Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

Penny Lynn Bourrette, Jason Thomas Bourrette, Jeffrey “Jeff” Eugene Bourrette, and
Patricia “Patti” Cathleen (Bourrette) Morrison. Sandra lived in Hanover for many years.
She died April 10, 2007 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Bousman, George Lester was born February 14, 1905 in Hanover and was the son of
George Franklin and Elizabeth Mary Ann (Philamlee) Bousman. The family moved
from Hanover to Woodbine when George was a child. George married Mona Idel
Pulver on October 2, 1929 in Galena and one son was born to this union: William
Donald Bousman. The family lived in Viroqua, Wisconsin for many years. Mona died
June 29, 1965 and George died March 3, 1990 in Viroqua.
Bovee, Anna Mae (Straitt) Pease was born July 17, 1914 in Hanover and was the
daughter of Charles Keeler and Anna Bell (Chase) Straitt. The family moved to
Rockford in the early 1930s and Anna attended Rockford High School. She married
Maurice Pease in August 1938 and six children were born to this union: Anna (Pease)
Newquist, Betty Jean (Pease) Lundstrom, Sherry Ann (Pease) Davis, Linda K. Pease,
Alan Richard Pease, and Barry Lynn Pease. Her husband Maurice died and she married
Carl Bovee in 1959 and he died in 1960. Anna died July 24, 1983 in Rockford and is
buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Bowman, Berneice L. (Stone) was born October 18, 1914 in Edgewood, Iowa and was
the daughter of Myron L. and Cynthia E. (Bacon) Stone. She married Milton F.
Bowman on June 4, 1933 in Edgewood and three children were born to this union:
Howard Bowman, Sonia Sue (Bowman) Simons, and Kathi Jan (Bowman) Flies. They
moved to Hanover and Berneice was employed at the Savanna Army Depot for many
years before her retirement. They later moved to Dubuque, Iowa. Berneice died
October 9, 1998 and is buried in Cass Township Cemetery, Strawberry Point, Iowa.
Bowman, Clyde Junior was born February 22, 1930 in Mount Carroll, Illinois and was
the son of Clyde A. and Harriet (Hoover) Bowman. He was a Korean War Army
Veteran. He married Sharon Lea Fletcher on August 12, 1954 in Kansas City, Missouri
and one step son: Allen McCluskey and four children were born to this union: Jeff
Bowman, Robin (Bowman) Goodell, Cindy (Bowman) Herrington, and Susan Bowman.
They lived in Savanna for a number of years and he was employed as a sheet metal
shear operator at the Alco Dispensary Company. Clyde died July 9, 1989 and is buried
in Evergreen Cemetery.
Bowman, Donald C. was born July 13, 1930 in Strawberry Point, Iowa and was the son
of Donald Emil and Francis Irene (Goldsmith) Bowman. He graduated from Strawberry
Point High School and attended the University of Dubuque. Donald was a Korean War
U.S. Army Veteran. He married Dorothy Meyer on December 26, 1955 in Hanover and
three children were born to this union: Donald H. Bowman, John Bowman, and Shari
(Bowman) Curry. They lived in Elizabeth for a number of years before moving to
Marshall, Missouri. Don was a manufacturer’s representative for Cominco Fertilizer
Company for 28 years before he retired on December 31, 1990. Don died October 31,
1993 in Marshall and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Bowman, Milton F. was born January 17, 1910 in Strawberry Point, Iowa and was the
son of Howard Chase and Ida Edith (Rebaschaus) Bowman. He married Berneice Stone
on June 4, 1933 in Edgewood, Iowa and three children were born to this union: Howard
Bowman, Sonia Sue (Bowman) Simons, and Kathi Jan (Bowman) Flies. Milton was a
World War II U.S. Army Veteran. He was a foreman at the Savanna Army Depot for 30
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