Linda J. Hanson
Linda Hanson Obituary
Linda Jean Hanson, age 75, of Hillsdale, WI died peacefully on Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 at her home with her husband at her side. At the young age of 18, Linda was stricken with a sudden debilitating blood disease. Al prayers were answered and she lived in remission from her Hemolytic Anemia for close to 50 years. She waged a brave battle as she faced various treatments and medications well into her final diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma. Linda was born July 8th, 1945 to Lyle and Inga (Berg) Williams and grew up in Hillsdale. She attended and graduated from Barron High School where she met and began dating Lawrence “Larry” Hanson and they were married on April 2nd, 1966 at Barron. Family and friends always brought a light to Linda’s active life. She was blessed with many wonderful friends. Most recently she was an active member of the Hay River Quilters. She enjoyed gardening, keeping a flourishing flower bed, helping Larry with a new project and going for long drives in any one of their restored antique cars.
Linda was preceded in death by her parents & brother-in-law: Bernard Becker. She is survived by her husband: Larry, her 2 children: Laurie (Brent) Ackerman of Rochester, MN & Curtis Hanson (Kara Kerr) of Lancaster, CA, grandchildren: Logan Ackerman, Zoe & Leif Hanson, step-grandchildren: Andrew (Kaisey) Ackerman, Kelsey (Alex) Fleming, Alexandra & Quinn Kerr, great grandchildren: Gwen Ackerman & Elliott Fleming, sisters: Loretta Becker of Barron and Wanda (Jim) Hover of Mauston, as well as many other relatives and friends.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 24th at New Scandinavia Lutheran Church in the Town of Maple Grove, rural Dallas with Vicar Lucy Hardie officiating. Interment will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Northern WI Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery at Spooner. Visitation will be held for the hour prior to services at the church on Thursday. Arrangements are with Rausch-Lundeen Funeral Homes, Dallas & Cameron.
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