Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

O’Connell, William Harold was born February 4, 1928 in Fall River, South Dakota
and was the son of Michael William and Anna Marie (Wasserburger) O’Connell. He
was married to Maxine and two boys were born to this union: Doug O’Connell and
Bruce O’Connell. They lived in Hanover in the 1960s and moved to Missouri in 1976.
William worked at the Savanna Army Depot. He retired after working for the
government for 39 years. They moved to Springfield, Missouri and William died there
in 1990.
O’Connor, Cleo Leo was born in August 17,1902 in Walker, Michigan and was the son
of William and Anna (Norton) O’Connor. He worked at the Savanna Army Depot and
lived in Hanover for many years. He and his wife Irene Mary O’Connor had two
children: Patricia “Patsy” Ann O’Connor and Charles Lee O’Connor. They moved to
Grand Rapids, Michigan after his retirement and he died there on October 16, 1986.
O’Connor, Irene Mary was born October 12, 1916. Irene married Cleo Leo O’Connor
and two children were born to this union: Patricia “Patsy” Ann O’Connor and Charles
Lee O’Connor. They lived in Hanover for many years before moving to Grand Rapids,
Michigan. Irene was living in Byron Center, Michigan when she died March 29, 2007.
O’Halloran, Louis M. was born in about 1899. He graduated from Hanover High
School in 1915. Louis and his wife Myrtle G. O’Halloran had two known children:
twins, Mary A. O’Halloran and Patricia R. O’Halloran. In 1930 the family was living
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
O’Shaughnessy, Norma J. (Budde) was born August 5, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois and
was the daughter of David F. and Emma L. (Butler) Budde. She had four children:
Jennifer O’Shaughnessy, Jason O’Shaughnessy, Emily O’Shaughnessy, and Shawn
O’Shaughnessy. The family moved to Savanna in 2003 from Chicago and in January
2006 to Hanover. Norma died April 3, 2011 in Hanover.
Oates, Thomas “Tommy” Reuben was born October 3, 1928 in Fennimore, Wisconsin
and was the son of Cecil Eugene and Mona Bell (Crubaugh) Oates. He graduated from
Hanover High School in 1946 and later graduated from University of Wisconsin in
Madison in mining engineering. He married Theresa Anne Potter on November 24,
1950 and two daughters were born to this union: Mary Jo (Oates) Hulvey and Nancy
Oates. Tommy was the plant manager for Greer Lime Company in Riverton, West
Virginia. He and his wife had lived in Petersburg, West Virginia for a number of years.
Tommy died October 30, 1995 and his body was cremated.
Olson, Douglas August was born August 26, 1917 in Northbrook, Illinois and was the
son of Gustave A. and Louise E. (Blank) Olson. He was a World War II Army Veteran.
He married Annette Yezek on December 4, 1943 in Downers Grove, Illinois and three
children were born to this union: Lois Ann Olson, Donald Arthur Olson, and David
Alan Olson. He worked as a lithographer until his retirement in 1987, and later moved
to Hanover. Douglas died July 3, 1990 and is buried in Clarendon Hills Cemetery,
Westmont, Illinois.
Olson, Melvin Lawrence was born October 25, 1919 in Bear Valley, Wisconsin and
was the son of Christopher and Anna Marie (Gholson) Olson. He was a World War II
U.S. Army Veteran. Melvin began working at the Savanna Army Depot after the war in
1945 and retired from there in 1975. He married Gloria Ann Mason on February 24,
1953 in Galena and this union gave him one stepdaughter: Yvonne Marie (Schreck)
Long, and two other children were born to this union: Melvin Lawrence Olson Jr. and
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