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Show Ole Hansen Passes Away Ole Hansen, 90, died at his home at :n eany hour this morning folic fol-ic Aing an illness of about two ?.eeks. The last public appearance cf Mr. Hansen was a: the annual O-d Folks party held here on February Feb-ruary 25th. Mr. Hansen, who was the oldest man in Mt. Pleasant, was born in Sjellnd, Denxark.'May 11, 1847, a son of Peter and Anna Hansen. He came tc America with his parents, j. biCther and sister in 1855. The family lived successively in Brig-nan Brig-nan Ci'y, Salt Lake City. Spanish Frrk, and Payson, coming to Mt. Pleasant in 1859, the year this community was settled. Mr. Hansen's father helped build she old pioneer fort for protection against the Indians. Mr. Hansen jrew to manhood here helping in upbuilding the new community and mdurins the hardships incident to pioneer life. As a young man he freighted prcduce to the mining camps of Utah and Nevada and also al-so worked in Ihe mines. In 1892 he organized the first creamery company in this city, which was also the third in the state. This ncv enterprise made and shipped 1,003 pounds of butter daily. For sot? years M". Hansen was associated associ-ated with the late Peter Matson in the mercantile business and later purchased the Overland Hotel, which he still owned. Mr. and Mrs. Hansen were married mar-ried October 7, 1872 in Salt Lake City. After their marrige they re- Si-2d in Mt. PipflRnnt. nnri havp been, prominent in the civic life of his city. Besides his widow, he is survived by three children, Mrs. Flossie Petersen Pe-tersen of Hyrtfm; Mrs. Ernest Draper Dra-per of Mt. Pleasant, and Ernest Hansen, Bountiful; nine grandchildren grandchil-dren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1 p. m. in the Mt. Pleasant Pleas-ant North ward chapel. |