Eugene W. Hanson, Jr.

Hardwick - Eugene W. "Wes" Hanson,  96, of Hardwick died on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Baystate Medical Center after a brief illness.



Wes lived most of his life in the town of Hardwick.  As a child he lived in Greenwich where his father had rented a farm for a small amount of money.  They moved when the town was disincorporated and flooded, now known as the Quabbin Reservoir.



In 1947, Wes married the love of his life, Phyllis Bessette.  A few years later, in 1952, they bought a farm in Gilbertville with cows and equipment from his father.  They ran the farm until 1965.  He enjoyed raising animals and loved being around them.  He got into raising turkeys and the Sunday before Thanksgiving he and his wife would get the whole family together to process the birds, so people could have fresh turkeys for the holiday. He finished his working career driving bulk milk trucks for a local trucking company.



His last endeavor was building wishing wells in his little workshop where he managed to build 33 of them.  He truly enjoyed working with his hands, creating such wonderful pieces of craftsmanship.



He will be greatly missed by his family and friends that helped look after him in his later years.



He leaves his daughter, Cynthia Primavera and her husband Richard of Ware, and his son, George Hanson and his wife Barbara of Gilbertville. He also leaves behind six loving grandchildren and their spouses as well as twelve great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Phyllis in 2019.  He was born in Ware, son of the late Eugene W. and Grace B. (Barnes) Hanson.



Services for Eugene will be held privately. Charbonneau Funeral Home, 30 Pleasant St., in Ware is assisting his family with arrangements.



An online guest book is available at charbonneaufh.com