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Michael Joseph Hanson
MICHAEL JOSEPH HANSON
Parnell
Michael Joseph Hanson of Wayland, formerly from Iowa City and Parnell, died Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, at the age of 61.
Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Williamsburg. Burial will be at St. Michael's Cemetery in Holbrook. Visitation will be Monday from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Powell Funeral Home in Williamsburg. There will be a prayer service at 3 p.m. A general memorial has been established. A complete obituary will be on www.powellfuneralhomes.com.
He is survived by his wife, Daun of Wayland; children, Shelly (Ron) Davis and Sherry Knapp, all of Kalona, Samantha (Mike) Tinnes and Cody Knapp, all of Wellman; six grandchildren; his mother, Marilyn Johnson of Parnell; a sister, Mary Pat Hanson of Tiffin; a nephew, Quinn Karsten; a stepbrother, Bill (Linda) Johnson of Iowa City; a stepsister, Margaret (Vito) Safina of Parnell; and numerous cousins.
He was preceded in death by his father, Gene Hanson; stepfather, Leo "Jack" Johnson; and a stepbrother, James "Dan" Johnson.
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