- Idaho State Journal, 12/06/01
PAHRUMP, Nev. - Melvin David Hansen, 89, of Pahrump, Nevada, formerly of Grace and Bancroft, Idaho, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2001, at home. He was born March 4, 1912, at Lindon, Utah, the son of Daniel Franchin and Leonore Rees Hansen.
He married Grace Roholt February 9, 1934, at Soda Springs.
While living in the Grace area he farmed. He had worked at Douglas Aircraft, Fox Studio, Warner Brothers, Columbia and Disney Studios.
He was raised and educated in the Grace area. Melvin had lived at Lindon, Utah, Grace and Bancroft, Idaho, moving to Gardena, California, in 1955, and Pahrump, Nevada, in 1998, where he had since resided.
He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His hobbies included hunting, fishing and camping.
He is survived by his wife, Grace, of Pahrump, Nev.; four sons and six daughters and their spouses, Monty Hansen, Anacortes, Wash., Deon and Beverly Hansen, Las Vegas, Nev., Terry and Tomiko Hansen, Albuquerque, N.M., Roy and Jill Hansen, Downey, Idaho, Sharon and McKay Bateman, Pahrump, Nev., Meljean and Dave Witten, Pahrump, Nev., Lillian Brodway, Huntington Beach, Calif., Marie and Gary Miller, Grace, Idaho, Lynn Champion, San Jacinto, Calif., and Betty and Ned Maxwell, Bancroft, Idaho. Also surviving are 43 grandchildren, 101 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Ilene Brecto, southern California. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Bill D. Hansen, a brother, Dee Rees, and three sisters, Lenor, Esther and Ruth.
Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, December 8 at 1 p.m. at the Bancroft LDS Chapel, with Bishop Ralph Peterson officiating. Friends may call at the Bancroft chapel on Saturday at 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Burial will be in the Grace Cemetery. Services are under the direction of the Sims Funeral Home.
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