Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Hansen

Indian Lake

Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Hansen, 31, of Scottsville, N.Y., formerly of Indian Lake, died at 12:01 p.m. Dec. 5, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from injuries suffered in Afghanistan.

He was born Jan. 28, 1978, in Salt Lake City to Dwight and Bonnie Buchenroth Hansen, who survives in Bellefontaine. On Oct. 3, 2008, in Watertown, N.Y., he married Jennifer Smith, who survives, of Scottsville, N.Y.

Staff Sgt. Hansen was serving in the Army with the 3rd Brigade 1-32 Infantry Regiment and was attached to 3-71 CAV Squadron during his deployment to Afghanistan. He was a platoon sergeant in Afghanistan and had served more than eight years in the Marine Corps. He had also served on deployments to Africa, Kosovo, Japan, Panama, Cuba, Iraq, two tours in Afghanistan and the Marine Expeditionary Unit in the Mediterranean Sea. He was an organ donor.  He was an avid fan of The Ohio State University football. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, wrestling, and woodworking. He loved animals, pumpkin pie and coffee.

Survivors also include a daughter, Alana M. Hansen, of Texas; two sons, Gabriel J. Hansen, of Texas, and Michael John Hansen, of Scottsville, N.Y.; a brother, Jeffrey Allen (Christy) Hansen, of Lowville, N.Y.; maternal grandmother, Ethel Buchenroth; paternal grandmother, Grace Hansen; and two nieces, two nephews and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was preceded in death by maternal grandfather, Joe Buchenroth; and paternal grandfather, Allen Hansen.

Services will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at Indian Lake High School, Lewistown. The Rev. John B. Ellington Jr. and Pastor Barry Baughman will officiate. Burial will be in Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville.

Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. until time of services Sunday at the high school.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Dennis Hansen Scholarship Fund.

Condolences may be sent to sefh@charterinternet.com.

Arrangements are by Sanford-Eichholtz Funeral Home, Lakeview.