Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

Derinda and Pleasant Hill country schools. Violet married George Alfred Rodden on
September 8, 1921 and three sons were born to this union: LeVerne George Rodden,
Loren G. Rodden, and Jimmy Ray Rodden. The family lived in Hanover for a number
of years before moving to Elizabeth. Violet worked at the Savanna Army Depot during
World War II, as a waitress in Elizabeth for many years and at Eaton Corporation for 15
years before she retired in 1980. Violet died January 8, 2008 and is buried in Elizabeth
Cemetery.
Roderick, Irma Josephine (Potter) was born November 10, 1903 in Hanover and was
the daughter of John James and Hannah Josephine (Kranbuhl) Potter. She married
William Clyde Roderick on April 19, 1923 and they raised Sue Helen (Potter) Cooper
from the age of two. Irma died April 25, 1986 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Roderick, William Clyde was born March 12, 1899 in Bloomington, Illinois and was
the son of William Clyde and Emma (Winger) Roderick. He married Irma Josephine
Potter on April 19, 1923 in Hanover and they raised Sue Helen (Potter) Cooper from the
age of two. Clyde was a crane operator for 35 years before his retirement. Clyde died
July 28, 1990 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Roe, Ronald “Ron” Siemen was born April 5, 1947 in Clinton, Iowa and was the son
of Siemen and Vera Mae (Peters) Roe. The family moved to Hanover in the early 1960s
and Ron graduated from Hanover High School in 1966. He was married to Marilyn
Jean Weible for a number of years and two children were born to this union: Melissa
Ann Roe and Jon Michael Roe. Ron worked as an inspector for Kelly-Springfield Tire
Company in Freeport for 30 years before he retired in 1997. Ron died February 3, 2003
and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Roe, Vera Mae (Peters) was born October 22, 1921 in Jackson City, Iowa and was the
daughter of Vance Leslie and Clara Dorothy (Schroeder) Peters. Vera was a registered
nurse and served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army overseas during World War II.
She married Siemen Roe on May 8, 1946 in Readlyn, Iowa and five children were born
to this union: Ronald “Ron” Siemen Roe, Jane Vera (Roe) Mitchell, Dorothy Rose
(Roe) Cook, Leslie William Roe, and Larry John Roe. The family moved to Hanover in
the early 1960s. Vera died July 9, 1983 and is buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery,
Bellevue, Iowa.
Rogers, Alice A. (Gray) was born July 6, 1914 in rural Hanover and was the daughter
of Charles Edwin and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ann (Virtue) Gray. She graduated from
Hanover High School in 1933. Alice married Bennett “Ben” Campbell Rogers on
September 28, 1938 in Clinton, Iowa and no children were born to this union. Alice and
Ben owned and operated the Coffee Cup Café in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Alice
later worked as a clerk at the Savanna Army Depot and owned and operated Alice’s
Ceramics. She also helped Ben at Ben’s Tap and later they managed the bar at the
Hanover VFW. Alice died August 18, 2008 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Rogers, Bennett “Ben” Campbell was born September 13, 1916 in Hanover and was
the son of John James and Mabel Ibel (Donnelly) Rogers. He graduated from Hanover
High School in 1934. Ben married Alice A. Gray on September 28, 1938 in Clinton,
Iowa and no children were born to this union. He was a World War II U.S. Army
Veteran. He was the former owner of Ben’s Tavern and the Coffee Cup Restaurant,
both in Hanover, and he managed the Hanover VFW for more than 20 years. Ben died
January 2, 1992 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
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