Leon Alden Hansen

1928 - 2012  (84 years)

• Name	Leon Alden Hansen
  Born	10 Mar 1928	Heber City, Utah
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Sep 2012	Logan, Cache, Utah
  	Leon A. Hansen passed away peacefully Sept. 12, 2012, in Logan, Utah, from respiratory complications. Leon was born to Albin and Lyda Ecker Hansen on March 10, 1928, in Heber City, Utah. He married the love of his life, Betty Jean Miller, on Aug. 24, 1955. At the time of his passing, they had been married 57 years. Leon served as a staff sergeant in the Army and graduated from the University of Utah with a master's degree in mineralogy. His greatest passion was his life's work as a hard rock geologist for mining companies and as a self-employed geologic consultant. He took great pride in his accomplishments in the mining field. He was a man of strong feelings and beliefs. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Gale and son Erik. He is survived by his wife Betty; daughter Katrina Kirk (Lee); three grandsons, Daniel, Nathan and Alex; great-grandson Jayden; siblings Margaret Lucas, Doris Pritchett, Lynn Miller (Dorothy), Mike Miller and Linda Gee (Ron) as well as many nieces and nephews. Leon was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend and he will be missed greatly by all of us. Memorial Services will be held at noon Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, at the North Logan 5th Ward, 2750 N. 800 East in Logan, under the direction of Serenicare Funeral Home of Providence, Utah. Special thanks to Dr. Rob Perkins and the staff of the Logan Regional Hospital ICU Unit for the care and kindness you provided to our family. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/hjnews/obituary.aspx?pid=160006497#sthash.EdThnK7N.dpuf
  Person ID	I8975	Grow
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2016

  
  

  Family	Betty Jean Miller
  Children	1. Katrina Hansen   2. Erik Leon Hansen,   b. 2 SDeo 1962, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 2 Dec 1973, Contra Costa, California  (Age 11 years)
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2016
  Family ID	F3018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 10 Mar 1928 - Heber City, Utah Died - 12 Sep 2012 - Logan, Cache, Utah  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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