EDGAR HANSEN (d. 1974)

Edgar G. (Ted) Hansen, 80 of 1802 Wollmer St., Manitowoc, died
Monday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at First Lutheran
Chapel, Manitowoc. The Rev. Bruce Hanstedt will officiate and burial
will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Military graveside services
will be conducted by American Legion Drews-Bleser Post No. 88 of
Manitowoc.
Mr. Hansen was born Feb. 13, 1894, at Manitowoc, son of the late
Edgar E. and Ida Sanderson Hansen. He attended Manitowoc schools
and was a World War I veteran, serving in the 85th Division of Camp
Custer, Mich. He was discharged in 1919, holding the rank of supply
Sergeant. He married Ruth A. Vogt Sept. 10, 1921, at Manitowoc,
residing at Manitowoc all their lives. He learned the watchmaking
trade under the late G.A. Fehrs, at the Fehrs Jewelry Co., working
for 38 years. In 1948 he purchased the jewelry business of his brother,
the late Burton S. Hansen, which he continured to operate until
retiring in 1960.
Mr. Hansen was active in civic as well as fraternal circles and
served as past exalted ruler of Manitowoc Elks Lodge No. 687 in
1954 and was a member of the Past Exalted Rulers Club. He was a
member of the Manitowoc Masonic Lodge No. 65 F & AM and Order of
Eastern Star, serving as past patron in 1938 and again in 1942.
He served as commander of the American Legion in 1936 and was
state vice commander as well as distric county commander. He was
also a member of the American Legion State Bowling board, serving
as a past president.
Survivors include his wife, a son, (private), of Shawnee, Okla.; a
daughter, Mrs. (private), of Manitowoc; six brothers, Delmar, Vernon,
William and Paul, of Manitowoc, Gordon, of Sturgeon Bay and Robert,
of Wauwatosa; two sisters, Mrs. Frank (Elida) Hodik, of Milwaukee
and Mrs. Leo (Clara) Promen, of Fond du Lac; and seven grand-
children. Four brothers, two sisters and a grandchild preceded him
in death.
Friends may call at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday at the chapel from noon until the time of
service.
Herald Times Reporter, Tuesday, May 7, 1974 P.16