Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

Pennsylvania. Norman died February 22, 1988 and cremation rites were accorded.
Palfyn, Lillian (Glover) was born June 20, 1898 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England and
was the daughter of Thomas and Jane (Ledgard) Glover. Lillian was a hairdresser and a
practical nurse. She also was employed at the Hanover Woolen Mill. She married Paul
C. Palfyn on December 1, 1960 in Chicago. Lillian lived in Hanover for many years.
Lillian died March 14, 1989 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Palmer, Clara Belle (LeHew) was born July 17, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois and was the
daughter of William Catlette and Clara Belle (Michood) LeHew. She graduated from
high school in Jefferson City, Missouri. Clara married Gilbert L. Palmer on June 4,
1950 in Waukegan, Illinois and two sons were born to this union: Darrel Eugene Palmer
and Terry LeRoy Palmer. The family moved to Hanover in the 1960s. Clara worked at
the Hanover Senior Center, Grant’s Home in Galena, as a Crossing Guard in Hanover,
the Scenic Tower near Elizabeth, and at the Apple River Fort in Elizabeth. Clara died
June 27, 2002 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Palmer, Corinne Elizabeth (Henderson) was born November 22, 1901 in Tracer, Iowa
and was the daughter of James Campbell and Mary Irvine (Speer) Henderson. She
graduated from Hanover High School in 1920 and from Monmouth College in 1925.
Corinne also attended the University of Illinois and received a Library Science degree in
1937. Corinne married the Reverend Elmer Drew Palmer on June 14, 1938 in Geneseo,
Illinois and no children were born to this union. She taught school for many years in the
Geneseo area and they moved to Hanover shortly after they retired in the early 1970s.
Corinne died January 13, 1985 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Parisi, Anthony “Tony” Joel was born September 13, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois and
was the son of Jasper Ray Colmourn and Linda J. (Schaffer) Parisi. He married
Michelle Tillwach on January 12, 1998 and he had three sons: Christopher Ray Parisi,
Nicholas Martin Parisi, and Benjamin Joel Parisi. Tony was a self-employed drywall
specialist. He was living in Hanover when he died May 14, 2003. Cremation rites were
accorded.
Parker, Agnes Grace (White) was born in March 10, 1890 in Hanover and was the
daughter of Herbert and Rosa Anita (Winter) White. She graduated from Hanover High
School in 1907. Agnes attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa where she met her
future husband. They wrote the music and words fro the Coe College song. Agnes
married John Belle Parker on July 28, 1914 in Hanover and one son was born to this
union: John Herbert Parker. The lived in Corydon, Iowa for a few years and moved
back to Hanover where Agnes played the organ for the silent movies in the Hanover
Theater. John joined with her father to form the H. White-Parker business in Hanover
and in 1920 John also served as the Superintendent at the Hanover School for one year.
In 1930 they moved to California, living in various places, while John taught in different
schools. Agnes died April 25, 1935 during an operation. She is buried in Hillside
Cemetery, Bieber, California.
Parker, Charlotte Bell (McCoy) was born December 31, 1899 in Hanover and was the
daughter of Charles Joseph and Ida Flora (Bell) McCoy. She married Roscoe William
Parker on May 14, 1925 in Dubuque, Iowa and two daughters were born to this union:
Lillian Mae (Parker) Gragg and Norma Jean (Parker) Davis. Charlotte taught piano and
organ in Hanover for 60 years before she retired in 1982. Charlotte moved to Arlington
Heights, Illinois to be near her daughters. Charlotte died May 18, 1991 in Arlington