Obituary: Kathleene Ann Hanson

April 12, 1951 – June 3, 2024

Kathleene Ann Hanson, 73, of Linton, formerly of Owensburg and Bloomfield, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2024, at Glenburn Home in Linton.

Born April 12, 1951, in Queens, New York, she was the daughter of Joseph Louis Kohler and Muriel Joan
Garvey. She married Daniel Joseph Hanson on March 17, 1973, in Virginia Beach, VA, and he preceded her in death.

Katie loved reading and watching movies, especially Harry Potter. She had worked in various places throughout her life and spent most of her time being a homemaker. She was formerly a member of the Eastern Star and was involved with the Women’s Auxiliary of the Crane Village VFW. She spent countless hours in the Bloomfield Library.

Surviving to cherish the memory of Katie are her three children, Joseph Neil Hanson and wife Shannon, James Logan Hanson, and Elizabeth Rose “Rosie” Rector and husband Donald II; nine grandchildren, Tyler Hanson, Cody Hanson, Lorene Hearth, Kasey Allen, Chase Burris, Donald “Dee” Rector III, Joshua Rector, Heather Godshalk and Ethan Rector; five great-grandchildren; father-in-law, Billy Combs; sisters-in-law, Virginia “Ginny” Hanson, Beth Roberts and husband David, and Amy Thorne and husband Phil; and several nieces and nephews. She was raised as the oldest of six children, and her siblings were Joey, Jackie, Mickie, Karen, and Marti.

Katie was preceded in death by her husband, Danny; her parents; a granddaughter, Brianna Rector; her mother-in-law, Kathleen Combs; her father-in-law, Joe Hanson; her brother-in-law, Paul Wayne Thompson; and her great-niece, Hunter Roberts-Sims.

Kathleen Ann Hanson’s funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 2024, at the Ferguson-Lee Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Homes in Bedford, with her brother-in-law, Pastor Phil Thorne, officiating. Burial will follow at the Hanson Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, June 7, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., also at Ferguson-Lee Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Bloomfield Library in memory of Katie.

Memories and condolences may be shared, and flowers can be ordered at www.FergusonLee.com.