the family farmstead north of Orient doing what he loved best, farming and raising cattle. In addition to farming in the early years he worked part time at the Orient Farmers Elevator and the Faulk County ACS. He served for many years on the Orient Township Election Board and Orient Elevator Co-op Board. In 2006 he retired from farming and ranching and moved to Faulkton. During those years he and Gerry became members of the Good Sam Club to enjoy camping and social gatherings.
Leslie was a member of the Odd Fellows, Faulkton VFW Post 3179, the Orient American Legion Roland Egger Post, and the United Methodist Church of Orient.
Leslie leaves behind his beloved wife of 64 years, Geraldine; sons Ross (Eva) Hansen of Faulkton, Don (Nancy) Hansen of Egan, and David Hansen, Pisek, ND; daughters Charlene (William) Wiesenborn of Boulder City, Nv and Judy Hansen of Rapid City, SD: sister Loretta Ketterling and brother Lester Hansen both of Faulkton: nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents and son Larry Lee Hansen.
Luce Funeral Home of Faulkton has been entrusted with Leslie’s arrangements.
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Gerri, Loretta, Lester and Families:
We were so sorry to hear of the passing of Leslie. We know he has been struggling and now is at peace. May our thoughts and prayers bring you and your family comfort. In Deepest Sympathy, Jeff and JoDee Bryant
I’m sorry for you loss. Prayers and thoughts are sent to you all during this hard time.
Dear Gerry & Family,
Sorry to hear about the loss of your loved one and a Special Friend. Have so many wonderful memories of Les that we will always cherish. You have a proud Marine Angel in Heaven. Your in our thoughts and prayers. God Bless you all.
Your Friends, Lorne & Pat
Gerry and family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time and in the days to come. RIP Les.
To the Loving Family of Leslie Hansen,
I am so incredibly sorry for your loss, may your family be clothed with love and comfort by the God of Comfort. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4. Please be furnished with peace and hope at this very difficult time. John 5:28-29.
Gerry and family I am so sorry to hear of Leslie death. May God be with you all
at this time. Again I am very sorry for your loss.
Love Joan Gross
I am so sorry for your loss, but know that Heaven has gained. I pray the Lord wrap his arms around you and give you a double portion of comfort and peace.
Our sympathies for your loss.
Sure am happy to have gotten to know a little bit about him while doing the Hansen family research. Les was certainly a treasure trove of memories. I enjoyed he and Gerry’s company. I wish Gerry and the family peace and comfort in knowing your had a terrific father and husband. Cousin John Melvin
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Leslie Hansen. Our deepest sympathies go out to you, but we know you will also be celebrating his life and remembering all of the memories you hold near and dear to your heart. We are especially thinking of our colleague and friend Judy Hansen and want her to know that we are thinking of you as well.
Hermosa School Staff
To the family of Leslie Dale Hansen,
I’m very sorry about the loss of your loved one. I wanted to share the scriptural hope that has given me so much comfort. I hope it will help you also. The Bible shows that God did not intend for humans to suffer, grow old and die. (Romans 5:12). It also calls death an enemy. (1 Corinthians 15:26). God promises to remove death forever. (Isaiah 25:8). He also promises to soon restore the earth and humans to his original purpose for them. Then he will resurrect our loved ones onto a cleansed, paradise earth where we can welcome them back. (John 5:28,29; Psalm 37:10,11,29). Please visit jw.org to find satisfying answers from the Bible, free of charge. I truly am sorry for your loss. Sincerely, Susan Novak
Couldn’t make the funeral as two coworkers took vacation, but you are all in my thoughts and prayers.