arlier years. Recently, Roger was diagnosed with cancer and he fought the disease courageously until passing away on May 25, 2011, in Mesa, Arizona at the age of 78 years. Roger is survived by his loving wife of forty-five years, Delores "Dee" Hansen of Storden; ten children, Bonnie (Jim) Gibson of Westbrook; Allan (Michelle) Karschnik of Windom; Vicky (Rod) Missling of Jeffers; Roger "Mike" (Pat) Hansen of Abilene, KS; Arlen Karschnik of Storden; Steve (Rhonda) Hansen of Springfield; Larry (Cheryl) Hansen of Rush City; Donna Karschnik of Denver, CO; Randy Hansen Stinehart of Pennsylvania; David Hansen of Storden; 19 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one sister and two brothers, Deloris Sykes of Harlan, IA; Wayne Hansen of Algona, IA; Clifford (Betty) Hansen of Storden; and many nieces and nephews. Roger is preceded in death by his parents; four grandchildren, Jaime Karschnik, Sarah Lee Missling, Brooke and Travis Hansen; sister, Velma Netsch; brother-in-law, Cecil Sykes; and sister-in-law, JoAnne Hansen.