Bernie Merrill Hanson, age 89 of Hudson WI, died on Monday morning, July 25, 2011 at the Christian Community Home in Hudson. Retired UAW Local #1268. Funeral services for Bernie Hanson will be held at 11:00AM on Thursday, July 28th at the O’Connell Family Funeral Home, 520 South 11th Street in Hudson. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Burial with full military honors will take place at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis MN.