Evelyn V. Hansen

Evelyn V. Hansen, 97, a lifelong resident of Milford, NH, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2023, at Mineral Springs Care and Rehabilitation Center in North Conway, NH, where she spent the last six weeks of her life surrounded by the love of her family.

Evelyn was born in Nashua, NH, on July 30, 1925, the daughter of Otto C. and Mary (Gibbons) Duerschmidt. She attended Milford schools and graduated in the Milford High School Class of 1943. She was a communicant of St. Patrick Church in Milford.

Evelyn worked for the Souhegan National Bank, Hitchiner Manufacturing Company, and Enright Law Offices, all in Milford.

Evelyn enjoyed reading, knitting, and traveling (Denmark, Ireland, and multiple cross-country road trips, visiting nearly all of the contiguous United States). She was selfless, kind, generous, and loved doing for others. She was the ultimate hostess to anyone that entered her home and could whip up a gourmet meal at a moment’s notice. Evelyn was a caregiver to many throughout her life, and was active in her community, having volunteered at Crestwood Healthcare Center and the Pillsbury Home. The pride and joy, the loves of her life, were her grandchildren – she was their number one fan, attending sporting events, recitals, and concerts, and avidly following their travels from afar.

She was predeceased by her husband of 74 years, Anders J. Hansen; a son, Neil Hansen; and her daughter-in-law, Cynthia S. Hansen.

Her loving family includes two sons and a daughter-in-law, Cort Hansen of Albany, NH, and Eric and Louise Hansen of Conway, NH; three grandchildren, Lisa and her wife Heather Hansen of Merrimack, NH, Neil and his wife Sadie Hansen of Portsmouth, NH, and Audrey Hansen of Ann Arbor, MI and Albany, NH; and two sisters-in-law, Anna Morton and Shirley Williams, both of Nashua, NH.

Visiting hours are on Tuesday, May 9th from 5:00-7:00 PM at the Smith & Heald Funeral Home, 63 Elm Street, Milford. A memorial mass will be held on Wednesday, May 10th at 10:00 AM in St. Patrick’s Church, 34 Amherst Street, Milford. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Milford, NH. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to either the Wadleigh Memorial Library Fund, 49 Nashua Street, Milford, NH 03055 or to SHARE Outreach, www.sharenh.org/donate.