Gordon C. Hansen

Gordon C. Hansen age 90 of Dixon, Nebraska died on Sunday evening, April 23, 2023 in Wayne, Nebraska.

Funeral services will be on Friday, April 28, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in rural Concord, NE with the Rev. William Bertrand officiating.  Burial will be at the Ionia Cemetery in Newcastle, Nebraska with military rites by the Newcastle American Legion Post #62. Visitation will be on Thursday from 5-7:00 p.m. at the Wintz Funeral Home in Laurel, Nebraska.  Visitation will continue, at church, on Friday one hour prior to services.  Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Laurel.

You may watch a livestream of the funeral service at www.facebook.com/Wintzray/live

Pallbearers will be Randy Sullivan Jr., Jonathan Danek, Brandon Bernardy, Jarrett Buckles, Jensen Kneifl, Cody Stewart, Justin Bangert, and Jake Malcom.

Honorary pallbearers will be Luke Carr, Pat Onderstall, Chris Miller, and John Connot. 

Gordon Christian was born on February 27, 1933 in Sioux City, Iowa to Soren and Marie Hansen. He grew up in Dixon, Nebraska and graduated from Dixon High School in 1950. Gordon married Celia Grace Ellyson on September 15, 1953 in Sioux City, Iowa.  Gordon joined the U.S. Army in May of 1953.  He did his basic training in El Paso, Texas.  After basic training he was stationed on an artillery site in Bayonne, NJ until May of 1954.  He then went overseas to Germany until March of 1955.  He was a private and was a Korean veteran.  Gordon lived in Sioux City after the service and worked for Sioux Tools until he moved back to Dixon in March of 1967 to farm with his dad.  Gordon farmed northeast of Dixon for the rest of his career.  Gordon was a caregiver for his wife Celia until she passed in November of 2008.

Gordon is 100% Danish and very proud of his heritage. When he was 19 years old he traveled by train to New York and took a ship to Denmark to visit relatives.  Gordon married Harriet A. Johnsen on June 23, 2012 in South Sioux City, NE. They lived lately at Kinship Pointe in Wayne, NE.

Gordon was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and served on the church council for many years.  He loved making homemade wine and enjoyed sharing it with others.  He also loved welding. Gordon’s greatest treasure in life was his family.

Gordon is survived by his wife Harriet of Wayne; six children and spouses Kathy (Joe) Carr of Townsend, MT, Cheryl (David) Danek of Grand Island, Laura (Randy) Sullivan of Martinsburg, David Hansen of Newcastle, Carol (Dean) Bernardy of Bloomfield, Jeanne (Randy) Kneifl of Newcastle; 15 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.

Gordon was preceded in death by his parents Soren and Marie Hansen; his wife Celia; two sisters Lily Marion Ellyson, Elin Powers; and an infant brother George Hansen.