- Date Of Birth: May 30, 1966
- Date Of Death: November 5, 2018
- State: Wisconsin
Kimberly Michelle Hansen, age 52, of Port Edwards, passed away Monday, November 5, 2018 at Edgewater Haven following her courageous and unending fight with Lymphoma.
Kim was born May 30, 1966 to Hans and Linda (Miller) Hansen in Wisconsin Rapids. She graduated as the salutatorian from John Edwards High School as a member of the Class of 1984. Kim continued her education at Carroll College where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration in 1988. She went on to receive her MBA in International Business and Business Management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1993. She taught in the business department at Mid-State Technical College in Wisconsin Rapids for 25 years, before retiring due to her illness. Kim was revered by both her colleagues and students, for her professionalism and passion for teaching.
In addition to teaching and helping her students, she had many interests and passions. Kim enjoyed playing board games with her family, reading books, and traveling. She traveled across the United States, as well as multiple countries across Europe, most often traveling with members of her family. Kim shared a love of dogs with her mom and particularly the family dogs: Holly, Cotton, Shadow, Violet, Scamp, Caramel, and most recently, Augie (the doggie). Another passion of hers was music, which started at the age of 5, when she first began taking piano lessons from her Aunt Judy. Kim continued playing the piano throughout high school in the band and choral groups. She took her passion and love for music to Carroll College, where she accompanied and sang in the college concert choir. Her participation in the concert choir took her to the Vatican, where she was blessed by Pope John Paul II. Kim participated in the Milwaukee Symphony Choir and Waukesha Choral Union.
