Henney Motor Company Employees

Henney Company Employees

These individuals are not named on the 1939 List of Employees, but have been determined to have worked at Henney by Alice Horner. Her sources included obituaries and her father H. Reid Horner's Henney Reunion lists. Also, some individuals worked there before 1939 and had either left or retired by the time the 1939 booklet was issued by Henney.

EMPLOYEE NAME

BIRTH INFO

DEATH INFO

FURTHER INFO
(as gathered by Alice Horner, usually via census searches)

George Ahonem abt 1907 Mechanic in hearse factory in 1930

Eugene Balthazor abt 1907 Clerk in motor company in 1930

Sam Bolender May 21, 1884 Nov. 1964

Helen Brockhausen May 13, 1903 January 1982 Rockford, IL (married name Simmons)

Willard H. Brown

Mathew D. Burris

Walter Casper March 26, 1898 May 1982 Tucson, Arizona

Leon C. Clouser July 7, 1913 February 9, 2003 Freeport

Glenn Coomber September 10, 1926 May 16, 2003 Freeport

Loraine Coomber

Jacob Derstine died before February 1940

Virgil Diddens

Florence Epping March 29, 1893 August 1986 Freeport

John G. Fair Oct. 11, 1896 Dec. 1982 Obituary

Myrtle Featherling Dec. 1, 1890 Sept. 1986 Freeport Obituary

W. R. Finley

Dorothy Flachtemeier June 29, 1902 March 1984 Evansville, Wisconsin (married name Morrison)

Lyle E. Fogel October 9, 1916 November 14, 1993 Freeport

Ransom E. Folgate September 20, 1910 Sept 1979 Freeport

Charles W. France abt. 1875 died before February 1940 Office Manager at hearse factory in 1930

Katherine France Owen Dupee April 21, 1913 Feb 9, 1991 Obituary - (Daughter of Charles W. France); her obituary doesn’t state it, but she was Henney’s switchboard operator in the late 1940s.

Joseph Fusco

Jeannette Galway

Reigh Gibler January 11, 1892 December 1984 Freeport

Roy E. Gift November 5, 1908 June 1982 Freeport

W. F. Gillespie Died before February 1940

Clell J. Gilliland January 31, 1907 Sept. 1982 Lyons, Kansas Obituary

Reynald L. Glasser July 10, 1909 Nov. 3, 1998 Clearwater, Florida

Albert Goetz Died before February 1940

Germaine Graham February 9, 1907 April 1986 Freeport (married name Gulovich)

Robert Gray

June Hefner abt. 1910 Stenographer in motor company in 1930

Harvey J. Heidel May 2, 1918 May 26, 2004 Freeport

Fred Heiden Had over 50 years Henney service on Fe 1940

James Heilman

Elmer Henke abt. 1887 Auto mechanic in hearse factory

Horace Herrick abt. 1907 Painter in auto manufacturing company in 1930

Howard Herrick abt. 1879 Painter in auto manufacturing company in 1930

Robert Homan March 24, 1932 Nov. 19, 2001 Freeport

R. M. Hopkins

Margaret Kausch (married name Shewman)

Eunice Koertner (married name Stake)

Evelyn Koertner (married name Earlenbaugh)

Andrew Lamia February 7, 1920 October 4, 1993 Freeport

Clarence Lanson (could be "Larson") about 1907 Laborer in automobile factory in 1930

Frank Larson abt. 1881 Carpenter in hearse factory in 1930

Eugene A. Lattig April 14, 1907 Dec. 29, 1992 Obituary

Mark McLeRoy

Harold Frederick Maves Feb 11, 1908 May 11, 1994 Obituary
Bookkeeper at Henney’s 1925-1928

Chas. Moore Had over 15 years service in Fe 1940

Leo E. Mordick February 19, 1920 Dec. 9, 2001 Freeport

John Mudore July 16, 1921 March 23, 2003 Freeport

H. F. Otto Mueller June 1, 1907 January 13, 1982 Freeport

Fred M. Nath

Jack Nichol May 31, 1920 February 27, 1990 Freeport

(either Robert or Richard) North Died before 1979

Bea Pittsley October 28, 1918 October 1998 Freeport

Morrell W. Plager October 16, 1912 October 19, 1997 Fort Myers, FL

Morell Putman abt. 1890 Mechanic in hearse factory in 1930.

Lee Rosenstiel

Robert Rossiter

Howard Schlegel March 4, 1909 March 23, 1997 Freeport

John Schleich April 29, 1922 January 7, 2003 Roscoe, IL

Rudolph Schoop August 4, 1917 November 1983 Freeport

Walter Schult April 23, 1907 Oct. 18, 1995 Freeport

Clara Scofield July 5, 1902 November 4, 1998 Freeport

DeForest Senn August 2, 1919 March 25, 1999 Freeport

Edith Shain (married name Hill)

Reed Shewman September 14, 1918 February 28, 2001 Freeport

George Smith abt. 1886 Wood worker in hearse factory in 1930

Patricia Smith (married name Lyman)

Gladys Soladay September 9, 1912 May 5, 1995 Freeport

William H. Springer June 11, 1918 September 23, 1993 Freeport

George Straub abt. 1865 Wood Worker in a hearse factory in 1930 (lived on West Clark Ave. next door to Orville Adleman in 1930)

Harry E. Strohecker, Jr. December 12, 1891 May 6, 1988 Freeport

Don Sutterlin

Mabel Symens August 10, 1910 June 22, 2001 Freeport

Betty Timms May 21, 1922 November 24, 2002 Freeport

Donald Timms

Henry VanDeest died before February 1940

J. G. Vaughan died before February 1940

Alfred Wallace abt. 1890 Fireman in hearse factory in 1930

Daniel T. Warner December 19, 1891 January 16, 1988 Dayton, OH

Paul M. Watz July 17, 1911 October 3, 1990, Point Lookout, MO Obituary

Sherman H. Wenzel (this could be "Nenzel") abt. 1865

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Henney Company Employees These individuals are not named on the 1939 List of Employees, but have been determined to have worked at Henney by Alice Horner. Her sources included obituaries and her father H. Reid Horner's Henney Reunion lists. Also, some individuals worked there before 1939 and had either left or retired by the time the 1939 booklet was issued by Henney.
EMPLOYEE NAME	BIRTH INFO	DEATH INFO	FURTHER INFO (as gathered by Alice Horner, usually via census searches)
George Ahonem	abt 1907		Mechanic in hearse factory in 1930
Eugene Balthazor	abt 1907		Clerk in motor company in 1930
Sam Bolender	May 21, 1884	Nov. 1964
Helen Brockhausen	May 13, 1903	January 1982 Rockford, IL	(married name Simmons)
Willard H. Brown
Mathew D. Burris
Walter Casper	March 26, 1898	May 1982 Tucson, Arizona
Leon C. Clouser	July 7, 1913	February 9, 2003 Freeport
Glenn Coomber	September 10, 1926	May 16, 2003 Freeport
Loraine Coomber
Jacob Derstine		died before February 1940
Virgil Diddens
Florence Epping	March 29, 1893	August 1986 Freeport
John G. Fair	Oct. 11, 1896	Dec. 1982	Obituary
Myrtle Featherling	Dec. 1, 1890	Sept. 1986 Freeport	Obituary
W. R. Finley
Dorothy Flachtemeier	June 29, 1902	March 1984 Evansville, Wisconsin	(married name Morrison)
Lyle E. Fogel	October 9, 1916	November 14, 1993 Freeport
Ransom E. Folgate	September 20, 1910	Sept 1979 Freeport
Charles W. France	abt. 1875	died before February 1940	Office Manager at hearse factory in 1930
Katherine France Owen Dupee	April 21, 1913	Feb 9, 1991	Obituary - (Daughter of Charles W. France); her obituary doesn’t state it, but she was Henney’s switchboard operator in the late 1940s.
Joseph Fusco
Jeannette Galway
Reigh Gibler	January 11, 1892	December 1984 Freeport
Roy E. Gift	November 5, 1908	June 1982 Freeport
W. F. Gillespie		Died before February 1940
Clell J. Gilliland	January 31, 1907	Sept. 1982 Lyons, Kansas	Obituary
Reynald L. Glasser	July 10, 1909	Nov. 3, 1998 Clearwater, Florida
Albert Goetz		Died before February 1940
Germaine Graham	February 9, 1907	April 1986 Freeport	(married name Gulovich)
Robert Gray
June Hefner	abt. 1910		Stenographer in motor company in 1930
Harvey J. Heidel	May 2, 1918	May 26, 2004 Freeport
Fred Heiden			Had over 50 years Henney service on Fe 1940
James Heilman
Elmer Henke	abt. 1887		Auto mechanic in hearse factory
Horace Herrick	abt. 1907		Painter in auto manufacturing company in 1930
Howard Herrick	abt. 1879		Painter in auto manufacturing company in 1930
Robert Homan	March 24, 1932	Nov. 19, 2001 Freeport
R. M. Hopkins
Margaret Kausch			(married name Shewman)
Eunice Koertner			(married name Stake)
Evelyn Koertner			(married name Earlenbaugh)
Andrew Lamia	February 7, 1920	October 4, 1993 Freeport
Clarence Lanson (could be "Larson")	about 1907		Laborer in automobile factory in 1930
Frank Larson	abt. 1881		Carpenter in hearse factory in 1930
Eugene A. Lattig	April 14, 1907	Dec. 29, 1992	Obituary
Mark McLeRoy
Harold Frederick Maves	Feb 11, 1908	May 11, 1994	Obituary Bookkeeper at Henney’s 1925-1928
Chas. Moore			Had over 15 years service in Fe 1940
Leo E. Mordick	February 19, 1920	Dec. 9, 2001 Freeport
John Mudore	July 16, 1921	March 23, 2003 Freeport
H. F. Otto Mueller	June 1, 1907	January 13, 1982 Freeport
Fred M. Nath
Jack Nichol	May 31, 1920	February 27, 1990 Freeport
(either Robert or Richard) North		Died before 1979
Bea Pittsley	October 28, 1918	October 1998 Freeport
Morrell W. Plager	October 16, 1912	October 19, 1997 Fort Myers, FL
Morell Putman	abt. 1890		Mechanic in hearse factory in 1930.
Lee Rosenstiel
Robert Rossiter
Howard Schlegel	March 4, 1909	March 23, 1997 Freeport
John Schleich	April 29, 1922	January 7, 2003 Roscoe, IL
Rudolph Schoop	August 4, 1917	November 1983 Freeport
Walter Schult	April 23, 1907	Oct. 18, 1995 Freeport
Clara Scofield	July 5, 1902	November 4, 1998 Freeport
DeForest Senn	August 2, 1919	March 25, 1999 Freeport
Edith Shain			(married name Hill)
Reed Shewman	September 14, 1918	February 28, 2001 Freeport
George Smith	abt. 1886		Wood worker in hearse factory in 1930
Patricia Smith			(married name Lyman)
Gladys Soladay	September 9, 1912	May 5, 1995 Freeport
William H. Springer	June 11, 1918	September 23, 1993 Freeport
George Straub	abt. 1865		Wood Worker in a hearse factory in 1930 (lived on West Clark Ave. next door to Orville Adleman in 1930)
Harry E. Strohecker, Jr.	December 12, 1891	May 6, 1988 Freeport
Don Sutterlin
Mabel Symens	August 10, 1910	June 22, 2001 Freeport
Betty Timms	May 21, 1922	November 24, 2002 Freeport
Donald Timms
Henry VanDeest		died before February 1940
J. G. Vaughan		died before February 1940
Alfred Wallace	abt. 1890		Fireman in hearse factory in 1930
Daniel T. Warner	December 19, 1891	January 16, 1988 Dayton, OH
Paul M. Watz	July 17, 1911	October 3, 1990, Point Lookout, MO	Obituary
Sherman H. Wenzel (this could be "Nenzel")	abt. 1865