Darren Hanson
March 31, 1966-May 11, 2021
Darren Hanson, 55, Car-
pio, passed away on Tues-
day, May 11, 2021 at a
Minot hospital.
Darren was born on
March 31, 1966 in Minot
to Byron and Judith (John-
son) Hanson. He was
raised and educated in the
Carpio area, graduating
from Carpio High School
in 1985.
After graduation, Dar-
ren went to the North
Dakota State College of
Science in Wapheton, ND
where he graduated with
a Diesel Mechanic’s De-
gree. He then returned to
the Carpio area to work in
the oil fields with his
brother and father. When
the work in the oil fields
slowed down, Darren
moved to Witchita, KS to
work for Cummings
Diesel and the Kansas
Truck Center
Mid-America. In April of
2010, he moved back to
Carpio to help on the fam-
ily farm when his father
became ill and has been
farming ever since.
Darren was an uncom-
plicated man who loved
to keep things simple. He
loved spending time with
family and friends and
held many gatherings at
the family farm. Darren’s
favorite hobbies were
snowmobiling in the
winter and playing Texas
Hold’em at any time.
Darren is survived by
his mother, Judith Han-
son, Carpio; brother,
Gerald Hanson (Jessica
Fred) and their sons, Tris-
tan and Dillon Schettler,
Carpio; sister, Annette
(Joe) Drebenstedt and
their son, Jeffrey, Witchi-
ta, KS; and numerous
aunts, uncles, and
cousins.
He was preceded in
death by his father and
grandparents.
Visitation: Thursday,
May 20, 2021 from 5:00
-7:00 p.m. at the Carpio
Lutheran Church.
Prayer Service: Thurs-
day at 7 p.m. at the Carpio
Lutheran Church.
Memorial Service: Fri-
day, May 21, 2021 at 11
am at the Carpio Lutheran
Church in Carpio.
The service will be
livestreamed for the pub-
lic to view and can be ac-
cessed by going to the
Carpio Lutheran Church
Facebook Page at
www.facebook.com/Zion-
Carpio- Lutheran-
Churches-111092798
991830. Memorials are
preferred to the North
Dakota Cancer Center.
Those wishing to sign the
online register and share
memories may access the
online obituaries section
at (www.thompson
larson.com).