Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

foreman for the munitions handlers at the Savanna Army Depot for 27 years, retiring in
1960. They lived in Hanover for a number of years and later lived in Savanna, Freeport
and Mount Morris. Max died September 7, 1994 and is buried in Fairmount Cemetery,
Polo.
Haywood, Freda Jane (Smith) was born August 16, 1905 in Darlington, Wisconsin.
She married Arthur Thomas Haywood on December 22, 1930 in Hampshire, Illinois and
one daughter was born to this union: Dawn Ellen (Haywood) Callahan. They moved to
Hanover in 1941. Freda died August 27, 1987 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Hazer, Betty Louisa (Reifsteck) was born April 8, 1921 in Hanover and was the
daughter of Otto Christian and Ora Hazel (Limage) Reifsteck. She attended Hanover
schools. Betty married Alvin Emil Young on July 27, 1940 in Dubuque, Iowa and four
children were born to this union: Sandra Lou (Young) Niles, Sally Jean (Young) Doran,
Stanley Alvin Young, and Sharon Ann (Young) Wilson. Her husband Alvin died in
1962 and she married Marvin Eugene Hazer on July 5, 1969 in Hanover. Betty had
worked 20 years for Eaton Corporation in Savanna and Hanover. Betty died September
29, 1999 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Hazer, Genevieve Lucile (Wagner) was born March 25, 1896 in Bellevue, Iowa and
was the daughter of John Peter “J.P.” and Margaret (Clasen) Wagner. She married
William “Willie” Peter Hazer on November 7, 1916 and nine children were born to this
union: Dorothy Maragert (Hazer) Gibbs, Ethel Anastasia (Hazer) Portz, Ruth Mae
(Hazer) Ingram, Marvin Eugene Hazer, Valerie Rachel (Hazer) Connor, Richard Carl
Hazer, Betty Jane Hazer, Kay Ann (Hazer) Berlage, and Paul Roger Hazer. They
farmed in Iowa until June 1942 when they moved to Hanover and later to Elizabeth.
Genevieve died August 15, 1980 and is buried in St. Lawrence Cemetery, Otter Creek,
Iowa.
Hazer, Marvin Eugene was born July 26, 1924 in La Motte, Iowa and was the son of
William “Willie” Peter and Genevieve Lucile (Wagner) Hazer. He married Betty
Louisa (Reifsteck) Young on July 5, 1969 in Hanover and this union gave him four
stepchildren: Sandra Lou (Young) Niles, Sally Jean (Young) Doran, Stanley Alvin
Young, and Sharon Ann (Young) Wilson. Marvin was employed at the Savanna Army
Depot for ten years before he retired in May 1975. Previously Freeport Blacktop
employed him for 15 years. Marvin died March 29, 1993 and is buried in Evergreen
Cemetery.
Healy IV, James “Jim” E. was born October 17, 1950 in Libertyville, Illinois and was
the son of James E. and Albina (Pragovich) Healy III. He graduated from Evergreen
Park High School in 1968. Jim married Judy A. Gossage on October 17, 1987 in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin and one daughter was born to this union: Allerina “Allie”
Healy. The family moved to Hanover in the 1990s, and they owned and operated the
Hanover Café. Jim died September 29, 2008 and cremations rites were accorded.
Hebeler, Maxine Irene (Aitkens) was born February 2, 1926 in Bensenville, Illinois
and was the daughter of David Wilson and Isabelle Ella (Shelly) Aitkens. She married
Edward William Hebeler and 13 children were born to this union: Joyce Lavina
(Hebeler) Dewey, Anna (Hebeler) Hubble, Shirley (Hebeler) Leifort, Dorothy Louise
(Hebeler) Mottin, Karen (Hebeler) Hintgen, Shelly (Hebeler) Kratzenberg, Edward
James Hebeler, Franklin Hebeler, John Henry Hebeler, Alfred Hebeler, William Peter
Hebeler, Ricky Allen Hebeler, and one other son. Her husband Edward William died
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