Joan Whitaker Hansen 1928 - 2016

TURLOCK, CALIFORNIA – Joan (Whitaker) Hansen, Turlock, California, died January 11, 2016.

She was born near Cameron, the daughter of Arthur and Mary Whitaker. The family moved to Turney where she graduated from high school.

She married James Newell in 1946 and they farmed in the Keystone neighborhood before moving to California, where they raised three sons. Their eldest son, David, died in an accident in 1966.

Several years after her husband Jim died, she met and married George Hansen. They enjoyed taking their trailer to Yuma and the coast. He preceded her in death.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; stepmother, Pauline Whitaker; three brothers, Enos and William Whitaker and Dean Jones.

She is survived by two sons, Robert (Pam) Newell and James (Jeanine) Newell, all of Turlock; two sisters, Erma Gitthens of Osborn, Mo. and Lou Gene Edwards of Cameron; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren and two step-children, Bob (Susan) Hansen and Roger (Sherri) Hansen and their children.

A Memorial Service was held at First United Methodist Church of Turlock on January 22. Private burial was held at San Luis Obispo Cemetery.

 

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