ADELE HANSEN

1926 - 2018

ADELE HANSEN Adele D. Hansen, 91, joined her Lord and Savior June 16, 2018, at Nathan Adelson Hospice, surrounded by her whole family. Adele was born November 26, 1926, in Nice, France, and lived her early childhood in Sweden and England until she migrated to America at nine years old. She, along with her mother and sister lived in the Washington Heights section New York City. After graduating from George Washington High School, she went on to secretarial school. During the World War II, she helped farmers pick crops and later worked at a war plant producing life rafts for the military. Adele met her loving husband, Herb, when they were both teenagers. They joined their hearts as one in Holy Matrimony October 6, 1951, at Our Savior's Atonement Lutheran Church in New York City. Following a few years of traveling, the couple settled in Las Vegas in fall 1953. Adele was a caring and loving mother of two sons, Christian and Paul. In 1974, when the boys were in their teens, Adele went to UNLV to pursue a nursing degree, earning her registered nursing degree in 1980. She served as a nurse in a number of hospitals in southern Nevada, mostly at University Medical Center. Adele was a warm-hearted person who loved her Lord Jesus, her family and all those around her. She was preceded in death by her parents, Adele and John Dunbar; brother, Jack Dunbar; and sister, June Watson. Adele is survived by her husband, Herb; sons, Christian (Tanya) and Paul (Janice); four grandchildren, Amy, Alyssa, Breanna and Hayden; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 30, at Reformation Lutheran Church, 580 E. St. Louis Ave, Las Vegas, followed by a light lunch. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be offered to Reformation Lutheran Church or Nathan Adelson Hospice.