Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

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her husband at Baxter Memorial Gardens, Arkansas with a memorial marker placed in
Lost Mound Cemetery.
Hunt, Mary Magdalyn (Whalen) was born November 12, 1895 in Hanover Township
and was the daughter of William and Anna Cecilia (Cullen) Whalen. She married
Hiram Simpson Hunt on May 27, 1922 in Elizabeth and they raised five children:
Ordrey Benson Hunt, Arthur “Tink” Rayden Hunt, Rachel Mae (Hunt) Hudson, Leo
Robert Whalen, and Donald Earl Hunt. Mary died January 5, 1992 and is buried in
Evergreen Cemetery.
Hunt, Olive Lucretia (Bray) was born January 8, 1899 in Elizabeth, Illinois and was
the daughter of Charles H. and Ella M. (Heath) Bray. She graduated from Elizabeth
High School in 1916. Olive married Arthur Jay Hunt on January 7, 1919 in Elizabeth
and no children were born to this union. They lived in Hanover most of their lives, but
did live in Sydney, Nebraska for a few years. Olive died February 20, 1986; she was
cremated and buried under a lilac bush on the property of her rural Hanover home at
11550 Route 84 South.
Hunt, Orrin Glen was born December 20, 1884 in Hanover and was the son of Ernest
Ferna and Elizabeth (Schmeck) Hunt. He married Florence L. (Williams) Reed in 1923
and this union gave him one stepson: Delmar James Reed. Two daughters were born to
this union: Marilyn Reola Hunt and Norma Jean Hunt. The family lived in Hanover for
many years and retired to Arizona. Orrin died in June 1965 in Arizona.
Hutchins, Donald “Hutch” Levi was born August 25, 1926 in Jesup, Iowa and was the
son of Frederick J. and Frances (Kies) Hutchins. He transferred from Loras Academy in
Dubuque, Iowa to Hanover in August 1943 and graduated from Hanover High School in
1946. Donald was a World War II U.S. Army Veteran. He married Betty Lou Stampe
on August 11, 1951 in Rockford and three daughters were born to this union: Linda
(Hutchins) White, Karen (Hutchins) Friendman, and Donna (Hutchins) Long. Hutch
was a mail carrier in the Rockford Post Office for 31 years when he retired in 1987.
Donald died December 30, 2006 in Loves Park and is buried in Sunset Memorial
Gardens, Rockford.
Hyink, Agnes Lillian (Bruzek) was born August 10, 1892 in Chicago, Illinois and was
the daughter of Joseph and Marie (Mudra) Bruzek. She married Benjamin “Ben” F.
Hyink on May 25, 1915 in Chicago and two children were born to this union: Rosebud
Lillian (Hyink) Grishkowsky and Byron Hyink. Agnes was a former supervisor for the
Illinois Bell Telephone Company. Agnes lived in Hanover for a number of years with
her daughter and son-in-law, Rosebud and Pastor Henry Grishkowsky. Benjamin died
in September 1955 and Agnes died April 15, 1983. They are buried in Oak Ridge
Cemetery, Palos, Illinois.
Ingersoll, Marie Madelene (Walder) was born February 2, 1911 in Hanover and was
the daughter of Daniel and Christena M. (Tack) Walder. She graduated from Hanover
High School in 1931. Marie married Irvin Ingersoll on June 10, 1931 in Galena and
nine known children were born to this union: Wesley Ingersoll, Daniel Ingersoll, Jerry
Ingersoll, Wayne Ingersoll, William Ingersoll, Donald Ingersoll, Patricia (Ingersoll)
Ford, Esther (Ingersoll) Mills, and Mary Jane Ingersoll. This union also gave her four
stepchildren: Irvin Ingersoll, Josie (Ingersoll) Klitz, Virginia (Ingersoll) Lake, and
Jackie (Ingersoll) Kosoman. The family lived in Savanna for many years. Marie died in
July 1980 in Savanna and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.