Obituary of Durwin Hanson

Durwin Melford Hanson passed on to eternal life on March 3, 2008 at the age of 92. He was a long-time resident of Sun City Center, FL, Raleigh, NC, and Ames, IA. Durwin was born in Decorah, IA on December 29, 1915. He attended grammar school and high school in Decorah. In 1937 Durwin married Margorie Kennard in Ames, IA. Durwin graduated from Iowa State in 1939, and enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and served as an Engineering Officer with a combat aircraft unit in Guam during WWII. After the war he returned to Iowa State to earn his Master's and Doctorate degrees. He was a professor at Iowa State from 1949 to 1960, and then a professor at North Carolina State from 1960 until 1980 when he and his wife, Margorie, retired and moved to Sun City Center, FL. During his career Durwin received Outstanding Faculty Awards and Outstanding Extension Service Awards and was instrumental in the establishment of Technical Vocational schools in the United States. His hobby passion was bowling and was elected Hall of Fame member in Raleigh and the Southeastern Bowling Conference. He was instrumental in the establishment of over fifty college and technical school scholarships from various bowling organizations. Durwin is survived by his wife of seventy years, Margorie Hanson, and five nieces and nephews and their spouses: David and Ann Hagge of Franklin, NC, Nancy and Richard Woodley of Dike, IA, John and Judy Hagge of Laporte, MN, Mary and Randy Ketelsen of Bemidji, MN, and Tina and Steve Pace of Cedar Rapids, IA. Durwin was a kind and gentle man who will be missed by his family. Memorials can be sent to any of the following: The Monsignor Supple Fund, c/o St Thomas Aquinas Church, 2210 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50014: or the Scholarship Fund of the Capital Area USBC (Bowling) Association, c/o Terry Lochner, 4212 Pickwick Drive 27613, Raleigh, NC; or Sun City Center Hospice House, 3723 Upper Creek Drive, Ruskin, FL 33573 or your local hospice. Sympathy cards can be sent to Marge Hanson, PO Box 5683, Sun City Center, FL 33571. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11 am on Tues, March 11, 2008 at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Sun City, FL.