Carl John Hansen

Carl John Hansen, 77, of Park Ridge, passed away on Wednesday, March 10th 2021, at home surrounded by the comfort of his family. Carl was born in Passaic, and grew up in Rutherford, before entering the Navy at the age of 18. He was in the service for 6 years, stationed at Naval Submarine Base New London, in Groton, Connecticut where he was an ETR2SS Nuclear Power Operator, on the USS Patrick Henry and the USS Halfbeak. While at Base New London, Carl earned Good Conduct and National Defense Service medals. After his service he went on to work at Isotopes, followed by NYNEX where he retired after 20 years. Retirement was short lived, as he went on to personal consulting in communications and subsequently joined Omnipoint Communications. During retirement, Carl enjoyed many activities including the Knights of Columbus in Naples, Florida, volunteering for the US Submarine Veterans, in which he was a life member, and Northern NJ N-Track model train club. He was the son of the late Carl and Ann Hansen and is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Patricia, his beloved daughters, Patricia Deitz (Kenneth Deitz), Susan Hansen (Michael Musfeldt), and Amy Skidmore (Christopher Skidmore), his grandchildren Kori, Brett, Abigail, and Kathryn, brother Robert Hansen (Jane Hansen), and sister, Sandra Lapp (Eugene Lapp). In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Triborough Food Center in Park Ridge, NJ (https://www.triborofoodpantry.org) or New Hope in Westwood, NJ (https://newhopeprc.org/donate/).

The funeral service will be Saturday, March 13th, at 1:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Mercy in Park Ridge, NJ. (Mass can also be viewed at www.urolm.org, and click on the “Livestream” button in the header.)