Ruth B. Hansen

Ruth B. Hansen, 86 of Boulder, Colorado passed away August 12, 2015. She was a resident of ManorCare in Boulder. Ruth was born in 1929 to Walter and Ruth Hansen of Mead, Colorado. She and her three brothers grew up on the land her parent’s farmed. She graduated from Mead High School and shortly thereafter enrolled and graduated from Barnes Business School, Denver, Colorado. As a more mature adult she completed a course of study at the Lutheran Bible Institute, Spokane, Washington. Her parents, brother Gale and nephew Grant Hansen preceded her in death. Her immediate family includes her brother Walter Hansen and his wife Dorothy living in Lakewood, Colorado as well as her brother Carl Hansen and his wife Zola living in Austin, Texas. Her nieces include Monica Hansen of Denver and Kristen Peterman of Austin, Texas. Her nephews include Gale Hansen of Loveland, Colorado, Ron Hansen of Lakewood, Colorado and Eric Hansen of St. Louis, Missouri. Ruth used her business school training to support her love of travel. Her office/clerical abilities allowed her to work in Chicago; Anchorage, Alaska; London, England; Africa and Washington, D.C. Upon finding out her mother was dying of cancer she returned to Colorado and lived on the farm to care for her father until his death in 1974. While living on the farm she also worked in Boulder for the Bureau of Standards ultimately moving to Boulder after the death of her father. Her love and devotion to family, travel and the Lutheran Church stand as a monument to her life. She accomplished it all based on her ambition and drive as a single independent woman. She leaves no children to carry on in her footsteps. Memorial service to be held 11:00 am, Friday, August 21, 2015 at Crist Mortuary, 3395 Penrose Pl., Boulder, CO 80301. Interment to follow at Mountain View Memorial Park. To leave condolences please visit www.cristmortuary.com.