Edith Hanson
Dec. 31, 1916-Sept. 26, 2014
Livermore, California

Our dear Mother passed away 10 years ago today. Mother was born on a chicken ranch on Wilbeam Ave. in Castro Valley Ca. She was the third daughter to a family of five sisters. Her parents were proud emigrants from England. Mother was a bit of a tomboy. She enjoyed time with her father taking trips to Petaluma to replenish the chick supply. Her Dad taught her how to garden, a talent she enjoyed her entire life. She was skilled in growing vegetables and her many flowering plants, roses and orchid collections. Edie attended Castro Valley Grammar school and She graduated from Hayward High School class of 1939. Mother and her friends would meet on Sundays for their weekly horseback riding or tennis games. On one of these occasions she was introduced to Hollis Hanson. They became fast friends and in time they were engaged. They married in 1940. Dad was a carpenter from a family of home builders. The happy couple set up housekeeping in Oakland before settling in Hayward. They welcomed a family of five children that they dearly loved, Janice, Kenwood, Marjorie, Leslie and Ronald. Dad passed away in 1978 leaving Mother a widow for over thirty years. In Edie's later years she resided with her eldest daughter, Janice. Edie was an avid reader and a proud mother and grandmother. She enjoyed her numerous visits from her children. grandchildren and siblings. We miss you Mom!