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Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Lola Hansen
Age: 81
City: Wyoming
Funeral Date
10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 6, Zion American Lutheran Church, Wyoming
Funeral Home
Lahey and Dawson Funeral Home, Wyoming
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Lola Hansen
LOLA HANSEN
Wyoming
Lola Hansen, 81, of Wyoming, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018, at her home. Her funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 6, at Zion American Lutheran Church in Wyoming. A visitation will be held 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, at Lahey and Dawson Funeral Home in Wyoming. Burial will be held at the Wyoming Cemetery.
Lola Jayne Lorenzen was born Aug. 31, 1936, to Carl and Manda (Petersen) Lorenzen. She married John "Bill" Hansen on Nov. 14, 1954, in Oxford Junction. The two spent their lives farming.
Lola was a member of Zion American Lutheran Church in Wyoming, Oxford Junction Auxiliary, JuWomo Club, ladies golf at Little Bear Country Club and Monticello bowling leagues. She enjoyed being in multiple card clubs, going to the casino to play the slots, traveling to Branson, Mo., and Tunica, Miss., riding a motorcycle, camping and going on cruises. She also enjoyed staying in the cabin at Bellevue. Lola was an avid Hawkeyes, Chicago Bulls and Chicago Cubs fan. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were her greatest joy.
Those left to cherish Lola's memories are her husband, John Hansen; children, Brenda (Robert) Warner of Cedar Rapids, Brock (Michelle) Hansen of Wyoming and Pam (Mike) Williams of Wyoming; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and sister Leanna Turner of Des Moines.
She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Brad; and her brothers, Wayne and Kenneth.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to her family in her honor.
Online condolence may be left for the family at www.laheys.com.