PATTEN – Earl Gustaf Hanson, 86, went to be with the Lord July 5, 2007, at Brewer Rehabilitation Center. He was born Dec. 15, 1920, in Stacyville, the oldest son of 14 children to John and Dora A. (Giles) Hanson. Earl was a licensed Maine guide. He loved his hunting and fishing. He enjoyed picking the different fruits of each season. Earl was known for his large gardens and his deliveries of cucumbers and turnips. Earl was the first in the area to have a self-loader truck, working this was a lifelong love of his. To many of his friends he was known as the “Swede.” Earl is survived by his wife of 54 years, Theresa (Rossignol) Hanson; four children, Doris Mooney of Patten, Jean McNally and husband, Carl, of Sherman, John and wife, Beth, of Merrimack, N.H., and Mike and his wife, Carilynn, of Crystal; 11 grandchildren, Kirstie and Nicholas McNally, Jennifer Kennard, Angela and Jon Mooney, Kaitlyn, Megan, Jerrick, Damion and Victoria Hanson, Kristen Giles and Kelly and Stephen Grant; one very special great-grandson, James Kennard; two brothers and one sister, Reginal and his wife, Lenore Hanson, of Patten, Cecil and his wife, Joanne Hanson, of Dunstable, Mass., Clara and her husband, Adin Clark, of Bangor. He was predeceased by eight sisters and two brothers, Inza Hanson, Winnona Birmingham, Etta McQuarrie, Hilda McQuarrie, Catherine Neuhaus, Lilla Bossie, Anna Hanson, Esther Lord, and John and Darrell Hanson. The family would like to thank all of his caretakers at Mountain Heights Nursing Home and Brewer Rehab. Thank you for taking care of this special man. Friends may call noon-2 p.m. Monday, July 9, at Patten Pentecostal Church, where funeral services will be held 2 p.m. with Pastor Regginal Adams officiating. Interment will be at Patten Cemetery. Arrangements by Bowers Funeral Home, Island Falls.
EARL GUSTAF HANSON
