Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2014 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== Obituary: Louis A. Hanson Manitowoc Herald Times 2 March 1942 CAP'T. LOUIS A. HANSON VETERAN LAKE CAPTAIN DIES IN ACCIDENT LOUIS HANSON, Native of Manitowoc, Sailed First Carferry Across Lake. CAPTAIN LOUIS A. HANSON, 69, of 410 Huron street, who sailed the lakes for 52 years and was an officer on the first carferry operating out of Manitowoc, died early today of a fractured skull. CAPTAIN HANSON, who retired from active duty in 1938, arose to go to the bathroom. He slipped on a step and died without regaining consciousness. He estimated that in more than 30 years as an Ann Arbor carferry captain he had made close to 21,000 trips across Lake Michigan. Funeral Thursday Private funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. CAPTAIN HANSON was born in Manitowoc in 1872, the son of the late CAPTAIN and MRS. ANTON HANSON. When a boy of 13 years he joined his father on the schooner F.H. Williams in 18*6. For years father and son sailed this and other schooners. He continued on sailing vessels until the opening of the carferry cross-lake traffic through Manitowoc. He became an officer on the first carferry operating on Lake Michigan, the Ann Arbor No. 1, in 1903 and except for five years spent ashore has followed the carferry vocation since. In all the years he sailed CAPTAIN HANSON never encountered disaster. He recalls two "blows" on Lake Michigan in which there was heavy loss of life. On October 28, 1887 the steamer Vernon foundered off Two Rivers with a loss of 29 lives. In that blow CAPTAIN HANSON was on the schooner Williams, which rode out the gale and finally made port at Milwaukee. Out In Storm CAPT. HANSON was also out in the storm of October 28, 1929, when the Grand Trunk carferry Milwaukee foundered in Lake Michigan with all hands. He was captain of the Ann Arbor No. 3 in that storm and brought his ship safely into port, after a rough trip. Later he was assigned to the command of the Ann Arbor No. 4 and when he retired in 1938 was skipper of the Ann Arbor No. 6. CAPTAIN HANSON married MISS AMELIA RINDFLEISCH of Sheboygan in 1898. Eight children were born to the couple, three of whom preceded CAPTAIN HANSON in death. MRS. HANSON died February 11, 1939. Survivors Listed Survivors are three sons, RAYMOND of Madison, LUDWIG and WALTON of this city; two daughters, ETHEL and HARRIET, residing with their father; two sisters, MRS. ELLIS HELGESON, of Ephraim, MISS SENA HANSON, of Milwaukee; a brother, HANS, of Kewaunee; four half-sisters, MRS. ALBERT FESTERLING of Sheboygan, MRS. MELVIN NELSON, and MRS. HENRY LARSON, of Chicago, MRS. ELMER NUHSDOFFER of Grand Rapids, Mich.; three grandchildren (living-omitted) CAPTAIN HANSON was a member of the First Lutheran church, Eagles, and the Masters, Mates and Pilots association. The body may be viewed at the funeral home from Wednesday at 5 p.m. until Thursday noon. ===========================================================================