Clarence R. Hansen, 319 11th St., a retired railroad workman, died Sunday at the Bonnell Retirement Community. He was 77.

He was born at Bennett, Neb., on July 28, 1893 and as a young boy moved with his parents to Cushing, Neb., where he engaged in farming with his father. He entered the U. S. Army on Sept 21, 1917, and served with Co. D. 16th Army Engineers in Europe including the battle of Meuse-Argonne, and received his discharge at Camp Dodge, Iowa on May 6, 1919. The following Dec 24 he married Helen Hansen at St. Paul, Neb., and farmed there until 1930 when he went to Julesburg and began work for the Union Pacific Railroad, retireing in 1958. Hansen had lived in Greeley since May, 1969.

He was a member of the Lutheran Church in Cushing, Neb., the Brotherhood of Maintenance Way Employees of the UPRR, and the Union Pacific Old Timers Club.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, Mrs. Helen Hansen, are two daughters and three sons, Ernest Hansen of Toole, Utah, Mrs. Marie Busse of Julesburg, Charles Hansen and Mrs. Elaine Chacon, both of Greeley, and S. F. C. Richard R. Hansen with the U. S. Army in Thailand.

Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Hazel Trimmer of Lander, Wyo., 16 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and also numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Adamson Memorial Chapel, with military internment in Linn Grove Cemetery by Pioneer Post 2121, Veterans of Foreign Wars.