Randee L. Hanson

Randee L. Hanson, 68, of Bismarck, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at Sanford Hospital.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, November 22, 2024, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck. Visitation will be on Thursday from 5-7:00 PM at Parkway funeral Service.

Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery, Bismarck. 

Randee was born on December 11, 1955, to Ray and Bernita (Suelzle) Sundahl in Bismarck. She was raised and educated in Bismarck, attending school at Richholt grade school and graduating from Bismarck High School in 1974. She then attended Dickinson State College, where she received her degree in music education. She taught for a few years in various small towns before returning to Bismarck, where she went to work at Mid Dakota Clinic, working next to her mom, Bernita. Randee later worked for Sandford.

In the summer of 1985, she met David Hanson. They were married on August 9, 1986, in a wedding dress crocheted and beaded by her mom. Soon after their marriage, they added to their family, welcoming Josh on August 10, 1990.

In 2009, Randee left her job to take care of her mother, who’s health was failing. After her mom passed, Randee took online transcription classes. She did both medical and unemployment transcription, up until the time she passed away.

Her love for music was never lost. For many years she taught private music lessons in her home and especially loved teaching French Horn, as that was her original instrument. In 2013, Randee was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was a warrior through the treatments and was a cancer survivor. She enjoyed cross stitching, but during her cancer treatments she took up beading and that became her hobby and therapy, which continued for many years. She gifted her creations and put many on display in her house.

She will be forever missed by her husband of 38 years, David; son, Josh, Bismarck; aunts, Maryann Simpson, Bismarck and her son Scott and Sharry Adolf and her daughter, Stacy (Kerry) Adof-Whipp; special cousins, Robin Dickey, Lee Suelzle and Larraine (Steve) Nau; close family friend, Sandy McLean; brothers and sisters-in-law, Donna (Arden) Feser, Fargo, Arlan (Aziza) Hanson, Osceola, WI, Marla (Jim) Wegleitner, Detroit Lakes, MN, Janet (Dave) Dickerson, Peoria, AZ and Rita (Gary) Green, Peoria, AZ and several cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Bernita Sundahl; father and mother-in-law, Elden and Helem Hanson; cousin, Denny Simpson; sister-in-law, Yvonne Olson and brothers-in-law, Barry and Myron Hanson and aunt, Irene McGill.