Kent Hanson

Kent O. Hanson, 57, died with family present on November 19, 2007, following a brief illness. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, November 30, at McCabe United Methodist Church, Sixth Street and Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, with Rev. Gary Walters officiating. A burial with full military honors provided by the Bismarck Amvets will be held at 2 p.m. at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Born on December 15, 1949, at Moorhead, MN, to Paul and Violet Stave Hanson, Kent was raised in Bismarck, educated in the public schools, competed in athletics, and attended Bismarck Junior College and the University of North Dakota. He grew up attending McCabe Church and was an active member in Methodist Youth Fellowship. He served honorably in the U. S. Army and was a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. He lived in Wyoming and Bismarck, married twice and became a father and grandfather. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, reading, listening to popular music, and following NASCAR. Kent was a common man, in the best sense, who was uncommonly good-natured. When declining health forced him to quit full time employment, he remained very interested in community and national events. If there was anything he enjoyed more than a lively discussion about a public issue, it was the treasured role of being a father to his two daughters and new grandfather. Kent's warm personality earned him many friends among co-workers and clients during his working career at Holly Sugar, Dakota Music, and the Railroad Crew Transport Express Shuttle. His special friends, who cared deeply for him, include Lynette Hanson, Sandra Ottema, Joanie and Dennis Neumann, Brenda and Kevin Paulson, Dan Taylor, Don Skaar and Ron Cratty. Kent is survived by two daughters, Nicole Hanson, Sheridan, WY, and Catharine Hanson, Bismarck; one granddaughter, Jasmine Violet Hanson, Sheridan, WY; two sisters, Valerie A. Hanson, Harrisburg, SD, and Luann Kenneth Thompson, New Rockford, ND; two nieces, Lynette Mae Kraft, Nashville, TN, and Kimberly Thompson, New Rockford, ND; and one nephew, Jared Thompson, New Rockford, ND. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Lynette; and his brother, Kevin.

Kent Hanson

December 15, 1949 - November 19, 2007