Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

department of Fredrick’s of Hollywood. He retired to Hanover. Charles died February
3, 1999 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Dame, Beth Ruth (Read) was born March 29, 1915 in Hanover and was the daughter
of Robert B. and Blanche L. (Wilcox) Read. She graduated from Elizabeth High School
in 1933. She married Jim Dame on November 24, 1934 in Galena and four children
were born to this union: James “Jim” Dame Jr., Larry Dame, Don Dame, and Doris
(Dame) Dickinsen. The family lived in Freeport for many years. Beth worked at
Read’s Department Store and later retired from Micro Switch after working there 21
years. Beth died August 2, 2004 and is buried in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens,
Freeport.
Dangel, Esther Blanche (Walder) was born February 14, 1919 in Hanover and was the
daughter of Daniel and Christina M. (Tack) Walder. She graduated from Hanover High
School in 1937. She married Ward Christian Dangel on March 15, 1947 in Galena and
one son was born to this union: Christian Dangel. Esther worked at the Hanover
Woolen Mill during the World War II era and later worked with her husband on their
rural Savanna farm and was know by many as the “egg lady” while doing an egg route
for more than 30 years. Ward died March 15, 1991 and Esther died September 6, 2004.
They are both buried in St. Peter’s Lutheran Cemetery, rural Savanna.
Dauphin, Norma Jean (Paisley) was born February 2, 1941 in Hanover and was the
daughter of Winfield Alexander and Alice Thelma (Millington) Paisley. She married
Daniel Dauphin on March 16, 1957 in Hanover and four children were born to this
union: Deborah (Dauphin) Leahy, Tina (Dauphin) Zemke, Wendy (Dauphin)
Groharing, and Scott Dauphin. Norma Jean worked at Eaton Corporation in Savanna
for 25 years before she retired. Daniel died December 29, 1995 and Norma Jean died
May 4, 1996 in Savanna. They are both buried in Savanna Township Cemetery.
Davidsaver, Rachael L. (Nesbitt) was born April 27, 1908 in Hanover and was the
daughter of Jesse Sherman and Lenora Hunt (White) Nesbitt. She married Lawrence
Davidsaver on August 20, 1927 and two children were born to this union: Robert
Davidsaver and Margaret Davidsaver. Rachael attended The Finley School of Nursing
in Dubuque. The family lived in Dubuque for many years. Her husband Lawrence died
November 29, 1989 and Rachael died January 10, 1998. They are both buried in Mount
Olivet Cemetery, Key West, Iowa.
Davidson, Earl was born November 13, 1883 in Hanover and was the son of Martha
Davidson. He graduated from Hanover High School in 1899. He married Katherine
Young and thought to have had four children, two of them were: Hugh Davidson and
Charles Davidson. Earl worked for the railroad and the family lived in Savanna for a
number of years.
Davidson, William H. was born December 6, 1919 in Hanover and was the son of
Harvey A. and Emily Davidson. He lived in Whiteside County, Illinois for many years.
William died June 11, 1996 in Rock Falls, Illinois and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Davis, Norma Jean (Parker) was born October 4, 1929 in Hanover and was the
daughter of Roscoe William and Charlotte Bell (McCoy) Parker. She graduated from
Hanover High School in 1947. Norma married Charles T. Davis on February 3, 1951 in
Hanover and three children were born to this union: Christine Lorraine (Davis)
Rosaaen, Cynthia Jean (Davis) Walloch, and Gregory Scott Davis. Norma began
working at Caterpillar Tractor in East Peoria, Illinois in 1951, in 1965 began working
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