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Norman Elmer Hansen, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at Four Winds Manor, Verona. He was born on February 26, 1929 in Madison the son of Jens P. and Alice Lydia (Freidig) Hansen. He grew up in the Lincoln School Neighborhood and graduated from Central High School in 1947. He served in the Korean War from 1950 to 1952 after which he went to the University of Wisconsin, where he went out for Fencing and earned a W letter, and graduated with a degree in Geography in 1957. In the fall of 1957 he married Fay A. Wisniewski in a garden wedding at the home of her parents in Orchard Ridge. He then became a Real Estate Agent for the State of Wisconsin Highway Department, retiring in May of 1990. Together they built their home and horse stable, Parkhaven, where they raised American Saddlebred Horses for Many years. He was a member of the American Saddlebred Association and the American Horse Show Association.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Fay; his daughters, Tami and Torri; grandchildren and sisters, Welma, Eileen and Annette. He was preceded in death by his son, Todd and brother, Roy.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 8, 2019 at the ROSELAWN MEMORIAL PARK MAUSOLEUM, 401 Femrite Drive, Eulogy by Richard Radtke, friend and neighbor. Visitation will be held from noon until the time of service. To view and sign this guestbook, please visit: www.ryanfuneralservice.com.

Norman Hansen

February 26, 1929 - January 29, 2019

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