Micki P. Hansen

Hansen, Micki P., aka “Dropsy the Clown” of Wichita, Kansas passed away peacefully on Friday, November 21st at Sandpiper Bay Care Center. Visitation will be Wednesday, November 26th at 12:30 PM at Resthaven. Graveside services will follow at 1 PM under the direction of Pastor Kendal Utt of Clearwater United Methodist Church. Micki was born in Augusta, Kansas on December 24, 1919 to Myrtle Kathryn Folger and Alexander Folger. As a young girl she worked odd jobs to pay for ballet lessons; but she also taught herself to ice skate and juggle and at age eighteen she took a bus to Kansas City and joined the Ice Capades. She skated professionally through her twenties and thirties with Ice Capades, Ice Follies and Holiday on Ice, touring and traveling the world. After retiring from skating she returned home to Wichita and worked as a dispatcher for the City of Wichita Fire Department. She continued entertaining by donating her time and talents to charity work and by appearing at various festivals and children’s parties as Dropsy the Clown. She traveled to Hawaii over thirty-five times to march in the Aloha Day Parade as Dropsy and while there she always climbed Diamond Head—right into her eighties! Micki was also a very gifted artist. With no formal training she created beautiful pen and ink drawings, paintings, and crafts. Micki loved animals and often rescued cats and dogs. She provided for their veterinary care and helped them find good homes. She was a devoted sister to her late siblings: twin brother Floyd Folger and sister Maxine McGuin. She also cared greatly for her late nephew Floyd James Folger. Micki is survived by her niece Julie Folger of Sherman, Texas and nephew Phillip Folger of Wichita, Kansas. In lieu of flowers, Micki’s wishes were that memorials be made to the Wichita SPCA.