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Ross Wells Hansen

Ross Wells Hansen

Male 1916 - 1993  (77 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document    Has 94 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

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  • Name Ross Wells Hansen 
    Birth 14 Dec 1916  Lakeside, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Initiatory (LDS) 5 Mar 1937  SLAKE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FamilySearch ID KWZM-TRP 
    Death 27 Dec 1993  Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 31 Dec 1993  Middleton, Canyon, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I161456  mytree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2024 

    Father Augustus Hansen,   b. 23 Aug 1884, Adair, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1957, McNary, Apache, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Lydia Emma Whipple,   b. 16 Feb 1887, Adair, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1977, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jun 1909  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F41068  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hazel Ferrell,   b. 22 Jun 1918, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 2000, Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 2 Oct 1939  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ross Ferrell Hansen,   b. 10 Dec 1940, Lakeside, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1960 (Age 19 years)
    Family ID F41081  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Dec 1916 - Lakeside, Navajo, Arizona, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInitiatory (LDS) - 5 Mar 1937 - SLAKE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Oct 1939 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Dec 1993 - Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 31 Dec 1993 - Middleton, Canyon, Idaho, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      Ross W. Hansen, 77, of Caldwell, died Monday, December 27, 1993, at a Bo i se hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Dece mb er 31, 1993, at the LDS Stake Center, Highway 30, Caldwell. Bishop Jam e s W. Radford will officiate. Burial will follow at the Middleton Cemete ry , under the direction of Flahiff Funeral Chapel, Caldwell.

      Mr. Hansen was born December 14, 1916, at Woodland, (Lakeside), Arizon a , the fourth of twelve children born to Augustus and Lydia Whipple Hans en . He was reared and educated in Lakeside and was an active member of t h e FFA. He went to Kansas City with a cattle judging team where he too k th e individual award for judging beef cattle. There he earned a schola rshi p to Arizona State and was given a job offer from Swift Meat Company . H e served a mission in 1937 in the Texas Louisiana Mission for the Chu rc h of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He married Hazel Ferrell, wh o wa s to be his life companion for over 54 years, in the Salt Lake Templ e o n October 2, 1939, and the couple made their first home in Lakeside , Ariz ona, where Ross farmed with his father and brothers. During WWII h e suppl ied milk for Southwest Lumber Mills and the White River and Apach e India n Reservations. He was given a clergy deferment from the Army bec ause h e served as a second councilor in the Bishopric. Upon selling th e dairy h e went to work for Southwest Lumber Mills as a sawyer and the n as a woods -times-keeper. In January of 1948, Ross and Hazel moved to M iddleton. Fou r of Ross' children were born in Lakeside and a fifth chil d was born in C aldwell. In 1956 they moved to the Black Canyon Project n orth of Caldwel l where they have since resided.
      Ross was very active in the LDS Church. During his activity, he serve d a s a Bishop's Counselor, High Councilman, three Stake missions, Scouti ng , numerous teaching positions and was a lifelong home teacher. His pre sen t calling in the Church was as a worker at the Boise Idaho Temple. Da d de dicated his life to the service of his God, his family and neighbor s arou nd him.

      He is survived by his wife, Hazel; a son and daughter-in-law, Merli n K . and Marlene Hansen of Eagle; three daughters and sons-in-law, Elain e an d James Atkinson of Middleton, Cheryl and Glen Forsberg of Middleto n an d Mary Beth and Larry Arstrong of Arimo, Idaho; 22 grandchildren; 1 0 grea t-grandchildren; 2 sisters and brothers-in-law, Dona and Jo Ison o f Caldw ell, Loma and Grayson Jones of Hyrum, Utah; two brothers and sist ers-in-l aw, Bruce and Barbara Hansen and Boyd DeRae Hansen, all of Littl eton, Col orado; two sisters-in-law, Nonda Hansen of Wilcox, Arizona, an d Chloe Han sen of Littleton, Colorado; and numerous nieces and nephews.

      He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, five brothers, a s o n, Ross Ferrell Hansen, and a grandson, David Brent Hansen.

      Idaho Press-Tribune, Wednesday, December 29, 1993