For 25 years, Jim owned Hansen Land & Cattle, a company that bought and sold grain. Later, he owned and operated Kingsley Lodge, a sports and fishing resort on Lake McConaughy.

On April 25, 1998 Jim married Dee Pagel at Lemoyne, NE and the couple lived near Kingsley Lodge by Lake McConaughy.

Jim was involved in many community projects including the construction of Martin Bay Community Church of which he was a member. When not working, he enjoyed putting puzzles together, attending 4-H horse shows with his children, buying cowboy gear for his grandchildren, and traveling to Branson, MO for musical entertainment.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include two sons Shannon Hansen and his wife Jenni of Lincoln; Shane Hansen of Phoenix, AZ; and a daughter Shantel Hansen of Boston, MA.

Four brothers: Roger (Linda) Hansen of Oxnard, CA; Tom Hansen; Mark Hansen of South Dakota; and John Hansen of Alaska. Two sisters Margaret Kinder of South Dakota and Susan (Doug) Westphal of Belgrade, MT. Four grandchildren: Mari and Mehl Hansen and their mother Stephanie of Michigan; and Andrew and Elizabeth Hansen of Lincoln; and the mother of his children Georgia Oorlog of Lincoln.

Funeral Service will be Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 10 a.m. in New Hope Worship Center on East "O" Street in Ogallala. Pastors Bill Forbes and Duane Dunwoody will officiate.

Friends may sign the register book on Monday, Nov. 24, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Draucker Funeral Home. The casket will be closed.

Interment in the Lemoyne Cemetery. A memorial has been established to Martin Bay Community Church.