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the son of Richard Leroy and Sarah Bernice (Hocking) Wilkinson. He served in the
U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. Gordon married Sandra Mae Wills on July
15, 1956 in Elizabeth and four children were born to this union: James Wilkinson,
Wendy (Wilkinson) Matuszak, Connie (Wilkinson) Grenoble, and Kathy (Wilkinson)
Stringer. They lived in Hanover for a number of years. He worked at the Savanna
Army Depot and later at the Sierra Army Depot in Herlong, California. He retired in
1990 after working for the government for 37 years. They later moved to Chadwick,
Illinois. Gordon died December 22, 2003 and is buried in Schapville.
Williams, Patricia “Patty” Lynn (Gabriel) Foht was born April 4, 1949 in South
Dakota and was the daughter of Marcus and Dorothy (Grischkowsky) Gabriel. The
family moved from Igloo, South Dakota to Hanover in 1966. Patty graduated from
Hanover High School in 1967. Patty married William “Bill” Cyrus Foht on December
23, 1967 and one son was born to this union: Michael Foht. She married Matthew
Williams on January 11, 1983 and this union gave her two stepsons: Mark Williams and
Jason Williams. The family lived in Baileyville, Illinois for many years. Patty worked
at RK Dixon as a Purity Plus Water Systems Marketing Consultant for a number of
years. Patty was tragically killed when a truck backed over her on February 17, 2011 in
Rockford, Illinois. She is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Wilson, Helen Elizabeth (Peters) was born July 15, 1912 near California, Missouri and
was the daughter of Gottlieb Lewis and Rose Mathilda (Lawson) Peters. She attended
Aurora High School and at 16 became a bookkeeper for her Uncle Frank Keil at his
garage and later for the Missouri Agriculture Service. She married Herbert Herschel
Wilson on December 29, 1932 and one son was born to this union: Herbert Herschel
Wilson Jr. They moved to Los Angeles, California after their marriage and after the war
they returned to Missouri. They moved to Hanover in the late 1940s and remained until
the mid-1950s when they moved to the Joliet area. In 1970 they returned to California,
Missouri and in 2001 moved to Galena. Helen died May 16, 2002 and is buried in
Greenwood Cemetery, Galena.
Wilson, Herbert “Herb” Herschel was born January 15, 1910 in rural Clarksburg,
Missouri and was the son of James Walter “Pardner” and Mary Lewis (Broyles) Wilson.
He attended Clarksburg High School. He married Helen Elizabeth Peters on December
29, 1932 and one son was born to this union: Herbert Herschel Wilson Jr. He worked in
the San Pedro Shipyards near Los Angeles, California before the war. Herb was a
World War II Naval Construction Corps Veteran. After the war he worked in the
Woolen Mill in California, Missouri. He later moved to Hanover and worked in the lead
mines of Galena, the Savanna Army Depot, and later the couple moved to the Joliet area
where he worked with Arbanas Construction as a supervisor and concrete mason. Herb
retired in 1970 and they returned to California, Missouri. His final years were spent in
Galena and he died there on November 5, 2001. Herb is buried in Greenwood
Cemetery, Galena.
Wilson, Sandra Lee (Funk) was born March 21, 1953 in Savanna, Illinois and was the
daughter of Donald and Gladys (Ready) Funk. She graduated from Broadview
Academy, Lafox, Illinois in 1971 and attended Highland Community College. Sandra
married Ronald Wilson on March 17, 1974 in Savanna and two children were born to
this union: Brian Wilson and Julie (Wilson) Brigham. Sandra worked at the Savanna
Ben Franklin Store for 20 years and also Sullivan’s Grocery and Coast-to-Coast