Obituary for Lurena K. Hansen (Bowles)
Lurena K. Hansen, 90, formerly of Atchison, KS, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at the Breese Nursing Home, Breese, IL.
Graveside service and burial will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at the Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery, Atchison, KS. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, KS. Memorials are suggested to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Alzheimer’s Association or Autism Speaks and may be sent in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.beckerdyer.com.
Lurena was born June 19, 1930, in Balko, MO, the daughter of Charles and Katherine (Mink) Bowles. She was the head cook for Atchison Valley Hope for twelve years. Lurena was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and Women’s Democrat Club. She enjoyed gardening, flowers and spending time with her family and grandchildren.
Lurena married Ernest R.E. Hansen on November 14, 1946 in Atchison, KS. He preceded her in death on January 26, 2014. Survivors include survivors include five sons, David E. (Cindy) Hansen, Lebanon, IL, Reverend Dr. Dennis M. (Marcia) Hansen, Appleton, WI, Donald L. (Julie) Hansen, Fredericksburg, VA, Daniel Ray (Renita) Hansen, Las Cruces, NM, and Ernest A. (Jodean) Hansen, Lafayette, LA, eleven grandchildren, two step grandchildren, and twenty-one great grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Frances Hurst, Ruby Lee Hottman, and a brother William Bowles and a granddaughter Jade Hansen.
Graveside service and burial will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at the Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery, Atchison, KS. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, KS. Memorials are suggested to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Alzheimer’s Association or Autism Speaks and may be sent in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.beckerdyer.com.
Lurena was born June 19, 1930, in Balko, MO, the daughter of Charles and Katherine (Mink) Bowles. She was the head cook for Atchison Valley Hope for twelve years. Lurena was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and Women’s Democrat Club. She enjoyed gardening, flowers and spending time with her family and grandchildren.
Lurena married Ernest R.E. Hansen on November 14, 1946 in Atchison, KS. He preceded her in death on January 26, 2014. Survivors include survivors include five sons, David E. (Cindy) Hansen, Lebanon, IL, Reverend Dr. Dennis M. (Marcia) Hansen, Appleton, WI, Donald L. (Julie) Hansen, Fredericksburg, VA, Daniel Ray (Renita) Hansen, Las Cruces, NM, and Ernest A. (Jodean) Hansen, Lafayette, LA, eleven grandchildren, two step grandchildren, and twenty-one great grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Frances Hurst, Ruby Lee Hottman, and a brother William Bowles and a granddaughter Jade Hansen.