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                                     Helmer (Ham) Hansen
                  ( 1902 - 1976 )

             Halbert, Karl (Ted), Otto (Slim), Martin, Helmer (Ham ) & John   

Ham did get married to Leona Levtzow daughter of "Buckshot" Levtzow of Faulkton in about
1940.  His father Christ gave him $3200.00 for his share of the farm.  Presumably because he
wanted the money for his marriage.  He lived on the west coast(Washington State)  for a spell.  (Though I
was told by Lester that Ham also inherited the farm and it was the boys who bought him out.)He had two
children,  Daughter, Agnes Maire and  son Howard who married a Ellen (last name unknown) .  After Ham divorced he returned to the family homestead and lived with his brothers farming as a salaried farmhand until
his death in 1976. Ham did work for Lester Hansen also, as he had a farm close to theirs.

Ham did have a problem with alcoholism.  He was known to become a "mean" drunk.  that may have been the cause of his failed marriages.  Though, when sober he had the one of the best dispositons of the family.  His
bachelor brothers were also drinkers, but not mean ones.  

He is buried beside his brothers and parents in the Faulkton Cemetery.  He was also married a second time to
a "Fern" last name unknown. 

Obituary

H. Hansen

Orient - Services for Helmer Hansen, 73, Orient area farmer, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan 6
at the Orient Lutheran Church with the Rev. Steve Swenson officiating. 

Burial will be in the Faulkton Cemetery.  The Sorum-Langslet Funeral Home, Faulkton
is in charge of arrangements.

He died Friday at his home near Orient. 

Visitation will be Monday evening and Tuesday morning at the funeral home and prior to
the service at the church. 

Mr. Hansen was born Sept. 29, 1902 on a homestead in Irving Township, Faulk County.  He
lived in the west coast area from 1943 until the 1950's.  He spent the remainder of his life with three of his brothers, on a farm west of Orient.  He married Leona Letvzow Dec. 8, 1939 at Faulkton. 

Survivors include one daughter, Miss Agnes Hansen, Seattle, Washington.  One son, Howard, Seattle, Washington; four brothers John, Faulkton; Martin, Otto and Karl, all of Orient, one sister, Mrs. Ida Eschenbaum, Faulkton' and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one brother, four sisters and one grandchild. 

                               Despite the photo label......Ham is to the left and Otto - Slim is to the right

                          
                                      "Ham" with his sister Anna circa early '30's

                            
                                                                     Ham & his wife, Leona Levtzow in center 
                    Ted is on porch far left, Halbert is in center far back with hat on.  circa late 30's early 40's

                                                                             Ham in his later years

Ham's Children

Agnes and Howard circa 1940's

Agnes Marie never got married.  She worked at Sears for many years in the Seattle, Washington area.  Her Aunt Ida Eschenbaum would hear from her once in a while.  She had lost contact with her brother and did not know where he was

Agnes with niece??    circa 1963                                                                                                           Agnes  late 50's to early 60's  

Howard & Agnes.  Children unknown, perhaps Howard's.  This photo was from Ham's estate.

Howard with son and wife Ellen.  Family unaware of where he is located. 

Howard Hansen 1976 visiting on the death of "Ham"