Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

The family moved to Hanover in February 1942 when Harold began working at the
Savanna Army Depot. Harold was the scoutmaster for Hanover’s Boy Scout troop 36
from the late 1940s until the early 1950s. He later operated the Hanover Sinclair Station
from 1959 until 1968. He was a charter member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church in
Hanover. Harold late moved to San Diego, California to live near his son. Harold died
in San Diego on May 19, 1981. He was cremated and his ashes were returned to Keota,
Iowa for burial.
Harm, John “Jack” Fredrick was born September 11, 1926 in Cook County, Illinois
and was the son of Otto J. and Anna Harm. The family moved from Wood River,
Illinois to Hanover in 1943 and Jack graduated from Hanover High School in 1944.
Jack died November 16, 1998 in Clay, New York.
Harms, Peter J. was born June 15, 1927 in Bryan, Iowa and was the son of Peter M.
and Anna C. (Frahm) Harms. He was married to Annabelle Aitkens and one son was
born to this union: Dale Harms. Pete farmed in the Hanover area until 1964. After that
he started working for the Chicago Northwestern Railroad in Clinton, Iowa and he
worked there for 27 years. Pete died March 22, 2005 and his funeral was held in
Hanover.
Harris, Irene Agnes (Peters) Reifsteck was born February 24, 1907 in Dubuque, Iowa
and was the daughter of John and Frieda (Thiemig) Peters. She lived in Hanover and
was employed as a bookkeeper at the Savanna Army Depot for many years before she
retired. Irene was married to Walter Andrew Reifsteck until he died in 1953; she later
married Thomas B. Harris on July 2, 1970 in The Little Brown Church in the Vale in
Nashua, Iowa. Irene died September 29, 1991 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Harris, Thomas B. was born January 17, 1907 in Clinton, Iowa and was the son of
James Berten and Ada Jane (Kennedy) Harris. He married Erma Madeline (Miller)
Rowley on October 24, 1938 in Muscatine, Iowa and this union gave him one
stepdaughter: Rose Elizabeth (Rowley) Diadiun. Erma died November 29, 1969 and he
married Irene Agnes (Peters) Reifsteck on July 2, 1970 in Nashua, Iowa. He retired as a
truck driver from the Savanna Army Depot and later drove bus for Scenic Stage Lines.
Thomas died June 12, 1984 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Harstick, Alverda Adalade (Reichwein) was born December 18, 1903 in Bellevue,
Iowa and was the daughter of Ernest Christopher and Christina (Yeager) Reichwein.
She married Ward Lee Harstick on August 12, 1922 in Dubuque, Iowa and one son was
born to this union: Ward LeRoy Harstick Jr.. She worked at the Hanover Woolen Mill
and at the Savanna Army Depot as an ammunition handler. Alverda was living in
Clinton, Iowa when she died on March 1, 2002 and she is buried in Evergreen
Cemetery.
Hastings, Allen Lee was born February 25, 1943 in Savanna, Illinois and was the son of
Merle and Evelyn (Noble) Hastings. He married Vicky Lynn Pash on December 7,
1963 in Savanna and two children were born to this union: Todd Allen Hastings and
Kimberly Kaye (Hastings) Ertmer. They lived in Hanover for many years and Allen
worked 32 years for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad as a truck driver and section
laborer. Allen died November 11, 2002 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Hatfield, Charles John Gordon was born November 23, 1915 in Savanna, Illinois and
was the son of Charles John and Anna Matilda (Diehl) Hatfield. He graduated from
Hanover High School in 1932. Gordon married Geraldine Kuhns on January 20, 1938
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