Dewey Beach, Delaware
William James Hanson
1942 — 2024
William James Hanson Husband of Former Dewey Mayor William "Bill" James Hanson, 81, of Dewey Beach, passed away peacefully in hospice care on Friday, January 26, 2024, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Bill was born in Houlton, Maine, into a family of 8 children headed by Clayton Hanson and Margaret (Parkinson) Hanson. He graduated from Houlton High and Springfield Technical School in Springfield, Mass. After serving in the US Navy, he wed Diane Charske in 1973. He worked as a design draftsman for decades for General Electric and Combustion Engineering. During their over 50 years of married life, Bill and Diane lived in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. For...