Photo courtesy of Heritage Funeral Home and Cremation Services - Sioux Falls
Feb 3, 1934 - Sep 5, 2025 (Age 91)
Rena was our neighbor on N. 2nd street in Aberdeen. She was a wonderful lady. She quick to share a baked good or an extra side dish. (As long as we returned her butter “Tupperware”) We have many fond memories of Rena. She was a wonderful bonus grandma to all the kids in the neighborhood.
Sydna & Simon Odland
September 18, 2025 | Neighbor
I am so very sorry to hear of Rena’s passing. She was our daycare provider for 9 years and it was more like going to grandmas house! She loved those kids as if they were her own❣ We still reminisce about those days off and on and still feel very fortunate to have been in her care. She will be missed. My deepest condolences and prayers for her whole family.
Diane Bjorgaard
September 11, 2025 | Aberdeen, SD | Friend
Rena A. Hansen, 91, of Sioux Falls and formerly of Aberdeen, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2025, at Edgewood Assisted Living Center in Sioux Falls.
Funeral services will be at Heritage Funeral Home on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. with lunch and fellowship to follow. Family will be present one hour before the service for visitation.
Rena’s funeral service will be held at Heritage Funeral Home of Sioux Falls on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 11:00 am with a visitation one hour prior to the service.
Rena was born on February 3, 1934, to Ben and Mattie Anderson on a farm near Veblen, SD. She attended a country school in Veblen graduating in 1952. She then attended Omaha School of Business for one year before moving back to Veblen where she met Edwin Hansen.
Rena married Edwin in November of 1953. Seven children were born of the union.
The family moved from Veblen to Aberdeen in 1969. After working a short time at Control Data, Rena started an in-home daycare which she operated for many years. Rena took care of many children during her years as a daycare provider and loved cooking for all the kids.
Rena loved to play bridge, cook, bake, spending time at her lake cabin on Mina Lake, and cherished spending time with her children and grandchildren and cooking their favorite foods when they would come to visit. She also loved the Minnesota Twins and rarely missed a game on TV.
Rena is preceded in death by her husband, her son John and daughter Jane, her parents and 6 brothers and sisters. She is survived by her children Lee (Pam) Hansen, Lynne (Gary) Wurgler, Joe Hansen, Shelley (Justin Jeschke), Tom (Tammy) Hansen, 14 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
Virtual participation can be found by using the Zoom link listed below:
Heritage Funeral Home is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Rena Funeral Time: Sep 13, 2025 11:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/83667803430?pwd=igNd8l8ghCf4s4Km4CrRDqb0ZqQtlG.1
Meeting ID: 836 6780 3430Passcode: 853139
Read More
