James E. "Jim" Hannah, another of The Greatest Generation has died at age 89, on Saturday, February 22, 2014. A recent resident in Minnetonka, longtime resident of Midway St. Paul, Minnesota, Jim was born in 1924 in Hanley Falls, Minnesota, the second oldest of four sons of Neil E. and Esther Little Hannah.
Jim celebrated most of his birthdays enjoying the fall colors and hunting season. A student of the 1942 class in Wood Lake and 1943 Graduate of Northfield High School, Jim served in the US Navy in the Caribbean and Pacific theaters during World War II. Returning to the Nerstrand-Northfield region, Jim enjoyed dancing to the music at the old Prom Ballroom, where he met Marge in 1951. Jim continued to farm after marrying Marge, then settled in the Midway area in 1958, driving for the Twin City Bus Lines and finally retiring from the USPS after 22 years as a letter carrier.
He lost his sweetheart of 61 years, Margaret M. Bohnen Hannah, in September 2012.
Jim is survived by four daughters; Bonnie, Barbara, Elizabeth and Bobbi. Jim is also survived by five granddaughters, Dawn, Deb, Anna, Kathryn and Rebecca; one grandson, Michael; two great grandsons, Jacob and Justin; and two great granddaughters, Kristina and Maia.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents; and his brothers, Robert, Thomas and Baby Neil.
Jim celebrated most of his birthdays enjoying the fall colors and hunting season. A student of the 1942 class in Wood Lake and 1943 Graduate of Northfield High School, Jim served in the US Navy in the Caribbean and Pacific theaters during World War II. Returning to the Nerstrand-Northfield region, Jim enjoyed dancing to the music at the old Prom Ballroom, where he met Marge in 1951. Jim continued to farm after marrying Marge, then settled in the Midway area in 1958, driving for the Twin City Bus Lines and finally retiring from the USPS after 22 years as a letter carrier.
He lost his sweetheart of 61 years, Margaret M. Bohnen Hannah, in September 2012.
Jim is survived by four daughters; Bonnie, Barbara, Elizabeth and Bobbi. Jim is also survived by five granddaughters, Dawn, Deb, Anna, Kathryn and Rebecca; one grandson, Michael; two great grandsons, Jacob and Justin; and two great granddaughters, Kristina and Maia.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents; and his brothers, Robert, Thomas and Baby Neil.
James E. "Jim" Hannah, another of The Greatest Generation has died at age 89, on Saturday, February 22, 2014. A recent resident in Minnetonka, longtime resident of Midway St. Paul, Minnesota, Jim was born in 1924 in Hanley Falls, Minnesota, the second oldest of four sons of Neil E. and Esther Little Hannah.
Jim celebrated most of his birthdays enjoying the fall colors and hunting season. A student of the 1942 class in Wood Lake and 1943 Graduate of Northfield High School, Jim served in the US Navy in the Caribbean and Pacific theaters during World War II. Returning to the Nerstrand-Northfield region, Jim enjoyed dancing to the music at the old Prom Ballroom, where he met Marge in 1951. Jim continued to farm after marrying Marge, then settled in the Midway area in 1958, driving for the Twin City Bus Lines and finally retiring from the USPS after 22 years as a letter carrier.
He lost his sweetheart of 61 years, Margaret M. Bohnen Hannah, in September 2012.
Jim is survived by four daughters; Bonnie, Barbara, Elizabeth and Bobbi. Jim is also survived by five granddaughters, Dawn, Deb, Anna, Kathryn and Rebecca; one grandson, Michael; two great grandsons, Jacob and Justin; and two great granddaughters, Kristina and Maia.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents; and his brothers, Robert, Thomas and Baby Neil.
Jim celebrated most of his birthdays enjoying the fall colors and hunting season. A student of the 1942 class in Wood Lake and 1943 Graduate of Northfield High School, Jim served in the US Navy in the Caribbean and Pacific theaters during World War II. Returning to the Nerstrand-Northfield region, Jim enjoyed dancing to the music at the old Prom Ballroom, where he met Marge in 1951. Jim continued to farm after marrying Marge, then settled in the Midway area in 1958, driving for the Twin City Bus Lines and finally retiring from the USPS after 22 years as a letter carrier.
He lost his sweetheart of 61 years, Margaret M. Bohnen Hannah, in September 2012.
Jim is survived by four daughters; Bonnie, Barbara, Elizabeth and Bobbi. Jim is also survived by five granddaughters, Dawn, Deb, Anna, Kathryn and Rebecca; one grandson, Michael; two great grandsons, Jacob and Justin; and two great granddaughters, Kristina and Maia.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents; and his brothers, Robert, Thomas and Baby Neil.
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