OBIT: Flora Elizabeth HANSON, 1948, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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FLORA HANSON DIES; RETIRED SCHOOL NURSE

  Miss Flora Elizabeth Hanson of 1117 Fourth avenue, well-known retired 
nurse of the city school district, died at 4.25 o'clock yesterday
afternoon in the Altoona hospital where she was admitted earlier
yesterday after only one day's illness.
  Miss Hanson had served the school district as a nurse from 1924 until 
her retirement in 1946.  She was also a veteran of World war I, having
served in the army nurse corps from October, 1918, to September, 1919,
at Fort McHenry, Md.
  A graduate of the Altoona Hospital School of Nursing, she had engaged 
in private duty nursing from 1911 until entering the army nurse corps,
and following her discharge from the service served as a supervisor at
the Altoona hospital until 1921.  From 1921 until 1924 Miss Hanson was
a nurse for the Blair County chapter of the American Red Cross.
  Miss Hanson was born in Altoona, a daughter of Oscar W. and Mary 
(Voelker) Hanson.  She was a member of Christ Second Lutheran church,
the Delphi chapter, Order of Eastern Star, and the Business and
Professional Women's club.
  Surviving are two brothers and one sister, Oscar W., of the city, 
Conrad J., of Philadelphia, and Mrs. John D. Martz of Greensburg.
  Friends may call at the Lafferty funeral home after 7 o'clock this 
evening.

Altoona Mirror, Monday evening, July 19, 1948, page 

HANSON - Funeral services for Flora Elizabeth Hanson of 1117 Fourth
avenue will be held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at the John P.
Lafferty funeral home in charge of Rev. C. H. Hershey, pastor of the
Christ Second Lutheran church. Friends may call at the John P. Lafferty
funeral home.

Altoona Mirror, Tuesday evening, July 20, 1948, page 19