Ruth Froiland Hansen Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ruth Froiland Hansen (Northfield, Minnesota), who passed away on December 25, 2022, at the age of 99, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Ruth Froiland Hansen to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Rev. Hjalmar "H. S." Froiland and Clara Froiland (Grunhuvd); her siblings, Jack and Clary Christianson; and her husband Erling W. Hansen.

She is survived by: her brother Rev. Phil Froiland (Marilyn) of Edina, MN; her nieces, Jo Franklin (Dan), Julie Zdenek (Dave), Pam O'Hara (Doug) and Mary Kay Bougie (Patrick); her nephew Tim Hansen (Lisa) of Sun Prairie, WI; her grandchildren, Jessica (Grant), Erika (James), Dave (Andrea), Emily, Kirstin (Dolph), Kai (Kathryn), Karin (Mubzy), Emy, Devon, Anders (Hoda), Nick, Jack, Megan and Kira; her stepgrandchildren, Dan and Sarah (Jordan); her great grandchildren, Ian, Will, Ela, Gunnar, Dylan, Charles and Margot; and her stepgreat-grandchildren, Eric, Isaiah and Sawyer. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Memorials are preferred to Bright Stars of Bethlehem, the Froiland Family Scholarship at St. Olaf College, Northfielders for Justice in Palestine/Israel or St. John's Lutheran Church, Northfield.