Hilker, Luella Dorothy

1901 - 1978  (77 years)

• Name	Hilker, Luella Dorothy
  Birth	30 Jan 1901	Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Religion	Aft 30 Jan 1901
  	E.U.B., Methodist
  1910 Census	1910
  Listed at 4 years old
  Education - Other	1922
  B.A. North Central College
  Occupation	Bef 25 May 1978
  Home Maker
  Home Maker
  Death	25 May 1978
  Family History Researcher	Aft 25 May 1978
  Grandma Simonsen was round and cheery. She never angered, but sometimes became "cross" if one was inappropriate in their behavior. During the summer stays at her house sugar cookies were consumed in infinite amounts. And, while her mother, great grandma Hilker was still alive, we made homemade applesauce. It was grandma Simonsen who taught me to use needle and thread. And it was she who tirelessly read to me when I did not feel well. Most Thanksgiving dinners were spent at her home, and what a cook she was. Grandpa always said the blessing and it must have worked because the food was wonderfully delicious. She never became "excited" in the conventional sense. For example, in the summer of 1964 I was spending my week at grandma's house. Grandpa pulled in to the driveway, not in the old bland white Pontiac, but in a "fire engine red" Dodge with a white stripe down the side. It had white interior and "push button drive." Grandpa was as excited as a kid with a new toy. Grandma stood in the door and all she could say was "Oh Melv. Oh Melv, I don't know." She was afraid of what the parishioners would say. Although it did not daunt her husband who convinced the small town church to put a pool table in its basement to keep kids off the street. As she aged, her hearing was compromised. After we all became tired of shouting, my mother finally convinced her to get hearing aids. She purchased the kind that fit into her glasses. And we laughed good naturedly when grandma would say, "Just a minute I can't hear you, I have to put on my glasses." She, along with my other three grandparents, loved me without limitation, but never failed to support my parents in setting guidelines and expectations.
  Residence	Eau Claire, Wisconsin
  Residence	Lived w/ Pat & Jim at end of life
  Person ID	I129779	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	Hilker, Adolph W.,   b. 25 Dec 1867, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, USA d. 23 Sep 1944, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Buscher, Emilie,   b. 14 May 1873, Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA d. 14 Aug 1965, Prairie Du Sac, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F42691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Simonsen, Reverend Melvin Andrew James,   b. 19 May 1900, Beaver Dam, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA d. 11 Apr 1975, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	11 Sep 1924	Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	+ 1. Simonsen, Carol Marilyn,   b. 20 Jul 1926, , , Wisconsin, USA d. 13 Feb 2008 (Age 81 years) + 2. Simonsen, Melvin James
  Family ID	F42693	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2010