Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

Veteran. He married Joan D. Rampenphal Schultz on October 7, 1964. He had four
children: Mary Lou Hancock, Margaret (Hancock) Smith, Loyal Hancock, and Allen
Hancock. He also had four stepchildren: Michael Schultz, Patrick Schultz, Robin
Schultz, and Karen Schultz. Robert lived in Freeport for many years and was employed
at Micro Switch Company until he retired in 1978. His wife Joan died June 26, 1996 and
her body was donated to science. Robert died September 1, 1989 and his body was
cremated.
Handel, Violet Joyce (Curtis) was born November 14, 1931 in Guilford Township, Jo
Daviess County and was the daughter of LaVerne and Berneta (Hancock) Curtis. She
graduated from Hanover High School in 1950. Violet married Harold Handel on August
13, 1950 and six daughters were born to this union: Barbara (Handel) Helin, Deborah
(Handel) Schreiner, Lynn (Handel) Haas, Roxanne (Handel) Jacobs, Kimberly (Handel)
Cook, and Karen (Handel) Robinson. The family farmed in rural Savanna. Harold died
on February 13, 2004 and Violet died May 30, 2006. They are both buried in St. Peter
Cemetery, Savanna.
Handy, Ellsworth A. was born February 21, 1915 in Hinsdale, Illinois and was the son
of William and Adeline (Gansburg) Handy. He attended public school in Hinsdale.
Ellsworth was a pilot with the U.S. Air Force and was a World War II Veteran. He
married Carolyn Pickard on March 3, 1945 in Meridian, Mississippi and three children
were born this union: Pamela (Handy) Allison; Barbara (Handy) Marchello, and David
Handy. In 1964 Ellsworth became president of the American National Bank in
Cheyenne, Wyoming and later moved to St. Joseph, Michigan where he was the
treasurer for Clark Equipment. In 1966 he became an investment banker in Chicago. In
1967 he purchased a farm in Hanover and in 1970 he left the banking firm in Chicago
and moved to Hanover where he operated Basic Bookkeeping Business until 1980.
Ellsworth died January 23, 2007 and a memorial service was held at the Hanover Town
Hall.
Haney, Dorothy Mattie (Graves) Krause was born March 10, 1911 in Quaker,
Missouri and was the daughter of George Granvil and Mary Magdoline (Flowers)
Graves. She married Earl William Krause on January 20, 1926 in Missouri and two
children were born to this union: Adeline (Krause) Mulholland and Archie Martin
Krause. Dorothy married Milton Robert Haney in 1956. She lived in Chicago from
1927 until 1964 when she moved to Hanover. Dorothy was a line worker at Eaton
Corporation in Savanna and Hanover from 1964 until 1973. Dorothy died August 2,
2000 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Hanny, Benjamin Franklin was born August 4, 1894 in Chicago, Illinois and was the
son of Albert and Wilhelmina “Minnie” (Rust) Hanny. He married Della Marie Kirkey
on January 4, 1928 in Freeport and two children were born to this union: Marilyn
Annette (Hanny) Eberhardt and John Franklin Hanny. Ben was a World War I Veteran.
He was a supervisor at the Savanna Army Depot and also operated the Dreamland
Movie Theater in the Hanover Township Hall from 1936 until 1956. Ben died February
11, 1984 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Hanny, Della Marie (Kirkey) was born January 30, 1906 in Hanover and was the
daughter of Elijah Nelson and Minnie Edith (Donaldson) Kirkey. She graduated from
Hanover High School in 1924. She married Benjamin Franklin Hanny on January 4,
1928 in Freeport and two children were born to this union: Marilyn Annette (Hanny)
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