Marvin was born in Askov, Minn. He passed away peacefully in his sleep after a struggle with emphysema. Marvin was a wonderful husband and father and will be greatly missed. He graduated from Elmira High School in 1951 and then attended Oregon State University where he received a degree in fisheries management in 1955. After college, he was in the U.S. Army infantry where he was ranked the fourth best marksman in the country. Marvin had a lifelong love of hunting and fishing; his other passion was real estate. He was a senior appraiser at First Interstate Bank of Oregon from 1968 to 1978 and was a trust real estate manager for First Interstate/Wells Fargo from 1978 to 1995. Beyond his work, in a span of over 40 years he renovated numerous houses in need of serious repair. The bigger the job, the greater his enjoyment. One of his houses was condemned, he purchased it for $50, moved it across Portland, and personally dug the basement by hand over a period of two years. He was a Freemason and member of Eugene Lodge #11, A.F. & A.M.; Portland York, Rite Bodies. He was also an active member of Skyview Baptist Church in Vancouver where he had numerous friends. Marvin is survived by his devoted and loving wife, Virginia; sons, Douglas Hansen (Joanna) of Medina, Wash., and Kenneth Hansen (Amy) of Neenah, Wis.; brothers, Harold Hansen of Oregon City and Anton Hansen (Sue) of Milwaukie; sisters, Carol Baker (Vaughn) of Three Forks, Mont., and Lorna Machlan of Portland; six grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Helen Hansen of Cottage Grove; and sisters, Myrtle Sweetin of Richland, Wash., and Joyce Speaker of Oregon City. A memorial service celebrating Marvin's life will be held at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, in Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Vancouver. Remembrances may be made in Marvin's name to the American Lung Association at www.lungusa.org/donate.

Published in The Oregonian on February 6, 2011