Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

Illinois. Ted was a World War II U.S. Air Force Veteran. He married Ellen Patricia
McHugh on September 7, 1947 in Muskegon, Michigan and three sons were born to this
union: Edward Kopper Jr., Joseph McHugh Kopper, and William Jaggard Kopper. He
owned several auto dealerships in the Chicago area before moving to rural Hanover in
the 1960s. He later owned auto dealerships in Dubuque and Galena. Ted died June 26,
2001 and is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, rural Galena.
Kraft, Earl J. was born April 11, 1906 in Fargo, North Dakota and was the son of
Richard Otto and Caroline (Johnson) Kraft. He attended Roosevelt Elementary and
NDAC High School in Fargo. He worked 50 years at NDAC as the campus night
watchman. Earl died April 14, 2003 in Fargo and is buried in Hanover’s Evergreen
Cemetery.
Kraft, Edward R. was born July 20, 1922 in Fargo, North Dakota and was the son of
Richard Otto and Caroline (Johnson) Kraft. He attended High School in Fargo. He was
a U.S. Army World War II Veteran. Ed had worked for the U.S. Post Office until he
retired and he lived in Hanover for many years. Ed died January 16, 2010 and is buried
in Evergreen Cemetery.
Krahn, Lucille (Hunt) was born May 26, 1921 in Hanover and was the daughter of Lee
Charles and Sophrania “Fronia” (Ensch) Hunt. She graduated from Hanover High
School in 1938. She married Herbert A. Krahn on December 5, 1942 in Savanna and
one son was born to this union: Harry Krahn. Lucille was employed at Apel’s Super
Value in Dubuque, Iowa and later at D-J’s Foods in East Dubuque. Lucille lived in East
Dubuque for many years, and died there on August 23, 1989. She is buried in the East
Dubuque Cemetery.
Krause, Archie Martin was born March 21, 1932 and was the son of Earl William and
Dorothy Mattie (Graves) Haney. He married Jacqueline Lois Koss and four children
were born to this union: Sharon Jean (Krause) Gawron, Robert David Krause, Steven
Francis Krause, and Michael Joseph Krause. He lived in Chicago, Rolling Meadows,
and Des Plaines before he moved to Hanover to be near his sister Adeline (Krause)
Mulholland. Archie died September 8, 2009 and is buried in All Saints Cemetery,
Mount Prospect, Illinois.
Krippendorf, Berneice Helene (Redington) was born March 2, 1919 in rural Apple
River, Illinois and was the daughter of Michael Francis and Mary Mayme (Gable)
Redington. She married Clifford Wesley Krippendorf on January 5, 1937 in Freeport
and five children were born to this union: Shirley Mae (Krippendorf) Holm, Dorothy
Darlene (Krippendorf) Orth, Judy Ann (Krippendorf) Wild, Sally Kay (Krippendorf)
Reifsteck, and LeRoy Rodger Krippendorf. They lived in Hanover from the 1940s until
the early 1960s, and Berneice worked at the Savanna Army Depot for 15 years. They
later moved to Stockton and she worked at Atwood Automotive for 8 ½ years. Berneice
died August 20, 2002 and is buried in Ladies Union Cemetery, Stockton.
Krippendorf, Clifford Wesley was born June 16, 1912 in Apple River, Illinois and was
the son of Fred Albert and Nellie Ellen (McLarrah) Krippendorf. He married Berneice
Helene Redington on January 5, 1937 in Freeport and five children were born to this
union: Shirley Mae (Krippendorf) Holm, Dorothy Darlene (Krippendorf) Orth, Judy
Ann (Krippendorf) Wild, Sally Kay (Krippendorf) Reifsteck, and LeRoy Rodger
Krippendorf. Clifford worked at the Savanna Army Depot for a number of years and
they lived in Hanover from the 1940s until the early 1960s, when they moved to
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