Claudette Hanson
June 20, 1937 – November 6, 2022
Claudette Hanson: dedicated mother of five, grandmother of 17, great-grandmother of 44 and eternal love of one, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 6, 2022.
Claudette was born on Father’s Day, June 20, 1937, to Russell Ward & Amy Neilson Smith in Cowley, Wyoming. She was just three years old when her loving Mother passed away. Two years later, her father married Margaret Pryde Crowder. The newly married couple and their blended family grew from seven to eleven. Claudette was raised on the small family farm in Cowley learning invaluable lifelong lessons. She attended Cowley schools, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and treasured her growing up years in their small community.
On June 4, 1954, Claudette married Kent Hanson in the Idaho Falls Temple. They were blessed with five children: Cozette Partridge (Rod), Russell Kent, Charles Dan, Gary J and Chris K (Donna). Kent and Claudette celebrated almost 64 years together at the time of his passing on April 19, 2018.
Claudette worked at St. Vincent’s Hospital for more than 20 years. She began her career in housekeeping and finished as a Surgery Tech in the Surgery Plus Dept. She was awarded the honor of “Employee of the Year” in 1995.
Claudette was a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She held countless callings and served in the Billings Montana Temple for many years.
Preceded in Death By: Parents, Russell, Amy and Margaret Smith; Sister, Arleen; Brothers, Metz, Craig, Larry; Stepsisters, Doris and Janet, and Stepbrother, Charles.
Survivors: Her five children (listed above); Sister, Karma Smith of Orem, Utah; Sister-in-Law, LaWana Rainey of Greybull, Wyoming and numerous nieces and nephews.
The Hanson Family would like to express our deepest appreciation for our friends and caregivers at The Legacy Assisted Living and Riverstone Health Hospice Care for the tender loving care of our mother.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. – Viewing is at 10:00 a.m. – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 912 Wicks Lane, Billings, MT Internment: Cowley Cemetery, Cowley, WY .
