Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

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Sandra Kay (Sherich) Wild. The family moved to Hanover when Burt was transferred
to the Savanna Army Depot. He retired from the Army Depot in 1985. Burt died
October 23, 2007 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Sheridan, Ann was born January 17, 1942 in Freeport, Illinois and was the daughter of
Ralph Phillip and Emma Albentina (Sullivan) Sheridan. She graduated from Aquin
High School in Freeport and attended Marycrest College in Davenport, Iowa. She
worked at the Edward D. Jones office in Freeport for a number of years. Ann died
January 6, 2002 and she is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Sheridan, Emma Albentina (Sullivan) was born March 10, 1903 in Hanover and was
the daughter of William John and Eda Caroline (Seeger) Sullivan. She graduated from
Hanover High School in 1920. She married Ralph Phillip Sheridan on February 14,
1926 in Chicago and five children were born to this union: Mary Jane (Sheridan)
Bradley, Thomas Ralph Sheridan, Phillip William Sheridan, Ann Sheridan, and another
son who died in infancy. Emma lived most of her adult life in Freeport, Illinois. She
died in Freeport on March 3, 1980 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Sherrard, Mary Marcella (Peschang) was born September 2, 1906 in Rice Township,
Jo Daviess County and was the daughter of Edward Harry and Rosalie Mary (Melchoir)
Peschang. She married Arthur Sherrard on October 14, 1925 in Galena and two children
were born to this union: Thomas Bernard Sherrard and Rose Mary (Sherrard) Ertmer.
They farmed in rural Hanover for many years and later moved to the village of Hanover.
Marcella died May 19, 2003 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Shipton, Washburne Denning was born January 19, 1893 in Derinda Township, Jo
Daviess County and was the son of Thomas Denning and Harriett “Hattie” Ann
(Campbell) Shipton. He graduated from Hanover High School in 1910, from Coe
College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and attended the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
Washburne was a World War I Veteran. Washburne taught at Washington University in
St. Louis, Missouri for many years. He and his wife Lorraine had two children: Carol
(Shipton) Tocher and Thomas Shipton. Washburne died in November 1981 and is
buried in Montgomery City, Missouri.
Shrake, Berniece Charlotte (Bailey) Bousman was born January 9, 1914 in Hanover
and was the daughter of Marcus David and Frances Mae (White) Bailey. She married
William “Bill” Henery Bousman on January 14, 1932 Hanover and three children were
born to this union: William Wayne Bousman, Charlene (Bousman) O’Neill, and
Elizabeth (Bousman) Brinkmeier. Her husband William died in October 1968 and she
married Ned Shrake in March 1969. He died in October 1978. She was an ammunition
technician at the Savanna Army Depot before retiring in 1972. Berniece lived in
Savanna for a number of years. Berniece died on February 4, 1992 and is buried in the
Savanna Township Cemetery.
Shrake, Howard G. was born May 24, 1909 in Savanna, Illinois and was the son of
Walter Q. and Caroline (Hart) Shrake. He farmed in Washington Township, Carroll
County for many years. Howard died July 19, 1994 and is buried in Lost Mound
Cemetery.
Shumaker, Jerome Lee was born December 31, 1943 in Freeport, Illinois and was the
son of Richard and Caroline (Trutt) Shumaker. He attended Pearl City High School and
graduated from the Police Academy in Champaign-Urbana. He married Darlene “Dolly”
Rowe on June 1, 1964 and two daughters were born to this union: Laurie (Shumaker)