Cody Hansen
Dakota Dawn “Cody”
Hansen, 49, rural Ryder
and formerly of rural
Granville, died Monday,
Oct. 19, 2015, in a Minot
hospital from respiratory
complications related to
pneumonia.
Dakota Dawn Brandt
was born May 21, 1966,
in Rugby, to Dale and
Beverly (Cargo) Brandt
and was reared on a
ranch east of Granville.
She graduated from Gran-
ville High School where
she was an excellent
basketball player. She re-
ceived a basketball schol-
arship from Lake Region
Junior College, Devils
Lake, where she was a
member of the 1985 team
that participated in the
national championship.
Following her education,
she returned to the Gran-
ville area where she was
employed by a regional
highway contractor, Mi-
not Livestock Auction
and RCC Western Store.
Cody married Kevin
Hansen June 15, 1990, at
First Lutheran Church in
Granville. They had since
made their home on a
ranch in Vang Township
of Ward County north of
Ryder.
Cody was a member of
Rose Valley Lutheran
Church, WELCA, North
Dakota Stockmen’s Asso-
ciation, American Sim-
mental Association and
the North Dakota Sim-
mental Association where
she served as a director.
Cody was a member of
the Roughrider Rodeo
Association where she
was a six-time breakaway
roping champion and she
was also a state champion
arm wrestler. She served
as the girls basketball
coach for Berthold High
School and North Shore-
Plaza High School. She
was a member of the
Ward County 4-H council
and a leader for the
Prairie Tumbleweeds 4-H
Club.
Cody’s passion was
helping youth. She en-
joyed mentoring youth on
the basketball court, in
the show ring and assist-
ing 4-H members with
their projects. Cody also
enjoyed gardening, knit-
ting, baking and spending
time with family and
friends. Cody had a keen
eye for livestock and en-
joyed assisting her family
with livestock shows
across the region and was
well known for her deli-
cious brownies.
Cody’s loving family
includes: her husband of
25 years, Kevin; children,
Wyatt and Hadlie; moth-
er, Beverly Brandt of Sur-
rey; mother-in-law and
father-in-law, Marcy and
Kermit Hansen of rural
Ryder; siblings, Terry
(Nikki) Brandt of Mc-
Laughlin S.D., Shelby
(Rhonda) Brandt of Gran-
ville, Stacey (Joey) Wald
of Surrey; sister-in-law,
Susan Brandt of Surrey;
in-laws, Kari (Kelly) Ny-
gaard of Minot, Loren
Hansen (Karen Garwood)
of Webster, Minn., and
Lynae (Greg) Lardy of
West Fargo; nieces,
Tanya, Shannon, Kinley,
Jordyn, Britney, Madison,
JaeLyn and Taylor; neph-
ews, Stetson, Landon,
Levi, Tate, Wyett, Dalton,
Jacob, Jarrett, Ty; and
great-nephew, Ames.
Cody was preceded in
death by: her son, Brax-
ton; father, Dale Brandt;
and grandparents, Henry
and Cora Brandt and
Clyde and Virginia Cargo.
Celebration of the Life
of Cody Hansen: 10:30
a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in
Christ Lutheran Church,
Minot.
Graveside Service: 2
p.m. Saturday at Rose
Valley Lutheran Church
Cemeter, rural Des Lacs.
Visitation: 3 to 6 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 23, in Thom-
as Family Funeral Home,
Minot.
Public Prayer Service:
7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23,
in Christ Lutheran
Church, Minot.
Memorials: In lieu of
flowers or plants, memo-
rials are preferred to
Ward County 4-H Schol-
arship Fund, Rose Valley
Lutheran Church or
North Dakota Stockmen’s
Association Foundation
Scholarship Fund.
Those wishing to sign
the online memorial regis-
ter or share memories and
condolences are invited
to use the expressions of
sympathy section at