Rex D Hansen

January 16, 1932 - February 21, 2019

Rex D Hansen, 87 passed away peacefully on February 21, 2019 after a brief illness. Funeral Services will be held 11 am Friday, March 1, 2019 at Waterbury Funeral Service of Sioux City, 4125 Orleans Ave. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, with Military Rites provided by the US Navy. Visitation 4-8 pm Thursday, February 28, 2019 at the funeral home. Rex was born January 16, 1932 in Correctionville Iowa, to William and Minnie Hansen. On February 17, 1960 he married Annetta Bauerly in South Sioux City and had three children. He worked and retired from the Sioux City Stockyards and helped on his family farm in Correctionville. He is a Korean war veteran and served in the Navy and Air Force. He had fond memories of working with animals, farming and his favorite dog Buttons. He enjoyed a lifetime of riding motorcycles, a hobby of reading, walking and sewing. He liked to tinker around and let’s just say collect a lot of things. Survivors include a son Randy Hansen and wife Becky of Saratoga Springs, Utah, a daughter Kim Hansen of Sioux City; four grandchildren, Jacob, Terrell, Bryce and Hayden; a sister Deloris Dau; a brother-in-law Gail and Betty Bauerly and a sister-in-law Sally Bauerly. He was preceded in death by his wife Annetta Hansen; a son Ronald Hansen; his parents; brothers Buford, John, Wayne and Merlin Hansen; in-laws Jack Bauerly, Marilyn & Kenneth Harris, Jim & Barbara Jensen and Gordan Bauerly.