Delos Ross HANSEN

HANSEN, Delos Ross (Del) Gone to join Jean on Saturday, January 20th, 2007. Del was born to Albert and Bernice Hansen on August 5th, 1920 on a farm near Viscount, Saskatchewan. He began as an announcer at CFQC in Saskatoon before moving to the electronics side of radio, and then to wartime work monitoring enemy radio traffic. His career after that was in telecommunications research and engineering with the Department of National Defence. He was officer-in-charge of the Prince Albert (Saskatchewan) Radar Laboratory from 1958 to 1963, and retired in 1975. He was active in church activities throughout his life, including Young People's, choir, Sunday School teaching, men's associations, and service as an Elder. He worshipped at Viscount, Parkdale, Wesley, and Woodroffe United Churches, and at St. Paul's and Westminster Presbyterian. He taught a well-remembered Pastoral Care course in Ottawa for many years. Jean, his wife of 62 years, passed away last July. He is survived by three sons, Kirk (Mary-Anne), Kent (Eleanor), and Blair; grandson Scott; niece Maureen (Jim) Scott; and cousins in Western Canada. Friends may visit at the West Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 150 Woodroffe Avenue at Richmond Road, on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 24 until service time in the Chapel at 11:30 a.m. Reception to follow. Interment Pinecrest Cemetery. Contributions to the Starwood Family Support Group, 114 Starwood Road, Nepean, Ontario K2G 3N5 would be appreciated. Published in the Ottawa Citizen from 1/22/2007 - 1/24/2007