Richard Earl Hanna

Richard (Rich) Earl Hanna was born November 4, 1940 in West Chester Pennsylvania to Jacob and Margaret Hanna. He served in the United States Navy for 4 years after high school. He met Eunice at the Great Lake's Christian Servicemen's Center and they married on September 9, 1961 in Helmar, Illinois. They moved to Minnesota in 1963 and raised 4 children there. He was an electronics engineer and later worked at Audio Research Corporation followed by Honeywell as a buyer. When he was laid off from Honeywell he went back to school to complete his bachelor's degree at Northwestern College in Roseville, MN. Singing was a significant part of his life starting at age 5. When he was 8 he was invited to join the senior choir at his church. While he was in the Navy, he was part of the Blue Jacket Choir. Over the years he has been in many different choirs and quartets as well as singing solos at many church services, weddings and funerals. Most recently he sang with the Augsburg Centennial Singers from 2005 to his last concert in November 2024. He even attended several rehearsals in 2025. His faith was strong and ever present. He loved Jesus and was willing to share his faith whenever he could, whether by smiles, by speaking or by singing. In May of 2022 he was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer and lived almost 3 more years. He was singing to the very end when his cancer ultimately took him on April 22, 2025. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Eunice, his daughter Miriam (John) Hartke of Mechanicsville, VA, his daughter Debbie (Loren) Gangness of New Hope, MN, his daughter Naomi (Dave) Binsfeld of Rockford, MN and his son Tim (Remy) Hanna of Shertz, TX as well as 6 grandchildren (Michael, Hannah, Nathanael, Cassia, Maddie & Jacob) and a recent great grandchild (Ellis Nora). He was preceded in death by his parents Jacob and Margaret, sister Louise Rubino and his brother George Hanna. A memorial service remembering Rich will be held on Tuesday April 29th at New Hope Church (4225 Gettysburg Ave. New Hope, MN). Visitation will be at 12:30pm, the service will be at 1:30pm with a reception following. Interment will be at Fort Snelling later.

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Richard Earl Hanna

November 4, 1940 - April 22, 2025

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Richard Earl Hanna

November 4, 1940 - April 22, 2025

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