Bernard Walter Hammes

1926 - 2020  (94 years)

• Name	Bernard Walter Hammes
  Birth	31 Mar 1926	At Home on Farm, Plank Township, Keokuk County, Iowa
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Sep 2020	at home, Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa
  Burial	26 Sep 2020	Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa
  Person ID	I88	Peter and Anna
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Zeno John Hammes,   b. 13 Sep 1897, At Home on Farm, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa d. 20 Dec 1985 (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Edna Mary Horras,   b. 14 Jan 1897, Keokuk County, Iowa d. 9 May 1992, At Home on Farm, Clear Creek Township, Keokuk County, Iowa (Age 95 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  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.
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Living + 5. Living   6. Living + 7. Living + 8. Living + 9. Living + 10. Living   11. Baby Girl Hammes,   b. 19 Aug 1967, Sigourney Hospital, Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa d. 19 Aug 1967, Sigourney Hospital, Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 12. Living + 13. Living
  Family ID	F146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

• Notes

  Bernard Walter Hammes NEWSPAPER ARTICLE SIGOURNEY -- Cpl. Bernard Hammes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Zeno Hammes is now at Camp Pickett, Virginia, awaiting transfer to Europe SOURCE: Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sunday, September 16, 1951 OBITUARY - Bernard Hammes SIGOURNEY-Bernard W. Hammes, age 94, of Sigourney, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at his home. Bernard was born March 31, 1926, near Harper, to Zeno and Edna (Horras) Hammes and received his education in country school and Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic School. Bernard served in the U.S. Army from 1950 until 1952, during the Korean Conflict. On January 15, 1953, he married Phyllis Bombei at Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. Bernard lived and farmed in Keokuk County all his life. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Sigourney, former member of the Knights of Columbus, and enjoyed sports, especially the Hawkeyes and Dodgers, farming and raising livestock, especially cattle. Survivors include his wife: Phyllis of Sigourney; 12 children: Gerald (Peg) Hammes, Tony (Sherry) Hammes, Rhonda (Larry) Wehr, Marlene Tuggle, Wayne (Sharon) Hammes, Dennis (Lori) Hammes, Sarah (Gary) Gimbel, Mary Ann (Hassan) Samman, Kevin (Toni) Hammes, Kyle (Luanne) Hammes, Annette Hammes and Lyle (Phebe) Hammes; 28 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother: Donald Hammes; two sisters: Marjorie Striegel and Isabelle Baker; son-in-law: Bill Tuggle and a daughter in infancy. Private family funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2020, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sigourney, with Rev. Robert Lathrop officiating. For friends and others who wish to attend, it will be livestreamed on the Powell Funeral Home Facebook page. Burial will be at Holy Trinity Cemeteries - Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery in rural Harper. Public visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 25, 2020, at the church. Mask usage and social distancing are required inside the church. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for Washington County Hospice or the Clear Creek Heritage Association. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Sigourney is caring for Bernard and his family. Tributes may be made at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.