CARL A. HANSON (1952)

Carl A. Hanson Dies Suddenly
Carl A. Hanson, of 1702 New York Ave., former alderman, active for years in
conservation, church and Masonic circles, died suddenly Wednesday morning.
Mr. Hansen (sic) was preparing to leave his home for the offices of the Aluminum
Goods Company when he was stricken with a heart attack. A physician was summoned
and Mr. Hansen (sic) was moved to the Holy Family Hospital where he died a short
time later.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Lutheran Church.
The Rev. Roland Schwandt will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Hanson was born in this city, a son of Capt. Ole and Mrs. Hanson. He attended
north side schools and was graduated from the North Side High School and later
the Manitowoc Business College. In 1918 he entered the employ of the Aluminum
Goods Company and was employed in the credit department.
He was an active sportsman and a member of the local chapter of the Izaak Walton
League and the County Fish and Game Protective Association. In addition to his
membership in the First Lutheran Church he was also active in the Men’s Brother-
hood of the congregation.
A member of the Masonic order, he served several terms as secretary of the Blue
Lodge.
For many years he was a member of Company H of the Wisconsin National Guard rising
to the rank of sergeant major and was the first member of the company to be awarded
a medal a an expert rifleman.
Mr. Hanson represented the Sixth ward in the City Council, serving from 1921 to 1925,
for two terms.
In 1908 he married Miss Mabel Pilger. She survives with a son, Earl of Middleton,
Ohio; daughter, Mrs. Ervin Waskow of Two Rivers; a half-sister, Mrs. C. A. Knudson
of New York City; and two grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Urbanek and Schlei Funeral home after 4 p.m. Friday. The
casket will be moved to the church at 10 a.m. Saturday. Friends are asked to please
omit flowers.
Manitowoc Herald Times, April 9, 1952 P. 2
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[bur. 04-12-1952/age 72 yrs.]