Nick Hanson

Nick Hanson, 42, passed away on Sunday, September 2, 2012, in Overland Park, Kansas. He was born May 17, 1970, in Perry, Iowa, to Melvin and Suzanne (Rice) Hanson.

Nick graduated from Iowa Valley High School in Marengo, Iowa, in 1988. He attended Simpson College for one year until joining the United States Air Force, serving for four years. After his honorable discharge, Nick received his Bachelor’s Degree from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa.

Nick was a 4th Degree Black Belt Master in TaeKwonDo, most recently a member of the Warrior TaeKwonDo Group at the Waukee YMCA. He also taught TaeKwonDo for more than 15 years.

Nick loved motorcycles and anything involving eagles. He was a strong supporter of the wellness program provided by MonaVie.

Nick will be remembered as a very kind, intelligent, and considerate person. He was a family man, a devoted father to his three children and will be missed by all who knew him.

Nick is survived by his children, Mason, Ivory, and Garrett Hanson; mother, Suzanne (Charles) Schulte; father, Melvin (Alice) Hanson; sister, Becky (Russell) Giddings; his special friend, Renee Batts and her daughter, Alexis; nieces and nephews, Samantha Hanson, Nathan and Lauren Giddings, Kaelynn, Hannah, Alyssa, Dominic, and Madlyn Schulte; and his step-siblings, Jessica Chiavetta, Michele Hanson-Smith, Stephanie, Matthew, Justin, and Joshua Schulte, and Breona Swearinger. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Mary Johnson and Howard Rice; paternal grandparents, Benard Hanson and Marcella Farr; as well as his uncles, Butch Rice, Ronald Rice, and Jeff Hanson.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, September 8, 2012, at Lutheran Church of Hope – Ankeny, at The Station, 1924 SW 3rd Street in Ankeny, with visitation beginning at 11 a.m. Burial will be held at Rippey Cemetery in Rippey, Iowa.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family in loving memory of Nick.

www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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