Rosamond L. Hanson

Rosamond L. Hanson

Iowa City

Rosamond L. Hanson, 91, longtime resident of Iowa City, died at her home on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022.

A time for family and friends to gather will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service with family remarks at 5:30 p.m., then concluding with sharing from those in attendance and military honors. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in her memory to Salvation Army. To share a thought, memory or condolence with her family, please visit the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service website at www.gayandciha.com.

Rosamond Lee Weber was born Jan. 8, 1931, in Sellersburg, Ind., the daughter of Louis and Jessie (Hottel) Weber. Following graduation from high school in New Albany, Ind., she enlisted in the United States Navy. This is where she met her future husband, Merlin Hanson, and they were married on May 29, 1953. She worked for a number of years for Snap-On-Tools in Algona, Iowa, before retiring and moving to Iowa City where she enjoyed serving her community in countless ways. She volunteered at the Veterans Administration Hospital for 28 years accumulating over 12,500 hours of service with Salvation Army and Iowa City Hospice, and was a devout Christian active in her church, St. Marks United Methodist Church, just to mention a few. She was also very proud of her military service belonging to the WAVES and Veterans for Peace. She was honored twice by the governor of Iowa for hours of service to her state and community.

Her family includes two sons, Mark Hanson and John Hanson; daughters-in-law, Ginger Hanson and Lynette Holloway; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and two sisters, Linda Douglas and Barbara Weller. She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Linda; son, Glen; brother, Bob Weber; and sisters, Margaret Oesterritter, Dorothy Cross, Millie Wundrak and Betty Weber.