Kenneth H. Hanson, 90, of Ashton, died March 23, 2018, at the Ashton Living Center from natural causes. He was born October 8, 1927, to Oswald and Cora Hanson in Bagley, Minnesota, where he grew up with his six sisters on the family farm.

He headed west in his early years and worked for Phillips Petroleum in Conrad, Montana, and later owned the Kandace Café in Darby, Montana. The next 25-plus years were spent as an owner-operator of logging trucks, hauling to mills in Salmon, Idaho; north Idaho and western Montana.

Ken married Bernetta Harris on July 16, 1966, and they returned to Ashton in 1983, where they owned the Imperial Club for 10 years before retiring.

Ken is very proud of his daughter, Kandace, and his two granddaughters, Shaye and Kelsey.

During the Korean War, Ken served his country in the U.S. Army. His outfit, the 123 Infantry, was featured in the 1955 Audie Murphy film, "To Hell and Back".

He enjoyed hunting and steelhead fishing with friends in Salmon, gardening, cooking, trips to Jackpot, and was known for his famous potato salad.

He is survived by his wife Bernetta of Ashton; daughter, Kandace of Bozeman; granddaughters, Shaye LaMunyan of Missoula, Montana, and Kelsey LaMunyan of San Diego, California; sisters, Evelyn Speer of Conrad, Montana, Leona Olson of Cohasset, Minnesota, and Florence Springer of Evansville, Indiana; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Eileen Jasperson, Coral Friberg and Jeanette Brown.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, at the Ashton Community United Methodist Church.