Hanke, Herman (1905-1987)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 5 Mar 1987 p. 8

Birth date: 1905

text of obituary:

NEWTON & VICINITY

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● Memorial services for Herman Hanke, 82, of Newton, will be held on March 2 at Restlawn Gardens of Memory, rural Newton. A long-time Newton resident and retired custodian for the Solomon public schools, he died on March 2 at Friendly Acres Home for the Aged. Survivors include his wife, the former Anna Esther Buller; two sons, James of Halstead and Herman, Jr., of Minden, Neb.; one daughter, Frances Krueger of Ft. Worth. Texas; three brothers, Elmer, Henry and Harry Hanke, all of Newton; two sisters, Edith Hanke of Newton and Esther Dirksen of Iron Mountain, Mich.; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son.