Paul A. Hansen

Paul A. Hansen, 72, husband of Dolorin (Cauchon) Hansen of Sandy Hook, died September 6 in Danbury Hospital.

He was born in Oxford on December 16, 1930, son of the late Olie and Cecelia (Flotat) Hansen. Mr Hansen was a resident of Sandy Hook for the past 42 years.

For the past 12 years, he was employed by the Lake Zoar Authority as a weed harvester. Prior to his work for the Lake Zoar Authority, he was employed by B.F. Goodrich Co. in Shelton as a mattress maker. He was also employed in the area as a certified nurses’ aide.

During the Korean War, he served in the US Marine Corps.

Mr Hansen was a popular ceramics teacher who for many years operated a studio at his lakeside home, where he fostered the talents of many students. He was an advocate of natural, holistic medicine, which he combined with conventional medicine in a courageous 14-year battle against cancer.

Mr Hansen loved flowers and gardening, spending many hours with gardening books, seeds, and soil, and sharing his harvest with neighbors, friends, and family. He was a friend to many, quickly lending a hand to those in need and asking nothing in return.

His wife of 47 years is his only immediate survivor. He is survived by several nieces and nephews, as well as several great-nieces and great-nephews. He was predeceased by two brothers, Albert and Raymond, and by his sister, Cecilia White.

Funeral services were held at the Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main Street, Newtown, on September 10. Interment took place in Mount St Peter’s Cemetery, Derby.

Contributions in his memory may be made to the Newtown Ambulance Associations, PO Box 344, Newtown, CT 06470.

The Newtown Bee     September 12, 2003