Margaret Elizabeth Hanson

Margaret Elizabeth Hanson, 89,  died December 31, 2009 in Des Moines, Iowa. 

 

Margaret was born June 24, 1920 in Osborne, Kansas.  She attended Kansas State University and the University of Kansas.  She was an Registered Nurse at the University of Kansas Medical Center for 34 years and also a member of the KU Nurses Alumni Association.  She was a member of Shawnee United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women.

 

Margaret’s passion was her commitment to the work of the church, always supporting the mission of the church by volunteering as much as she could; be it the fundraising efforts or in service to the community or her fellow church community members.  Prior to her retirement, her dedication as a skilled nurse at KU Medical Center and after retirement, continuing to work with the school nurse in her neighborhood elementary school along with assisting students to improve their reading skills.

 

Margaret is preceded in death by her husband, Roy P. Hanson.  She is survived by daughter Linda Sue Levine and husband Douglas; son Dr. David R. Hanson and wife Janet; brother Robert Bleam and wife Berta; grandchildren Dr. Todd Levine and wife Kerri, Jennifer Arbuszewski and husband Bryan, Leta Hanson, Jeremy Hanson and wife Sasha, and Kira Hanson; and two great-grandsons, Lucas Arbuszewski and Raidyn Hanson. 

 

The family suggests memorial contributions to the Pella Public Library, 603 Main Street, Pella, Iowa 50219 or the KU Nurses Alumni Association, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Mail stop 2017, Kansas City, Kansas 66160.

 

Funeral Service

 

Funeral service will be at 10 am, Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at Shawnee United Methodist Church.  Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Kansas.

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