Stanley Arthur Hanson, 72

Stanley Arthur Stan Hanson went to be with the Lord Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, following a long fight with lung disease. He was surrounded in his final moments by his wife, children and loved ones.

Stan was born June 29, 1937, in Kalispell, grew up near Marion, and graduated high school in Kalispell.

Stan served as a Navy Seabee in Japan; otherwise he lived his entire life in Montana.

In 1960, Stan married Carol Whitehead, the love of his life, in Helena. Together they spent the last years of his life on land he purchased from his grandfather in West Valley.

Stan was a master carpenter and cabinet maker who was awarded Apprentice Carpenter of the Year by Big Mountain. He also worked as a logger and managed businesses in Columbia Falls, as well as in eastern Montana.

He enjoyed painting, drawing and being outdoors.

Stan was a Mason, a member of The Lions, a former president of the Jaycees, and a member of Easthaven Baptist Church in Kalispell.

Stan was preceded in death by his father, William Thomas Hanson; mother, Madeline Brist Hanson; and brother, William Billy Hanson.

He is survived by his wife, Carol Alaire Whitehead Hanson; sons, Stanley LeeHanson Jr., and his wife, Vickie, of Columbia Falls, Shannon Hanson and wife, Shelly, of Whitefish, and Delwyn DelHanson and wife, Debbie, of Kalispell; daughter, Wynette Hanson Fauth, and husband, Ray, of Whitefish; one brother, Roger Hanson, of Colorado; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Easthaven Baptist Church on Whitefish Stage Road. Interment will follow at Glacier Memorial Gardens.

You are invited to go to www.jgfuneralhome.com to view Stanley's guest book, offer condolences and share memories.