Marilyn Ann Hansen Obituary – Akron Beacon Journal

Marilyn Ann Hansen (nee Raddatz), age 88, of Peninsula was known as to Heaven March 7, 2022. She is preceded in loss of life by her husband R. Dewey Hansen and her brother Douglas Raddatz. Marilyn is survived by her sons, Bradley (Bowanne) Hansen and Gregory Hansen; sister-in-law Elizabeth Raddatz; niece Dr. Diana Raddatz; nephew Kirk Raddatz and her beloved grandchildren, Griffen and Allisen Hansen.

Born January thirteenth, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan, Marilyn graduated from Wayne State College with a B.S. in Arithmetic and began her profession as a trainer for the Detroit Public Faculties in 1955. Marilyn all the time had a penchant for management roles and an adventurous spirit. President of Detroit Bicycle Membership 1955-56 and led bicycle excursions within the Swiss Alps. Weekends in 1957 had been spent constructing a cabin along with her brother Doug in Gaylord, Michigan. A spot to pursue her new ardour, snowboarding.

Attending a 1957 New Yr’s Eve celebration at Au Sable Ranch and Ski Resort in Gaylord, Michigan, Marilyn met the love of her life. Dewey sat down on the bar and requested her brother Doug if that cute woman over there was with any individual. Marilyn’s dance card was full that night time however she had taken discover of the good-looking fella chatting along with her brother. One weekend Dewey confirmed up with a coal range for the cabin she was constructing. The 2 had been married March twenty eighth, 1959 and settled in Livonia, Michigan.

After having two kids, employment moved the household to Peninsula, Ohio in 1969, the place they started to place down roots and construct a house. In 1976 Marilyn and Dewey bought a plastic manufacturing enterprise, Hudson Extrusions, Inc. She served as CFO after which President. With a few years of exhausting work, the corporate has thrived as a household enterprise with loyal workers and a dedication to the area people.

It’s exhausting to understand how many individuals’s lives Marilyn affected. Think about throwing a stone right into a pond and watching the ripples. Now think about throwing the largest stone that may very well be discovered into the pond and sit again and watch the ripples. Day by day, her actions made numerous optimistic ripples onto the lives of so many individuals. An enormous rock that made infinite ripples of kindness. That’s the influence of Marilyn.

Energetic locally in each doable approach, Marilyn belonged to so many charitable organizations through the years we couldn’t record all of them. She served as a member of the Woodridge Native Faculty Board for 42 years, Peninsula House and Backyard Membership for 53 years and a swimming teacher at Peninsula Quarry for 20 years. She was a parishioner at Christ Church Episcopal for 53 years and served on the sacristy and as treasurer.

Marilyn was obsessed with snowboarding and the Nationwide Ski Patrol. She began within the Detroit Metro space in 1959 and was an lively member of the NSP for greater than 60 years, her nationwide appointment #2681. She spent greater than 25 years on the patrol at Holimont Ski Resort in western New York and 50 years on the patrol at Boston Mills Ski Resort in Peninsula. She made lasting friendships all through the NSP and handed on the NSP legacy to her sons and love of snowboarding and compassion for individuals to her grandchildren.

Marilyn liked to journey, having visited each state in the US and international international locations: Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, Russia, Finland, China and New Zealand together with ski journeys to the French Alps and helicopter snowboarding in British Columbia.

As lover of artwork in all kinds, she significantly loved making pottery and 3-Dimensional artwork utilizing reclaimed and upcycled supplies. She was a long-time member of the Cuyahoga Valley Artwork Heart a non-profit visible arts group which advocates for a larger understanding of the visible arts via the promotion of artwork training, exhibition and neighborhood engagement.

Marilyn was an avid supporter of the American Crimson Cross as a CPR teacher, First Assist teacher and swim teacher. She donated her O destructive blood, the common blood kind, 392 occasions (a complete of 49 gallons of blood!) throughout her lifetime. As a tribute to Marilyn please think about making a blood donation.

Calling hours to be held Friday April twenty ninth 4:30-7:30 p.m. at Woodridge Excessive Faculty Gymnasium 4440 Fast Rd., Peninsula, Ohio 44264. A memorial service to have a good time her life will probably be held Saturday April thirtieth 1:00 p.m. at Christ Church Episcopal, 21 Aurora Avenue, Hudson, Ohio, The Reverend Charlotte Reed officiating, reception to observe within the Parish Corridor.

She will probably be interred along with her husband Dewey, a veteran of WWII, at Ohio Western Reserve Nationwide Cemetery. The household suggests, in lieu of flowers, donations be made in her reminiscence to: The Woodridge Basis, c/o Woodridge Native Faculties, 4411 Fast Street, Peninsula, Ohio 44264 or Christ Church Episcopal, c/o Christ Church Episcopal 21 Aurora Avenue, Hudson, Ohio 44236. Preparations by Johnson Romito Funeral House, Hudson, Ohio. www.johnsonromito.com