Gretchen 'Geddy' Dorathy Hansen

IN MEMORY OF
GRETCHEN “GEDDY” D. HANSEN

BORN
October 9, 1922
Boone, Iowa

PASSED AWAY
January 5, 2010
Sheldon, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE
10:30 A.M. Tuesday, January 12, 2010
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Sheldon, Iowa

Visitation will be Monday, January 11, 2009
after 2:00pm at with the
family present from 6:30 – 8:00pm
at Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sheldon, Iowa.

CLERGY
Rev. Ronald Nelson
Intern Arhiana Shek

MUSIC
“Softly and Tenderly”
Duet by Granddaughters: Faith and Hope Wittmus
CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
“A Mighty Fortress”
“Beautiful Savior”
Organist: Dorothy Breuer

CASKET BEARERS
Dave Eich Lorn Wills
Elmer Karley Marlin Oosterhuis
Craig Vander Linden Dave Beermann
Marvin De Boer Steve Hansen

FINAL RESTING PLACE
St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery ~ Sheldon, Iowa

After the graveside service, relatives and friends
are invited to join the family in the
fellowship hall of the church.

Arrangements under the care of the
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home

GRETCHEN “GEDDY” D. HANSEN

Gretchen “Geddy” Dorathy Hansen, the daughter of R.C. and Pauline (Mueller) Fick was born October 9, 1922 in Boone, Iowa, she moved with her parents as a child to Boyden, Iowa, where they operated the Handy Town. She received her education in Boyden and graduated from Boyden High School in 1940. She was united in marriage to Robert George Hansen on February 14, 1946 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sheldon. After their marriage the couple made their home on a farm northeast of Sheldon. Geddy had worked as the secretary for St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sheldon for 10 years. She was preceded in death by her husband on August 11, 2003. She remained on the family farm until February of 2004, when she moved into Sheldon and in May of 2009, she became a resident of the Sanford Sheldon Senior Care in Sheldon. She passed away at the Senior Care on Tuesday, January 5, 2010, reaching the age of 87 years, 2 months and 27 days.
She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sheldon, Laicos, Mary Circle, a Lector, Senior Choir, Sunday school teacher and Children’s Chapel Director. She enjoyed sewing, baking, playing cards; 500, Pinochle and Hand and Foot, she also enjoyed Square Dancing and was a member of the Sheldon Squareanaders. Geddy was also a talented artist, she enjoyed drawing, but most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family and granddaughters.
Geddy is survived by her children, Douglas Hansen of Waterloo, Iowa; Nancy and her husband, Pastor Jerry Wittmus of Cedarville, Michigan and Gail Pike of Sheldon; two granddaughters, Faith and Hope Wittmus; and a sister, Bette Michel of Wheat Ridge, Colorado; and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and a brother, Richard Fick.