Frank Hanson, 97, of South Jordan, Utah, formerly of Huron

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SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — Frank Maddison Hanson, 97, of South Jordan, Utah, formerly of Huron, passed away Friday, July 27, 2018, in South Jordan.
Funeral Service will be 11 a.m., Saturday, August 4, at the LDS Parkway 1st Ward Chapel, 9894 South 2700 West, South Jordan, Utah. A viewing will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Providence City Cemetery at Providence, Utah.
Frank was born in April of 1921, in Providence, Utah to Oliver and Emily (Maddison) Hanson where he and his brothers and sisters spent their childhood.
Frank attended school in Cache Valley, graduating from South Cache High School in 1939, where he excelled in academics, basketball, tennis, and track and field. He attended Utah State University receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1943. After graduating from USU, Frank entered the U.S. Army and was deployed to Europe during World War II.  While stationed in England, he met his future wife Eileen. Eileen moved to the United States in 1948, and married Frank in January of 1949, at Las Cruces, New Mexico. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
After honorably serving in the Army, Frank was employed with the Soil Conservation Service as a civil engineer/hydrologist in Silver City and Albuquerque, N.M.; Denver, Colo.; and Huron. He retired from the Soil Conservation Service in 1979, with 35 years of government service. In 1991, he and Eileen moved to South Jordan, Utah.
Frank was active in the LDS Church, serving faithfully in various callings including finance clerk and home teacher. He was an accomplished handyman and liked to build and repair things. His hobbies included woodworking, hunting, fishing, softball, and golf. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his family.
Frank is survived by his five children, Dale Hanson of Springfield, Va., Wayne (Renee) Hanson of Huron, Barbara (Wayne) Nielson of Stansbury Park, Utah, Andrea (Steve) Morgan of Lindon, Utah, and Renee Hanson of Lindon, Utah; eight grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Eileen; his parents; brothers, Oliver, Walter, Norman, Alvin, Robert, Wilford; and sisters, Olive Chugg, and EmmaDell Blanch.
The family extends their gratitude to all the friends, neighbors, and members of the Ward and to the staff at Jordan Valley Medical Center and the Hospice staff with Signature Home Health Care.
Condolences may be sent to the family at
www.SereniCare.com.
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