FRANK C. HAGEMANN FAMILY

Frank C. Hagemann Sr. was born February 18, 1883 in Lisle Township. He married Ella Leonhardt on February 13, 1908. Ella was born on January 24, 1889 and she lived in Lemont, Illinois with her parents Jasper and Magdeline nee Ritzentower, Leonhardt. They lived on the farm on Plank Road, where Frank formerly lived alone.

They were members of St. John’s Lutheran Church. Through their industrious and diligent work, the farm prospered.

Frank and Ella were the parents of five boys: Frank Jr., Fred, Walter, Herman and Wilbert.

Every day Frank hitched a team of horses to his wagon and hauled the milk to the Burlington railroad station milk depot in Naperville, Where it was loaded onto the train and taken to Chicago. Later on he hauled the milk in his truck to the Union dairy in Lisle, Illinois.

In 1939, after his father Fritz died, Frank Sr. and Ella purchased the farm from the estate.

In 1952 they bought the house at 19 N. Mill Street, and followed the tradition of moving to town upon retirement. Son, Walter, took over the operation of the farm.

Frank Sr. passed away October 31, 1957 and Ella died May 9, 1968.