Gary Lewis Hanson

Gary was born in St. Paul, MN on December 1, 1945. He was raised in Frost, MN and graduated from Frost HS in 1963. He entered the US Marines in July, 1963, served in Viet Nam, and was honorably discharged in 1967. He moved out east after the Marines. He married Carol Quick in 1995 and they lived in Thomaston, CT for the last 13 years where Gary was a master carpenter. He moved back to Minnesota in June, 2008 to pursue medical care at the Mayo Clinic. Gary was preceded in death by his Father, Raymond G. Hanson and by two children, a son, Todd, and a daughter, Amber Lynn, who died in infancy. He is survived by his wife, Carol Hanson, their 12 year old daughter, Samantha-Sue Coleen Hanson who live in Thomaston, CT. and step-sons, Frank, Steven and Scott. He is also survived by his Mother, Wanda Kallestad, six sisters and two brothers. As he had wished, Garys body was donated for scientific study to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Memorial gifts are to be sent to the St. Lukes Lutheran Care Center Chaplaincy Department, in Blue Earth, MN in remembrance of the wonderful care he received there in his last weeks on Earth.