Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

the custodian at the Elizabeth School. William died November 12, 1994.
Eastman, Charles “Chuck” Joseph was born July 10, 1918 in Hanover and was the
son of Leonard Hammond and Bessie (Speer) Eastman. He graduated from Hanover
High School in 1936. Chuck was a World War II U.S. Army Veteran, serving from
1941 until 1946. He married Gayle Leona Gilman on May 17, 1947 in Monmouth,
Illinois and two daughters were born to this union: Nancy Eileen (Eastman) Wernet and
Karen Joyce (Eastman) Cliff. Chuck had worked at the Savanna Army Depot for 35
years when he retired in 1976. He later worked at the Hanover Township Cemetery.
Chuck died September 6, 2003 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Eastman, Clarence Henry was born December 21, 1896 in Hanover and was the son of
Frederick “Fred” O. and Ann Hester “Hattie” (McCoy) Eastman. He married Stella
Daniel in 1924 in Freeport, she died January 1, 1967. Clarence married Edna Miller on
October 3, 1968 and she died on September 22, 1976. Clarence was a retired farmer and
lived in Elizabeth. He died June 30, 1984 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Eastman, Fern Mildred (Ravenscraft) was born October 13, 1898 and was the
daughter of Frank and Jennie (Morris) Ravenscraft. She graduated from Hanover High
School in 1916. She married Frank Wesley Eastman on October 14, 1916 in Galena
and one daughter was born to this union: Fern Eastman. They lived in Hanover for a
few years, later moving to Freeport, Illinois. The couple divorced and Fern moved to
Chicago.
Eastman, Francis LaVerne “Vern” was born May 22, 1917 in Hanover and was the
son of Albert Guy and Ellen “Ella” Francis (Whalen) Bray. He graduated from
Hanover High School in 1935 and attended Los Angeles City College. Vern worked as
a pacific coast representative for the D’Arcy Advertising Agency of St. Louis and
worked on the Coca Cola account for many years. He married Virginia June Willyard
on October 12, 1939 in Riverside, California and three children were born to this
union: Robert Dale Eastman, Michael Lawrence Eastman, and Carol Lynn Eastman.
The marriage ended in divorce and he and his second wife Sherrill “Sherri” Eastman
were married and lived in Altadena, California. Three children were born to this union:
Christopher Eastman, John Eastman, and Kathleen (Eastman) Tomarken. His daughter
Kathleen married Peter Tomarken, who had hosted the TV game show “Press Your
Luck.” They both died in a plane crash on March 13, 2007 in Santa Monica, California
while flying from Santa Monica to San Diego on a charity flight sponsored by Angel
Flight West, a charity organization that provides free air transportation for needy
medical patients, Peter was the pilot. Vern’s first wife Virginia was born June 8, 1917
in California and died September 11, 1978 in San Francisco. Vern died April 20, 1969
and is buried in Altadena.
Eastman, Frank Wesley was born December 31, 1893 and was the son of Frederick
“Fred” O. and Anna Hester “Hattie” (McCoy) Eastman. He grew up and attended
school in Hanover. Frank was a World War I Veteran. Frank married Fern Mildred
Ravenscraft on October 14, 1916 in Galena and one daughter was born to this union:
Fern Eastman. The couple later divorced and Frank married Luella A. Kettelhut on
May 5, 1926 in Freeport. Frank had two known children: Richard A. Eastman and
Loraine (Eastman) Coomber. Frank worked with W.N. Miller furniture and
undertaking business in Hanover for a few years and in the 1920s moved to Freeport,
Illinois where he assisted at Walker Mortuary. He went into the insurance business and
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