June 25, 2021 – Slinger, WI – On Wednesday, June 23, 2021, Kaye L. (Korth) Hansen, 78, of Slinger passed away peacefully at the Kathy Hospice in West Bend.
During her time there, she was surrounded by family and close friends.
Kaye, the daughter of Orlin and Lucille (Lehman) Korth, was born January 15, 1943 in Missouri. Kaye married the love of her life, Robert Hansen on July 22, 1961 and welcomed their son Richard Orlin Hansen on February 13, 1962.
She was a wonderful stay at home mother and later she worked many years at Bitter Creek Sports in Slinger with her son Richard Hansen and close family friend Jeremy Wenninger.
She made thousands of customers happy with her custom hand-fletched arrows and her kind friendly service and humor.
It was rare for her to go anywhere without former customers coming up to her to say hello and wanting to catch up on what she had been doing after retirement.
Kaye loved to spend time making her elaborate handmade quilts for family and friends, as well as donating them to various churches, shelters, and programs for infants in need. Over the years Kaye and Bob loved traveling and spending time in the outdoors snowmobiling, fishing, and hunting as well as wildlife watching.
For many recent years she volunteered at the Slinger Food Pantry.
Kaye is survived by her loving husband of 59 years Robert (Bob) Hansen, Her son Richard (Rich) Hansen of Ashland, , her brother Robert (Nancy) Korth in Gresham and her brother James Korth in Marion and many close friends.
Her legacy will live on in the hearts and minds of everyone she interacted with as well as those she touched but never met. Upon Kaye’s wishes, in lieu of a ceremony please help her kindness, loyalty and compassion live on by making a food or monetary donation to, or volunteering at the Slinger Community Food Pantry PO Box 513 Slinger, WI 53086 Phone: (262) 644-0507
We would also like to thank the wonderful staff at Kathy Hospice in West Bend, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, Aurora Medical Center in Hartford, St. Lawrence First Responders, Hartford Paramedics, and the Washington County Sheriff’s Department Officers that went above and beyond to take such good care of her.
Kaye will be missed by many! Love You and miss you Kaye!
I will miss you horribly
My sincere condolences to Kaye’s family. Susan (Milbauer) Schultz
To Kaye’s Family – Our deepest sympathy to you at the time of Kaye’s passing. Kaye and I (Dan) were in the same high school graduating class and we also shared the same birthdate. We remember her fondly.
My sincere sympathy to Kay’s family. I was in a double trio with her during our high school days and have many fond memories of those days.
I sorely miss you
Love your brother