Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

Savanna Army Depot until she retired in 1988. Alice died March 8, 2006 and is buried
in Evergreen Cemetery.
Bastian, Orville William was born February 20, 1915 in Apple River, Illinois and was
the son of Howard Sampson and Anna Louise (Stadel) Bastian. He married Alice
Virginia Beadle on August 8, 1943 in Galena and three children were born to this
union: John “Jack” William Bastian, Virginia Ann “V-Ann” (Bastian) Howard, and
Robert “Bob” Lee Bastian. He was an ammunition inspector and demolition foreman
for 35 years at the Savanna Army Depot, retiring July 1, 1976. Orville died March 12,
1989 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Bauer, Gertrude Rose (Reitz) Bussan was born April 1, 1915 in Hanover and was the
daughter of George Herman and Helen Abigail (Lisk) Reitz. Gertrude married Joseph
Edwin Bussan in Galena and four children were born to this union: Helen Catherine
(Bussan) Gaber, Joan Marie (Bussan) Smith, Barbara Loucille (Bussan) Swingle, and
Herbert “Herb” Joseph Bussan. The family lived in Hanover in the early 1950s for four
years and later moved to to Carroll County. The couple divoreced in 1954 and Gertrude
married Arthur Bauer on November 29, 1957 in Shannon, Illinois. Gertrude was living
in Shannon when she died August 21, 1997. She is buried in Chapel Hill Memorial
Gardens, rural Freeport.
Bauman, Merle D. was born June 16, 1924 in Freeport, Illinois and was the son of
William J. and Vera Viola (Boop) Bauman. He attended school in Melrose Park and
Hanover. Merle married Eleanor Ethel Kreul on February 2, 1945 in Fennimore,
Wisconsin and one son was born to this union: Edward Bauman who died in infancy.
He farmed in Derinda Township for 36 years and also worked for construction
companies and the Savanna Army Depot as a surveillance inspector. He and his wife
spent most of their married life in the Hanover and Elizabeth area, moving to Stockton
after selling their farm in 1996. Merle died February 14, 2008 and is buried in Prairie
Cemetery, Fennimore.
Bauman, Vera Viola (Boop) was born January 26, 1904 in Pearl City, Illinois and was
the daughter of Frank and Clara (Auman) Boop. She married William J. Bauman and
they had one son: Merle D. Bauman. They farmed in the Hanover area. Vera was
living in Freeport when she died on June 17, 1980. She is buried in Evergreen
Cemetery.
Bausch, Lonnie G. was born January 6, 1954 in Dubuque, Iowa and was the son of
George H. and Agnes M. (Schneider) Bausch. He graduated from Cassville, Wisconsin
High School in 1972. He worked at Eagle Ridge Inn, Galena, the Big 10 Mart and the
Lunch Box Bakery, both in East Dubuque. Lonnie lived in Hanover for a few years and
was briefly married to Amy (Goldhagen) Burfield. Lonnie was living in Dubuque when
he died on June 29, 2009. He is buried in St. Charles Cemetery, Cassville.
Bawden, Marie Elizabeth (Martin) was born May 17, 1892 near Rodden, Elizabeth
Township, Jo Daviess County and was the daughter of James and Jennie F. (Mills)
Martin. She married Albert John Bawden on November 23, 1910 and three children
were born to this union: Pearl (Bawden) Bennett, Edna (Bawden) Chapin, and
Lawrence Bawden. They lived in the Elizabeth and Hanover area until moving to
Ashland, Wisconsin in 1924. Albert died June 15, 1961 in St. Louis, Minnesota. Marie
died October 31, 1987 in Ashland and is buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Ashland.
Beach, Eleanor (Root) was born July 23, 1903 in Southern Pines, North Carolina and
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