2026
Aileen
2005
Aileen Hansen
September 8, 2026 — October 13, 2005
Remembering the life of Aileen Mary Hansen.....
The Funeral Service for Aileen Mary Hansen, of Albert Lea, will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, October 17, 2005 at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea.
The Reverend Jim Berning, and Deacon Mike Ellis will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 P.M. on Sunday at St. Theodore Catholic Church
with a Scriptural Prayer Service at 7:00 P.M. There will also
be visitation at the church one hour before the services on Monday.
Aileen died surrounded by the love of her family on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at ThorneCrest Retirement Center. She was 79.
She was born on September 8, 1926, in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Chester and Mary (Quinn) Morrison.
She graduated from Blooming Prairie High School and then worked for the School District , Wilson and Company in Albert Lea and Blooming Prairie Co-op Oil.
On August 5, 1950, she was united in marriage to Elmer W. Hansen at St. Columbus Catholic Church in Blooming Prairie. To this union 9 children were born; Mary, Paul, Marjorie, Karen, Michael, Karol, Jon, Ron, and Dan.
In addition to all the loving care she gave her family, Aileen had also worked at
Speltz Elevator in Myrtle and Glenville and later the Glenville Bank. She also enjoyed taking an active role as a leader for the Myrtle 4-H Club for several years.
The couple lived in Twin Lakes, Hayward and for many years on a farm near
Myrtle. In 1986, they moved back to Hayward, where Aileen lived until
she moved to ThorneCrest in 1996. The family is very grateful for the loving,
devoted care she received while she resided there.
She was a member of St. Theodore Catholic Church, the V.F.W., American Legion, DOES, and Elks Auxiliaries. She also enjoyed reading, crocheting, baking, playing cards, sewing, dancing and the Freeborn County Fair. Family was Aileen's greatest treasure and attending all of the events her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren were involved in are
what gave her life purpose, especially in her last years.
Aileen will be greatly missed by her family: children and their families:
Mary and her husband Paul Bonnerup of Stewartville and Amy (Jon) Buckmeier
and children Anna and Lauren, Matt (Jana) Bonnerup; Paul Hansen and his wife Karen of Glenville and Kate, Jake, Ellen, and Pete; Marjorie and her husband Stephen Thorn of Albert Lea, and Lisa (David) Castle and children Charlie and Cashlin, Allison,
Maggie(John) Keane, Whitney, Stephen and Cara; Karen and her husband Doug Nelson of Rochester and Jeff, Ryan and Ben; Michael Hansen and his wife Dorenne of Glenville, and Heidi, Alex, and Logan; Karol Hansen and Dianne Johns of Waseca; Jon Hansen and his wife Vicki of Albert Lea, and Josh, Zach, Beau, Cody, Cory, and Lucas; Ron Hansen of Waseca and Hayden, Blake, and Abigail; Dan Hansen and his wife Stacey of Mantorville, and Corben, Megan, Mallory, and Emma; Jeff and Dyann Baumann of Emmons and MacKenzie, Mallory, and Dana; brother Alan Morrison and wife Delores of Lakeville, sister Marguerite Morrison and Judy McGuire of Sacramento, CA, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law:
Harlan(Irene) Hansen of Albert Lea, Evelyn Hansen of Blue Earth, Irma Peterson of Milwaukee, Oregon; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Elmer in 1992, brothers-in-law Herbert Hansen, Virgil Peterson, sister-in-law Myrna and her husband Barney Frazier.
Aileen had a very kind and gentle spirit and that tenderness will always be remembered,
as well as her keen sense of humor, which always put smiles on the faces of those she loved.
In lieu of flowers memorials suggested to St. Theodore Catholic Church or ThorneCrest Retirement Center.
The Funeral Service for Aileen Mary Hansen, of Albert Lea, will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, October 17, 2005 at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea.
The Reverend Jim Berning, and Deacon Mike Ellis will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 P.M. on Sunday at St. Theodore Catholic Church
with a Scriptural Prayer Service at 7:00 P.M. There will also
be visitation at the church one hour before the services on Monday.
Aileen died surrounded by the love of her family on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at ThorneCrest Retirement Center. She was 79.
She was born on September 8, 1926, in Owatonna, Minnesota the daughter of Chester and Mary (Quinn) Morrison.
She graduated from Blooming Prairie High School and then worked for the School District , Wilson and Company in Albert Lea and Blooming Prairie Co-op Oil.
On August 5, 1950, she was united in marriage to Elmer W. Hansen at St. Columbus Catholic Church in Blooming Prairie. To this union 9 children were born; Mary, Paul, Marjorie, Karen, Michael, Karol, Jon, Ron, and Dan.
In addition to all the loving care she gave her family, Aileen had also worked at
Speltz Elevator in Myrtle and Glenville and later the Glenville Bank. She also enjoyed taking an active role as a leader for the Myrtle 4-H Club for several years.
The couple lived in Twin Lakes, Hayward and for many years on a farm near
Myrtle. In 1986, they moved back to Hayward, where Aileen lived until
she moved to ThorneCrest in 1996. The family is very grateful for the loving,
devoted care she received while she resided there.
She was a member of St. Theodore Catholic Church, the V.F.W., American Legion, DOES, and Elks Auxiliaries. She also enjoyed reading, crocheting, baking, playing cards, sewing, dancing and the Freeborn County Fair. Family was Aileen's greatest treasure and attending all of the events her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren were involved in are
what gave her life purpose, especially in her last years.
Aileen will be greatly missed by her family: children and their families:
Mary and her husband Paul Bonnerup of Stewartville and Amy (Jon) Buckmeier
and children Anna and Lauren, Matt (Jana) Bonnerup; Paul Hansen and his wife Karen of Glenville and Kate, Jake, Ellen, and Pete; Marjorie and her husband Stephen Thorn of Albert Lea, and Lisa (David) Castle and children Charlie and Cashlin, Allison,
Maggie(John) Keane, Whitney, Stephen and Cara; Karen and her husband Doug Nelson of Rochester and Jeff, Ryan and Ben; Michael Hansen and his wife Dorenne of Glenville, and Heidi, Alex, and Logan; Karol Hansen and Dianne Johns of Waseca; Jon Hansen and his wife Vicki of Albert Lea, and Josh, Zach, Beau, Cody, Cory, and Lucas; Ron Hansen of Waseca and Hayden, Blake, and Abigail; Dan Hansen and his wife Stacey of Mantorville, and Corben, Megan, Mallory, and Emma; Jeff and Dyann Baumann of Emmons and MacKenzie, Mallory, and Dana; brother Alan Morrison and wife Delores of Lakeville, sister Marguerite Morrison and Judy McGuire of Sacramento, CA, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law:
Harlan(Irene) Hansen of Albert Lea, Evelyn Hansen of Blue Earth, Irma Peterson of Milwaukee, Oregon; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Elmer in 1992, brothers-in-law Herbert Hansen, Virgil Peterson, sister-in-law Myrna and her husband Barney Frazier.
Aileen had a very kind and gentle spirit and that tenderness will always be remembered,
as well as her keen sense of humor, which always put smiles on the faces of those she loved.
In lieu of flowers memorials suggested to St. Theodore Catholic Church or ThorneCrest Retirement Center.
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