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Eliza Margaret Urnstina Heller & William C. Heller Family Group Sheet
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Husband: WILLIAM C. HECKER
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Birth: Jan 11, 1838 PRUSSIA
Emigration: 1852
Death: Nov 28, 1908 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
WIA: CIVIL WAR - AT FORT DONALDSON
Marriage: May 4, 1871 LOGAN CREEK PCT., DODGE COUNTY, NEBRASKA
Father:
Mother:
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Wife: ELIZA MARGARET URNSTINA HELLER
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Birth: Nov 15, 1848 DARMSTADT, HESSEN, GERMANY
Immigration: Jul 1, 1858 BREMEN TO NEW YORK ON THE JUNO
Death: Mar 23, 1926 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Father: MATHEW "MATHIAS" HELLER (1812-1898)
Mother: CATHERINE MARGARETHA PETERS (1817-1896)
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Children
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1 F MARY SUSANNA HECKER
Birth: Apr 28, 1872 FONTANELLE, NE
Death: Jul 13, 1960 FREMONT, DODGE CO., NE
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Spouse: CHARLES C. CUSHMAN (1870-1956)
Marriage: Sep 16, 1896 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
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2 M AUGUST E. HECKER
Birth: 1874 NEBRASKA
Death: Sep 14, 1956
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Spouse: GERTRUDE ELOISE HEINE (1876-1961)
Marriage: May 25, 1898 ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
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3 M WILLIAM A. HECKER
Birth: Jan 21, 1879 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Death: Mar 23, 1945 OMAHA, DOUGLAS CO., NE
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Spouse: JULIET K. FROST (1886-1935)
Marriage: Jun 11, 1913 WEST POINT, CUMING CO., NE
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Obituary - Mary Susanna Hecker Cushman
The Hooper Sentinel
July 14, 1960
Mrs. Cushman Is Laid To Rest Here Saturday
Funeral services were Saturday for Mrs. Mary Susanna Cushman, 88,
of 230 N. D Street, Fremont. She died Wednesday night at a Fremont
Nursing home where she had been since June 25th.
The Rev. G. Van Boening officiated at the service at Redeemer
Lutheran West Church.
Music for the service was by Mrs. Willis Bopp, soloist. She was
accompanied by Mrs. J. B. Schiessler, organist.
Pallbearers were Herman Lallman, John Urban, John Shaffer, Irwin
Osterloh, Ray Edelmaier and Herbert Meier. Interment was in the
Hooper Cemetery, where graveside services were conducted by
Friendship Chapter 122, O.E.S. of Hooper.
Taking part were Mr. and Mrs. George Boschuldt and Mmes Herman
Lallman, Morris Payne, Melvin Ruwe, William Hargens, Clarence R.
Otteman and Willis Reed.
Mary Hecker was born April 28, 1872 at Fontanelle, and moved to
Hooper with her parents, William and Elisa Hecker, when she was two
years old. She was educated in the Hooper School system and worked
in the Post Office as her father's assistant from 1889 to 1893.
On September 16, 1896 she was married to Charles C. Cushman at
Hooper and with their family of three children lived here until
1930 when they moved to Omaha. In 1943 they moved to Fremont where
they had lived since.
A member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church an a past matron of the
eastern Star at Hooper, Mrs. Cushman was also a member of the Gavel
Club, and Daughters of Union Veterans in Fremont. She was the
first Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star at Hooper.
She was made a Life Member of the Missionary Society, now the
United Lutheran Church Women.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Louis (Bernice) Bayer of Millbae,
Calif.; and a son Wilbur Carl; four grandchildren and three great
grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband on July 2,
1956, and a son, Charles Chelsea Jr. on June 24, 1960.
CUSHMAN, MARY SUSANNA
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Obituary - Eliza Heller Hecker
The Hooper Sentinel
March 25, 1926
Mrs. Eliza Hecker, Pioneer Resident Called
The tolling of the church bells on Tuesday afternoon heralded the
death of one of Hooper's finest pioneer women, Mrs. Eliza Hecker,
whose death occurred at 2 p. m., March 23, 1926 after an illness of
many weeks due primarily to infirmities resulting from her age.
Mrs. Hecker had been at the home of her daughter, Mr. C. C.
Cushman, since last fall when it was deemed unwise for her to live
alone any longer. During the past couple of months her life had
hung in the balance many times. But at last the day arrived when
the grim Reaper took his toll and gathered home the ripened sheaf.
Miss Eliza Heller was born in Hessen, Darnstedt, Germany, Nov. 15,
1848. She came to this country with her parents when she was eight
years old. They lived in New Jersey for a time and then moved to
near Watertown, Wis. In 1864 the family came to Nebraska and to
Dodge County where her father homesteaded on Logan Creek.
She was married to Wm Hecker, May 4, 1871. They lived at
Fontanelle where Mr. Hecker conducted a general store until 1874
when they removed to our city. About that time, Mrs. Hecker
suffered from a long siege of typhoid fever. After she had
regained her health they started Hooper's first restaurant. Later
they had a general merchandise store which they conducted for many
years.
Mr. Hecker died Nov. 28, 1908.
Mrs. Hecker was the mother of three children, Mrs. Mamie Cushman
and August of Hooper, and Will of Omaha. She is also survived by
two brothers, William A. and August E. Heller of Hooper, two
sisters, Mrs. Aug. Kusel of Watertown, Wisc., Mrs. E. Fleischauer
of Hooper, and by five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held this afternoon, at two o'clock from
the Cushman home and immediately following from the Grace Lutheran
church of which the deceased was a charter member. Rev. R. W.
Livers will have charge of the services.
Mrs. Hecker was a woman of fine character and, many excellent
qualities. She was a devout Christian, a true pioneer, and an
exemplary mother. In her passing our community loses one, who
during her long life earned the respect and esteem of all with whom
she came in contact. A good woman has gone to her reward to be
with the Master who she ever loved and followed.
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HECKER, ELIZA MARGARET
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Mrs. Wm. Hecker
The Hooper Sentinel
December 11, 1913
Maiden Days of Our Women
Miss Eliza Heller was born in Hessen, Darnstedt, Germany, Nov. 15,
1848. She came to this country with her parents when she was eight
years old. They lived in New Jersey for a time and then moved to
near Watertown, Wis. In 1864 the family came to Nebraska and to
Dodge county where her father homesteaded on Logan Creek.
She was married to Wm. Hecker, May 4, 1871. They lived at
Fontanelle where Mr. Hecker conducted a general store until 1874
when they removed to our city. About that time, Mrs. Hecker
suffered from a long siege of typhoid fever. After she had
regained her health they started Hooper's first restaurant. Later
they had a general merchandise store which they conducted for many
years.
Mr. Hecker died Nov. 28, 1908.
Mrs. Hecker is the mother of three children. They are Mrs. C. C.
Cushman, August and Will, all of our city. At present she is
visiting a sister in Oklahoma and expects to spend the winter
there. Mrs. Hecker is most conversant with the history of our
little city, having lived here or near here for the past 50 years.
HECKER, ELIZA MARGARET
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Obituary - Gertrude Eloise Heine Hecker
The Hooper Sentinel
August 10, 1961
Last Rites Are Held For Mrs. Hecker
Funeral services were held at the Redeemer Lutheran Church Sunday
afternoon for Mrs. August Hecker, who passed away on Thursday at
the Tabitha Home in Lincoln where she had made her home for the
past five years. The Rev. G. Van Boening conducted the funeral
service. Ron Thomsen was soloist, accompanied by Mrs. Edmund
Wagner. Pallbearers were Fred Ott, Denny Stecher, Alfred Sick,
George Rodgers, George Looschen and Wm. Liston. Interment was in
the Hooper Cemetery.
Wollmer & Warne Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Gertrude Eloise Heine, daughter of George F. and Eloise Heine was
born at Hooper on October 21, 1876. She was given to the Lord in
infancy in the Rite of Holy Baptism and in 1892 she confessed her
faith in the Triune God and became a member of the Lutheran Church.
During the 85 years of her lifetime, Mrs. Hecker's heart and soul
were in Hooper, and the good she did will be felt long after her
passing. The daughter of Hooper's pioneer hardware merchant, the
family was early associated with the growth and progress of the
town, seeing it grow from a pioneer village.
Mrs. Hecker was a good Christian soul, with a sweet, gentle nature.
She was a member of the Hooper church for 69 years, and was active
in all the phases of church work, teaching Sunday School through
the years. She was one of the organizers of the first missionary
society, and worked for it faithfully until her health failed.
After she was confined to her home, she was Cradle Roll
Superintendent for many years.
She was also a longtime member of the Hooper Woman's Club.
She attended the Hooper school system and also attended Midland
College for two years.
On May 25, 1898 she was married to August Hecker in the former Zion
Lutheran Church. They celebrated their Golden Wedding at Hooper
and were married 58 years when Mr. Hecker suddenly passed away.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a daughter,
Mrs. Wallace (Wiltrude) Livers, and one grandson.
She leaves to mourn her passing one daughter, Mrs. Vernon Rangeler
of Lincoln, five sisters, Clara Heine of Santa Barbara, Calif.,
Mrs. Frieda Kusel of Hooper, Mrs. Link Coffey of Indio, Calif.,
Mrs. Joe Ryons of Pasadena, Calif., and Mrs. James Scott of San
Mateo, Calif.; two brothers, Vincent Heine of Grand Island, and
Walter Heine of Los Altos, Calif.; one grandson, Stewart Livers,
and many friends and relatives.
Relatives who came from out of town for the service were Mr. and
Mrs. Vincent Heine of Grand Island, Mrs. Bob McClelland of
Hastings; Mrs. Zelman Howard of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reiter
of Omaha.
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Obituary - Mrs. August Hecker
Former Hooper Woman is Dead
Hooper - Services for Mrs. August Hecker, 85, local resident who
has been in a Lincoln nursing home five years, will be at 2:30 p.m.
Sunday at the West Redeemer Lutheran Church here.
The Rev. Grant Van Boening will officiate. The body will lie in
state Saturday evening from 7-9 p.m. at the Wollmer and Warne
Funeral Home here.
Mrs. Hecker died Thursday at the Tabitha Home in Lincoln.
Born Oct. 21, 1876 in Hooper, she was a longtime members of the
Redeemer Lutheran Church, and active in church work before her
illness.
She was married to August Hecker May 25, 1898 in the Zion Lutheran
Church in Hooper. He preceded her in death Sept. 14, 1956.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Hugh Rangeler of Lincoln;
sisters, Clara Heine of Santa Barbara, Calif, Mrs. Frieda Kasel of
Hooper, Mrs. Link Coffey of Indio, Calif., Mrs. Joe Ryons of
Pasadena, Calif., Mrs. James Scott of San Mateo, Calif.; brothers,
Vincent Heine of Grand Island, Walter, of Los Altos, Calif.; one
grandson.
A memorial has been established to the infirmary of the Tabitha
Home.
HECKER, GERTRUDE ELOISE
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Obituary - William A. Hecker
The Hooper Sentinel
March 29, 1945
Sudden Death of W. A. Hecker
A. E. Hecker received the shocking news Sunday evening that his
brother, W. A. Hecker, had been found dead in his Omaha home at
2840 So. 34 th St., where he had lived alone since his wife's death
ten years ago. The discovery was made when neighbors called the
police to investigate when they had failed to see him about the
premises as was his custom to do. Death apparently resulted from a
heart attack which came upon him as he sat in a chair; seemingly
just after returning home, since his hat and coat were nearby.
Neighbors had last seen him on Friday.
William A. Hecker, son of Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Hecker, former pioneer
residents of this community, was born Jan. 21, 1879, at Hooper and
was therefore 66 years of age at the time of his death last
weekend.
He grew to manhood here, working as a youth in his father's store
and graduating from high school in 1896 and later attending Midland
College at Atkinson, Kans., for a couple of years. On June 11,
1913, he was united in marriage to Juliet Frost of West Point, she
preceded him in death Oct. 19, 1935. The couple had no children
and so the only close surviving relatives are his Hooper brother,
August E. Hecker, and a sister, Mrs. C. C. Cushman of Fremont,
three nieces and two nephews .
From 1906 until 1919 Mr. Hecker was employed first as a bookkeeper
and later as an assistant cashier at the First National Bank,
coming to Hooper from a position in a bank at Uehling. He served
as village clerk for a number of years, was a member of the old
Hooper Silver Cornet band, the baseball team and local fraternal
orders. On leaving Hooper in 1919 he took up employment with the
Woodman of the World Insurance company in Omaha which position he
held until his retirement on pension a little over a year ago.
Funeral rites were held yesterday afternoon from the Grace Lutheran
church, the church with which he was affiliated while a resident of
Hooper, with Rev. Paul de Freese as the officiating clergyman.
Interment was made beside the remains of his wife in the Hooper
cemetery. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Wollmer & Warne.
Music for the services was by Coletta Ott and Lois Stigile with
Shirley Roth as organist. Serving as pallbearers were H. T. Ring,
R. Stroh, Dr. J. S. Zellers, W. E. Sanders. J. L. Alperstedt and
Edw. Dau.
HECKER, WILLIAM A.
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Obituary - William C. Hecker
The Hooper Sentinel
December 3, 1908
Civil War Veteran Answers Roll Call
William Charles Hecker died at his home in this city at six
o'clock, Saturday evening, Nov. 28, 1908, after an extended
illness, death being attributed to stomach trouble. A little over
a year ago he submitted to an operation for the trouble and
received temporary benefit but it again returned and for the past
month he has been on a rapid decline.
He was a devoted husband and father and was appreciated as a man of
worth: honesty and confidence in his fellowman were ever to the
forefront of his daily life and it was these manifestations that
made him a dear friend to all who knew him best. He was a firm
believer in the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood man. He was
a man of much patriotism and did his full share toward reclaiming
this great country of ours.
Deceased was born January 11, 1838, at Prussia, Germany, and came
to this country in 1852, spending eight weeks time on the water in
coming over. On arriving in Chicago he commenced to learn the
tailoring business and remained in that city about one year. He
then went to Dubuque, Iowa, and learned the bakery business. After
remaining there five years he came to Nebraska and settled at
Fontanelle where he engaged in farming. When the civil war broke
out he enlisted as a volunteer in Co. C of the Second Iowa Infantry
on Dec. 2, 1861, and served three years, being discharged Dec. 22,
1863. He re-enlisted at Palaski, Tenn. and served until July 12,
1865, at which time he was discharged at Louisville, Kentucky, on
account of expiration of term of service. In the spring of 1870 he
engaged in the general merchandise business at Fontanelle, and on
May 4, 1871, he was united in marriage to Eliza Heller. They move
to Hooper in the spring of 1874 and engaged in the restaurant
business on the site where their present residence now stands, but
on account of poor health in the family he retired from this
business for a period of three years, after which he again engaged
in the business in the building now occupied by the Sanders grocery
store, but later turned the business into an exclusive grocery and
confectionery store, which he conducted until October 8, 1902, when
he disposed of the business.
He also served the public as postmaster during the administration
of President Benjamin Harrison.
Deceased is survived by the ever faithful wife, one daughter, Mrs.
C. C. Cushman, and two sons, August E. and William A. all of this
city.
Funeral services were held Monday at one o'clock from the German
Lutheran church and were conducted by the pastor, Rev. E. Walter.
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The Hooper Sentinel
April 26, 1900
The First Settlers
A Little Biography and History of Some of the Early Pioneers
(Paper No. 8)
William C. Hecker was born in Germany in the year 1833. In the year
1852 he accompanied his parents to the Untied States, their first
stopping point being Chicago, removing from there to Dubuque, Iowa,
from which place he removed to Nebraska, locating in Fontanelle,
Dodge county.
For a number of years he farmed during the summer and in the winter
worked at his trade-that of a baker-at Omaha. He was a participant
in the Indian troubles of 1859 and was with the company at West
Point and Battle Creek and took part in the entire affair from
start to finish and was with the contingent who had charge of the
two Indians that were given up and when they feigned dead were
dumped into the river and recalls the fact that one of them tried
to escape by swimming but was sent to Indian heaven by a rifle in
the hands of one of the settlers. In October 1861 he enlisted in
the 2d Iowa infantry and was assigned to the 15th corps, army of
the Tennessee, commanded by Gen John A Logan. He served through the
entire war and was in several battles, notably: Fort Donaldson,
where he was wounded, Shiloh, both days, Corinth, two battles, and
all through the Atlanta campaign taking part in the engagements at
Kenesaw, Resacca, Rome, Talden, and Jonesborough. After the fall of
Atlanta he applied for and received a furlough and was not with the
army on its famous march to the sea, but rejoined his regiment at
Goldsborough, N. C. and was with it when Johnson surrendered to
Sherman at Raleigh.
On July 12th, 1865, he was honorably mustered out of the United
States service at Washington and two weeks later, having been paid
off, he again started for Nebraska, where he took a homestead and
continued farming until 1873 when he removed to Hooper, and engaged
in the grocery business. The hard times incident to the grasshopper
years, 1873 to 1876, compelled him to close his store and for
several years he worked as a day laborer, but in 1881 again opened
his store which he still operates.
He was appointed postmaster of Hooper in 1889 and served a little
over 4 years.
Mr. Hecker was married in 1871 to Miss Eliza Heller, who with her
parents came here in 1863. They are the parents of three children
all living in Hooper. They are: Mary S., wife of C C. Cushman, Aug.
E., the junior member of the firm of Hecker & Son and William C.,
Jr.
HECKER, WILLIAM C.
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Obituary - Hugh T. Rangeler
The Fremont Tribune
Dec. 13, 1974
Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Hooper Cemetery for
Hugh T. Rangeler, 72, of Lincoln, retired music teacher and
superintendent of music in the Lincoln public schools.
He died Thursday at Lincoln.
Rangeler was born July 20, 1902, at Leipsic, Ohio. He was a
graduate of West Point High School, Midland College and had a
masters degree from Northwestern University at Evanston, Ill. He
had an honorary doctorate degree from Midland.
Rangeler was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Kiwanis
Club, Choral Directors Associatoin of America and was organizer and
director of Lincoln Boys Choir and Lincoln Symphony Chorale. He was
past president of Midland's Alumni Association.
Survivors include his widow, Verona, Lincoln, and sister, Mary C.
Wiegman, White Rock, S.C.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church.
Dr. Roy Benson and Dr. Leland Lesher will officiate.
Burial will be in Hooper Cemetery.
Roper & Sons Mortuary of Lincoln is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials have been established for Grace Lutheran Church music
department and Lincoln Symphony Chorale.
RANGELER, HUGH T.
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Obituary - Verona L. Hecker Rangeler
The Fremont Tribune
February 29, 1992
Verona L. Rangeler
Verona L. Rangeler, 90, of Lincoln died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1992 at
her home.
Verona Hecker was born April 27, 1901, at Hooper, to August and
Gertrude (Heine) Hecker. She was a homemaker and a Red Cross
volunteer. She also was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in
Lincoln, the S.A.I. music sorority and the Lincoln Symphony Guild.
Survivors include a nephew and wife, Stewart and Claudia Liver,
Lincoln and great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death
by her husband, Hugh.
The funeral will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, at Grace Lutheran Church
with the Rev. Lorin Wolff officiating. Burial will be 4 p.m. at the
Hooper City Cemetery in Hooper.
Memorials may be sent to Grace Lutheran Church or to the Tabitha
Hospice Program. Funeral arrangements are with Roper and Sons
Morticians of Lincoln.
RANGELER, VERONA L.
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