Florence Lambert Peterson Hansen, 96, returned to her Heavenly Father 10 February 2017. She was born June 14, 1920 in Salt Lake City, UT a daughter of Lester August Peterson and Mary Alice Waddell Lambert Peterson. She married Charles Willard Hansen Jr. (the love of her life) October 26, 1950 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, solemnized by Elder Ezra Taft Benson.
Florence gained international recognition for her work as a sculptress and design artist. Private and public commissions include prestigious works in collections across the nation and world, she is perhaps best known for her "Teaching With Love" and "Joseph and Emma," commissioned as part of the "Monument to Women" garden in Nauvoo, Illinois. She was the principal artist for Hansen Classics. Her sculptures, produced in fine porcelain and bronze, have been selected as official gifts to presidents, prime ministers, premiers and others in high office and are cherished in countless homes around the world.
Those who knew her for her quiet dignity and the joy she felt when she was around family will remember Florence most for her gift of "time" which she spent generously. She loved her roll in life as wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, friend and neighbor. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was active in civic affairs.
Surviving are her son Chad, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren: Marshall and Ray Hansen and their children MJ and Lesieli; Grant and Claire Hansen; Kandalyn and Alex Fogg and their son Gavin; Bethany; EmmaLee serving in the Washington DC South Mission and Noelle. Florence is also survived by her brother Grant Lester August Peterson (AnnaLou Call Peterson). Preceding her in death were her husband Charles Willard Hansen, Jr. and four babies who died at birth, her brother James Lambert Peterson and her sisters Mary Virginia Lambert Peterson Sims and Ruth Lambert Peterson Richardson
We want to thank all those who loved and cared for Florence during her long and sweet goodbye. Rocky Mountain Hospice for their skill and loving care, ward and family members, her many friends and her devoted visiting and home teachers.
Services will be Wednesday, February 15th at 10:00 a.m. Glacial Park Ward Chapel, 2675 E. Mount Jordan Rd. Sandy, Utah. Friends may call Tuesday at the Larkin Sunset Gardens Mortuary, 1950 E. 10600 S., Sandy 6-8 p.m. and Wednesday at the church 8:45 ‚ 9:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment in the Logan City Cemetery on Wednesday at approximately 3:00 p.m.
