Individual Details
Alice Benilla Hosier
(22 Aug 1898 - 25 Aug 1984)
Posted at findagrave.com: Daughter of Samuel Hosier and Susannah Ingles.
She m1. Nathaniel "Than" Hammond. They had eight children, with one (Clyde) dying in infancy.
Funeral services for Alice Bergan, 86, were held Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 1:30 p.m. at the Schutte Funeral Home in Postville. The Rev. Julius L. Peterson officiated. Burial was in the Postville Cemetery. Alice Benilla Bergan, daughter of Samuel and Susanna (Ingles) Hosier, was born Aug. 2, 1898 at North Buena Vista. She died Aug 25 1984 at the Elkader Care Center. She was married to Nathan "Than" Hammond. To this union eight children were born. They lived on a farm in Clayton County near Elkport and Edgewood. For the past 25 years Alice has lived in Postville, becoming a resident of the Elkader Care Center about a month ago.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a son Clyde in infancy.
Surviving are three sons:
Raymond Hammond, Independence,
Leo Hammond, Postville, and
LeRoy Hammond, Manchester;
four daughters,
Mrs. Elmer (Sylvia) Schaub, Guttenberg,
Mrs. George (Viola) Huber, LaCrosse, WI,
Mrs. Leters (Velma) Phillips, Lime Springs, and
Mrs, Donald (Bernita) Houdek, Cresco,
19 grandchildren and several great grandcchildren.
Postville Herald, Wednesday, September 5, 1984
She m1. Nathaniel "Than" Hammond. They had eight children, with one (Clyde) dying in infancy.
Funeral services for Alice Bergan, 86, were held Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 1:30 p.m. at the Schutte Funeral Home in Postville. The Rev. Julius L. Peterson officiated. Burial was in the Postville Cemetery. Alice Benilla Bergan, daughter of Samuel and Susanna (Ingles) Hosier, was born Aug. 2, 1898 at North Buena Vista. She died Aug 25 1984 at the Elkader Care Center. She was married to Nathan "Than" Hammond. To this union eight children were born. They lived on a farm in Clayton County near Elkport and Edgewood. For the past 25 years Alice has lived in Postville, becoming a resident of the Elkader Care Center about a month ago.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a son Clyde in infancy.
Surviving are three sons:
Raymond Hammond, Independence,
Leo Hammond, Postville, and
LeRoy Hammond, Manchester;
four daughters,
Mrs. Elmer (Sylvia) Schaub, Guttenberg,
Mrs. George (Viola) Huber, LaCrosse, WI,
Mrs. Leters (Velma) Phillips, Lime Springs, and
Mrs, Donald (Bernita) Houdek, Cresco,
19 grandchildren and several great grandcchildren.
Postville Herald, Wednesday, September 5, 1984
Events
| Birth | 22 Aug 1898 | North Buena Vista, Clayton Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | 3 Jan 1917 | Dubuque Co., Iowa - Nathaniel "Than" A. Hammond | | ||
| Death | 25 Aug 1984 | Elkader, Clayton Co., Iowa | | ||
| Burial | Postville Cemetery, Clayton Co., Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Nathaniel "Than" A. Hammond (1895 - 1985) |
| Child | Raymond W. Hammond (1918 - 2005) |
| Child | Sylvia M. Hammond (1920 - 2005) |
| Child | Leo Burdette Hammond (1922 - 2011) |
| Child | Viola Maxine Hammond (1925 - 1990) |
| Child | Velma Lou Hammond (1928 - 2010) |
| Child | Leroy A. Hammond (1934 - ) |
| Child | Bernita M. Hammond (1937 - ) |
| Spouse | ??? Bergan ( - ) |
| Father | Samuel Ansel Hosier (1866 - 1901) |
| Mother | Susan "Anna" Ingles (1868 - 1945) |
| Sibling | Charles Ansel Hosier (1890 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Elsie May Hosier (1892 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Roy Raymond Hosier (1895 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Ruby Dell Hosier (1897 - 1980) |
| Sibling | John Samuel Hosier (1900 - 1968) |
Endnotes
1. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987, Page 215.
2. Find A Grave.
3. Iowa County Marriages 1838-1934.
4. Waterloo Daily Courier, Obituary of Anna Ingles Brown (n.p: June 11, 1945, n.d).
5. Find A Grave.
6. Find A Grave.