Roy W. Hanson(1926 - 2015)
Roy W. Hanson
AGE: 88 • Wilmington
Roy W. Hanson, age 88 of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Tuesday May 5, 2015.
Roy was born on December 21, 1926, the son of the late Sigurd and Christine Hanson. He was raised on the family's rural Clark County, South Dakota farm. He attended rural schools and graduated from Clark High School in May 1945. Roy immediately entered the U.S. Army, where he served with the 12th Infantry Division (Philippine Scouts) until he was honorably discharged in 1947. He attended the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology at Rapid City, S.D. and graduated in June 1951 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Upon graduation, he began a 40+ year career with the DuPont Companies in the Engineering Department, retiring in 1992.
Family and friends are invited to visit from 5:00 - 7:00pm on Monday, May 11th, 2015 at the Doherty Funeral Home, 3200 Limestone Road, Wilmington, DE 19808. Funeral services for Roy will be held with his family at the Clark Center Lutheran Church in Clark South Dakota, where he will also be interred.
Funeral Home
Doherty Funeral Homes - Pike Creek
3200 Limestone Road Wilmington, DE 19808
Published in The News Journal from May 9 to May 11, 2015
Roy W. Hanson
AGE: 88 • Wilmington
Roy W. Hanson, age 88 of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Tuesday May 5, 2015.
Roy was born on December 21, 1926, the son of the late Sigurd and Christine Hanson. He was raised on the family's rural Clark County, South Dakota farm. He attended rural schools and graduated from Clark High School in May 1945. Roy immediately entered the U.S. Army, where he served with the 12th Infantry Division (Philippine Scouts) until he was honorably discharged in 1947. He attended the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology at Rapid City, S.D. and graduated in June 1951 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Upon graduation, he began a 40+ year career with the DuPont Companies in the Engineering Department, retiring in 1992.
Family and friends are invited to visit from 5:00 - 7:00pm on Monday, May 11th, 2015 at the Doherty Funeral Home, 3200 Limestone Road, Wilmington, DE 19808. Funeral services for Roy will be held with his family at the Clark Center Lutheran Church in Clark South Dakota, where he will also be interred.
Funeral Home
Doherty Funeral Homes - Pike Creek
3200 Limestone Road Wilmington, DE 19808
Published in The News Journal from May 9 to May 11, 2015
Roy W. Hanson(1926 - 2015)
Roy W. Hanson
AGE: 88 • Wilmington
Roy W. Hanson, age 88 of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Tuesday May 5, 2015.
Roy was born on December 21, 1926, the son of the late Sigurd and Christine Hanson. He was raised on the family's rural Clark County, South Dakota farm. He attended rural schools and graduated from Clark High School in May 1945. Roy immediately entered the U.S. Army, where he served with the 12th Infantry Division (Philippine Scouts) until he was honorably discharged in 1947. He attended the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology at Rapid City, S.D. and graduated in June 1951 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Upon graduation, he began a 40+ year career with the DuPont Companies in the Engineering Department, retiring in 1992.
Family and friends are invited to visit from 5:00 - 7:00pm on Monday, May 11th, 2015 at the Doherty Funeral Home, 3200 Limestone Road, Wilmington, DE 19808. Funeral services for Roy will be held with his family at the Clark Center Lutheran Church in Clark South Dakota, where he will also be interred.
Funeral Home
Doherty Funeral Homes - Pike Creek
3200 Limestone Road Wilmington, DE 19808
Published in The News Journal from May 9 to May 11, 2015
Roy W. Hanson
AGE: 88 • Wilmington
Roy W. Hanson, age 88 of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Tuesday May 5, 2015.
Roy was born on December 21, 1926, the son of the late Sigurd and Christine Hanson. He was raised on the family's rural Clark County, South Dakota farm. He attended rural schools and graduated from Clark High School in May 1945. Roy immediately entered the U.S. Army, where he served with the 12th Infantry Division (Philippine Scouts) until he was honorably discharged in 1947. He attended the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology at Rapid City, S.D. and graduated in June 1951 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Upon graduation, he began a 40+ year career with the DuPont Companies in the Engineering Department, retiring in 1992.
Family and friends are invited to visit from 5:00 - 7:00pm on Monday, May 11th, 2015 at the Doherty Funeral Home, 3200 Limestone Road, Wilmington, DE 19808. Funeral services for Roy will be held with his family at the Clark Center Lutheran Church in Clark South Dakota, where he will also be interred.
Funeral Home
Doherty Funeral Homes - Pike Creek
3200 Limestone Road Wilmington, DE 19808
Published in The News Journal from May 9 to May 11, 2015
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