Luise Niemann Hanson

Luise Niemann Hanson, 95, passed away April 29, 2015 after a short illness. Memorial services will be Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Saco Methodist Church. Cremation has taken place.

Luise was born March 12, 1920 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Dr. Arthur and Nancy Niemann. She graduated from high school there and attended college at Lawrence University completing a History and Political Science degree. She then attended Duke University in North Carolina and finished her law degree at the University of Michigan in 1944 at a time when few women were in this field.

While working at a Milwauke...