Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

years, retiring in 1991 and they later moved to Hanover. Samuel died December 11,
2001 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Gilbertson, George M. was born March 10, 1902 in Liknes, Norway and was the son of
Gabriel and Greta (Jacobson) Gilbertson. He married Lena Mae Baertsch on October
17, 1936 in Decorah, Iowa and they had one daughter: Sonja Lee (Gilbertson) Crockett.
He lived in Hanover for most of his adult life and was a construction worker of the
building trades. George died July 31, 1980 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Gilbertson, Lena Mae (Baertsch) was born April 10, 1910 in Fountain City,
Wisconsin and was the daughter Henry and Sophia (Keller) Baertsch. She married
George M. Gilbertson on October 17, 1936 in Decorah, Iowa and one daughter was
born to this union: Sonja Lee (Gilbertson) Crockett. She lived in Hanover for most of
her adult live. Lena died May 5, 1987 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Gillaspie, Elizabeth “Betty” Ann (Miller) was born February 6, 1920 in Hanover and
was the daughter of Parke McClellan and Loretta Ann (Ravenscraft) Miller. She
graduated from Hanover High School in 1938 and from Northern Illinois University.
After graduating from college Betty joined the military and served in the WAC’s during
World War II. She met, and married, Colonel Mark Wolford Gillaspie during World
War II and four children were born to this union: Robert “Bob” Gillaspie, Jane
Gillaspie, Joseph “Joe” Gillaspie, and Ann Gillaspie. The family lived in many places
due to Mark’s career in the Air Force. They retired in San Antonio, Texas. Mark was
born March 31, 1918 in Childress, Texas and died September 19, 1984. Elizabeth died
September 13, 2003 and both she and Mark are buried at Fort Sam Houston National
Cemetery in San Antonio.
Gillies, Richard “Dick” Robert was born January 29, 1922 in Naples, South Dakota
and was the son of George Joseph and Alice Marie (Kroppe) Gillies. He was a World
War II U.S. Army Veteran. Dick married Sylvia Ann Gallop on December 16, 1950 in
Watertown, South Dakota and three children were born to this union: Eugene “Gene”
Allen Gillies, Ricky “Rick” Joe Gillies, and Jolene Marie (Gillies) Horsfield. Dick
worked at the Black Hills Army Depot in South Dakota until 1965 when he was
transferred to the Savanna Army Depot and the family lived in Hanover. Dick died June
16, 2006; he was cremated and buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Gillogly, Gregg Glen was born July 24, 1958 in Savanna, Illinois and was the son of
Zane Glenn and Bonnie Kay (Bearsley) Gillogly. He graduated from Hanover High
School in 1976. Gregg was employed at Kelly-Springfield Tire Company in Freeport as
a roll changer. Gregg died June 27, 1988 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Girot, Edmund “Ed” Francis was born September 15, 1906 in Galena, Illinois and
was the son of Paul Joseph Vital and Martha Juliette (Quille) Girot. He grew up in rural
Hanover. He married Agnes Elizabeth Mista and two daughters were born to this union:
Joan Elaine (Girot) Gee and Marilyn “Bunny” Kay (Girot) Fox. The family lived in
Monona, Iowa for a number of years before they divorced in the early 1940s. Ed
married Grace Estelle Girot in 1943 and two sons were born to this union: Edmund
John Girot and James “Jim” Girot. The family lived in Saint Petersburg, Florida before
moving to New Port Richey, Florida. Ed was in the furnace and fuel oil business and
Grace was a schoolteacher. His first wife Agnes was born March 10, 1899 and died
January 5, 1989 in Postville, Iowa. Grace was born April 1, 1913 and died May 9, 1984.
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