William (Bill) Hansen, 91

William (Bill) Hansen, 91, former resident of Coeur d'Alene, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011, in Kellogg.

Bill was born Sept. 24, 1919, in Askov, Minn., to Hans and Alma (Johansen) Hansen.

He spent six years in the U.S. Coast Guard where he learned gas and diesel engine repair.

On Dec. 2, 1944, Bill married the former Helen Thostenson in Santa Rosa, Calif. While in California, they lived in Santa Rosa, San Luis Obispo and Oxnard.

During Bill's working life, he had several occupations: tow truck operator, professional auto mechanic, mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and caretaker for English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d'Alene and later at the Huston Funeral Home in Lebanon, Ore.

Bill and Helen loved traveling. They would take off in their car and put miles and miles behind them with no real destination in mind.

Bill is survived by his wife, Helen in Wallace; son and daughter in law, Mike and Karen Hansen of Wallace; two granddaughters and one great-grandson.

Graveside services and Military Rites will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 11, 2011, at Riverview Cemetery, Coeur d'Alene.

English Funeral Chapel, Coeur d'Alene, has been entrusted with the final arrangements.