George Hanson

George L. Hanson, 92,

Minot, died Friday, July 3,

2020, in his home.

George was born Sep-

tember 27, 1927, in Har-

vey, ND, to Gustav and

Martha (Hauge) Hanson.

He spent his youth in

Harvey and graduated

from Harvey High School

in 1944. After high

school, he attended Conye

Electrical School in Chi-

cago, IL, for a year.

George enlisted into the

US Navy on March 8,

1946. He served honor-

ably and was discharged

from active duty on De-

cember 19, 1947. He re-

turned to ND and worked

under the GI Bill.

George was united in

marriage to Arlene Thiel

on December 5, 1948, in

Kramer, ND. They lived in

various communities in

North Dakota as he trav-

eled the prairie with his

job as a construction elec-

trician. George worked for

American Electric (now

Main Electric) and

Northwestern Electric,

both Minot, during his

career. He worked on mis-

sile sites of air force bases,

powerplants, gas plants

and many schoolhouses

throughout North Dakota.

He retired in 1989.

George and Arlene

called Lake Metigoshe

home until moving to

Minot in the late 1990s.

George was a member

of Zion Lutheran Church,

IBEW Local #714, Ameri-

can Legion Post #26, Elks

Lodge, Eagle’s Aerie,

Moose Lodge and Golden

K all of Minot. He found

enjoyment in gardening,

hunting and fishing along

with some woodworking

projects.

George is survived by:

his children Bonnie

(Merle) Baisch, Minot and

Rick (Cheryl) Hanson,

Bismarck; grandchildren

Suzanne (Jason) Kenner,

Sommer Kennedy, Craig

(Melissa) Hanson, Blake

(Alyssa) Hanson and Jen-

nifer (Nick) Boehm;

great-grandchildren,

Ryleigh, Brynleigh and

Kaden Kennedy, Kendall

Kenner, Kaitlyn and Ken-

dall Hanson, Brooks Han-

son and Steele Boehm;

nieces and nephews and

brother-in-law, Melvin

(Betty) Thiel, of Rugby.

George was preceded in

death by his parents, wife

Arlene and sister Delores

Bretheim.

Memorial Service to

remember George will be

10:30 a.m. Wednesday,

July 8, 2010 at Thomas

Family Funeral Home

Chapel, Minot.

Interment: North Dako-

ta Veterans Cemetery, rur-

al Mandan at a later date.

Memorial Booksigning:

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00

p.m.at Thomas Family

Funeral Home, Minot.

Memorials may be

given in George’s memory

to the ND Veterans

Cemetery or the donor’s

choice.

Memories and con-

dolences can be shared at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com.