Obituary
Frances Hanson
YORK - Frances C. Hanson, 64 of 179 Scituate Road, died Sunday, July 1, 2007, in York Hospital, following a lengthy illness.
She was born Aug. 10, 1942, in Portsmouth, N.H., daughter of Arthur W. and Madalyn (Jones) Chase. She was a graduate of York High School, Class of 1960.
Frances was a housewife who loved working in her gardens and doing her crafts. She loved to knit and for many years would make mittens for community service and needy children. She loved chatting with her friends and neighbors. She was outgoing and known and loved by many. She will be missed more than words can say.
She was a member of the York Street Baptist Church; she was a 4-H teacher and former member of the York County Extension.
She leaves her husband of 45 years, Mahlon E. Hanson; two sons, Norman E. Hanson and his wife, Athena H. Hanson, of Eliot, and William A. Hanson of South Berwick; a daughter, Leslie T. Freeman and her husband, Mark E. Freeman, of York; four brothers, Robert Chase of Brattleboro, Vt., Philip Gorsky of Charlestown, N.H., Larry Chase of North Springfield, Vt. and Ronnie Chase of Brattleboro, Vt.; four sisters, Vera M. Crosier of Halifax, Vt., Darlene Forbes of Brattleboro, Vt., Gloria St. Jean of Salem, N.H. and Dale Velasquez of Manchester, N.H.; three grandchildren, James R. Hanson of York, Jennifer R. Freeman of York and Timothy E. Hanson of Eliot, and nieces and nephews.
The memorial service for Mrs. Hanson will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 6, in the York Street Baptist Church, York. Interment will be in the Chase Family Cemetery on Scituate Road.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Aspinquid Lodge, P.O. Box 408, York, ME 03909 or to York Community Service Association, P.O. Box 85, Cape Neddick, ME 03902. Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, http://www.lucaseatonfuneralhome.com/, is directing arrangements.
