Hanson, Thomas D.

              THOMAS D.
HANSON
1929-2013
Thomas Duane Hanson
was born in Mitchell, South
Dakota, March 7, 1929. He
went to be with our Lord, and
his beloved daughter Lori, on
Tuesday November 19, 2013.
He passed away peacefully in
his own home.
Predeceased by his par-ents,
Glenn & Eva; daughter
Lori; brothers Glenn Jr. & Jim,
and his sister Jean.
He is survived by, Doris, his
loving wife of 62 years, two
sons: Greg (Peg) Hanson of
Powell, OH., and Steve Hanson
of Lodi, CA.; two daughters
Deb (Randy) Moberg of
Stockton, CA. and Tricia (Scott)
Graddy of Lodi, CA. Also sur-vived
by seven grandchildren:
Zack Moberg, of Stockton, CA;
Amanda Moberg of San
Francisco, CA; Camille Gordon,
Nick Hanson of Jacksonville,
FL; Bryce, Brooke and Brett
Graddy of Lodi, CA. Also sur-vived
by one sister Peg Paris of
Rapid City, SD. & many nieces
and Nephews.
Tom proudly served in the
US Navy from 1950 - 1954.
He saw three tours of duty on
the U.S.S. Bataan, CVL 29,
during the Korean Conflict.
After his naval discharge he
moved back to his native
home, South Dakota. In 1963,
Tom, Doris and his family of
four children made their home
in Lodi, CA. Another child com-pleted
his family of 5. They
have resided in Lodi for 51
years.
He retired in 1994, after 15
years, from Pacific Coast
Producers Can Division.
He was a devout Catholic
attending St. Anne's Church.
Tom was a loving, generous,
faithful husband, the biggest,
loudest fan for his children and
grandchildren's sports activi-ties;
basketball, baseball, soc-cer,
BMX racing, volleyball,
softball, and an avid San
Francisco Giants fan for 50
years. Card games with his
whole family were the usual
entertainment at the Hanson
home. All pets were welcome
in his home, with a special
fondness for Jake.
Graveside services will be
held at Cherokee Memorial
Park, Hwy 99 and Harney
Lane in Lodi on Mon. Dec. 2
@ 11:00 am
In lieu of flowers memorial
contributions may be made to
Hospice of San Joaquin, 3888
Pacific Ave. Stockton, CA
95204 or American Cancer
Society 207 E. Alpine Ave,
Stockton, CA 95204
Please sign the online guest-book
at www.lodinews,.com/
guestbook or at
www.cherokeememorial.com.