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Darlington, Wisconsin. Vivian died October 15, 1980 and is buried in Shepherd of the
Hills Lutheran Church Cemetery, Shapville.
Jordan, Benjamin Jersky was born June 25, 1895 in Boston, Massachusetts and was
the son of Hyman and Ida (Novinsky) Jordan. His first wife died in 1978. He married
Kate (Goldman) Levinson on September 25, 1979. She died April 1, 1992. He had two
stepdaughters: Laurie (Levinson) Quesnell and Ruth (Levinson) Weinberg. Benjamin
was living in Galena when he died April 8, 1997 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery,
Hanover.
Jungjohann, Jon J. was born May 24, 1943 in Clinton, Iowa and was the son of Leroy
Fredrick and Joyce Eleanor (Hushaw) Jungjohann. He graduated from Savanna High
School in 1961 and from Monmouth College in 1965. Jon served in the Peace Corps for
two years and returned in 1968 to study at Syracuse University. He married Kathy
Mullan in 1969 and one child was born to this union: Karen Jungjohann. Jon worked in
various administrative capacities and retired to Alexandria, Virginia. Jon died August
14, 2007 in Alexandria; he was cremated and buried in Lost Mound Cemetery.
Jungjohann, Joyce Eleanor (Hushaw) was born September 5, 1920 in Clear Lake,
Iowa and was the daughter of Harold Stowe and Eleanor Loretta (Phillips) Hushaw. She
graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1937 and received her teaching certification
from Iowa State Teacher College in 1940. Joyce taught school for a number of years.
She married Leroy Fredrick Jungjohann on June 2, 1942 in Kahokia, Missouri and two
children were born to this union: Jon J. Jungjohann and Judy (Jungjohann)
Mandernack. The family lived in Savanna for many years. Joyce died May 20, 2008;
she was cremated and buried in Lost Mound Cemetery.
Jungjohann, Leroy Fredrick was born January 15, 1910 in Preston, Iowa and was the
son of Louis Heinrick and Hulda Jungjohann. Leroy was a World War II U.S. Army
Veteran. He married Joyce Eleanor Hushaw on June 2, 1942 in Kahokia, Missouri and
two children were born to this union: Jon J. Jungjohann and Judy (Jungjohann)
Mandernack. Leroy worked at the Savanna Army Depot for 30 years and the family
lived in Savanna for many years. Leroy died February 25, 2002; he was cremated and
buried in Lost Mound Cemetery.
Kahl, Betty Irene (Tupper) was born August 13, 1926 in East Dubuque, Illinois and
was the daughter of Walter Oscar and Agnes M. (Roth) Tupper. She graduated from
Elizabeth High School in 1944. Betty married Miles Henry Kahl on May 8, 1948 in
Elizabeth and four children were born to this union: Connie Joan (Kahl) Bogart,
Jeanette Ann (Kahl) Biava, Janice Elaine (Kahl) Rinehart, and James Miles Kahl. The
family lived in Hanover after their marriage and moved to a remodeled schoolhouse in
Weston in 1955, and later to the village of Elizabeth. Betty worked at the Hanover
Woolen Mill, Savanna Army Depot and the Elizabeth Nursing Home. Betty died August
4, 2006 and is buried in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Elizabeth.
Kallestad, Bette Lorraine (Hancock) Straight was born January 19, 1924 in rural
Hanover and was the daughter of Freeman Eugene and Myrtle Mabel (Weston)
Hancock. She was married to Charles Edward Straight and four sons were born to this
union: Robert Leroy Straight, who was stillborn, Charles Keeler Straight, James
Edward Straight, and Larry Ray Straight. She was married to Harold John Reitz and
later to Harold Kallestad. Bette lived in Hanover for many years before moving to
Savanna, where she owned and operated the Crystal Lounge from 1968 until 1978, and