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Mary N. Hansen
Mary Nancy Hansen died Dec. 8, 1999, at Woodland Memorial Hospital. Born in Dublin, Ga., on July 25, 1946, she was 53.
She was a resident of Yolo County for 52 years and was employed as an accounting clerk in the Yolo County auditor's office for 35 years. She loved photography and was an avid fan of the San Francisco Giants.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Hansen of Woodland; stepson, Jack Hansen and his wife Patty of Ragland, Ala.; mother, Shirley Brown of Woodland; sister, Susie Anderson and her husband Andy of Woodland; brothers, Ed Brown and Tom Brown and his wife Dale, all of Woodland; granddaughter, Felicia Hansen of Ragland, Ala.; three nieces, Laura Brown, Tiffany Brown and Nicole Anderson of Woodland; and a nephew, Mark Brown of Woodland.
She also is survived by her good friends, Debbie Brown and Joann Young of Woodland.
She was preceded in death by her father, James Brown, in 1993.
Visitation will be held at McNary's Chapel on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. A service will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Pioneer and East Gum avenues in Woodland. Burial will follow at Monument Hill Memorial Park.
The family requests that memorial contributions be directed to diabetes research.
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Susanville resident Marilyn "Mickie" Hansen
Susanville resident Marilyn "Mickie" Hansen passed away Jan. 31, 2006 at Washoe Medical Center In Reno, Nev. from injuries sustained in an auto accident on Jan. 30.
Mickie, as her family called her, was born in Twin Falls, Idaho on Jan. 19, 1945 to Wayne and Mary Knauff. The family lived in Salmon, Idaho until Mickie was five and then moved to Paradise. She attended Paradise Adventist School through all eight elementary school years. Her high school years were spent at Monterey Bay Academy where she graduated in 1963. Her college education was obtained at Pacific Union College, La Sierra College and Loma Linda University where she graduated in 1967 with a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene.
Mickie met Larry Hansen while attending Monterey Bay Academy and they later became engaged while attending La Sierra College. They marriage on Sept. 11, 1966. She practiced dental hygiene in San Bernardino until husband Larry graduated from Loma Linda School of Dentistry in 1971. They spent a year working in Canada, along the British Columbia coast, before moving to the Woodland area in 1972 where they operated their own dental practice until 1984. They then continued to work in private practice in Sacramento until moving to Susanville in 2004. Mickie worked in Susanville as a dental hygienist for Drs. Linda and Curtis Vixie and their associate Dr. Veryl Drury.
Mickie loved bicycling, traveling, gardening, skiing, reading and being in the great outdoors. One of her greatest joys was spending time with her two granddaughters, Daitarih, 2 1/2, and Phyllis, 8 months. She was a member of the Lassen County Dental Hygiene Assoc. and Laueate Theta Psi Sorority.
She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Dr. Larry Hansen of Susanville and sons Jereme of Vancouver, Wash. and Jason Hansen and wife Tobreth along with their daughters Daitarih and Phyllis of San Jose. Survivors include brothers Daryl Knauff and wife Stelle of Sequim, Wash. and Roger Knauff and wife Gayle of Grants Pass, Ore. Also surviving is brother-in-law Dr. Floyd Hansen and wife Rose of Susanville, Dr. Don Hansen and wife Michelle of Plymouth, Mass. and sister-in-law Darlene Hansen of Dawsonville, Ga. Also surviving are seven nephews and three nieces plus numerous much-loved aunts, uncles and cousins. Mickie was preceded in death by her parents, Wayne and Mary Knauff.
A celebration of her life will be held at the Hotel Woodland, 436 Main St., Woodland from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18 with longtime family friend, Dick Matthews of Woodland officiating. Charitable contributions can be made to the Susanville Symphony Society, P.O. Box 2172, Susanville, CA 96130.
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Irma B. Hanson
Irma B. Hanson died on Nov. 29, 2005, at the age of 91. She led a full and exciting life that spanned three continents and countless adventures.
Born March 16, 1914, in Hamburg, Germany, to Wilhelm and Auguste Buchholz, she moved to Peru at 24 where she marriage her first husband, Alvin Ruehle, and with him bore her first three children, Helga, Heidi and Juergen. During this time, she and her husband owned a chocolate factory and later managed an exclusive hotel and restaurant.
She marriage her second husband, Frank Edward Wellman, and became pregnant with her fourth child. Her husband died tragically in an airplane crash before he could meet his son and namesake, Frank Edward.
With four children to care for, she returned from Peru to the familiarity of Germany, and spent a year there before immigrating to the United States. Her voyage across the Atlantic with her four young children took six weeks, through the storms of winter, eventually leading through the Panama Canal and making landfall in San Francisco.
She and her children settled in Davis. There, she built a new life for herself, beginning a career as an accountant that would span 30 years. She was active in community organizations and was president of Soroptimist International of Davis and the Business and Professional Women's Club. In Davis, she met and marriage her third husband, Howard Hanson.
Her family says she always preferred to remain as active as possible, always seeking new adventures. In her late 60s, she relocated for a time to Martha's Vineyard and enjoyed further adventures like hot-air ballooning, glider flying and sailing. Above all, she loved the romance of travel. She enjoyed seeing the world and took great pride in her extensive travels, including visits to the Soviet Union, Iceland and New Zealand.
At the time of her death, she was living near Davis. She died at Kaiser Hospital in Vallejo.
She is survived by her four children, Helga Jandera of Capay, Heidi Strauss of Vacaville, Juergen Ruehle of Richmond, Va., and Frank Edward Wellman of Charlottesville, Va.
She is further survived by eight grandchildren, Anne, Jane, Nicholas, Mary Anne, Hans, Katerina, Adriana, and Rebecca; and three great-grandchildren, Stephen, Emily and Isabella.
Arrangements are under the direction of Wiscombe's Davis Funeral Chapel.
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Thomas Vincent Hanzo
Thomas Vincent Hanzo, a former Davis resident, died Jan. 2, 2004, at Doctors Medical Hospital in Modesto. He was 55 years old.
Born Feb. 12, 1948, to Thomas and Arlene Hanzo in Boulder, Colo., he was 8 months old when his parents moved to California. The family lived in Redwood City until Tom was 3, then moved to Davis, where he attended Holy Rosary Elementary School in Woodland. At age 7, Tom served as an altar boy at St. James Catholic Church in Davis.
After graduating from Davis High School in 1966, Hanzo served his country with the U.S. Coast Guard, fulfilling a tour of duty in Vietnam aboard the USS Winona. Upon returning home, he studied engineering and water biology at Hayward College and UC Berkeley.
Hanzo had a lengthy career in water pollution control, beginning with the East Bay Municipal Utility District. He later was hired by the city of Davis as a water pollution control plant operator and advanced to division manager. He was a statewide leader in water quality over his 25-plus-year career.
He was an active member and leader in the California Water Environment Association, a professional organization where he served as a statewide director, chairman of the northern region and president of the Northern Sacramento Valley Section. He was passionate about furthering the goals of his profession by organizing and participating in various regional and statewide conferences, as well as training sessions for plant operations staff.
His desire to acknowledge those who embraced the goals of continued learning and excellence in the profession led to the creation of the Plant of the Year award, now a statewide honor.
Hanzo's many accomplishments with the city of Davis were crowned by his leadership role in the development of the Davis wetlands project, a 400-acre wetlands used for waste water and storm water treatment that also serves as prime habitat for migrating waterfowl and other wildlife. The Davis wetlands was one of the largest projects of its type, and city staff have acknowledged that it would not have happened without Hanzo's vision, hard work and relationships with state and federal agencies.
This project satisfied several of Hanzo's personal goals, including creating habitat for local wildlife and migrating waterfowl while providing for improved water quality in an environmentally friendly manner. He was passionate about wildlife, as an avid waterfowl hunter and generous supporter of the various organizations that seek to preserve habitat for waterfowl and wildlife.
He loved everything about duck hunting - his friends, his Labrador retrievers, the days in the marsh, the anticipation and planning of the hunt, the gear, the social times following a day of hunting with friends, and particularly spending time with his favorite partner, his son Andrew.
Hanzo served as chairman of Ducks Unlimited and the California Waterfowl Association. He personally donated his time, leadership and significant personal funds to further the goals of these organizations.
He retired from the city of Davis in 2001. He was a founder of the Yolo County Resources Board and also was co-owner of PHL and Associates of Davis.
Upon retirement, Tom and his wife moved to the foothills to enjoy a peaceful life in the country, where he enjoyed his family and the great outdoors.
He is survived by his wife, Heidi C. Hanzo of Sonora; his son, Andrew Matthew Hanzo of Murphys; his four stepchildren, Heather Anne Whitear, Laura Ashley Gualco, Samuel Charles Whitear, and Chelsea LeAnne Marquez; his two grandchildren, Noah Christopher Thomas Hanzo and Olivia Rose Barron; his mother, Arlene C. Wichmann and her husband, Dr. Robert Wichmann of Davis; his father, Thomas A. Hanzo of Roseville; his brother, Chris Hanzo; his sister, Judith Hanzo; and two nieces, Jessica and Kate Hanzo.
A memorial celebration of his life will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at 21546 Belleview Creek Road in Sonora, CA, 95370. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor's choice or to Ducks Unlimited.
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Gregory Jacon Harbert
Gregory Jacon Harbert of Rosebud, Mo., died May 14, 2004, at his home, surrounded by family and friends after a long battle with cancer. He was 55 years old.
He was born May 22, 1948, in Sacramento, the first son of Richard Wayne Harbert of Eugene, Ore., and Charlotte Georgette Jacon of Paris. The family moved to Davis in 1960 where he attended local schools and graduated from Davis High School in 1966.
He marriage Kathleen Marie Barger of Webster Groves, Mo., on June 4, 1977, and moved to their Rosebud farm in 1979. There they raised two children and together founded Herbal Maid Fiber Farm. He worked for many years at the Owensville Small Engine Shop.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Wayne and Georgette Harbert of Davis.
He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Marie Barger-Harbert; son, Andrew Boehm Harbert; daughter, Josephine Doron Schnelting; two granddaughters, Hannah Irene Schnelting and Samantha Raine Schnelting; and in-laws Jack and Delores Page, all of Missouri.
He is also surviving by his brother, Bruce McHenry Harbert and his wife Sherry Lynn Harbert of Chico, and their six children.
"He will be dearly missed by many family and friends in the U.S. and Europe, " his family said.
A memorial will be in June at the home of Jack and Delores Page of Rosebud, Mo.
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Harvey Lee Hardin
Harvey Lee Hardin died Friday, Dec. 9, 2005 at Cottonwood Healthcare in Woodland at age 63.
Mr. Hardin was born Sept. 23, 1942 in Trona to Donald and Ruth (Jackson) Hardin. He attended school in Bell Gardens and Downey High School. In 1958 he joined the U.S. Navy where he served until 1962. He was employed as a laborer in the timber industry for more than 25 years.
Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Betty Hardin of Red Bluff; his sons, Douglas William Hardin of Red Bluff and Steven Scott Hardin of Fayetteville, Ark.; four grandchildren; his sisters, Janice Peterson of Red Bluff and Laura Mae Nicholas of Minnesota; his brothers, Carl Leroy Hardin of McCloud and Joel Elmer Hardin of Red Bluff; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family requests memorials in Mr. Hardin's name be directed to the charity of the donor's choice.
Services: Respecting the wishes of Mr. Hardin, no services are scheduled. Evergreen Funeral Service of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.
