Ancestors and Descendants of
 Michael Hammes, Jr
& Margaretha Hammen

Donald Edward Casper Hammes

Male 1919 - 2005  (85 years)    Has 73 ancestors and 14 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Donald Edward Casper Hammes 
    Birth 28 Jul 1919  At Home on Farm, Plank Township, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 13 Jun 2005  Hospice House, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 16 Jun 2005  Ss. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I85  Peter and Anna
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2015 

    Father Zeno John Hammes,   b. 13 Sep 1897, At Home on Farm, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1985 (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Edna Mary Horras,   b. 14 Jan 1897, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1992, At Home on Farm, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 3 Sep 1918  Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk, County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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.
    Family ID F14  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Laurena May Appleget,   b. 21 Sep 1925, At Home, Waseca, Waseca County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 2018 (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 29 Jun 1949  Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk, County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    +2. Carolyn Ann Hammes,   b. 25 Nov 1951, Sigourney Hospital, Sigourney, Koekuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Aug 1978, Airplane Crash, North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)  [Birth]
    +3. Living
    +4. Living
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2015 
    Family ID F134  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 16 Jun 2005 - Ss. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • NOTES
      Donald was born Donald Casper Hammes. Somewhere along the way his name was changed to Donald Edward. Not sure if he did it legally or not. When he went into the Army it was Donald Edward

      SOURCE: From daughter, Laurel

      Donald farms South of Harper, Iowa in Keokuk County. They raise crops and have a hog operation raising their own from farrowing to market.
    • OBITUARY
      Donald Edward Hammes, 85, died June 13, 2005 at the Hospice House in Ottumwa.
      He was born July 28, 1919 in rural Sigourney, the son of Zeno and Edna Horras Hammes. He attended school in Clear Creek Township. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He married Laurena May Appleget on June 29, 1949 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Clear Creek. They lived and farmed east of Sigourney and he drove for Kingsbury Homes. He was a member Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and Windhorst Council #1457 in Harper,
      He is survived by his wife; a son, Alan of Sigourney; two daughters, Peggy of Dillon, Colo. and Laurel of Omaha, Neb.; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one brother, Bernard of Sigourney; and three sisters, Isabelle Baker of Keota, Marjorie Striegel of Harper and Mary Louise Hahn of Sigourney.
      He was preceded in death by his parents; and a daughter Carolyn Rupert.
      Funeral services were held Thurs., June 16 at Holy Trinity Parish Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Clear Creek with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial was at Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Clear Creek with Military Honors given by the Sigourney Veterans.
      Memorials may be made to Hospice House 312 Alta Vista, Ottumwa, Ia 52501.
      Holm Funeral Home in Sigourney was in charge of the arrangements.

      SOURCE: Sigourney News Review, Sigourney, Iowa, June 22, 2005
    • SOCIAL SECURTIY RECORD
      Donald E. Hammes: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
      Name: Donald E. Hammes
      Date of Birth: Monday July 28, 1919
      Date of Death: Monday June 13, 2005
      Est. Age at death: 85 years, 10 months, 16 days

      Last known residence:

      Social Security details: State of Issue: Illinois Number: 344-16-1893

      SOURCE: GenealogyBank.com web site.
    • MILITARY RECORD
      Name: Donald Edward Hammes
      Service Info.: TEC 5 US ARMY WORLD WAR II
      Birth Date: 28 Jul 1919
      Death Date: 13 Jun 2005
      Cemetery: Ss Peter & Paul Cemetery
      Cemetery Address: Clear Creek IA Sigourney, IA 52591

      SOURCE: Ancestry.com web site.