Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

in Clinton, Iowa and six children were born to this union: Gordon William “Bill”
Hatfield, Robert Bruce Hatfield, Sharon Jean (Hatfield) Dethlefsen, Sandra “Sunny”
Lynn (Hatfield) Block, Jerald Duane Hatfield, and Richard Keith Hatfield. He farmed
in the Elizabeth area from 1938 until he retired in 1982. He was also a feed salesman
for Moorman Manufacturing Feed Company for more than 22 years, retiring in 1979.
Gordon died January 2, 1992 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Hatfield, Geraldine “Gerri” Lucille (Kuhns) was born December 17, 1919 in
Hanover and was the daughter of Orville Austin and Thelma Mae (Paynter) Kuhns. She
graduated from Hanover High School in 1937. Gerri married Charles John Gordon
Hatfield on January 20, 1938 in Clinton, Iowa and six children were born to this union:
Gordon William “Bill” Hatfield, Robert Bruce Hatfield, Sharon Jean Hatfield, Sandra
“Sunny” Lynn (Hatfield) Hughes, Jerald Duane Hatfield, and Richard Keith Hatfield.
She farmed with her husband for many years in rural Elizabeth and also worked at Eaton
Corporation in Hanover for ten years, was the director of the Northern Illinois Agency
on Aging, worked at the senior center in Galena, was the assistant secretary at the
Extension office and in 1985 became the librarian at the Elizabeth Public Library. Gerri
died June 29, 2004 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Hatfield, Robert Bruce was born June 12, 1944 and was the son of Charles John
Gordon and Geraldine Lucille (Kuhns) Hatfield. He graduated from Elizabeth High
School in 1963. Robert lived most of his life in rural Elizabeth. Robert died October
31, 2005 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Hatheway, Leo Edward was born April 21, 1939 in Clinton, Iowa and was the son of
Perley Jay and Lillian Martha (Kaczinski) Hatheway. He graduated from Hanover High
School in 1956 and from Morrison Institute of Technology. Leo married Betty Jo
Carroll on August 18, 1957 in Morrison and six children were born to this union: Twila
A. (Hatheway) Van Brocklin, Tina M. (Hatheway) Bardell, Perley “Pat” J. Hatheway,
Teresa J. (Hatheway) Bonjour, John E. Hatheway, and Leo Hatheway Jr. He worked as
a semi-truck driver for Kness Trucking in Chadwick for his last 15 years and was
previously a milk hauler and farmer in the Thomson area. Leo was living in Savanna
when he died February 20, 2002. Cremation rites were accorded.
Haug, Antoinette “Bob” Elizabeth (Buenger) was born October 20, 1903 in Swiss
Alps, Texas and was the daughter of the Reverend Otto Johannes “John” and Louise
Henrietta (Franke) Buenger. She was an elementary schoolteacher from 1922 until
1928. She married John “Jack” Ernest Haug on August 20, 1928 in Mount Carroll and
seven children were born to this union: John Edward Haug, Louise Marie (Haug)
Tippett, Mary Catherine (Haug) Norwood, Jacqueline Jean (Haug) Schulz, Carolyn Ann
(Haug) Crawford, Bob Haug, and Thomas R. Haug. They farmed in the Elizabeth and
Hanover area from 1940 until 1971. Antoinette died December 1, 1993 and is buried in
the Elizabeth Cemetery.
Haug, Frederick “Fred” William was born December 17, 1907 in Hanover Township
and was the son of George John and Marie Mary (Reifsteck) Haug. He graduated from
Hanover High School in 1926. Fred married Dorothy Laskowski and three children
were born to this union: Sharon “Sherry” Haug, Fred Haug Jr., and George Haug. The
family lived in Peoria, Illinois for many years. Fred died April 11,1987 in Peoria.
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