Margarette A. Hanson

Margarette A. Hanson was born on June 1, 1919, in Montgomery, Alabama to parents William and Alice (Moody) Royson. During her working life, she spent time as an archivist for the Beloit Daily Newspaper and also the Minneapolis Star Tribune. She also worked for Lutheran Social Services in Minneapolis where during the 1970’s, she made at least 4 trips to Korea to bring orphans to Minnesota to waiting adoptive parents. After being retired for a year at Spooner Lake, she went back to work for Community Emergency Services in Minneapolis for 12 years retiring at the age of 84. During this time, she sponsored several Vietnamese families. Her only real hobby in life was entertaining family and friends at her cabin on Lake Washburn in Outing, MN where she worked in her beloved rock garden. Recently, she had been a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Spooner.

Margarette is survived by her daughter Alice (Rev. Jon) Simundson of Spooner, WI, grandchildren: Nancy (Tim) Kintner of Cedar Rapids, IA, Michael (Judy) Simundson of Sioux Falls, SD, Susan Simundson of Spooner, WI, Steve (Holly) Simundson of Trego, WI, 8 great grandchildren: Kari, Justin, KaylaSue, Nathan, Nicholas, KatieAnn, Jordan, Jonah, and sister Virginia Colley of Pennsylvania.

Margarette is preceded in death by her parents, husband Orville Hanson, and brothers: Thomas and Roy Royson.

Memorials in Margarette’s name are preferred to your choice of either the Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota at 2485 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, or Community Emergency Service 1900 11th Avenue S Minneapolis, MN, 55404.