Edna Mary Horras

1897 - 1992  (95 years)

• Name	Edna Mary Horras
  Birth	14 Jan 1897	Keokuk County, Iowa
  Gender	Female
  Death	9 May 1992	At Home on Farm, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa
  Burial	12 May 1992	Ss. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa
  Person ID	I84	Peter and Anna
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Casper Lewis Horras
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Magdalena Greiner
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Zeno John Hammes,   b. 13 Sep 1897, At Home on Farm, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa d. 20 Dec 1985 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	3 Sep 1918	Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk, County, Iowa
  Notes	Zeno John Hammes and Edna lived and farmed on the same farm all their married life. The farm was located in Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa. BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY Celebrate 85th birthdays BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION -- An open house will be held Sunday, September 5, 1982 from 2 to 4 p.m. in St. Mary's Church hall, Sigourney, Iowa, to celebrate the 85th birthdays of Zeno and Edna Hammes of rural Sigourney, Iowa. Hosting the event are their children: Mr. and Mrsl. Donald Hammes, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hammes, Lloyd and Mary Louise Hahn of Sigourney, Iowa; Cletus and Marjorie Steigel, Harper, Iowa; and Alva and Isabelle Baker of Keota, Iowa. SOURCE: Newspaper clipping.
  Children	+ 1. Donald Edward Casper Hammes,   b. 28 Jul 1919, At Home on Farm, Plank Township, Keokuk County, Iowa d. 13 Jun 2005, Hospice House, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa (Age 85 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. Marjorie Mary Hammes,   b. 22 Nov 1920, At Home on Farm, Plank Township, Keokuk County, Iowa d. 23 Nov 2008, Manor House Care Center, Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa (Age 88 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 3. Isabelle Geraldine Hammes,   b. 22 Jul 1923, At Home on Farm, Plank Township, Keokuk County, Iowa d. 16 Feb 2012, Halcyon House, Washington, Washington County, Iowa (Age 88 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 4. Bernard Walter Hammes,   b. 31 Mar 1926, At Home on Farm, Plank Township, Keokuk County, Iowa d. 23 Sep 2020, at home, Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa (Age 94 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 5. Mary Louise Hammes,   b. 25 Jun 1930, At Home on Farm, Plank Township, Keokuk County, Iowa d. 26 Jul 2022, Waterloo, Iowa (Age 92 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2015

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Jan 1897 - Keokuk County, Iowa Burial - 12 May 1992 - Ss. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  OBITUARY EDNA HAMMES DIES MAY 9 Edna Hammes, 95, rural Sigourney, Iowa died Saturday, May 9, 1992, at her home. She was born January 14, 1897, in Keokuk County, Iowa to Casper and Mary Greiner Horras. She married Zeno Hammes on September 3, 1918, at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Clear Creek. He died December 20, 1985. She attended school at Clear Creek and was a lifetime member of Ss. Peter and Paul Church and Altar Society. They lived and farmed on the same farm all their married life. She is survived by two sons, Donald and Bernard, both of Sigourney, Iowa; three daughters, Marjorie Striegel of Harper, Iowa, Isabelle Baker of Keota, Iowa and Mary Louise Hahn of Sigourney, Iowa; 34 grandchildren; 60 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Viola Weber and Elizabeth Striegel, both of Sigourney, Iowa; two brothers, Albert and Howard Horras, both of Keota, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her parents; and three brothers, Earl, Walter, and John Horras.Funeral services were held on Tuesday, May 12, at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m., with Rev Robert Harnes, Clear Creek, Rev. Robert Striegel, University of Iowa Hospital Chaplain, and Rev. Ernest Braida, St. Mary’s, Sigourney, officiated. Linda Sieren was organist and Robert Baker was soloist. Honorary casketbearers were Alan Hammes, Kyle Hammes, Richard Baker, Gerald Hammes, Myron Hahn and Andrew Striegel. Burial was in Ss Peter and Paul Cemetery. A memorial has been established. Holm Funeral Home of Sigourney, Iowa was in charge of the arrangements. SOURCE: Newspaper clipping