Lee Hansen of Lincoln passed away peacefully in his sleep on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend to many. Lee was born on March 18, 1951, in Sioux City Iowa to parents John and Lorraine Hansen and raised in Sioux City Nebraska with his brother and sister, David and Joanne.

He married Myrta Ruth Arnold on January 17th of 1970 in Lincoln where they made their home and raised their two sons, Daniel and John. After nearly 40 years together Myrta passed from cancer, just as a new family chapter had begun. Grandchildren…beautiful, active grandchildren.

It wasn’t long and there were four grandkids, three little boys and one little girl who completely changed his life and became his new priority. After 45 years of dedicated service with the State of Nebraska as a computer programmer and IT specialist he retired and became a full-time Grandpa to Caleb, Blake, Jude and Zach. His “home away from home” became ball fields, gymnasiums and auditoriums. There were school programs, T-ball, baseball, softball, soccer, flag football, basketball and gymnastics. Lee missed very few activities and made sure he had the right equipment to photograph and record it all, whether it was local or out of state, inside or outside, rain or shine, he had it covered. As the kids got older, he would take them on weekend trips to Adventure-land or Lake Okoboji. These were some of his favorite outings and another chance to spoil his grandkids.

When there were no “kid activities” on his schedule he kept busy with disc golf (20 yrs), racquetball (50+ yrs), pickle-ball (10+ yrs), bicycling (25+ yrs) and riding his motorcycle and scooter. He watched Caleb and Blake graduated from High School and Caleb graduated from UNL. He’s watched as Jude and Zach continued to grow revisiting many of the same haunts he had with Caleb and Blake. The Children’s Museum, Morrill Hall and the Children’s Zoo, always smiling and enjoying the moment.

Lee is survived: by his sons Daniel (Katie) Hansen, John (Casie Pruss) Hansen of Lincoln, Ne: brother David Hansen of Havelock, IA: Grandchildren Caleb, Blake, Jude, Zachary, 3 Nephews and several grand Nephews and Nieces.

Lee was proceeded in death by his wife Myrta Hansen, parents John & Lorraine Hansen and sister Joanne Lewis.

The celebration of his life will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at Wyuka Funeral Home, Lincoln. Memorials to the Lincoln Children Museum.