Phyllis A Hansen

Phyllis Ann Dangerfield Hansen passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 25, 2016 at 1:00 pm. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 7, 1918. Wonderful parents raised her. Her father, Ernest Archibald Dangerfield, predeceased her on August 31, 1948. Her mother, Margaret Ann Phillips Dangerfield, predeceased her on January 23, 1971.

Phyllis married Claude William Goodwill. They had two children: David Alan Goodwill, born November 24, 1936 and Deanna Jean Goodwill, born December 31, 1938. Claude and Phyllis divorced when David was 2 years old. Grandpa Ernest Dangerfield and Grandma Margaret Dangerfield provided a home for Phyllis and her two children, David and Deanna. The Dangerfield home at 2026 was always filled with love, support and music. Phyllis and her two children were greatly blessed by this loving kindness.

Phyllis married Fred Pay. That marriage ended in divorce with no children. Phyllis later married Leroy Keith Hansen. He preceded her in death in 1979. Keith Hansen enlisted in the navy when he was 17 years of age. He also enlisted in the army. He fought in World War II and the Korean War. He was very brave and was one of the few survivors of the Heartbreak Ridge campaign in North Korea. Friends were blown to pieces next to him. The family is in possession of a picture of Keith on Heartbreak Ridge and it will be proudly on display at the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Mortuary on September 1, 2016. Viewing from 1:00 to 1:45 p.m. Funeral at 2:00 p.m. He regularly had nightmares about the blood and carnage he witnessed. At that time there was no diagnosis or treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder.

Phyllis was highly intelligent. She took shorthand and other business courses and graduated from South High School. When she took the civil service exam she scored 98% and was told that she could have any job she wanted. She worked for 13 years under Judge Faust as the lead secretary at the Veteran’s Administration during and after World War II. She had her own office and it was her job to determine if the wounded veterans would get disability. Judge Faust is the father of Apostle Faust. At Judge Faust’s passing she accurately took down the funeral in shorthand and made 40 copies for the family.

She then work 10 years for the Internal Revenue Service, Appellate Division, for lawyers handling taxpayer appeal cases. The lawyers she worked for all gave her letters of the highest recommendation. Instead of retiring she went to work for Mountain Fuel Supply. She worked there for another 8 years before retiring. At Mountain Fuel she worked for the Chief Account, Mr. Criddle. She routinely arrived early and when Mr. Criddle gave her the daily assignment, more often than not, she reported that it was done and was on his desk. She was the chief secretary for Mr. Criddle.

Phyllis was very proud of her children who took first place tap dancing and singing. They won a trip to New York in 1953 and appeared on the Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour.

Phyllis was a very dedicated mother. She took care of her daughter Deanna around the clock. Phyllis was in her upper 80’s and yet she was the primary care giver for Deanna who suffered from a number of ailments. Danna passed away 10 years ago. Phyllis helped all of her family members unselfishly.

She is survived by her son, David A. Goodwill, grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.