Carl Hansen age 82, of Redding, California, passed away on June 9, 2021. Carl was born August 24, 1938, in Minot, North Dakota, to parents William and Sarah Hansen-Okins. He graduated from Velva High School in 1957 and enlisted in the United States Army where he served as a Military Police Officer for 3 years. In 1961 he married his wife, Sandra Beeter. In 1964 they moved to Anchorage, Alaska, with their 2 children. After the 1964 earthquake and tsunami, they moved to Valdez, Alaska, to help rebuild the ravaged town. While residing in Valdez, their third child was born in 1966. The family relocated to California in 1979.
Carl was a carpenter and owned his own construction business for most of his life. He was an excellent craftsman and practiced his creative carpentry skills throughout his retirement years.
Carl is survived by his wife, Sandy, of 60 years, and three children, Delrae, Bill and Carla, 6 grandkids, 7 great grandkids all of Redding, California, and his brother Donald Hansen of Minot, North Dakota.
Funeral service is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on July 16, 2021, at Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Shasta County, California.
