R.I.P. Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Hansen
(Taken from www.examiner.org of Dec. 15) Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Hansen, 31, of Scottsville, N.Y., and formerly of Indian Lake, passed away at 12:01 p.m. EST Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, as a result of injuries sustained in Afghanistan.
He was a U.S. soldier stationed at Ft. Drum, N.Y., serving in the 3rd Brigade 1-32 Infantry Regiment and later was attached to 3-71 CAV Squadron during his deployment in Afghanistan.
He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 28, 1978, a son of Dwight and Bonnie Buchenroth Hansen, who survive in Bellefontaine.
On Oct. 3, 2008, in Watertown, N.Y., he married the former Jennifer Smith and she survives, along with a daughter, Alana M. Hansen, age 10, and son, Gabriel J. Hansen, age 7, who reside in Texas, and Michael John Hansen, age 8 months, who resides at home; a brother, Jeffrey Allen (Christy) Hansen of Lowville, N.Y.; maternal grandparents, Ethel Buchenroth, and the late Joe Buchenroth; paternal grandparents, Grace Hansen and the late Allen Hansen; two nieces; two nephews; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was a platoon sergeant in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan and formerly was a U.S. Marine for eight years. He had previous deployments in Africa, Kosovo, Japan, Panama, Cuba, Iraq, two tours in Afghanistan and the Marine Expeditionary Unit in the Mediterranean Sea.
He was an organ donor and was an avid OSU football fan.
Dennis enjoyed fishing, golfing, wrestling and woodworking. He loved animals, pumpkin pie and coffee.
The Rev. John B. Ellington Jr. and Pastor Barry Baughman officiate a funeral at 1 p.m. Sunday at Indian Lake High School, Lewistown, where calling is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and two hours prior to the funeral. Burial is in Huntsville Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Dennis Hansen Scholarship Fund.
Arrangements were handled by the Sanford-Eichholtz Funeral Home, Lakeview, where condolences may be expressed at sefh@charterinternet.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
He was a U.S. soldier stationed at Ft. Drum, N.Y., serving in the 3rd Brigade 1-32 Infantry Regiment and later was attached to 3-71 CAV Squadron during his deployment in Afghanistan.
He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 28, 1978, a son of Dwight and Bonnie Buchenroth Hansen, who survive in Bellefontaine.
On Oct. 3, 2008, in Watertown, N.Y., he married the former Jennifer Smith and she survives, along with a daughter, Alana M. Hansen, age 10, and son, Gabriel J. Hansen, age 7, who reside in Texas, and Michael John Hansen, age 8 months, who resides at home; a brother, Jeffrey Allen (Christy) Hansen of Lowville, N.Y.; maternal grandparents, Ethel Buchenroth, and the late Joe Buchenroth; paternal grandparents, Grace Hansen and the late Allen Hansen; two nieces; two nephews; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was a platoon sergeant in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan and formerly was a U.S. Marine for eight years. He had previous deployments in Africa, Kosovo, Japan, Panama, Cuba, Iraq, two tours in Afghanistan and the Marine Expeditionary Unit in the Mediterranean Sea.
He was an organ donor and was an avid OSU football fan.
Dennis enjoyed fishing, golfing, wrestling and woodworking. He loved animals, pumpkin pie and coffee.
The Rev. John B. Ellington Jr. and Pastor Barry Baughman officiate a funeral at 1 p.m. Sunday at Indian Lake High School, Lewistown, where calling is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and two hours prior to the funeral. Burial is in Huntsville Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Dennis Hansen Scholarship Fund.
Arrangements were handled by the Sanford-Eichholtz Funeral Home, Lakeview, where condolences may be expressed at sefh@charterinternet.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
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