Zora Montgomery Courtney (1882-1962) Hahnen, was a Republican committeewoman in her district of Des Moines, Iowa. (b. January 27, 1882; Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA - d. October 7, 1962; Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA) Social Security Number 484055476.
Parents:
Zora's father, George W. Courtney (1848-?) was from England. Her mother, Flora J. Montgomery (1858-?), was from Illinois. Flora and George had married on September 12, 1877 in Knox County, Illinois.
Birth:
January 27, 1882 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois.
First marriage:
She married Herman Francis Hahnen (1880-1911) on June 26, 1901 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. Herme was born in Des Moines, Iowa and his parents were from Germany. His father was Henry Hahnen and his mother was Sophia Beelser. Herme is sometimes listed as Herman Francis Hahnen.
Children:
Gretchen Frances Hahnen (1902-1986) who married Eddie August Schneider (1911-1940) and after his death married Herbert Grant, and after he was institutionalized they divorced, she then married Grant A. Black (1913-1976); and Robert Courtney Hahnen I (1906-1999) who died in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Des Moines, Iowa:
In 1910 they were living in Des Moines, Iowa. Herman was working as a bank clerk and he died in 1911.
Second marriage:
She married Earl Leroy Krell (1890-1955) on April 3, 1912 and they divorced on January 20, 1915: "Wife and Husband Plaintiffs Actions Heard by Court. Zora Hahnen-Krell was granted an absolute divorce from Earl Krell by Judge Hubert Utterback of the district court yesterday. She charged her husband with cruelty. The decree gives Mrs. Krell the custody of her two children by a former marriage and permanent alimony of $360 a year. The pair was married on April 3, 1912." (Source: The Des Moines Register of Des Moines, Iowa on 20 January 1915)
Trustee:
Iowa Supreme Court in 1917: "The guardian whose accounts are under investigation was formerly Mrs. Zora M. Hahnen, the widow of H. F. Hahnen, who died in February, 1911, leaving surviving him such widow and their two minor children, Gretchen and Robert, aged respectively eleven and five years. $9,000 came into the hands of the guardian as the proceeds of a life insurance policy in favor of the children. In March, 1911, she was appointed guardian, her bond being fixed at $9,000. The defendant Bankers Surety Company became the surety on her bond for an agreed compensation of $36 per year. The conditions of the bond authorized the surety company to take joint control with the guardian of the money of the wards in her hands. At the expiration of one year, the Bankers Surety Company took steps under the statute to be relieved from the further liability of such surety. Such proceedings were consummated about April 15, 1912, and a formal order was entered, discharging such surety company from further liability on its bond. On the same date, the defendant American Surety Company became surety for the guardian upon a bond of $9,000, and this also was for a compensation of $36 per year, and upon the same conditions as to joint control as the bond of the previous surety company. At the end of one year, this company also took steps under the statute to relieve itself from further liability as surety, and instituted proceedings to that end. A formal order was entered on June 17, 1913, purporting to fully discharge such company from further liability. Prior to this time, and at the expiration of the first year of suretyship of the American Surety Company, the court had reduced the penalty of the bond to be thereafter required of the guardian to the sum of $2,500, and authorized her to procure a new bond in such sum. Such bond was procured from the defendant Lion Bonding & Surety Company as surety on April 23, 1913. In September, 1914, the mother resigned as guardian and the plaintiff herein was appointed in her stead, and the issue was made upon her final report, as already indicated. The mother, therefore, controlled the estate of her wards for a period of about three years and a half. She made annual reports. These reports were approved from time to time without contest. A multitude of items enter into the dispute now presented, but we shall not undertake to deal with them in detail. So far as mere expenditures were concerned, the principal of the estate had been reduced approximately $1,000. The estate was further impaired to the extent of about $2,100 in bad loans, as already indicated. On the appeal of the plaintiff, we have to consider whether the trial court properly approved the expenditures reported by the mother guardian and properly ..."
Potential second marriage:
She appears to have married Earl Leroy Krell (1890-1955) on 3 April 1912 in Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States.
Potential third marriage:
She appears to have married Lemuel Rockwell of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 4 August 1926 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States. "Mrs. Zora Hahnen, Once Resident Here, Marries Mrs. Zora Hahnen, former resident, and Lemuel Rockwell of Pittsburgh, Pa., were married yesterday morning at the Church of the Redeemer at Minneapolis, j according lo worn received here. Mrs. Hahnen has been residing in Minneapolis for the last five years." (Source: The Des Moines Register of Des Moines, Iowa on 5 August 1926)
Gift shop:
Shop Sold To Mrs. Hahnen. Mrs. Zora Hahnen, 2818 Ingersoll avenue, Saturday announced purchase of the Lucretia Gift Shop, 218 Eighth street, and will operate it under that name. Mrs. Hahnen formerly was associated with Mrs. Lucretia Hayden, founder of the shop, and at one time was in the gift department of Wannamakers department store at New York, New York. She purchased the shop here from Mrs. Elton Ellis and Elton Ellis, Jr., July 1. The shop soon will be redecorated and its name may later be changed to "Zora's." Mrs. Hahnen said she will continue to handle several lines of unusual and exclusive Import gift articles, including rare Holland pottery, Belgian Madonna figures, copper and other metal art objects, gift, birthday and greeting cards, and other gift lines. (Source: The Des Moines Register of Des Moines, Iowa on 7 July 1940)
Republican committeewoman:
In 1950 she became a Republican committeewoman in her district of Des Moines, Iowa.
Death:
October 1962 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Her body was cremated.
Obituary:
"Zora Hahnen Rites Tuesday. Services for Mrs. Zora M. Hahnen, 80, of 732 Eighteenth street, who died Sunday after suffering a heart attack at her home, will be at 3 p. m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The body will be cremated. Mrs. Hahnen was born in Peoria, Illinois, and lived here 46 years. She had attended Knox College at Galesburg, Illinois, and was a member of St. Paul's Church and Guild. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Grant A. Black of Goldsboro, North Carolina; a son, Robert C. Hahnen of St. Paul, Minnesota; two grandsons and three great-grand-children. The body is Funeral Home at the Dunn Funeral Home." (Source: Des Moines Tribune on October 8, 1962)
Memories about Zora Montgomery Courtney:
Gretchen Frances Hahnen (1902-1986) wrote on June 30, 1953: "The enclosed picture is of my mom, who visited us in February for a month and my present husband, and I might add, my last, come what may. She is still full of life and vinegar and can drink me under the table despite the fact I am 20 years younger than she. Three years ago she ran for Republican committeewoman in her district, and won! She was 71 last January. We had a wonderful time when she was here, and she and Grant immediately became buddies."
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ). Updated with the correct name for Herman Francis Hahnen (1880-1911) courtesy of Bonnie Capper. Updated on June 29, 2014 with information on her as a guardian. Updated on September 28, 2019 with the text of her obituary and the story of her gift shop. Updated on February 10, 2020 with potential other marriages. Updated on February 21, 2021 with information on her marriage and divorce from Earl Leroy Krell.
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Parents:
Zora's father, George W. Courtney (1848-?) was from England. Her mother, Flora J. Montgomery (1858-?), was from Illinois. Flora and George had married on September 12, 1877 in Knox County, Illinois.
Birth:
January 27, 1882 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois.
First marriage:
She married Herman Francis Hahnen (1880-1911) on June 26, 1901 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. Herme was born in Des Moines, Iowa and his parents were from Germany. His father was Henry Hahnen and his mother was Sophia Beelser. Herme is sometimes listed as Herman Francis Hahnen.
Children:
Gretchen Frances Hahnen (1902-1986) who married Eddie August Schneider (1911-1940) and after his death married Herbert Grant, and after he was institutionalized they divorced, she then married Grant A. Black (1913-1976); and Robert Courtney Hahnen I (1906-1999) who died in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Des Moines, Iowa:
In 1910 they were living in Des Moines, Iowa. Herman was working as a bank clerk and he died in 1911.
Second marriage:
She married Earl Leroy Krell (1890-1955) on April 3, 1912 and they divorced on January 20, 1915: "Wife and Husband Plaintiffs Actions Heard by Court. Zora Hahnen-Krell was granted an absolute divorce from Earl Krell by Judge Hubert Utterback of the district court yesterday. She charged her husband with cruelty. The decree gives Mrs. Krell the custody of her two children by a former marriage and permanent alimony of $360 a year. The pair was married on April 3, 1912." (Source: The Des Moines Register of Des Moines, Iowa on 20 January 1915)
Trustee:
Iowa Supreme Court in 1917: "The guardian whose accounts are under investigation was formerly Mrs. Zora M. Hahnen, the widow of H. F. Hahnen, who died in February, 1911, leaving surviving him such widow and their two minor children, Gretchen and Robert, aged respectively eleven and five years. $9,000 came into the hands of the guardian as the proceeds of a life insurance policy in favor of the children. In March, 1911, she was appointed guardian, her bond being fixed at $9,000. The defendant Bankers Surety Company became the surety on her bond for an agreed compensation of $36 per year. The conditions of the bond authorized the surety company to take joint control with the guardian of the money of the wards in her hands. At the expiration of one year, the Bankers Surety Company took steps under the statute to be relieved from the further liability of such surety. Such proceedings were consummated about April 15, 1912, and a formal order was entered, discharging such surety company from further liability on its bond. On the same date, the defendant American Surety Company became surety for the guardian upon a bond of $9,000, and this also was for a compensation of $36 per year, and upon the same conditions as to joint control as the bond of the previous surety company. At the end of one year, this company also took steps under the statute to relieve itself from further liability as surety, and instituted proceedings to that end. A formal order was entered on June 17, 1913, purporting to fully discharge such company from further liability. Prior to this time, and at the expiration of the first year of suretyship of the American Surety Company, the court had reduced the penalty of the bond to be thereafter required of the guardian to the sum of $2,500, and authorized her to procure a new bond in such sum. Such bond was procured from the defendant Lion Bonding & Surety Company as surety on April 23, 1913. In September, 1914, the mother resigned as guardian and the plaintiff herein was appointed in her stead, and the issue was made upon her final report, as already indicated. The mother, therefore, controlled the estate of her wards for a period of about three years and a half. She made annual reports. These reports were approved from time to time without contest. A multitude of items enter into the dispute now presented, but we shall not undertake to deal with them in detail. So far as mere expenditures were concerned, the principal of the estate had been reduced approximately $1,000. The estate was further impaired to the extent of about $2,100 in bad loans, as already indicated. On the appeal of the plaintiff, we have to consider whether the trial court properly approved the expenditures reported by the mother guardian and properly ..."
Potential second marriage:
She appears to have married Earl Leroy Krell (1890-1955) on 3 April 1912 in Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States.
Potential third marriage:
She appears to have married Lemuel Rockwell of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 4 August 1926 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States. "Mrs. Zora Hahnen, Once Resident Here, Marries Mrs. Zora Hahnen, former resident, and Lemuel Rockwell of Pittsburgh, Pa., were married yesterday morning at the Church of the Redeemer at Minneapolis, j according lo worn received here. Mrs. Hahnen has been residing in Minneapolis for the last five years." (Source: The Des Moines Register of Des Moines, Iowa on 5 August 1926)
Gift shop:
Shop Sold To Mrs. Hahnen. Mrs. Zora Hahnen, 2818 Ingersoll avenue, Saturday announced purchase of the Lucretia Gift Shop, 218 Eighth street, and will operate it under that name. Mrs. Hahnen formerly was associated with Mrs. Lucretia Hayden, founder of the shop, and at one time was in the gift department of Wannamakers department store at New York, New York. She purchased the shop here from Mrs. Elton Ellis and Elton Ellis, Jr., July 1. The shop soon will be redecorated and its name may later be changed to "Zora's." Mrs. Hahnen said she will continue to handle several lines of unusual and exclusive Import gift articles, including rare Holland pottery, Belgian Madonna figures, copper and other metal art objects, gift, birthday and greeting cards, and other gift lines. (Source: The Des Moines Register of Des Moines, Iowa on 7 July 1940)
Republican committeewoman:
In 1950 she became a Republican committeewoman in her district of Des Moines, Iowa.
Death:
October 1962 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Her body was cremated.
Obituary:
"Zora Hahnen Rites Tuesday. Services for Mrs. Zora M. Hahnen, 80, of 732 Eighteenth street, who died Sunday after suffering a heart attack at her home, will be at 3 p. m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The body will be cremated. Mrs. Hahnen was born in Peoria, Illinois, and lived here 46 years. She had attended Knox College at Galesburg, Illinois, and was a member of St. Paul's Church and Guild. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Grant A. Black of Goldsboro, North Carolina; a son, Robert C. Hahnen of St. Paul, Minnesota; two grandsons and three great-grand-children. The body is Funeral Home at the Dunn Funeral Home." (Source: Des Moines Tribune on October 8, 1962)
Memories about Zora Montgomery Courtney:
Gretchen Frances Hahnen (1902-1986) wrote on June 30, 1953: "The enclosed picture is of my mom, who visited us in February for a month and my present husband, and I might add, my last, come what may. She is still full of life and vinegar and can drink me under the table despite the fact I am 20 years younger than she. Three years ago she ran for Republican committeewoman in her district, and won! She was 71 last January. We had a wonderful time when she was here, and she and Grant immediately became buddies."
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ). Updated with the correct name for Herman Francis Hahnen (1880-1911) courtesy of Bonnie Capper. Updated on June 29, 2014 with information on her as a guardian. Updated on September 28, 2019 with the text of her obituary and the story of her gift shop. Updated on February 10, 2020 with potential other marriages. Updated on February 21, 2021 with information on her marriage and divorce from Earl Leroy Krell.
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Zora Montgomery Courtney (1882-1962) Hahnen, was a Republican committeewoman in her district of Des Moines, Iowa. (b. January 27, 1882; Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA - d. October 7, 1962; Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA) Social Security Number 484055476.
Parents:
Zora's father, George W. Courtney (1848-?) was from England. Her mother, Flora J. Montgomery (1858-?), was from Illinois. Flora and George had married on September 12, 1877 in Knox County, Illinois.
Birth:
January 27, 1882 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois.
First marriage:
She married Herman Francis Hahnen (1880-1911) on June 26, 1901 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. Herme was born in Des Moines, Iowa and his parents were from Germany. His father was Henry Hahnen and his mother was Sophia Beelser. Herme is sometimes listed as Herman Francis Hahnen.
Children:
Gretchen Frances Hahnen (1902-1986) who married Eddie August Schneider (1911-1940) and after his death married Herbert Grant, and after he was institutionalized they divorced, she then married Grant A. Black (1913-1976); and Robert Courtney Hahnen I (1906-1999) who died in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Des Moines, Iowa:
In 1910 they were living in Des Moines, Iowa. Herman was working as a bank clerk and he died in 1911.
Second marriage:
She married Earl Leroy Krell (1890-1955) on April 3, 1912 and they divorced on January 20, 1915: "Wife and Husband Plaintiffs Actions Heard by Court. Zora Hahnen-Krell was granted an absolute divorce from Earl Krell by Judge Hubert Utterback of the district court yesterday. She charged her husband with cruelty. The decree gives Mrs. Krell the custody of her two children by a former marriage and permanent alimony of $360 a year. The pair was married on April 3, 1912." (Source: The Des Moines Register of Des Moines, Iowa on 20 January 1915)
Trustee:
Iowa Supreme Court in 1917: "The guardian whose accounts are under investigation was formerly Mrs. Zora M. Hahnen, the widow of H. F. Hahnen, who died in February, 1911, leaving surviving him such widow and their two minor children, Gretchen and Robert, aged respectively eleven and five years. $9,000 came into the hands of the guardian as the proceeds of a life insurance policy in favor of the children. In March, 1911, she was appointed guardian, her bond being fixed at $9,000. The defendant Bankers Surety Company became the surety on her bond for an agreed compensation of $36 per year. The conditions of the bond authorized the surety company to take joint control with the guardian of the money of the wards in her hands. At the expiration of one year, the Bankers Surety Company took steps under the statute to be relieved from the further liability of such surety. Such proceedings were consummated about April 15, 1912, and a formal order was entered, discharging such surety company from further liability on its bond. On the same date, the defendant American Surety Company became surety for the guardian upon a bond of $9,000, and this also was for a compensation of $36 per year, and upon the same conditions as to joint control as the bond of the previous surety company. At the end of one year, this company also took steps under the statute to relieve itself from further liability as surety, and instituted proceedings to that end. A formal order was entered on June 17, 1913, purporting to fully discharge such company from further liability. Prior to this time, and at the expiration of the first year of suretyship of the American Surety Company, the court had reduced the penalty of the bond to be thereafter required of the guardian to the sum of $2,500, and authorized her to procure a new bond in such sum. Such bond was procured from the defendant Lion Bonding & Surety Company as surety on April 23, 1913. In September, 1914, the mother resigned as guardian and the plaintiff herein was appointed in her stead, and the issue was made upon her final report, as already indicated. The mother, therefore, controlled the estate of her wards for a period of about three years and a half. She made annual reports. These reports were approved from time to time without contest. A multitude of items enter into the dispute now presented, but we shall not undertake to deal with them in detail. So far as mere expenditures were concerned, the principal of the estate had been reduced approximately $1,000. The estate was further impaired to the extent of about $2,100 in bad loans, as already indicated. On the appeal of the plaintiff, we have to consider whether the trial court properly approved the expenditures reported by the mother guardian and properly ..."
Potential second marriage:
She appears to have married Earl Leroy Krell (1890-1955) on 3 April 1912 in Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States.
Potential third marriage:
She appears to have married Lemuel Rockwell of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 4 August 1926 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States. "Mrs. Zora Hahnen, Once Resident Here, Marries Mrs. Zora Hahnen, former resident, and Lemuel Rockwell of Pittsburgh, Pa., were married yesterday morning at the Church of the Redeemer at Minneapolis, j according lo worn received here. Mrs. Hahnen has been residing in Minneapolis for the last five years." (Source: The Des Moines Register of Des Moines, Iowa on 5 August 1926)
Gift shop:
Shop Sold To Mrs. Hahnen. Mrs. Zora Hahnen, 2818 Ingersoll avenue, Saturday announced purchase of the Lucretia Gift Shop, 218 Eighth street, and will operate it under that name. Mrs. Hahnen formerly was associated with Mrs. Lucretia Hayden, founder of the shop, and at one time was in the gift department of Wannamakers department store at New York, New York. She purchased the shop here from Mrs. Elton Ellis and Elton Ellis, Jr., July 1. The shop soon will be redecorated and its name may later be changed to "Zora's." Mrs. Hahnen said she will continue to handle several lines of unusual and exclusive Import gift articles, including rare Holland pottery, Belgian Madonna figures, copper and other metal art objects, gift, birthday and greeting cards, and other gift lines. (Source: The Des Moines Register of Des Moines, Iowa on 7 July 1940)
Republican committeewoman:
In 1950 she became a Republican committeewoman in her district of Des Moines, Iowa.
Death:
October 1962 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Her body was cremated.
Obituary:
"Zora Hahnen Rites Tuesday. Services for Mrs. Zora M. Hahnen, 80, of 732 Eighteenth street, who died Sunday after suffering a heart attack at her home, will be at 3 p. m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The body will be cremated. Mrs. Hahnen was born in Peoria, Illinois, and lived here 46 years. She had attended Knox College at Galesburg, Illinois, and was a member of St. Paul's Church and Guild. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Grant A. Black of Goldsboro, North Carolina; a son, Robert C. Hahnen of St. Paul, Minnesota; two grandsons and three great-grand-children. The body is Funeral Home at the Dunn Funeral Home." (Source: Des Moines Tribune on October 8, 1962)
Memories about Zora Montgomery Courtney:
Gretchen Frances Hahnen (1902-1986) wrote on June 30, 1953: "The enclosed picture is of my mom, who visited us in February for a month and my present husband, and I might add, my last, come what may. She is still full of life and vinegar and can drink me under the table despite the fact I am 20 years younger than she. Three years ago she ran for Republican committeewoman in her district, and won! She was 71 last January. We had a wonderful time when she was here, and she and Grant immediately became buddies."
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ). Updated with the correct name for Herman Francis Hahnen (1880-1911) courtesy of Bonnie Capper. Updated on June 29, 2014 with information on her as a guardian. Updated on September 28, 2019 with the text of her obituary and the story of her gift shop. Updated on February 10, 2020 with potential other marriages. Updated on February 21, 2021 with information on her marriage and divorce from Earl Leroy Krell.
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Parents:
Zora's father, George W. Courtney (1848-?) was from England. Her mother, Flora J. Montgomery (1858-?), was from Illinois. Flora and George had married on September 12, 1877 in Knox County, Illinois.
Birth:
January 27, 1882 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois.
First marriage:
She married Herman Francis Hahnen (1880-1911) on June 26, 1901 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. Herme was born in Des Moines, Iowa and his parents were from Germany. His father was Henry Hahnen and his mother was Sophia Beelser. Herme is sometimes listed as Herman Francis Hahnen.
Children:
Gretchen Frances Hahnen (1902-1986) who married Eddie August Schneider (1911-1940) and after his death married Herbert Grant, and after he was institutionalized they divorced, she then married Grant A. Black (1913-1976); and Robert Courtney Hahnen I (1906-1999) who died in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Des Moines, Iowa:
In 1910 they were living in Des Moines, Iowa. Herman was working as a bank clerk and he died in 1911.
Second marriage:
She married Earl Leroy Krell (1890-1955) on April 3, 1912 and they divorced on January 20, 1915: "Wife and Husband Plaintiffs Actions Heard by Court. Zora Hahnen-Krell was granted an absolute divorce from Earl Krell by Judge Hubert Utterback of the district court yesterday. She charged her husband with cruelty. The decree gives Mrs. Krell the custody of her two children by a former marriage and permanent alimony of $360 a year. The pair was married on April 3, 1912." (Source: The Des Moines Register of Des Moines, Iowa on 20 January 1915)
Trustee:
Iowa Supreme Court in 1917: "The guardian whose accounts are under investigation was formerly Mrs. Zora M. Hahnen, the widow of H. F. Hahnen, who died in February, 1911, leaving surviving him such widow and their two minor children, Gretchen and Robert, aged respectively eleven and five years. $9,000 came into the hands of the guardian as the proceeds of a life insurance policy in favor of the children. In March, 1911, she was appointed guardian, her bond being fixed at $9,000. The defendant Bankers Surety Company became the surety on her bond for an agreed compensation of $36 per year. The conditions of the bond authorized the surety company to take joint control with the guardian of the money of the wards in her hands. At the expiration of one year, the Bankers Surety Company took steps under the statute to be relieved from the further liability of such surety. Such proceedings were consummated about April 15, 1912, and a formal order was entered, discharging such surety company from further liability on its bond. On the same date, the defendant American Surety Company became surety for the guardian upon a bond of $9,000, and this also was for a compensation of $36 per year, and upon the same conditions as to joint control as the bond of the previous surety company. At the end of one year, this company also took steps under the statute to relieve itself from further liability as surety, and instituted proceedings to that end. A formal order was entered on June 17, 1913, purporting to fully discharge such company from further liability. Prior to this time, and at the expiration of the first year of suretyship of the American Surety Company, the court had reduced the penalty of the bond to be thereafter required of the guardian to the sum of $2,500, and authorized her to procure a new bond in such sum. Such bond was procured from the defendant Lion Bonding & Surety Company as surety on April 23, 1913. In September, 1914, the mother resigned as guardian and the plaintiff herein was appointed in her stead, and the issue was made upon her final report, as already indicated. The mother, therefore, controlled the estate of her wards for a period of about three years and a half. She made annual reports. These reports were approved from time to time without contest. A multitude of items enter into the dispute now presented, but we shall not undertake to deal with them in detail. So far as mere expenditures were concerned, the principal of the estate had been reduced approximately $1,000. The estate was further impaired to the extent of about $2,100 in bad loans, as already indicated. On the appeal of the plaintiff, we have to consider whether the trial court properly approved the expenditures reported by the mother guardian and properly ..."
Potential second marriage:
She appears to have married Earl Leroy Krell (1890-1955) on 3 April 1912 in Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States.
Potential third marriage:
She appears to have married Lemuel Rockwell of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 4 August 1926 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States. "Mrs. Zora Hahnen, Once Resident Here, Marries Mrs. Zora Hahnen, former resident, and Lemuel Rockwell of Pittsburgh, Pa., were married yesterday morning at the Church of the Redeemer at Minneapolis, j according lo worn received here. Mrs. Hahnen has been residing in Minneapolis for the last five years." (Source: The Des Moines Register of Des Moines, Iowa on 5 August 1926)
Gift shop:
Shop Sold To Mrs. Hahnen. Mrs. Zora Hahnen, 2818 Ingersoll avenue, Saturday announced purchase of the Lucretia Gift Shop, 218 Eighth street, and will operate it under that name. Mrs. Hahnen formerly was associated with Mrs. Lucretia Hayden, founder of the shop, and at one time was in the gift department of Wannamakers department store at New York, New York. She purchased the shop here from Mrs. Elton Ellis and Elton Ellis, Jr., July 1. The shop soon will be redecorated and its name may later be changed to "Zora's." Mrs. Hahnen said she will continue to handle several lines of unusual and exclusive Import gift articles, including rare Holland pottery, Belgian Madonna figures, copper and other metal art objects, gift, birthday and greeting cards, and other gift lines. (Source: The Des Moines Register of Des Moines, Iowa on 7 July 1940)
Republican committeewoman:
In 1950 she became a Republican committeewoman in her district of Des Moines, Iowa.
Death:
October 1962 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Her body was cremated.
Obituary:
"Zora Hahnen Rites Tuesday. Services for Mrs. Zora M. Hahnen, 80, of 732 Eighteenth street, who died Sunday after suffering a heart attack at her home, will be at 3 p. m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The body will be cremated. Mrs. Hahnen was born in Peoria, Illinois, and lived here 46 years. She had attended Knox College at Galesburg, Illinois, and was a member of St. Paul's Church and Guild. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Grant A. Black of Goldsboro, North Carolina; a son, Robert C. Hahnen of St. Paul, Minnesota; two grandsons and three great-grand-children. The body is Funeral Home at the Dunn Funeral Home." (Source: Des Moines Tribune on October 8, 1962)
Memories about Zora Montgomery Courtney:
Gretchen Frances Hahnen (1902-1986) wrote on June 30, 1953: "The enclosed picture is of my mom, who visited us in February for a month and my present husband, and I might add, my last, come what may. She is still full of life and vinegar and can drink me under the table despite the fact I am 20 years younger than she. Three years ago she ran for Republican committeewoman in her district, and won! She was 71 last January. We had a wonderful time when she was here, and she and Grant immediately became buddies."
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ). Updated with the correct name for Herman Francis Hahnen (1880-1911) courtesy of Bonnie Capper. Updated on June 29, 2014 with information on her as a guardian. Updated on September 28, 2019 with the text of her obituary and the story of her gift shop. Updated on February 10, 2020 with potential other marriages. Updated on February 21, 2021 with information on her marriage and divorce from Earl Leroy Krell.
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