Biddie Hanson

October 18, 1932 - May 7, 2013

Biddie C. Hanson, 80, of the Eastern Star Masonic Home and formerly of 1524 5th Street in Boone passed away at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames on Tuesday morning, May 7, 2013. She was born on October 18, 1932 in Franklin, Texas the daughter of Travis and Irene (Mauk) Wilkins. On October 4, 1951, she married Eugene “Dean” Hanson at the Baptist Church in Boone. Biddie was a Supervisor in the Printing Service Department at Iowa State University in Ames for 35 years until her retirement in 1992. She was a member of the Augustana Lutheran Church in Boone. Her parents; husband Dean, in December of 1994; a sister Seezea Sheets; and 3 brothers Travis, Jack and Henry Wilkins preceded her in death. Survivors include 2 daughters; Marla Sandve and companion Rolf Hansen of Boone, Iowa and Deeanna Gleeson and husband Rick of Ames, Iowa; 3 grandsons Thomas Sandve of Ames, Sean Gleeson and fiancé Stormy Hall of Des Moines, Iowa, and Andrew Gleeson and companion John Murdock of Boston, Massachusetts; a granddaughter Emily Marzen and husband Nic of Waukee, Iowa; great-grandchildren Natalie and Elliot Marzen of Waukee; 2 sisters-in-law Irene Wilkins of Huxley, Iowa and Peggy Wilkins of Franklin, Texas; nieces and nephews; and her special neighbors Tino and Morgan Magana and their children Ben and Kaia. In accordance to Biddie’s wishes, her body will be cremated, with no public service planned. Private disposition of her cremains will be held at a later date in South St. Petri Cemetery north of Gilbert, Iowa. Those wishing to express their sympathies through a memorial may direct their gift to the Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone or the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.