Wendell Lloyd Hansen
January 1, 1928 ~ July 5, 2023
Wendell L. Hansen, 95, of Walnut, passed away peacefully at home on his farm on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. He was born on January 1, 1928 in Wyoming, Illinois to Lloyd and Elsie (Loudenburg) Hansen. He married Ruth (Walters) Hansen on Sept 1, 1956, she preceded him in 1995.
Surviving are three sons, Mark (Gina) Hansen, Philip (Mary Lou) Hansen, Stephen (Melinda) Hansen; one daughter, Sandra (Wes Storm) Hansen; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded by his parents; step-dad, Ivan Tracy; a wife, Ruth Gervase; a daughter, Vicki Hendrix; one brother, Don Tracy; and one sister, Edna Eaton.
He proudly served in the Army for the Korean War and was stationed in Japan. Wendell was a man that was simply a jack of all trades. He had a passion for tractors, heavy machinery, restoring tractors, welding, and woodworking. He was 95 years old digging with a hoe excavator putting a water line in the ground , running draglines, and running any piece of equipment that he could get his hands on. Every Friday it was a tradition that Wendell and the kids would eat at Big Apple restaurant in Princeton.
Visitation will be on Monday, July 10, 2023 at 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Grant- Johnson Funeral Home in Princeton. Funeral services will be on Tuesday, July 11 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at The New Bedford Christian Church in New Bedford, IL. Address for the church, 434 S Main St New Bedford, IL 61346. Memorials may be directed to the Princeton VFW. Military rites will be accorded by the Princeton Veterans Group.
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My family loved your dad…and we know how much you all loved and adored him too! What a wonderful and patient man he was! Such an example to all who knew him! Our comfort is that he is with Jesus now…whole, healthy and reunited with all who went before him – surely many were excitedly waiting for him in his Forever Home! We will be with Wendell again too…it’s God’s promise for all who believe and call Jesus their Lord and Savior! What a comfort…what a promise. And what an amazing guy Wendell was!!! We thank God that we had him as a part of our family too…for 22 years!!