Anna Margaret Hansen

Anna Margaret Donohue Hansen, (Margie) peacefully passed away, surrounded by her loving family, at home on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at the age of 88. Margie was born on March 17, 1938 in New Haven, Connecticut to Edward L. and Margaret (Waldron) Donohue. She attended Worthington Hooker Grade School and graduated from Saint Mary’s High School in 1956, and Southern Connecticut State College four years later and became a third-grade school teacher. In 1962, she married John (Jack) Hansen, and subsequently had five children. She spent about twenty-five years as a full-time wife and mother. She also spent countless hours as a volunteer in support of her alma mater, St Mary’s High School, and was awarded the Friars’ Award for her service in 1981. A few years later, Margie returned to her beloved St. Mary’s High School as a remedial English Composition teacher. Margie was a lifetime resident of New Haven, living her whole life on only three different streets in the Goatville section of East Rock: Anderson, Avon, and for almost sixty years, Foster Street. She was dedicated to her family, community, and church. For many years she enjoyed playing tennis with her husband Jack and spending time with lifelong friends. Their years were marked by the Saint Patrick’s Day ball and parade, long days at the beach club and cottage in the summer, Yale football games in the fall, and weekends in Vermont in the winter. In her retirement, she read prodigiously, continued to get together with friends, and took many trips with her husband to Newport, Cape Cod, Key West, New Orleans, California, and Ireland, and cruises to Bermuda, the Panama Canal, and the Mediterranean. She was a devoted fan of UCONN women’s basketball, and her grandchildren’s many sporting events. Margie is predeceased by her parents and her brothers Ed, Bill, and John Donohue. She is survived by her children: Mary Reynolds and her husband, Jack, John Hansen, Jr. and partner Len Suzio, Elizabeth Case and her husband Tyson, David Hansen and his wife Britt, and Thomas Hansen. She also leaves behind 10 grandchildren: Meg, Lizzie, and Eileen Reynolds; Julia, Timothy and Taryn Case; Emma, Thomas, Mikka, and Luke Hansen. She is also both predeceased and survived by many lifelong friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Joseph Church (Blessed Michael McGiveny Parish), 129 Edwards Street in New Haven on Friday morning, May 15th, at 11:00. The family will receive friends Friday from 9 - 10:30 a.m. at Sisk Brothers Funeral Home 3105 Whitney Ave. Hamden. Burial in St. Lawrence Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the William T Donohue, Jr. Scholarship Fund, c/o Notre Dame High School, West Haven, CT. To leave an online condolence please visit www.siskbrothers.com

Anna Margaret Hansen

March 17, 1938 - May 12, 2026