Julius Hansen

The family of Julius Hansen is sad to announce his passing on Monday, January 25, 2021. He died at home surrounded by his family. Si was born in Amsterdam on November 8, 1925, one of five children of Seren and Gladys Sheldon Hansen and was a graduate of Amsterdam High School. He joined the US Marines when he was 17 and earned an Expert Marksmanship distinction. The four Hansen brothers fought overseas during World War II and returned to the area and became active members of the VFW. Si was happily married for seventy-three years to Florence, a childhood friend, who lived on a neighboring farm in West Perth. Mr. Hansen was employed at General Telephone Co. for forty years, starting as a lineman. He retired as the Safety Supervisor for New York and the New England area. Si was an active member of the Johnstown Lions Club for twenty years, serving as president and district secretary. He was honored several times for his leadership in many community projects. Si was a hard worker with unlimited skills and was always working on a project at his house or for a neighbor. Upon retirement, he and his wife lived in Florida and spent summers at the family camp on Great Sacandaga Lake. With the assistance of his brothers, Si built the original camp in the early 1950s with used lumber and bricks he salvaged. The camp was the center of family activities with many parties, a swing set made of telephone poles, water skiing, and cookouts with fresh sweet corn grown in his garden. He loved to play cards, especially pinochle and cribbage. Si always dealt the showdown hand at the end of each family poker game. After thirty years down south, Si and Florence returned to their renovated camp to live with their daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Mark, where he could be found on the porch feeding peanuts to the chipmunks. In addition to his parents, Si was predeceased by his beloved wife, Florence; his brother, Millard (Mary) Hansen; his twin brother, Jerold (Doris) Hansen; and his sister, Ruth (Joseph) Sardelli. Survivors include his daughters, Bonnie (Jack) Valachovic, Janet Hansen (Bill Kaiser), and Karen (Mark) McConnell; a brother, Charles (Theresa) Hansen; six grandchildren, Patrick (Meghan) Oare, Christian (Julie) Oare, Emily (Wesley) Cox, Chloe Hansen-Toone (Joseph Gould), and Trever and Anna McConnell; and six great-grandchildren. The family deeply appreciates Sonia Vega, who cared for him with love and tenderness over the past four years. Services will be held privately for the family and burial with military honors will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Fonda. Memorial contributions may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice, in care of the funeral home. Arrangements are by the Robert M. Halgas Funeral Home, Inc. 111 County Highway 106, Johnstown, NY 12095.

Julius Hansen

November 8, 1925 - January 25, 2021

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November 8, 1925 - January 25, 2021

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