OWLS HEAD — Christine (Chris) Hansen, after being visited by close family members, was delivered into the waiting arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on October 29, 2023, after a hard battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Chris was born in Milford, Massachusetts on August 14, 1947, to George M. and Martha F. (Hoyle) Carlson. She attended Missouri State University after graduating from Nipmuc Regional High School in 1965. She later moved out west to live in southern California for several years.

Knowing that the west coast wasn’t where she was meant to be, Chris moved to Maine in 1978 and took up residence in Rockland where she was closer to her family. She met her future husband Steve that year through a mutual friend. Chris and Steve fell in love quickly and married the following year. They would eventually move to Amherst, New Hampshire where they started their family.

While in New Hampshire, Chris was primarily focused on raising her two children, Scott and Derek. As they became more independent, Chris resumed work, taking several clerical and data entry positions in the area. When Steve was planning to retire, she expressed a very strong desire (to say the least) to move back to Maine. She found a piece of property on Ballyhac Cove in Owls Head where they subsequently built a house, moving in late 2008.

Chris enjoyed making improvements to the property and she continued her interests in flower gardening and nature photography. She was proficient with film and digital cameras with macro lenses and many of her photos adorn the Hansen home. She also enjoyed exploring the nooks and crannies of the Maine coast by kayak and small boat (but not sailboats!). A lover of cats, she always had multiple indoor cats along with a variable population of outdoor cats who she took care of. Chris was also an avid reader and you could often find her huddled up with a new book.

Chris never shared Steve’s passion for opera but she enjoyed attending performances by groups such as Monadnock Music, the Salt Bay Chamberfest and the Boston Early Music Festival. She also faithfully proofread Steve’s monthly articles for Vacuum Technology & Coating magazine pointing out awkward sentences and missing commas.

Chris was a member of Lakeview Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Rockport and prized the friendships of many members. The church was very supportive of Chris and Steve during her illness.

In addition to her devoted husband Steve, Chris is survived by her son Scott Hansen and his wife Brooke, of Hooksett, New Hampshire, along with Chris’s cherished grandson, Stephen. She is also survived by her second son Derek Hansen of Concord, New Hampshire; her beloved mother, Martha Carlson of South Thomaston; her three younger sisters, Candace (Candy) Thompson of Chelsea, Cynthia (Cindy) Gregory of South Thomaston, and Cathy Gamache of Sanibel, Florida.

Chris will be remembered as a wonderful wife and loving mother who will be greatly missed by her friends and family.

A service will be held Saturday, December 2, at 11 a.m., at Lakeview Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Rockport.

In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made in Chris’s memory to Pope Memorial Humane Society, P.O. Box 1294, Rockland, Maine 04841 or online at: www.popehumane.org

Arrangements are in the care of Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock Street, Rockland.