BIOGRAPHY: Anna Mae Hanson
Obituary Provided by Pat Ludwig
Anna Mae (Wolfe) Hanson was born at Whitefish, Montana on August 1, 1926. She was one of six children born to Daniel and Josephine (Steen) Wolfe. The Wolfe family moved to Chester, MT in 1933. Anna Mae attended school in Chester through her junior year, then transferred to Woodland Hills, California where she graduated from high school in 1944. She returned to montana to attend nursing school at Bozeman and Great Falls.
On March 23, 1946 she married Albert M. Hanson at Great Falls. They lived and worked on the Si Warrington farm south of Chester for several years. In 1950 they built a home in Chester and have lived here since. Albert farmed in the south Chester community and Anna Mae worked as a farmwife and homemaker for their two children.
Anna Mae's health had been relatively good over the years. Recently, she developed some abdominal problems and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. For the past week she had been a patient at the Liberty County Hospital in Chester, and she passes away there on Sunday morning, October 13, 1996. She was 70 years old.
Anna Mae held memberships at Our Savior's Luther Church, the Royal Neighbor's of America, and the V.F.W. Auxilary. She enjoyed working on family histories and was a charter member of the local Broken Mountain's Genealogical Society. She liked photography and had participated in the HiLine Shutter Bugs organization.
Other hobbies included bowling, flower gardening and reading. Anna Mae collected coins, salt and pepper shakers, cut glass and antique dishes. She enjoyed writing poetry and artistic painting. Probably her greatest love was participating in the lives of her grandkids! Last, but not least, Anna Mae was a dedicated caregiver and best friend to her mother over all these years.
