Don LaVon Hansen was born on July 17, 1936, to Harvey and Betty (Mickelsen) Hansen. He died peacefully on Oct. 2, 2023, in Omaha. Don was born on a farm, three miles east of Cadams in south-central Nebraska, on the hottest day on record, 117 degrees! Don was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church in Ruskin. Don lived on the farm with his parents until 1946 when they moved into Ruskin so Harvey could work with his father, Jens Hansen, at the John Deere Implement dealership that Jens had started in 1924. Don went to Beach School in Nuckolls County in grade school, and attended Ruskin...
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