Ancestors and Descendants of
 Michael Hammes, Jr
& Margaretha Hammen

Richard Lee Hammes

Male 1953 - 2024  (71 years)    Has 75 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Richard Lee Hammes 
    Nickname Dick 
    Birth 12 Sep 1953  Sigourney Hospital, Sigourney, Koekuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Oct 2024 
    Burial 18 Oct 2024  Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I203  Peter and Anna
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2024 

    Father Harold Mike Hammes,   b. 8 Mar 1923, At Home on Farm, Near Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1997, Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Ardis Irene Yahnke,   b. 16 Sep 1931, Mahaska County Hospital, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 2016, University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 2 Jun 1951  Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk, County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F41  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2015 
    Family ID F339  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Richard Lee (Dick) Hammes
      Dick graduated from Sigourney High School, Sigourney, Iowa with the graduating class of 1971.
    • Dickie Lee Hammes - OBITUARY
      September 12, 1953 — October 10, 2024
      Sigourney
      SIGOURNEY-Dickie Lee Hammes, age 71, of Sigourney, died Thursday, October 10, 2024, at his home.

      Dickie was born September 12, 1953, in Sigourney, to Harold and Ardis (Yahnke) Hammes and graduated from Sigourney High School in 1971. He served in the Army National Guard 134th Medical Company for over 15 years before being deployed during Operation Desert Storm. On November 11, 1989, he married Tamara Lynn Hall at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sigourney. They were later divorced. Dickie worked at Louis Rich for several years until it closed in 1999. He then was an award-winning driver for Oskaloosa Grain until his retirement in 2014. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and enjoyed hunting, the Dallas Cowboys and watching Westerns, especially John Wayne and Clint Eastwood.

      Survivors include two children: Troy Hammes of Sigourney and Shelby Hammes of Fairfield; two brothers: Mike (Sandy) Hammes of Coralville and Harold Dean (Gwen) Hammes of Leiester, North Carolina and two sisters: Mildred Spegal of Sigourney and Cindy (Tim) Salmon of Peoria, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his parents.

      Memorial Graveside Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 18, 2024, at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Sigourney, with Rev. Robert Lathrop officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Grove Cemetery with military rites by the Sigourney American Legion Post #19. Visitation will be from 4:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at Powell Funeral Home in Sigourney, where there will be a vigil service at 4:00.

      A memorial fund has been established for Veteran’s Causes. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Sigourney is caring for Dickie and his family. Tributes may be made at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.