n California and also worked at the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) as a librarian. Upon retirement in the summer of 2005, Donna and Dennis returned to Algona to be near family and friends. Donna loved to do genealogy and was the Long family's expert on tracing ancestry. She enjoyed reading and in later years she enjoyed raising chickens on their farm. Donna K. Hanson died Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at the age of 78. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Dennis of Algona; two children, Deborah Hanson of Algona, and Kenneth (Christina) Hanson of Algona; 7 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, Stephen Hanson of Algona, Kaeli Davis (Jacob Gosch) of West Bend and their two children, Oliver Jacob and Adelyn Gladys, Deanna Davis of Ankeny, Maybell Davis of Algona, Calipso McCann, Corvinus Hanson, and Kyeson Hanson all of Algona. She is also survived by four sisters and a brother, Patricia Funk of Algona, Janet (Larry) Johnson of Burt, Daniel Long of Burt, Ruth (Ted) Isebrand of Burt, and Florence (Dennis) Swanson of Algona; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Michael in 1987, her mother Ruth in 2011; and a baby sister Bonnie.