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Anna Dercks

Female 1893 - 1974  (81 years)


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  • Name Anna Dercks 
    Born 03 Jul 1893  Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Baptism 03 Jul 1893  St John Nepomucene Church, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 27 Dec 1974  Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried St John Cemetery, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I550  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2015 

    Father Nicolaus Ludovicus Dercks,   b. 15 Mar 1861, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1940  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Wilhelmina VandenHeuvel,   b. 10 Aug 1862, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1950  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 20 Oct 1885  St John Nepomucene Church, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Family ID F242  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Albert Hammen,   b. 27 Apr 1892, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1944, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 06 May 1913  St John Nepomucene Church, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Maurice Joseph Hammen,   b. 19 Feb 1914, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Jul 1996, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. Ambrose Nicholas Hammen,   b. 07 May 1915, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 2011, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     3. Agnes Frances Hammen,   b. 09 Mar 1917, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1991, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     4. Marie Jane Hammen,   b. 06 Mar 1919, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1969, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     5. Ernest Michael Hammen,   b. 23 Mar 1921, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1990, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     6. Florence Geraldine Hammen,   b. 11 May 1923, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Mar 2016, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     7. Isidore Thomas Hammen,   b. 14 Aug 1925, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Feb 1993, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     8. Doris Mae Hammen,   b. 19 Dec 1926, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Dec 2018  (Age 91 years)
     9. Geraldine Cora Hammen,   b. 29 Oct 1928, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1991, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
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     12. James Martin Hammen,   b. 16 Aug 1933, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 2023, Little Chute, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     13. Robert John Hammen,   b. 07 Jun 1935, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 2024, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F1066  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Anna Hammen
      532 South Vanden Broek St., Little Chute
      Age 81, died at 1:10 p.m. Friday. She was born July 3, 1893 in Little Chute. She was a member of the St. Elizabeth Society, the Catholic ORder of Forestrs and the Little Chute Golden Agers. Survivors are five daughters. Mrs. Ed (Agnes) Schuler, Mrs. Bernard (Doris) Vosters, and Mrs. Ed (Florence) Poppe all of Little Chute, Mrs. Ray (Geraldine) Keysers of Kimberly, Mrs. Kenneth (Joan) Driessen of NEw York; seven sons, Maurice of Combined Locks, Ambrose, Ernest, Isadore, William, James all of Little Chute, Robert of Kaukauna; 75 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren. Her husband William and daughter, Marie preceded her in death. She is further surived by a brother Nicholas Dercks of Little Chute; a sister, Mrs. Stephen (Dina) Peeters of Little Chute. Funeral services will be held at 11 a..m. Monday at St. John Catholic Church with the Rev. Norbert VandeLoo officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the Verkuilen Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Sunday and there will be a St. Elizabeth Society and Golden agers rosary at 6:30 p.m. Sunda and the parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
    • Anna Hammen

      Good Afternoon!

      My Name is Anna Hammen and I love to have fun! I was born July 3, 1893 in Little Chute to Nicolous Dercks and Wilhelmina "Minnie" Vanden Heuvel. My parents, along with my sibling and I, worked the farmstead that originally belonged to my Grandpa and Grandma Dercks. Dad and Mom had 10 Children, five handsome boys and five beautiful daughters.

      On May 6th, 1913 I married the love of my life, William Hammen. Bill was a talented athlete and played bass horn in the village band. He was a hard worker, working shifts at Kimberly Clark, a job he began at age 16.

      The home where we raise our 13, that's right, 13 children, still stands to this day at 532 Vanden Broek St. Life was difficult and we had little money. But I was used to hard work, just as everyone was back in those days. I loved our home and it soon became a gathering spot for friends and family. With sevens sons and six daughters, there was always lots of activity.

      Even thought Bill worked seven day a week, we'd still find time to have some fun. Friends would come from as away as Appleton to our house to play sheephead. Bill would grease a bucket and send one of the boys over to Duce's Bar for beer and we would shuffle the cards all afternoon.

      Sadly, my Bill died of cancer on January 26, 1944 at the age of 51. After his death, I had to earn enough money to support the family. I had a reputation for being a good cook. I loved to cook for the family, friends and sick neighbors. I decided to put my cooking skill to work and open a restaurant. My cousin, Jack Hammen, owned a hotel in town, and was nice enough to give me space, rent free, for the start of Hammen's Restaurant. You may know the restaurant today. It is called Jack's or Better.

      After a number of years, I left the restaurant, but my daughters and I continued cooking food at home and catered hundreds of weddings and banquets. My hot beef and potatoes became legendary. As a matter of fact, the local Pick 'n Save used my potato salad recipe for years.

      Many remember me for cooking, but my family remembers me as the free spirit that loved people. I loved to do things like invite the garbage men in for a beer at Christmas time. The children loved how, at Easter, I'd transform my dining room table into a giant bunny's nest; complete with jellybeans, chocolates, and over 100 decorated Easter eggs. I even started the tradition that on their birthday, all my children, their spouses, my grandchildren, and great grandchildren would receive a card with $1.00 bill inside. This tradition continues to this day in my family.

      On my birthday, all my family would come over for hot dogs, chips, and ice cream. Even though I died on Dec. 27, 1974, at age 81, each year, the entire Hammen family, now close to 400 people, still gathers in my honor for the annual Hammen Family Reunion. The fun and my spirit still live on.

      Thank you for coming today. I have enjoyed telling you my story.

      I am Mary Romenesko, granddaughter of Anna Hammen.

      Little Chute Historical Society Cemetery Walk 2008