December 30, 1925 – May 21, 2018
When we are dead and people weep for us and grieve, let it be because we touched their lives with beauty and simplicity. Let it not be said that life was good to us, rather that we were good in life.
-Rabbi Jacob P. Rubin
December 30, 1925 – May 21, 2018
When we are dead and people weep for us and grieve, let it be because we touched their lives with beauty and simplicity. Let it not be said that life was good to us, rather that we were good in life.
-Rabbi Jacob P. Rubin
December 30, 1925 – May 21, 2018
When we are dead and people weep for us and grieve, let it be because we touched their lives with beauty and simplicity. Let it not be said that life was good to us, rather that we were good in life.
-Rabbi Jacob P. Rubin
The daughter of Felix and Hildegard (Frankfurter) Baer was born on December 30, 1925 in Ulm, Germany. Due to the eventual outbreak of WWII, she received her final school report card in Ulm in February of 1940. That fall, she and her parents escaped from Nazi-controlled Germany. Hanne’s childhood journal described a month-long journey that took them across Russia on the Trans-Siberian Express and then through Korea, Japan, and British Columbia. They finally entered the United States in Seattle, WA on Halloween of 1940.
An employment invitation from a fellow traveler across the Pacific Ocean led the family to their new home in Denver, CO. Hanne learned English and met her future sister-in-law, Elaine, while attending East High School. She was confirmed at Beth Hamedrash Synagogue, graduated High School in 1943, studied at Barnes Business College, and found work as a secretary at a large insurance company.
On March 29, 1947 Hanne was united in marriage to Robert F. Wolf. The couple lived in Denver until 1950 when they moved to Albion. She loved to write about and photograph her world travels. One of her most memorable trips was an impromptu 4-month safari adventure with her husband to see much of Central and Southern Africa.
A skilled author and poet, Hanne published her autobiography Child of Two Worlds in 1979. One of her great joys was writing and receiving letters and postcards. She enjoyed hosting formal dinner parties for friends and family and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
One of Hanne’s proudest moments was when she and her parents became naturalized citizens in Denver on May 2, 1946.
Hanne was a lifetime member of the American Legion and VFW Auxiliary, where she served as president and held other offices for both. She received the Citizen of the Year Award from the VFW Post in 1981 and the Mini Park Flag Award in 2000. She was a member of the Temple Isreal in Omaha, as well as the Nebraska Writers Guild, the Albion Area Writers Club, and a bridge club.
Hanne is survived by her son William (Karen) Wolf of Lincoln, NE; five granddaughters: Natalie Wolf-Stanley of Klamath Falls, OR; Jennifer Wolf of San Diego, CA; Stephanie Wolf of Bend, OR; Tami (Bo) Orton of Roca, NE; and Tara Caples of Lincoln, NE; two great-grandchildren: Briley Johnson and Elias William Wolf-Stanley; former exchange student (’66-‘67) Merlin “Bing” (Cecille) Argos of Quezon City, Philippines; nephews and nieces Jay (Susie) Wolf of Albion, NE; David (Pam) Wolf of Denver, CO; Debbie (Allen) Parmet of Kansas City, MO; Susan Wolf of Corte Madera, CA; along with other family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Robert, brother-in-law Jim Wolf and sister-in-law Elaine Wolf.
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Read More >Hannie’s family is pleased to provide free online access to her book, “Child of Two Worlds.” There is no charge to download the book, however we request consideration for a small, one-time donation to one of her personal memorial selections:
Child Saving Institute of Omaha, Special Olympics or the Boone County Foundation.
Hannie’s family is pleased to provide free online access to her book, “Child of Two Worlds.” There is no charge to download the book, however we request consideration for a small, one-time donation to one of her personal memorial selections:
Child Saving Institute of Omaha, Special Olympics or the Boone County Foundation.
