PETER B. HANSON, 74, a lifelong resident of Hingham, died on Sunday, Nov. 27th, 2011 at his home after a long illness. He graduated from Hingham High School and Boston College. He was a Vietnam Era U.S. Army Veteran and served in Florida during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Mr. Hanson was associated with the Polaroid Corp. in Waltham as a production planner for 36 years, retiring in 2001. He was a communicant of St. Paul's Church in Hingham, an active volunteer with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Hingham Senior Center.
He was the husband of Nancy A. (Coleman) Hanson; and father of Kathleen (Hanson) DiTullio and her husband Roy of Canton, Peter Michael Hanson of Maynard and Brian Hanson of Providence, RI. Brother of Maryalice Costello and her husband James of Hingham; and grandfather of Corinne and Lauren DiTullio and Michael DaSilva. Also survived by several loving nieces and nephews.
Funeral Thursday, Dec. 1st at 9 AM from the Downing Cottage Funeral Chapel, 21 Pond St., Hingham followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Paul's Church, 147 North St., Hingham Square at 10 AM. Friends may visit at the Downing Chapel on Wednesday from 4-8 PM.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St., Hingham, MA 02043. Interment in St. Paul's Cemetery, Hingham.