Joan G. Hanson

Joan G. Hanson, age 58 of Ithaca, died Thursday July 22, 2021 in Omaha. She was born August 28, 1962 in Broken Bow to William and Geraldine (Guthard) Ward. Joan graduated from Gibbon High School and then earned an Associate Degree. On August 11, 1990, she married Victor Hanson at the First Presbyterian Church in Wahoo. Joan was a Deacon and a Session Member at the Presbyterian Church where she also sang in the choir. She had also served on the Ithaca School Board. Joan worked many years for Telecom Companies and for management consultants and in financial services technology. She is survived by her husband Victor; sons Lynn and Donald (Kailey Clapper) all of Ithaca; mother Geraldine Ward; brother Daniel (Nancy) Ward; sister Wanda Jack; brother-in-law Dwight (Mary) Hanson; sisters-in-law Donita Parker, Jeannette (Ryan) Reitmayer, Gail (Mark) Galate; uncles John Guthard and Gary Guthard. Joan was preceded in death by her father Billy Ward; and daughter Victoria Hanson. Funeral Services will be at 11 am Saturday at First Presbyterian Church. Visitation is 5-7 pm Friday at Pruss-Nabity Funeral Home. Interment will be at Indian Mound Cemetery in Ithaca. Memorials may be given to the family for a later designation.