- Date Of Birth: October 29, 1929
- Date Of Death: February 23, 2021
- State: Idaho
Dorrell Reed Hansen, Jr., 91, died on February 23, 2021 at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, Idaho. He was holding hands with his wife of 73 years when he died. Dorrell fought a short battle with the disease Myasthenia Gravis.
Dorrell was born in Bingham, Utah to Dorrell Reed Hansen, Sr. and Myrtle Mulliner. He was the first of their five children. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Shoshone, ID where Dorrell attended school through high school, lettering in sports.
He married his high school sweetheart, Clara Boesiger, and they started moving around and having a family. Dorrell started with United Airlines in Twin Falls, ID in 1951. He transferred with United to Bakersfield, CA, then to Dayton, OH and finally to Modesto, CA. Dorrell served part time as a reserve Deputy Sheriff in Ohio and in Modesto, and then became a full time Deputy Sheriff in Stanislaus County California in 1965. His career at the Sheriff’s Department included Detective Sargent and an instructor at the police academy.
After he retired in 1980, Dorrell and Clara moved back to Idaho on to a small acreage outside of Gooding that only had a shed and a travel trailer.
Dorrell is survived by: his wife of 73 years – Clara; daughters – Teresa Schoolcraft (Daryl) of Middleton and Darlene Clemens (Dale) of Modesto CA; son – Dorrell III (Kay) of Boise; son-in-law – Thilo Bendix of Sonora, CA; 9 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and 1 great-great granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by: his parents; one brother; three sisters; son – Randy; daughter – Lucille Bendix; and a great grandson – Trenton Cockayne.
