HAMMES, Norbert Joseph 1913 - 2019

HAMMES, BOGEL, GREINER, BOLLEI, VORHIES, DEUTSWCH, WEBB, PEIFFER, HAMAN, M SCHMIT, MANTERNACH, HUNT, HUGHELL, POHREN, KRIER, SCHNEIDER

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:22:49

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Page 4

NORBERT J. HAMMES
Fairfield

Norbert J. HAMMES, age 106, of Fairfield, passed away July 3, 2019 at Sunny brook assisted living.

Behner Funeral Home is helping the family with arrangements.

~~~~

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Friday, July 5, 2019
Page 4

NORBERT J. HAMMES
Fairfield

Norbert Joseph HAMMES, age106 (sic) of Fairfield, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at Sunnybrook Assisted Living.

Prayer Service will be at 4:15 p.m. with visitation for family and friends to follow at 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Friday, July 5, 2019, at St. Mary Catholic Church.

Funeral Mass will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 6, 2019, at St. Mary Catholic Church with Father Nick Adam officiating. Following the luncheon, burial will be at STs Peter & Paul Cemetery, Clear Creek, Iowa.

In-lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary Catholic Church, The Lords Cupboard, Hospice Compassus, Camp Courageous or Donor's choice. Cards and memorials may be mailed to Marie HAMMES, 3000 West Madison, Apt #209, Fairfield, Iowa 52556.

Norbert was born March 19, 1913, to C.P. and Lena (VOGEL) HAMMES in Clear Creek Township. He married Marie Anna GREINER November 28, 1940, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota. They have been married 78 ½ years and this year they received a certificate for the longest married couple in the state of Iowa. They were blessed with 7 children, Jim, Rose, Carol, Steve, John, Barb and Mary. When they all get together there are 89 of them.

Norbert and Marie bought their farm in 1946 where he farmed until he retired. One of his other interests was to work alongside his Dad doing carpenter work. Norbert loved his family and looked forward to family gatherings where they would all be together.

Norbert was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and was 4th degree Knights of Columbus. Some of his other organizations he belonged to were Lions Club and a life time member of the Elks.

Norbert will be missed by his wife, Marie; his children, Jim (Rita) of Fairfield, Rose (Dave) BOLLEI of Tiffin, Carol (Dan) VORHIES of Monticello, John (Rhonda) of Fairfield, Barb (Jim DEUTSCH) HAMMES of Fairfield and Mary (Tony) WEBB of Batavia; 16 grandchildren, John (Amy) PEIFFER, Ann PEIFFER, Jeff (Brenda) HAMMES, Laurie (Jon) HAMAN, Shelly (Eric) SCHMIT, Lonnie BOLLEI, Sue (Todd) MANTERNACH, Chris (Randy HARRIS) VORHIES, Bill (Megan) VORHIES, Trent (Crystal) HAMMES, Gavin (Amanda) HAMMES, Angie (Chuck HUNT) HUGHELL, Mandy (Jeremy) POHREN, JJ (Carissa) HUGHELL, Darin (Amanda PILCHER) WEBB and Logan (AJ) WEBB; 38 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren; one sister, Kathryn KRIER of Sigourney and one sister-in-law, Marlene HAMMES.

He was preceded in death by his parents, C.P. and Lena HAMMES; son, Steve HAMMES; great granddaughter, Kaylynn BOLLEI; 8 siblings, Clarissa HAMMES, Marcella SCHNEIDER, Paul, Orville, Eldred, Charles, Bob HAMMES, and Mary WEBB.

On-line condolences may be made to the family at behnerfh.com.

~~~~
*Copied with permission from The Fairfield Ledger, Inc. IAGenWeb Bylaws PROHIBIT the COPYING AND RE-POSTING OF THIS MATERIAL IN ANY PUBLIC VENUE such as Ancestry or Find A Grave without WRITTEN permission from the submitter ~ copyright restrictions apply.
*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.

Jefferson Obituaries maintained by Joey Stark.
WebBBS 4.33 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen