Obituaries

Dorothy Hansen

Dorothy Hert Hardwick Hansen, 87, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at Sharon Lane Health Services in Shawnee, Kan. She was born in California, Mo. to Walter and Lela Hert, on February 20, 1929. She graduated from Central High School in Kansas City, Mo. and married her high school sweetheart, Elmer Hardwick. Together they had three children. She started her career as a secretary at Russell Stover Candies in Kansas City and worked at various retail positions while raising their children. She and Elmer divorced in 1980, and Dorothy later met and married Theodore Hansen on September 29, 1988. Dorothy is survived by her husband, Theodore Hansen; her three children, Stephen Hardwick (Barbara) of Grand Island, N.E., Gary Hardwick of Shawnee, Kan. and Jayne Lawson of Pasadena, Calif. She is also survived by her nine grandchildren and five great -grandchildren, as well as three step-daughters. Services will be held at Bowlin-Cantriel Funeral Services, California, Mo., at a later date.

Published December 23, 2016