Lily Hansen

Lily Ann Palmer Rucker Hansen, devoted wife and mother, passed away unexpectedly early Monday, March 8, 2010. Born 9 December 1928 to goodly parents, James Townsend and Ethel Hatch Palmer who proceeded in her in death. Ann married Richard W. Rucker in 1949 together they had six children. They were divorced in 1968. She married Vern Hansen on July 12, 1986. Ann was a cheerful hard worker all her life. She grew up on a farm milking cows, thinning beets and doing all sorts of farm work. At just 4 years old, she remembers hauling buckets of dusty lath with her brother, as her folks fixed up the house they moved to in Tremonton. Ann loved to garden with her eternal sweetheart and husband, Vern, take long drives with Vern, and golf with Vern (she got “a hole in one” three times). She was proficient in her homemaking skills which she learned as a youth in 4-H. She also taught 4-H for years & years. She was called to serve in the Florida-Fort Lauderdale Mission in 1985, setting a wonderful example for her grandchildren. Ann and Vern have done extensive temple service, doing temple work 2 days a week for 24 years. She is survived by her husband of 24 years, Vern J. Hansen, her 6 children: R.J. (Nancy) Rucker of Beaver Dam, UT; Mary Ann Richardson of Albion, ID; Margie (Dennis) McCoy of Hermiston, OR; Bonnie (Jim) Hutchison of Blackfoot, ID; Don Rucker of Rupert, ID; Olive Polete of Ogden, UT; 18 Grandchildren and 22 Great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her Brother James T(Elaine) Palmer and Sister in-law Kathy Palmer. She was preceded in death by her brother Ned Palmer. Funeral services will be Thursday March 11, 2010 at the Fairview 1st Ward, 166 N Tremont, Tremonton Ut. at 12 noon viewing to be held from 10:00am to 11:30am at the church. Internment in the Elwood Cemetery.