Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

Lytle, Maude Rebecca (Edgerton) Baird was born March 22, 1888 in Hanover and
was the daughter of Frederick Hale and Matilda (Irwin) Edgerton. She graduated from
Hanover High School in 1906. Maude was a schoolteacher in Hanover and later moved
to Monmouth, Illinois and worked as a librarian. She married the Reverend James
Wallace Baird in August 1912 and four children were born to this union: Jeanette
(Baird) DeVault, William Baird, Kenneth Baird, and Donald Baird, all born in Egypt.
The Reverend Baird drowned August 7, 1926 while serving as a missionary in Egypt.
Maudle married Dr. James P. Lytle in 1957, he was also a minister. She lived in
Washington, Iowa for many years and died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 21, 1984.
She is buried in Monmouth.
Mace, Franklin Roger was born April 7, 1926 in Hanover and was the son of Earl
Joseph and Florence Mildred (Smith) Mace. The family moved to Rockford in 1927.
Franklin was a World War II and Korean War U.S. Army Veteran. He married Rose E.
Darnell on March 1, 1946 in Rockford and three children were born to this union:
Franklin Mace, Jr., David C. Mace, Sr., and Sheila Mace. Rose died January 17, 2009
and Franklin died December 27, 2008; they are both buried in Sunset Memorial Park,
Rockford.
Mace, Ida May (Becker) Elliott was born April 4, 1890 in Freeport, Illinois and was
the daughter of George and Lucretia Derstyne (Gross) Becker. She married Albert
Elliott in 1928 and he died in 1953. She later married Orrin Mace on July 21, 1956.
She lived in Hanover for a number of years and worked as a munitions handler at the
Savanna Army Depot. Ida died November 18, 1980 and is buried in Savanna Township
Cemetery.
Mace, Raymond Orville was born April 17, 1924 in Hanover and was the son of Earl
Joseph and Florence Mildred (Smith) Mace. The family moved to Rockford in 1927
and he graduated from East High School in 1942. Raymond was a World War II U.S.
Army Veteran. Raymond married Janell L. Magin on October 31, 1953 in Dubuque
and one daughter was born to this union: Raenell Florence Mace. He was employed as
an engineer fireman for Rockford School District 205 from 1957 until retiring in 1986.
Raymond died January 9, 2009.
Mace, Robert George was born July 19, 1930 in Savanna, Illinois and was the son of
George J. and Lillian G. (Grimm) Mace. Robert was a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran.
He married Priscilla “Boots” Smith on August 6, 1950 in Savanna. He was employed as
a rural mail carrier for the Savanna and Hanover areas for 33 years prior to retiring in
1966. Robert died August 17, 1989 and is buried in Lost Mound Cemetery.
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Mahan, Laverne Marcella (Strasser) was born July 8, 1904 in Bellevue, Iowa and was
the daughter of William “Will” and Madge Ellen (Harkness) Strasser. She graduated
from Hanover High School in 1922. Laverne married Arthur T. Mahan in 1923 and four
children were born to this union: Arthur Mahan, Marilyn Mahan, Robert Mahan, and
Richard Mahan. The family moved to Los Angeles, California in the mid-1920s and
Laverne died there on January 27, 1988.
Mahr, Clara (Alovera) was born January 17, 1922 in Dunalag, Capiz, Philippines and
was the daughter of Felix and Salvacion (Frondoza) Alovera Sr.. She married George
R. Mahr on January 18, 1951 in Manila, Philippines and three children were born to this
union: Patricia Ann (Mahr) Baum, Leilani Susan (Mahr) Barna, and William Patton
Mahr. The family moved to Hanover in 1969 and Clara worked as a substitute teacher