Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

Norman “Butch” Junior Klemme, Lyle Junior Klemme, and Richard Vincent Klemme.
They lived in Hanover for a few years before moving to Hales Corner, Wisconsin and
later to Muskego, Wisconsin. Clarence was a construction painter all his life. Clarence
died July 23, 1991 in Muskego and cremation rites were accorded.
Klemme, Leuellen Mae (Girot) Buege was born December 21, 1929 in Hanover and
was the daughter of Vincent Joseph and Margaret Ann (Haas) Girot. She married
Ferdinand “Junior” Buege May 31, 1947 and one daughter was born to this union:
Roxanna (Buege) Hood. After the death of her husband Ferdinand on May 27, 1952 she
married Clarence Junior Klemme on October 12, 1952 and three sons were born to this
union: Norman “Butch” Junior Klemme, Lyle Junior Klemme, and Richard Vincent
Klemme. They lived in Hanover for a few years before moving to Hales Corner,
Wisconsin and later to Muskego, Wisconsin. Leuellen was a mail carrier in Muskego
for more than 35 years before she retired. She died November 16, 2002 in Muskego and
is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Klepack, Joseph Francis “Smokey” was born May 20, 1917 in Jo Daviess County and
was the son of Stephen and Hazel (Keenen) Klepack. He married Mary Zubler on
November 24, 1956 in Hanover. He was employed at the Savanna Army Deport for 14
years before his retirement. Smokey died ten days after the death of wife, as the result
of an auto accident. He died on September 14, 1982 and is buried in Evergreen
Cemetery.
Klepack, Mary (Zubler) was born March 3, 1920 in Benton, Wisconsin and was the
daughter of Gottfield R. and Margaret Mae (Atkinson) Zubler. She married Joseph
Francis “Smokey” Klepack on November 24, 1956 in Hanover. She later lived in
Elizabeth. Mary died September 4, 1982 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Klingler, Bessie Mae (Miller) was born March 14, 1879 in Hanover and was the
daughter of George W. and Maria Emily (Williams) Miller. She graduated from
Hanover High School in 1897 and attended Tarkio College in Missouri. She married
George Grant Klingler and one known daughter was born to this union: Bessie M.
Klingler. The family lived in Savanna for a few years and in the late 1920s moved to
California. George died August 7, 1940 in Los Angeles and Bessie died November 15,
1967 in Lynnwood, California.
Klippert, Ross Spencer was born May 26, 1917 in Galilee, Saskatchewan, Canada and
was the son of Spencer Franklin and Emma Mary Ellen (Garner) Klippert. He moved to
the United States in 1939 and returned to Canada in 1941 to join the Royal Canadian Air
Force, in which he served until 1946. Ross married Rose Marie MacGillivrey on
February 4, 1944 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada and three children were born to
this union: Michael “Mike” Spencer Klippert, Timothy “Tim” Stephen Klippert, and
Darlene Mary Lynn (Klippert) Murphy. They moved to northern Illinois in 1946 and
lived in Hanover until 1957 when they moved to Savanna. Ross worked for Savanna
Fabricators and the Eaton Corporation, retiring in 1982. Ross died December 8, 2002
and is buried in St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery, Savanna.
Klopf, Edward “Ed” Lloyd was born June 18, 1926 in Freeport, Illinois and was the
son of Edward Lloyd and Emma Margaret (Cubbon) Klopf Sr. He graduated from
Elizabeth High School in 1944. Ed married Rebecca Jane Kilpatrick on September 14,
1946 in Hanover and one son was born to this union: Gregory “Greg” D. Klopf. Ed
farmed north of Hanover until he retired in 1985, and he served on the Jo Daviess
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