Galen Hansen

Funeral Service for Galen Hansen will be at 12 noon on Friday January 28, 2022 at Grace Christian Church in Le Roy with Pastor Brian Thiel officiating. Burial will be in Wayne Cemetery near McIntire, IA. Visitation will be held 1 hr prior to the service on Friday at the church.

Galen Earl Hansen was Born in a farmhouse near Toeterville, IA. Delivered by his paternal grandmother on November 7th, 1932, the same day Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president. He went to a one room country schoolhouse for eight years and high school in McIntire, IA for four years.

He farmed with his father and on Jan 10th, 1953, was married to Lois Elliott, a very special lady. They had five children in years to come and Galen spent two years in the armed Services, serving during the Korean conflict. He then started a small trucking business which lasted for fifty-nine years.

He passed away at the age 89.

He was preceded in death by his wife Lois Hansen (maiden name Elliott) and his parents, Harry Preston Hansen, and Laurene Tonette Hansen (maiden name Nelson) all his siblings, Harlan Hansen and Elaine, Lester Hansen and Shirley, and Hila Byrd and Carrol.

He is survived by his children Janis Bartlett and her significant other Woody Shaw, Becky Hoyt and her husband Frank, Russell Hansen and his wife Kelli, Troy Hansen and his significant other Kelly Fahy, and Ryan Hansen and his wife Tara, 10 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.

Galen Hansen started his trucking business in 1957  and operated it until 2019. Driving until he was 83 yrs old. It was his hobby and passion.  Galen was a practical joker, great father, hard worker, author of Diesel smoke articles and a great storyteller of true stories. He was an author of a book being published about the Diesel smoke articles. His involvement in the church was important to him and he took pride in keeping his lawn neatly mowed and manicured. He loved his Lincoln continental, and loved to take drives with his wife, Lois. Galen was a devoted husband that truly adored his wife.

Except for some aches and pains, he lived a very healthy life and died peacefully at home. He requested to be taken to the cemetery in the back of a semi-truck. Scoop the loop in McIntire blowing the airhorn on the way  to the cemetery.

He looked forward to re-joining his wife in heaven.

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