Rise Hansmire

Rise Ann Hansmire, 73, passed away on September 20, 2025, at Gardenside Nursing Home following a battle with cancer. She was born in Fairbury on January 16, 1952, to Dale and Dixie (Reid) Hansmire. Rise graduated from Fairbury High School in 1970 and attended Fairbury Junior College. She worked in banking in Fairbury and Lincoln, before moving to Detroit, Michigan, to work in sales and marketing. She returned to Fairbury in 2004 and retired from Lambert Vet Supply as a sales representative. Rise was drum majorette in high school, a member of the Happy Rock 4-H club and loved showing cattle at the fair. Rise enjoyed visiting the “family farm” to oversee her great-nieces prepare for the Jefferson County Fair. You could find Rise in the beef barn on show day to offer advice and words of wisdom. She was an avid Husker football and volleyball fan and loved cheering on the Kansas City Chiefs. Rise was extremely proud of the fact that her brother Greg kept the family farm together after their father passed away at an early age in 1976. She was even more proud of the fact that her one and only nephew Michael continues that tradition working side-by-side with Greg in the farm and livestock business. The next generation of Michael’s daughters are now active in the cattle operation. Rise is survived by brother Greg (Teresa) Hansmire; nephew Michael (Bethany) Hansmire; and niece Megan (Robert) Johnson of Maryville, Missouri. She also leaves behind her beloved Aunt Dorothy Reid, great-nieces Molly, Morgan, and Macy Hansmire, great-nephew Marshall (Eryn) Johnson and great-niece Maya Johnson. Rise was preceded in death by her parents and grandparents Arthur and Lucy Hansmire and Wilbur and Iva Reid. Burial will be held at a later date.

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