Delbert Hansen

Delbert Hansen, 81, of Staples, passed away November 1, 2021, at the Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples.

Mass of Christian Burial was held November 5 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Staples. 

Burial was at the St. Isidore Catholic Cemetery, rural Staples. 

Delbert Elmer was bornDecember 16, 1939 to Theodore and Martha (Stowe) Hansen in Staples. He lived in and near Staples until manhood, working side by side with his dad on the farm. He attended technical college learning the trade of welding. Delbert worked at a machine shop in Minneapolis for a time, then moved closer to home and took a job at Northern Fabrication in Staples and later Hard Drives Road Construction Company. 

He married Bonita Kempe on September 25, 1965. Together they raised six children, hogs, dairy and beef on their family farm. Delbert was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He was most proud of his children and being a father.  Family dinners on Sundays were something he looked forward to.  

Delbert was an avid hunter, raising and training hounds for bobcat, coyote, fox and raccoon hunting. He loved horseback riding and training, enjoyed playing smear, farkle and shooting darts.

 He is survived by his wife, Bonita; two sons, Todd (Mel) Hansen, Mark (Wendy) Hansen; three daughters, Melanie (Alex) Altrichter, Susan (Wayne) Storry, Jackie (Chris) Goff, all of Staples; and 10 grandchildren, Rebecca, Meghan, Joe, Brent, Brooke, Jack, Jade, Sawyer, Scotlyn and Lincoln; one  great-grandson, Oakley and one sister, Dorothy Halvorson of Browerville. 

He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Scott Theodore Hansen; two brothers, Donald and Duane; one sister, Darlene and one nephew, Rick.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the family.

Arrangements were with the Iten Funeral Home,  Browerville.

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