Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

December 13, 1982 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Haring, Tommy “Tom” Francis was born December 21, 1942 in Savanna, Illinois and
was the son of Harold Francis and Geneva Minnie (Kaufman) Haring. Tom graduated
from Fulton High School in 1960. He married Rosemary Bernice Leighton on
September 29, 1962 in Hanover and four children were born to this union: Jody Robert
Haring, Brenda Kay (Haring) Carafano, Tommy Francis Haring Jr., and Christopher
“Chris” Patrick Haring. Tom was a foreman at Eaton Corporation in Hanover for many
years and he also worked at the Savanna Army Depot, Hanover’s VFW, Adam’s Garage
in Hanover and was an electrician for Union Pacific Railroad in the car shop in De Soto,
Missouri for four years. Tom died April 9, 2000 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Harkness, Alden “Budge” Harold was born May 3, 1914 in Blanding, Jo Daviess
County and was the son of James Harold and Anna (Schoenfeldt) Harkness. He married
Alma Rebecca Margaret Hocking on January 9, 1937 in Elizabeth and seven children
were born to this union: Jean Ann (Harkness) Brown, William Harold Harkness,
Patricia Marie (Harkness) Moreau, Kenneth Laurence Harkness, Sheila LaVonnie
(Harkness) Tiegs, Donna Kay (Harkness) Stotler, and Nina May (Harkness) Richmond.
Budge was a weaver at the Hanover Woolen Mill for six years before he started working
as a munitions handler at the Savanna Army Depot for 30 years. He retired June 29,
1973. In his earlier years Budge was a musician in the Wolf Creek Ramblers Dance
Band, where he played the mouth organ and guitar. Budge died October 14, 1996 and is
buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Harkness, Alma Rebecca Margaret (Hocking) was born October 23, 1915 in Vinegar
Hill Township, Jo Daviess County and was the daughter of William John and Nettie
Estella (Walton) Hocking. She married Alden “Budge” Harold Harkness on January 9,
1937 in Elizabeth and seven children were born to this union: Jean Ann (Harkness)
Brown, William Harold Harkness, Patricia Marie (Harkness) Moreau, Kenneth Laurence
Harkness, Sheila LaVonnie (Harkness) Tiegs, Donna Kay (Harkness) Stotler, and Nina
May (Harkness) Richmond. Alma worked at the Hanover Café for many years. Alma
died September 1, 2000 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Harkness, Daniel Boone was born March 10, 1894 in Elizabeth Township, Jo Daviess
County and was the son of Benjamin J. and Harriett “Hattie” Catherine (Hitchcock)
Harkness. He married Jessie R. Smith on January 10, 1936 in Belvidere, Illinois. They
raised three children: Jeanette Marie (Smith) Schaal, Betty Lou Harkness, and Robert
“Bob” Lee Harkness. Daniel died February 21, 1985 and is buried in Evergreen
Cemetery.
Harkness, Harvey Chapman was born July 15, 1917 in rural Hanover and was the son
of Clyde Thomas Harkness and Florence Mable (Chapman) Harkness-Bubser. He
graduated from Hanover High School in 1936. He married Hazel Irene Virtue on April
11, 1941 and five children were born to this union: David Harkness, Sue (Harkness)
Williams, Duane Harkness, Doug Harkness, and Sandy (Harkness) Barnaby. The couple
moved to DeKalb where he worked as a field supervisor for DelMonte Packaging.
Hazel died in 1981; Harvey then retired and moved back to Hanover. Harvey married
Luella Mae (Sanderson) Patterson on March 6, 1982 in Hanover and they lived in rural
Hanover. This union gave Harvey four stepchildren: Robert “Bob” Leland Patterson,
Judith “Judy” Lynn (Patterson) Vesely, Shirley Luella (Patterson) Dodson, and Richard
“Dick” Raymond Patterson. Harvey died February 3, 2004 and is buried in DeKalb,
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