Visitation Friday, January 22, 2016 3:00 - 6:00 PM Ohde Funeral Home, Manning, Iowa
Funeral Service Saturday, January 23, 2016, 10:30 AM Trinity Church at Hausbarn Heritage Park, Manning
Reverend Jonathan Conner, Officiating
Congregational Music "Beautiful Savior" "I Know That My Redeemer Lives" "I'm But A Stranger Here" "Nuns Dimittis"
Carolyn Kerkhoff, Accompanist
Casket Bearers: Timothy Anderson, Nathaniel Minis, Thomas Hansen, Jonathan Hansen, Matthew Houseman, Calvin Hansen
Honorary Casket Bearers: Tamma Nelson, Heather Anderson
Interment Manning Cemetery, Manning

The family wishes to express their gratitude for your kindness evidenced in thought, word and deed, and invites you to join them for lunch and fellowship at the Zion Lutheran Church Hall following the committal service.
Ohde Funeral Home in charge of services

Baptismal Verse - Luke 18:16
Suffer the little children and forbid them not for of such is the Kingdom of God

Confirmation-Verse John 15:5
He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing.

Four things I have in my life with Jesus that I can share with anyone.
By Ruth Hansen
1. Everyone wants to live!
With Jesus I am guaranteed everlasting life in heaven.
2. Everyone wants to feel important and have self-esteem.
If you know Jesus, you are important!
So important that Jesus died for you!
3. Everyone wants to be loved!
You can bring eternal love to all you meet, the love of God!
Who else would give His own son to die for us?
4. We want something different every day.
When we get up every morning we have a New Day to do God's will and to live to His glory.

Ruth Marie Anna, daughter of Reverend William D. and Louise (Hackbarth) Kanning, was born April 11, 1927, Palm Sunday, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith by her father on May 15, 1927, at Immanuel Lutheran Church. In 1930 the family moved to Annandale, Minnesota, where her father was pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and Ruth attended Bethlehem Lutheran School through the eighth grade. It was there that she was confirmed.

She completed her schooling at Maple Lake High School in Minnesota in 1945. The family moved in the fall of 1946 when her father accepted a call to Trinity Lutheran Church in rural Audubon County, Iowa.

She met Robert D. Hansen, a farmer in the area. They were united in marriage on November 5, 1950. To this union seven children were born. They continued farming and Ruth was a homemaker and devoted wife. She was a loving mother to the six children that lived. Ruth and Robert were loyal members of Trinity Lutheran Church where Ruth taught Sunday School and Bible School and was a member of Ladies Aid Society. She was a member of LWML, served as zone president, and enjoyed sewing baby layettes for Lutheran World Relief. Her faithfulness was evidenced in all the deeds of her daily life.

After moving to Iowa, Ruth kept in touch with her Minnesota friends and relatives and thoroughly enjoyed visits there. Ruth and Robert transferred their church membership to St John's Lutheran Church in Audubon when Trinity disbanded in 1999.

She was also a charter member of the Gray Community Betterment Corporation. In addition, Ruth enjoyed gardening, collecting and repairing dolls and participating in the Audubon County Fair with numerous entries in photography, antiques and baking, especially pies.

The couple moved to an apartment in Manning in 2014 and transferred their church membership to Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. When Ruth's health began to fail, she became a resident of the Manning Plaza Nursing Home in 2015 where her faithful husband joined her after a short time. She died there on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at the age of 88 years, 9 months and 9 days. Preceding her in death are her parents; one child at birth and two brothers William (Bill) Kanning (Bonnie) and Richard (Dick) Kanning.

Ruth is survived by her husband Robert D. Hansen of Manning; six children Barbara Anderson (Steve) of Cedar Rapids, Colleen Minis (Stuart) of Shrewsbury, New Jersey, Craig Hansen of Sioux City, David Hansen (Paula) of Omaha, Nebraska, Jean Hansen Houseman of Silvis, Illinois, and Gary Hansen (Jeanette) of Florence, Kentucky; 8 grandchildren; sister-in-law Leola Kanning, of Atlantic; brother-in-law Norman Hansen (Roni) of Carroll; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.