Dale "Dick" Hansen

Glendive, Montana: Dale "Dick" Hansen, age 80, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2012 at the Glendive Medical Center in Glendive. Visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Monday, March 12, 2012 at the Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home in Glendive. A Family and Friends Service will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Monday, March 12, 2012 in the Chapel of the Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home in Glendive. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Glendive with Pastor James Hageman officiating. Interment with military honors will be in the Dawson Memorial Cemetery in Glendive. Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements. Dick was born on March 21, 1931, a son of Bernie and Beatrice (Burgher) Hansen in Glendive. He was raised and educated in Dawson County, attending elementary school in Bloomfield, Montana and later Washington School in Glendive before completing his education at Dawson County High School where he graduated with the class of 1950. During high school Dick was part of the 1949 State Champion Football team and was very proud of that accomplishment. In August of 1950, Dick enlisted in the United States Navy. He served on the U.S.S. McKinley during the Korean War and operated landing craft to bring the troops to shore. After his honorable discharge in November of 1951, Dick came back to Glendive. He was united in marriage to Patricia Haas on August 2, 1953 in Glendive, and to this union three daughters were born. Dick had worked several jobs in Glendive before starting his career with Shell Oil in September of 1955. His job took him and his family to numerous locations including, Denver, Colorado, Roosevelt, Utah and Sidney, Montana. Dick was employed with Shell Oil until they sold out to Coastal Oil and Gas in 1984. Dick finished his career with Coastal Oil and Gas when he retired on May 1, 1993. Dick loved hunting and fishing as well as collecting agates. He enjoyed boating, camping and traveling with his family. He had been to both Hawaii and Alaska and would have went back in a heartbeat. Gardening was always a passion of Dick's and he was very meticulous about his yard. You very rarely found a leaf on his yard. Most of all, Dick was a family man, he cherished the time spent with his children and grandchildren. He was a member of the Glendive Moose Lodge, Glendive Elks Lodge and Our Savior Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Betty Diegel; three brothers, Bernie, Lee and Steve Hansen; father-in-law, Adam Haas. Survivors include his wife, Pat Hansen of Glendive; three daughters, Janet (Gary) Jacobsen of Glendive, Jacki (Bill) Reynolds of Glendive and Boni (Tom) Monks of Myton, Utah; seven grandchildren, Dustin (Stephanie) Shypkowski, Karly (Brad) Knight, Beau Monks, Josh Reynolds, Jessica (Travis) Huber, Kyle Jacobsen, Derek (Stefanie) Jacobsen; seven great grandchildren, Haley and Ty Shypkowski, Shelbi McMullin, Kaecee, Jordan and Rian Knight, Emersyn Huber; one sister, Karen (Vern) Deaton of Glendive; mother-in-law, Leah Haas of Glendive; brothers and sisters-in-law, Christ Diegel, Lois Hansen, Gary (Pat) Haas, Judy (Allan) Broeder, Arlene (Danny) Kaylor; numerous nieces and nephews. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at: www.silvernale-silhafuneralhome.com.

Dale "Dick" Hansen

March 21, 1931 - March 13, 2012

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March 21, 1931 - March 13, 2012

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