Nyle LeRoy Hansen

St George, UT--Nyle LeRoy Hansen, age 81, passed away November 17, 2017, in Dixie Regional Medical Center surrounded by family. He was born May 11, 1936, to Pearl Rock and Earl Ebenezer Beesley Hansen in Wilford, Idaho. Nyle was raised on a dry farm in Wilford, Idaho. Nyle enjoyed singing and was talented and blessed with a nice voice and wide range of singing ability. As a high school senior he performed over 52 solos at school and in the community. At 17 he joined the Idaho National Guard. When he was 19, he moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where he spent a year studying at a business college. He married Patricia Loye Fullmer March 1, 1958. They moved to California to pursue a music career until she became ill and they returned to Utah where they lived until her death December 24, 1961. Nyle married LaVerle Turnbow on April 5, 1962, in Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had five children: Nyla (Danny) Miller, Julie (Neil deceased) Reiter, Steven L Hansen, Leslie Taylor, and Amity (John) May. This year, they celebrated 55 years together. They lived in Idaho and Utah. Nyle worked for Utah and Idaho National Guard as an Administrative Supply Technician and in sales, starting with Ziniks and Grand Central in Salt Lake. He started selling life insurance in 1963, and moved into Property and Casualty in 1967, where he spent the next 50 years building up his insurance agencies. He worked many years in Salt Lake and moved to St. George, Utah in 1995. Nyle was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints where he served as High Priest Group Leader, Elders Quorum President, Gospel Doctrine teacher, primary teacher, and in Cub Scouts. He was a member of the Holladay Lyons Club and Sugar House JCs. He enjoyed serving and helping others. He was well-known as Santa of St. George for over 7 years and enjoyed bringing a smile to the face of people he visited in his red suit. He spent time volunteering at Head Start in St. George and Washington. His hobbies included photography, gardening, working in his yard or in his pool, collecting art, creating pottery and making candy and caramel popcorn. He loved traveling with family whether in a car, motorhome, or on a cruise ship. He had a great sense of humor and is remembered by many as cheerful, friendly, and playful. Nyle is survived by his wife LaVerle, his daughters Julie Reiter, Chesapeake, VA; Leslie Taylor, Hurricane, UT; and Amity May, Siler City, NC; 16 grandchildren, 7.75 great-grandchildren, and sister Patti (Lyn deceased) Hathaway, Rexburg, ID Nyle is preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Burdette Hansen and Lyle Hansen, his daughter Nyla Miller, and his son Steven Hansen. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 25 at 12:00 p.m. at 259 No Mall Drive, St. George, Utah. Visitation with friends and family will be held at the church Friday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. prior to the funeral. Nyle’s remains will be buried on his birthday, May 11, in the Marion City Cemetery next to his son. In lieu of flowers, please donate in Nyle’s name, to your local Sub for Santa or Quarters for Christmas.

Nyle LeRoy Hansen

May 11, 1936 - November 17, 2017