Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

Bette Mom’s in Savanna from 1978 until 1993. Bette died May 18, 1996 and her body
was donated to science.
Kammer, Blanche Marcella “Tot” (Potter) was born May 21, 1924 in Hanover and
was the daughter of John Carl and Blanche Manilla (Shaw) Potter. She married Russell
Henry Kammer on April 24, 1944 in Clinton, Iowa and one daughter was born to this
union: Karen Kay (Kammer) Felly. The family owned and operated The Kamm Ann
Inn Bowl in Verona, Wisconsin from 1969 until 1994. Russell died February 12, 1993
and Tot died July 29, 1983 and they are both buried in Sunset Memoral Gardens,
Madison, Wisconsin.
Kampmeier, Kenneth “Ken” Fred was born May 5, 1926 in Freeport, Illinois and was
the son of Fred and Alma Otillia (Wenger) Kampmeier. He married Phyllis Jeanne
Petitgout on July 15, 1949 and three children were born to this union: Michael Kenneth
Kampmeier, Patty Jeanne (Kampmeier) Gothard, and Mary Anne Kampmeier. They
lived in Hanover for a number of years before moving to Warren, where he farmed and
later worked for Brown Trucking. Ken died November 12, 1986 following a farm
accident. His body was donated to science.
Kane, Frana “Fran” Anna (Meier) Sevey was born January 12, 1911 in Little Port,
Iowa and was the daughter of John August and Minnie Mary (Kafer) Meier. She
married Clyde John Sevey on February 4, 1931 in Elkader, Iowa and nine children were
born to this union: Donald Clyde Sevey, Joyce Ann (Sevey) Bedinger, Dean “Woody”
Douglas Sevey, Joan LaVon (Sevey) Peterson, Duane Lee Sevey, Paul Alan Sevey, died
when he was nine months old, Judy Aleen (Sevey) Kennedy, Jean Ellen Sevey, and
Janice Annette (Sevey) Hamill. Fran and Clyde operated the Mill City Tap in Hanover
from the early 1950s until Clyde was killed in a car accident on November 28, 1964.
Fran closed down the bar for a short time and later re-opened it and operated it until
May 1967. Fran married Marvin Kane on May 18, 1971 in Maquoketa, Iowa and they
lived in Hanover. Fran died July 21, 1981 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Kaufman, Leslie Charles was born November 5, 1913 in Hanover and was the son of
Charles Alvin and Sadie Ellen (Wells) Kaufman. He married Mary Stump on August
31, 1939 in Galena and six children were born to this union: Shirley Ann Kaufman who
was born October 25, 1940 and died May 25, 1941, Dale Edward Kaufman, Larry
Charles Kaufman, Joanne Marie (Kaufman) Moritz, William “Bill” James Kaufman,
and Rosemary Ann (Kaufman) Geller. He farmed in the Hanover and Galena area for
over 40 years before he retired in 1982 and moved to the city of Galena. Leslie died
November 25, 2004 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Kaufman, Mary (Taylor) was born May 18, 1911 in Chadwick, Illinois and was the
daughter of William and Lola Taylor. She married Oral George Kaufman in November
1949 in Kansas City, Missouri and this union gave her two stepdaughters: Carol Joyce
(Kaufman) Borgstedt and Norma Jean (Kaufman) Ferguson. Mary retired from the
Savanna Army Depot. She died March 19, 1986 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Kaufman, Mary Margaret (Stump) was born August 30, 1915 in Galena, Illinois and
was the daughter of William Augustine and Mary Burnadette (Collins) Stump. Mary
graduated from Galena High School and went on to graduate from Northern Illinois
University, DeKalb. She married Leslie Charles Kaufman on August 31, 1939 in
Galena and six children were born to this union: Shirley Ann Kaufman who was born
October 25, 1940 and died May 25, 1941, Dale Edward Kaufman, Larry Charles
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