Dana Nichols HansenNov. 15, 1962 - Oct. 3, 2008Dana Nichols Hansen, 45, of Albany died Friday.Dana Patrice Nichols Hansen was born in Wolf Point, Mont., to Arden R. and Carol (Holtberg) Nichols.  She attended grade school in Frazer, Mont., and graduated from high school in 1981 in Glasgow, Mont.  She earned a degree in Cytotechnology from the University of North Dakota.She worked in several labs over the years including; Bismark, N.D., Billings, Mont., Redding, Calif., Bozeman, Mont., and most recently Corvallis.On Jan. 20, 1996, she married William Hansen in Glasgow, Mont.  She enjoyed music, games, family, watching Nascar and football with Bill and their two dogs, Basil and Pepe, and she was a devoted auntie.Dana is survived by husband Bill Hansen of Albany; father Arden and wife Myrlee Nichols of Glasgow, Mont.; brothers Bryce and wife Lorraine Nichols of Lastre Mont., Harlan and wife Colleen Nichols of Billings, Mont.; sisters Allison Nichols of Glasgow, Mont.,, Beth and husband Hank Flynn of Oswego, Mont., Jeanine and husband Tom Beckley or Renton, Wash., Andrine and husband Jeff Johnson of Fort Peck, Mont., and Jan and husband Erik Gresseth of Seattle, Wash.; mother in law Kay Hansen of Williamsburg, Va.; brother in law Tad Hansen of Missoula, Mont.; three nieces; nine nephews; five great-nieces and three great-nephews.Dana was preceded in death by her mother, sister Nancy Nichols; and sister in law Kathy Hansen.A celebration of life will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at AAsum-Dufour Funeral Home.  Memorial contributions may be made to Relay for Life in care of Andi Johnson, PO Box 172, Fort Peck, Mont., 59223.  AAsum-Dufour Funeral Home is handling the arrangements ( www.aasum-dufour.com ).