Fermina Hanson

Fermina Elizabeth "Mina" Hanson, 59, of Brookline, N.H., wife of Eric W. Hanson, died Tuesday morning, September 3, 2013 at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston after a long illness. Mrs. Hanson was born in Fort Meade, Maryland on March 6, 1954, a daughter of the late Dr. Celso Mesa and Bobbie Sue (Mastin) Mesa. During her early years, Mina resided in Kansas, Okinawa, Japan and Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was a graduate of Mayfield High School in Las Cruces, NM Class of 1972 and furthered her education at New Mexico State University where she earned a bachelors degree in psychology. A resident of Brookline for the past 20 years, Mina had been employed as a medical secretary for Orthopedic Surgical Associates of Lowell, Mass. for many years. Mina was a devoted wife and mother who especially loved spending time with her family. She also enjoyed decorating her home, caring for her plants and collecting home décor. Members of her family include her husband Eric, with whom she would have celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary on October 11; a son, Joshua Hanson and his fiancée Susanna Mayo of Boston; a daughter, Amanda Hanson of Boston; a brother, Tony Mesa and his wife Katherine of Las Cruces, NM; three sisters, Lydia Bagwell, Katrina Mesa and Gina Mesa all of Las Cruces, NM; her mother-in-law, Lorraine Hanson of Dublin, NH; sisters-in-law, Leslie Ann Hanson of Dublin, NH, Martha Yother and her husband Michael of Webster, Fla. and Wendy Kelly of Elizabeth, Colo.; nieces and nephews, Amy, Autumn and Aaliyah Mesa of Las Cruces, NM, Seth Carlone-Hanson and his wife Jalima and their daughters Valerie and Ariana of Oak Harbor, Wash., Jesse Yother of Webster, Fla. and Bailey Kelly of Baltimore, Md. Calling hours will be held at the Farwell Funderal Home, 18 Lock Street, Nashua on Saturday afternoon Sept. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. followed by a Prayer Service at 3 p.m.. Family and friends are invited to attend. A gift in Mina's name to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Jimmy Fund, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284-9168 or at www.jimmyfund.org is suggested in lieu of flowers. Arrangements are in the care of the Farwell Funeral Sservice. (603) 882-0591. www.farwellfuneral.com.