Elsie Hansen, 98, of Lyons NE

Elsie Wilhelmina Hansen was born June 22, 1917 to Henry and Emma (Hoegemeyer) Heitshusen on their farm east of Lyons. She passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 98.

Elsie was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church and later joined the Divide Center Presbyterian Church. She transferred her membership to the First Presbyterian Church in Lyons in 1979.

Elsie attended rural school at Viles School District 56 for eleven years and graduated in 1935 from Lyons High School. She was secretary for Johnson Commission Company at the Livestock Exchange Building in Omaha several years before her marriage to Harry L. Hansen in 1942. Two daughters were born to this union; Marinell and Carolie.

Harry and Elsie lived on a farm east of Lyons, in the Divide Center Community. They left the farm in 1982 and retired in Lyons. Elsie enjoyed traveling, playing cards and gardening.

The past year she has lived at Golden Living Center in Tekamah, Nebraska.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harry; four brothers, Elmer, Clifton, Lloyd, Norman; two sisters, Bernice Nelson, Gladys McKenzie.

She is survived by her two daughters, Marinell (Gary) Neuhaus of Omaha, Carolie (Daniel) Smith of Lyons; three grandchildren, Jay (Alicia Klein) Neuhaus of Zurich, Switzerland, Jacquie (Erik) Nordwall of Shoreview, MN, Heather (Jason) Lauritsen of Lyons; two great grandchildren, Aubrey and Blake Lauritsen.

A Memorial Visitation will be on Friday, April 8th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Pelan Funeral Services in Lyons. Family will be receiving friends during this time.

A Memorial Service will be Saturday, April 9th at 10:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Lyons.

Burial is in the Lyons Cemetery.

Elsie Hansen