Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Hanson, Arnold Thomas February 24, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila Wakley iwakley@msn.com April 6, 2006, 2:40 pm The Dalles Chronicle, March 3, 2005 Arnold Thomas Hanson, 94, a resident of The Dalles, died at his home on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005. He was born Nov. 18, 1910 in Dwight, Il., the youngest of three children to Thomas and Olena (Nelson) Hanson. The family moved from Illinois to Eston, Sasketchewan, Canada in 1918. He loved music and became a "finished" musician. He played for the Queen of England in a marching band and then returned to the U.S. in 1946. He became a certified government welder and worked for the Army Corps of Engineers at The Dalles Dam. He enjoyed photography, sports and was a member of BPOE #303. He is survived by his daughter, Orla Oevering, Taber, Alberta, Canada; two granddaughters, Teri and her husband, Dale Northcott, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Poppy Northcott, Eston, Sasketchewan, Canada; four nephews and their families, Stuart Hanson, Chandler, Ariz., Douglas Hanson, Connecticut, Thomas Hanson, Gardenville, Nev., and Donald Hanson, Corona, Calif.; his friend, Darlene Petroff, The Dalles. He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Sandra Sue Hanson in Feb. 2003, his brothers, Harold Hanson in September 1981 and Earl Hanson in June 1993. Graveside services will be held at Odd Fellows Cemetery on Cherry Heights Road at noon on Saturday, March 5, 2005 with Gary Benson SR. officiating. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Norman Clear Memorial Fund, 2630 E. 18th Street, The Dalles, OR 97058. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/h/hanson967gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb