CAP'T LOUIS A. HANSON
VETERAN LAKE CAPTAIN DIES IN ACCIDENT (photo)
Louis Hanson, Native of Manitowoc, Sailed First Carferry Across Lake
Captain Louis A. Hanson, 69, of 410 Huron street, who sailed the lakes
for 52 years and was an officer on the first carferry operating out of
Manitowoc, died early today of a fractured skull.
Captain Hanson, who retired from active duty in 1938, arose to go to the
bathroom. He slipped on a step and died without regaining consciousness.
He estimated that in more than 30 years as an Ann Arbor carferry captain
he had made close to 21,000 trips across Lake Michigan.
Funeral Thursday
Private funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home. Burial will be in
Evergreen cemetery.
Captain Hanson was born in Manitowoc in 1872, the son of the late Captain
and Mrs. Anton Hanson. When a boy of 13 years he joined his father on the
schooner F.H. Williams in 18?6. For years father and son sailed this and
other schooners. He continued on sailing vessels until the opening of the
carferry cross-lake traffic through Manitowoc.
He became an officer on the first carferry operating on Lake Michigan,
the Ann Arbor No. 1, in 1903 and except for five years spent ashore has
followed the carferry vocation since. In all the years he sailed Captain
Hanson never encountered disaster. He recalls two "blows" on Lake Michigan
in which there was heavy loss of life. On October 28, 1887 the steamer
Vernon foundered off Two Rivers with a loss of 29 lives. In that blow
Captain Hanson was on the schooner Williams, which rode out the gale and
finally made port at Milwaukee.
Out In Storm
Capt. Hanson was also out in the storm of October 28, 1929, when the Grand
Trunk carferry Milwaukee foundered in Lake Michigan with all hands. He was
captain of the Ann Arbor No. 3 in that storm and brought his ship safely
into port, after a rough trip.
Later he was assigned to the command of the Ann Arbor No. 4 and when he
retired in 1938 was skipper of the Ann Arbor No. 6.
Captain Hanson married Miss Amelia Rindfleisch of Sheboygan in 1898. Eight
children were born to the couple, three of whom preceded Captain Hanson in
death. Mrs. Hanson died February 11, 1939.
Survivors Listed
Survivors are three sons, Raymond of Madison, Ludwig and Walton of this
city; two daughters, Ethel and Harriet, residing with their father; two
sisters, Mrs. Ellis Helgeson, of Ephraim, Miss Sena Hanson, of Milwaukee;
a brother, Hans, of Kewaunee; four half-sisters, Mrs. Albert Festerling
of Sheboygan, Mrs. Melvin Nelson, and Mrs. Henry Larson, of Chicago, Mrs.
Elmer Nuhsdoffer of Grand Rapids, Mich.; three grandchildren (Survivors
omitted for privacy.)
Captain Hanson was a member of the First Lutheran church, Eagles, and the
Masters, Mates and Pilots association.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home from Wednesday at 5 p.m. until
Thursday noon.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, March 2, 1942 P.2
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[d. 03-02-1942/age 69 yrs./cause: skull fracture/bur. on Ludwig Hanson lot]
VETERAN LAKE CAPTAIN DIES IN ACCIDENT (photo)
Louis Hanson, Native of Manitowoc, Sailed First Carferry Across Lake
Captain Louis A. Hanson, 69, of 410 Huron street, who sailed the lakes
for 52 years and was an officer on the first carferry operating out of
Manitowoc, died early today of a fractured skull.
Captain Hanson, who retired from active duty in 1938, arose to go to the
bathroom. He slipped on a step and died without regaining consciousness.
He estimated that in more than 30 years as an Ann Arbor carferry captain
he had made close to 21,000 trips across Lake Michigan.
Funeral Thursday
Private funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home. Burial will be in
Evergreen cemetery.
Captain Hanson was born in Manitowoc in 1872, the son of the late Captain
and Mrs. Anton Hanson. When a boy of 13 years he joined his father on the
schooner F.H. Williams in 18?6. For years father and son sailed this and
other schooners. He continued on sailing vessels until the opening of the
carferry cross-lake traffic through Manitowoc.
He became an officer on the first carferry operating on Lake Michigan,
the Ann Arbor No. 1, in 1903 and except for five years spent ashore has
followed the carferry vocation since. In all the years he sailed Captain
Hanson never encountered disaster. He recalls two "blows" on Lake Michigan
in which there was heavy loss of life. On October 28, 1887 the steamer
Vernon foundered off Two Rivers with a loss of 29 lives. In that blow
Captain Hanson was on the schooner Williams, which rode out the gale and
finally made port at Milwaukee.
Out In Storm
Capt. Hanson was also out in the storm of October 28, 1929, when the Grand
Trunk carferry Milwaukee foundered in Lake Michigan with all hands. He was
captain of the Ann Arbor No. 3 in that storm and brought his ship safely
into port, after a rough trip.
Later he was assigned to the command of the Ann Arbor No. 4 and when he
retired in 1938 was skipper of the Ann Arbor No. 6.
Captain Hanson married Miss Amelia Rindfleisch of Sheboygan in 1898. Eight
children were born to the couple, three of whom preceded Captain Hanson in
death. Mrs. Hanson died February 11, 1939.
Survivors Listed
Survivors are three sons, Raymond of Madison, Ludwig and Walton of this
city; two daughters, Ethel and Harriet, residing with their father; two
sisters, Mrs. Ellis Helgeson, of Ephraim, Miss Sena Hanson, of Milwaukee;
a brother, Hans, of Kewaunee; four half-sisters, Mrs. Albert Festerling
of Sheboygan, Mrs. Melvin Nelson, and Mrs. Henry Larson, of Chicago, Mrs.
Elmer Nuhsdoffer of Grand Rapids, Mich.; three grandchildren (Survivors
omitted for privacy.)
Captain Hanson was a member of the First Lutheran church, Eagles, and the
Masters, Mates and Pilots association.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home from Wednesday at 5 p.m. until
Thursday noon.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, March 2, 1942 P.2
********
[d. 03-02-1942/age 69 yrs./cause: skull fracture/bur. on Ludwig Hanson lot]
CAP'T LOUIS A. HANSON
VETERAN LAKE CAPTAIN DIES IN ACCIDENT (photo)
Louis Hanson, Native of Manitowoc, Sailed First Carferry Across Lake
Captain Louis A. Hanson, 69, of 410 Huron street, who sailed the lakes
for 52 years and was an officer on the first carferry operating out of
Manitowoc, died early today of a fractured skull.
Captain Hanson, who retired from active duty in 1938, arose to go to the
bathroom. He slipped on a step and died without regaining consciousness.
He estimated that in more than 30 years as an Ann Arbor carferry captain
he had made close to 21,000 trips across Lake Michigan.
Funeral Thursday
Private funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home. Burial will be in
Evergreen cemetery.
Captain Hanson was born in Manitowoc in 1872, the son of the late Captain
and Mrs. Anton Hanson. When a boy of 13 years he joined his father on the
schooner F.H. Williams in 18?6. For years father and son sailed this and
other schooners. He continued on sailing vessels until the opening of the
carferry cross-lake traffic through Manitowoc.
He became an officer on the first carferry operating on Lake Michigan,
the Ann Arbor No. 1, in 1903 and except for five years spent ashore has
followed the carferry vocation since. In all the years he sailed Captain
Hanson never encountered disaster. He recalls two "blows" on Lake Michigan
in which there was heavy loss of life. On October 28, 1887 the steamer
Vernon foundered off Two Rivers with a loss of 29 lives. In that blow
Captain Hanson was on the schooner Williams, which rode out the gale and
finally made port at Milwaukee.
Out In Storm
Capt. Hanson was also out in the storm of October 28, 1929, when the Grand
Trunk carferry Milwaukee foundered in Lake Michigan with all hands. He was
captain of the Ann Arbor No. 3 in that storm and brought his ship safely
into port, after a rough trip.
Later he was assigned to the command of the Ann Arbor No. 4 and when he
retired in 1938 was skipper of the Ann Arbor No. 6.
Captain Hanson married Miss Amelia Rindfleisch of Sheboygan in 1898. Eight
children were born to the couple, three of whom preceded Captain Hanson in
death. Mrs. Hanson died February 11, 1939.
Survivors Listed
Survivors are three sons, Raymond of Madison, Ludwig and Walton of this
city; two daughters, Ethel and Harriet, residing with their father; two
sisters, Mrs. Ellis Helgeson, of Ephraim, Miss Sena Hanson, of Milwaukee;
a brother, Hans, of Kewaunee; four half-sisters, Mrs. Albert Festerling
of Sheboygan, Mrs. Melvin Nelson, and Mrs. Henry Larson, of Chicago, Mrs.
Elmer Nuhsdoffer of Grand Rapids, Mich.; three grandchildren (Survivors
omitted for privacy.)
Captain Hanson was a member of the First Lutheran church, Eagles, and the
Masters, Mates and Pilots association.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home from Wednesday at 5 p.m. until
Thursday noon.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, March 2, 1942 P.2
********
[d. 03-02-1942/age 69 yrs./cause: skull fracture/bur. on Ludwig Hanson lot]
VETERAN LAKE CAPTAIN DIES IN ACCIDENT (photo)
Louis Hanson, Native of Manitowoc, Sailed First Carferry Across Lake
Captain Louis A. Hanson, 69, of 410 Huron street, who sailed the lakes
for 52 years and was an officer on the first carferry operating out of
Manitowoc, died early today of a fractured skull.
Captain Hanson, who retired from active duty in 1938, arose to go to the
bathroom. He slipped on a step and died without regaining consciousness.
He estimated that in more than 30 years as an Ann Arbor carferry captain
he had made close to 21,000 trips across Lake Michigan.
Funeral Thursday
Private funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home. Burial will be in
Evergreen cemetery.
Captain Hanson was born in Manitowoc in 1872, the son of the late Captain
and Mrs. Anton Hanson. When a boy of 13 years he joined his father on the
schooner F.H. Williams in 18?6. For years father and son sailed this and
other schooners. He continued on sailing vessels until the opening of the
carferry cross-lake traffic through Manitowoc.
He became an officer on the first carferry operating on Lake Michigan,
the Ann Arbor No. 1, in 1903 and except for five years spent ashore has
followed the carferry vocation since. In all the years he sailed Captain
Hanson never encountered disaster. He recalls two "blows" on Lake Michigan
in which there was heavy loss of life. On October 28, 1887 the steamer
Vernon foundered off Two Rivers with a loss of 29 lives. In that blow
Captain Hanson was on the schooner Williams, which rode out the gale and
finally made port at Milwaukee.
Out In Storm
Capt. Hanson was also out in the storm of October 28, 1929, when the Grand
Trunk carferry Milwaukee foundered in Lake Michigan with all hands. He was
captain of the Ann Arbor No. 3 in that storm and brought his ship safely
into port, after a rough trip.
Later he was assigned to the command of the Ann Arbor No. 4 and when he
retired in 1938 was skipper of the Ann Arbor No. 6.
Captain Hanson married Miss Amelia Rindfleisch of Sheboygan in 1898. Eight
children were born to the couple, three of whom preceded Captain Hanson in
death. Mrs. Hanson died February 11, 1939.
Survivors Listed
Survivors are three sons, Raymond of Madison, Ludwig and Walton of this
city; two daughters, Ethel and Harriet, residing with their father; two
sisters, Mrs. Ellis Helgeson, of Ephraim, Miss Sena Hanson, of Milwaukee;
a brother, Hans, of Kewaunee; four half-sisters, Mrs. Albert Festerling
of Sheboygan, Mrs. Melvin Nelson, and Mrs. Henry Larson, of Chicago, Mrs.
Elmer Nuhsdoffer of Grand Rapids, Mich.; three grandchildren (Survivors
omitted for privacy.)
Captain Hanson was a member of the First Lutheran church, Eagles, and the
Masters, Mates and Pilots association.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home from Wednesday at 5 p.m. until
Thursday noon.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, March 2, 1942 P.2
********
[d. 03-02-1942/age 69 yrs./cause: skull fracture/bur. on Ludwig Hanson lot]
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