Eileen Hanson

Eileen is survived by her children; son Barton (Diane) Hanson; daughter Karen (Dave) Montambeau; son Steve (Christine) Hanson; and daughter Debra Maley, as well as her sisters Lorraine Susich and Sheryl Fjone.

Eileen is also survived by her grandchildren Lora (Lucas) Montgomery, Eric (Michelle) Hanson, Lisa (Adam) Peters, Jeffrey (Bethany) Hanson, Scott (Meredith) Hanson, Leah (Cullen) Gettings, Emily Hanson, Anna Hanson, Robin (Kerri) Maley, Sarah Maley, Shane Maley, Allison Montambeau, Aimee Montambeau, Adam Brownlee Jr., as well as her great grandchildren; Cecilia Montgomery, Tate Montgomery, Fiona Montgomery, Marissa Hanson, Jozlyn Hanson, Travis Hanson, Dylan Hanson, Aidan Peters, Logan Peters, Sebastian Peters, Quintan Peters, Elliana Hanson, James Hanson, Matthew Hanson, Colton Hanson, Beckett Hanson, Ethan Gettings, Bryant Maley, Shannon Maley and Addison Maley.

Eileen was preceded in death by her husband Raymond Hanson; daughter Barbara Brownlee; sister Betty Fjone and sister Dorothy Sachau.

A 30-year resident of Livonia, Eileen and her husband Ray moved to Northville in 1997. She was employed for some 30 years as a salesperson at Sears. She was also a member of the Livonia Precision Figure Skating Club for nearly 30 years, participating in numerous competitions, until she hung up her skates at the age of 67.

Ray and Eileen loved family life and enjoyed raising their five children and later being involved with their grandchildren. They were active with their bowling league for many years as well as the CBI (China, Burma, India) Organization since Ray was a navigator in the Air Force during WWII and navigated the plane that bombed the Bridge on the River Kwai.

Eileen was also active in her lady’s pinochle and bridge clubs for many years and was an avid shopper.

A devoted church member, she was dedicated to her volunteer work, including teaching Sunday school as well as being active in a number of other church organizations at Ascension Lutheran and then Emmanuel Lutheran, both in Livonia.

Eileen was blessed to travel throughout the United States as well as to other countries, including Thailand, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Egypt.

A visitation for Eileen will be held Monday, January 14, 2019 from 3-8pm at Harry J Will Funeral Home, 37000 Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI. A funeral service for Eileen will be held Tuesday, January 15, 2019, in state at 10am, with a service at 11am, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church 34567 W Seven Mile Rd, Livonia, MI.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Eileen's memory may be made to St Jude Children's Research Hospital, https://www.stjude.org/give.html; and Alzheimer's Association, https://www.alz.org/.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared in the Guest Book.