Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

the Savanna Army Depot in 1973 where he worked as a mechanic. Wilford died
January 4, 1986 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Brandt, Gordon “Monk” Joseph was born May 14, 1926 in Cobb, Wisconsin and was
the son of Arthur Joseph and Eileen Mildred (Wiederhold) Brandt. He was a World
War II U.S. Army Veteran and received the Purple Heart. Monk married Marjorie
Evelyn Fowler on January 22, 1955 in Hanover three children were born to this union:
JoLinda Alice (Brandt) Hebeler, Vicky Lynn (Brandt) Harmsen, and Scott Michael
Brandt. He worked at the Savanna Army Depot for a couple of years after the war and
later owned and operated the Mobil Station in Hanover from 1953 until 1962. They
later moved from Hanover to Savanna and Monk then worked for Rockford Blacktop as
an equipment maintenance man for 29 years, retiring in 1991. Monk died August 6,
2003 and is buried in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Savanna.
Brantner, Harriett Geneva (Eadie) was born February 3, 1930 in Hanover and was the
daughter of Ralph Harold and Dorothy Elzada (Limage) Eadie. She graduated from
Hanover High School in 1948 and from Northern Illinois University in 1952. Harriett
also did graduate work at the University of Illinois, Northern Illinois University and
Clarke College. Harriett married Herbert H. Brantner on June 28, 1958 in Hanover and
two children were born to this union: Peter LeClare Brantner and Elizabeth Anne
Brantner. The family lived in Lanark, Illinois for many years where Harriett was an
elementary school teacher for 27 years. Harriett died October 29, 1985 and is buried in
Lanark Cemetery.
Bray, Ella May (Heath) was born September 8, 1879 in Tomah, Wisconsin and was the
daughter of Charles and Olive Heath. She married Charles H. Bray in 1896 in Elizabeth
and four children were born to this union: Eugene Carter Bray, Olive (Bray) Hunt,
Lucille V. (Bray) Foster, and Ava G. (Bray) Parker. Ella and Charles operated the
Clover Farm Grocery Store at 201 Jefferson Street in Hanover from 1938 until May 31,
1954. Ella later moved to Boca Raton, Florida and she died there on January 19, 1983.
Breckenfelder, Myrtle M. (Chapman) was born September 29, 1915 in Hanover and
was the daughter of Earl Joseph and Mabel Ann (Wearmouth) Chapman. She graduated
from Hanover High School in 1933 and later from the Acme Business College in
Lansing, Michigan. She married Robert G. Breckenfelder on September 21, 1940 in
Clinton, Iowa and no children were born to this union. They lived in Rolling Meadows,
Illinois for many years and after the death of her husband on July 31, 1977 she moved
back to Hanover. Myrtle died April 1, 2006 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Breckenridge, Kathleen “Kit” Elise (Sanderson) was born November 18, 1939 in
Stockton, Illinois and was the daughter of Warren LeVerne and Emma M. (Gingles)
Sanderson. She graduated from Stockton High School in 1957 and later graduated from
Bradley University in Peoria and received her Masters Degree from the University of
Illinois in Library Science. Kit married Lloyd Lee Breckenridge on November 27,
1963. He preceded her in death on May 15, 2003. Kit lived in Philadelphia her entire
married life where she worked as a children’s specialist librarian with the Philadelphia
City Institute. She moved back to Jo Daviess County in 2007. Kit died October 26,
2009 in Galena and is buried in Log Church Cemetery.
Brick, Betty Katherine (Pedersen) Nielsen was born November 22, 1924 in Wayne
County, Nebraska and was the daughter of John and Marie (Andersen) Pedersen. She
married Jens Leo Nielsen on September 25, 1943 and five children were born to this
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