Eleanor Hansen Obituary

Hansen, Eleanor "Birdie" (nee Birdsall) Born in Minneapolis on January 6, 1917. Married to Axel Hansen, Jr. October 6, 1939. Died in Bloomington on November 12, 2007. Graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1935. Graduated from Asbury Hospital School of Nursing in 1938 and maintained relationships with her class throughout their lives. Always on the move from the time she married Axel in 1939 until they moved into Presbyterian Homes of Bloomington in 1989. She will always be remembered as a gentle soul with a kind heart and willing sense of humor. Survived by her sisters, Elizabeth Hatling and Evelyn Otto; eleven nieces and nephews; twenty grand nieces and nephews; and several great-grand nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by husband, Axel Hansen, Jr.; parents, Della and Earle Birdsall; sisters, infant Ruth Birdsall and Norma Hauge; parents-in-law, Maude and Axel Hansen, Sr.; sister-in-law and husband, Ruth and Arnold George. Memorial service to be held 2:00 PM Friday, November 16, 2007 at Oak Grove Presbyterian Church, 2200 W. Old Shakopee Rd., Bloomington, MN. Memorials preferred to Presbyterian Homes Foundation, 2845 Hamline Ave. N., St. Paul, MN 55113. Cremation Society of MN Edina Chapel 952-924-4100
This obituary was originally published in the Star Tribune.