Margery M. Hansen

Margery M. Hansen, age 89, of Alta, Iowa, formerly of Schaller, Iowa, died on September 18, 2022, at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake, Iowa. Funeral services will take place Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Schaller, Iowa. Burial will be in the Schaller Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the CHURCH. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, dolls or stuffed animals may be donated and memorial money will be used to purchase additional items. These items will be taken to the Buena Vista County Outreach Center to be distributed to area children. Margery Martha Hansen was born December 22, 1932 to Wilhelm “Bill” and Viola E. (Hanson) Hansen. She and her older brother Richard were raised on the family’s farm and attended country school in Cook Township. Margery completed her eighth-grade education in 1946. She began attending nursing school but selflessly returned home to care for her mother. Margery was confirmed in her Lutheran faith on February 8, 1959 in Schaller, Iowa. Margery and Richard continued to live on and operate the family farm for many years. In later years, Margery and Richard moved to Schaller where Margery became an active member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church. Margery and her brother Richard both loved collecting. While Richard filled rooms with antique toy tractors, Margery collected dolls. Her apartments over the years were filled with dolls of all sizes--from three inches to three feet in height--with custom built shelves to display many of them. She collected glass chickens and other items with chickens on them, glass shoes/slippers, and cookbooks. She often shared these items with family members and friends and enjoyed talking about her collections with visitors. She enjoyed rearranging and redecorating her apartments and creating "scenes" with her various dolls. She loved to attend family gatherings for holidays and birthdays, having picnics and going shopping. Margery will be remembered for her "sweet tooth"--always bringing the desserts to family gatherings and for eating dessert first. People often describe Margery as being "spunky" as she liked to speak her mind and had a bit of a stubborn streak. Margery is survived by many cousins, extended relatives, and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, Wilhelm and Viola (Hanson) Hansen, and her brother, Richard Hansen.

Margery M. Hansen

December 22, 1932 - September 18, 2022