Carlo Max Donald Hansen Obituary (1918

Carlos M. Hansen died Thursday night at Forest Ridge Health and Rehabilitation after a lengthy illness. Mr. Hansen was born in Coulter, Iowa on 19 December 1918. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1940 and served in the Asiatic Pacific theatre during World War II onboard USS Bridge (AF-1); Minesweeper YMS-196; and the USS Pamanset (AO-85). Upon discharge in 1946, Mr. Hansen moved to Tacoma and Spokane, WA. and subsequently to Southern California where he was a route salesman for Knudsen Diary, Meadow Gold Dairies, and Challenge Foods in Los Angeles County for 21 years. He was a member of the Teamsters. He moved to Bremerton three years ago from Roseburg, OR. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Elsie; three sons, Gary (Gay) of Tigard, OR, Ronald (Cathy) of Bakersfield, CA, and Michael (Sandra) of Bremerton; a brother Chris of Peoria, AZ, and a sister Anne Hansen of San Bernardino, CA. He is also survived by eleven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by eight brothers & sisters and his youngest son who passed away in February 2004.