Virginia L Hansen, 94, has gone home, leaving behind a circle of those who loved her.
A life remembered begins, simply, with the telling.
Virginia's story began in 1927, and unfolded across the years that followed.
Virginia spent her working life as ['bookkeeper at the bank in Viborg and later at the clinic'] and held deeply to the Lutheran faith — and was, by all accounts, loved by those who knew her best.
Belief, when lived, becomes a kind of inheritance.
Virginia L. Hansen, age 94 of Viborg, SD passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Burial will be at Rosehill Cemetery in Viborg. Arrangements by Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home. Virginia Lee Manzel, daughter of Louie and Millicent Manzel, was born December 24, 1927 in Viborg, SD. She was baptized on May 11, 1941 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Viborg. Virginia attended school in Viborg where she graduated. Virginia was united in marriage to Gordon Oleson on February 22, 1951. They farmed near her family farm in Viborg. Virginia worked as a bookkeeper at the bank in Viborg and later at the clinic. She and Gordon enjoyed going to their cabin in the Black Hills snowmobiling with family and friends. She loved entertaining her many nieces and nephews at her farm. There were always a plethora of cats and kittens to play with. Virginia had a love of cats and always had a house cat. Virginia later married Victor Hansen and continued to live on her farm until she entered Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Viborg. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Gordon Oleson and Victor Hansen, her parents, brother-in-law, Orlin Strunk and her special friend Merton Nelson. Grateful for sharing of life are her sisters, Carmen Strunk (Orlin) of Viborg and Mary Lou Paulsen (Orland) of Rapid City, SD and numerous nieces and nephews.
