Hammer, Frank J.

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• Reference Number: 2547
• 1900 Census: 1900, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Occupation: From 1902 to 1960
• 1905 State Census: 1905, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1910 Census: 1910, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1930 Census: 1930, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1940 Census: 1940, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

1900 Census:
Frank Hammer65
Anna Hammer46
Frank J Hammer13
John Hammer11
Charles Hammer10
Verona Hammer6
Carola Hammer5
August Johnson22

Occupation:
Appleton Woolen Mills - see photo from grandson Dean Smith

1905 State Census:
Annie Hammer51
Frank J Hammer18
John Hammer16
Chas Hammer15
Verana Hammer12
Carola Hammer10

1910 Census:
Anna Hammer55
Frank J Hammer23
John Hammer21
Charles Hammer20
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Verona Hammer16
Carol Hammer14

1930 Census:
Frank Hammer 43
Marie Hammer 36
Frank J Hammer 12
Astyre Hammer 7
Alice Hammer 2

1940 Census:
Frank J Hammer53
Marie Hammer46
Frank J Hammer22
Astyre Hammer17
Alice Ann Hammer12

Frank married Rasmussen, Marie Abt 1916. Marie was born 9 Mar 1894, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA; died 14 Dec 1988, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; was buried , Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 2547
• 1920 Census: 1920, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1930 Census: 1930, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Education - High School: 1935, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Military Service: Aft 1936
• Political Office: Between 1960 and 1964, Mountlake Terrace, Washington; Mayor of Mountlake Terrace, Washington
• Obituary: 25 Mar 2010; Herald
• News Mention: 18 Apr 2010; Herald Net

Notes:

1920 Census:
Frank Hammer 13 [33]
Marie Hammer 36
Frank Hammer 1 11/12

1930 Census:
Frank Hammer 43
Marie Hammer 36
Frank J Hammer 12
Astyre Hammer 7
Alice Hammer 2

Education - High School:
Appleton High School Class of 1935

Military Service:
He was a retired Lt Colonel in the US Army with 28 years of duty. Frank served in World War II and the Korean War, stationed on Guam, in Osaka, Japan, and as Chief Psychologist at Madigan Army Hospital at Fort Lewis.

Obituary:
Dr. Frank Jorgen Hammer
Born Jan 19, 1918 in Appleton, Wisconsin and died March 22, 2010 in Everett, Washington.
Frank was a life long learner, always knowledgeable in any topic. He was active seeing patients, driving, and taking courses up to a few months before his death at 92 years young.
Frank graduated from Lawrence University in Appleton with a BS in Chemistry and received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Chicago.
He was always active in music, sports, and life. He was an Eagle Scout and leader in DeMolay. Frank was an outstanding college athlete in football, basketball and track. As a halfback his leather helmet, vision goggles and running prowess earned him the nickname "Man from Mars" and his speed created the famous "Hammer Scamper" play. He was President of his Beta Theta Pi fraternity chapter that was named most outstanding in the US and he sang in multiple college choirs.
He was a retired Lt Colonel in the US Army with 28 years of duty. Frank served in World War II and the Korean War, stationed on Guam, in Osaka, Japan, and as Chief Psychologist at Madigan Army Hospital at Fort Lewis.
His professional work included private practice therapy, counseling, and testing, Chief Psychologist for Community Psychiatric UGN Clinic, organizer of many Employee Assistance Programs for major companies, Seattle Police Dept Psychologist, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counseling, and instructing at Ed CC and UPS.
He was a proud member of the Arlington, WA and Mountlake Terrace, WA communities for the past 55 yrs. Frank served as a Mayor and councilman in Mountlake Terrace for 10 yrs. He was a PTA President, Director of Church choirs and the Lawrence Alumni Assoc.
He was always a patient and kind Dad, very active in our lives, and always expected college degrees and high achievement.
He leaves his children, Laurel, Dan (Terry), Frank (Mary), Marina, and Melanie; his oldest son Mark, preceded him; Grandchildren include, John (Grace), David, Anna, Bret, Janelle, and Leah; and three great-grandchildren, Hailey, Emma, and Justus.
Frank seemed to know everyone, had so many stories to share, cared about others, and was the ultimate Green Bay Packer fan.
Please join us in sharing his life at 2:00 p.m., on Monday, March 29, at Sonrise Chapel, 11625 Airport Rd, #D, Everett, WA 425-355-9129.
A celebration of his life will continue at the church after the service.

News Mention:
Published: Sunday, April 18, 2010
Former Mountlake Terrace mayor, psychologist remembered
By Kristi O'Harran
Herald Writer
Sen. Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson was friends with Dr. Frank Hammer.
In 1962, when Dr. Hammer was the mayor of Mountlake Terrace, Jackson dropped by for the dedication of a new civic center in town.
"Scoop came over to our house," said Frank Hammer's son, Dan Hammer. "They smoked pipes together."
Frank Hammer was the mayor of Mountlake Terrace from 1960 to 1964, when the town still had dirt roads. He also served on the city council for a decade.
Being a mayor near Seattle was a big deal, Dan Hammer said. They got to sit on the barge at hydroplane races.
Dr. Hammer was elected mayor because he was even-handed, said Phyllis Fiege, who lived in Mountlake Terrace during his term. Her husband, Gene Fiege, served on the city council.
During Hammer's term as mayor, his first wife, Margaret, a community activist, was killed in an automobile accident. Hammer became a single father with four children, Fiege said.
He later remarried and raised two more children.
Dr. Frank Jorgen Hammer, 92, of Arlington, died March 22 of heart failure. He was born in 1918 in Appleton, Wis. He graduated from Lawrence University in Appleton with a degree in chemistry and received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Chicago.
Hammer was an outstanding college athlete in football, basketball and track. As a halfback, his leather helmet, prescription goggles and running prowess earned him the nickname "Man from Mars."
Using his speed, he created a famous "Hammer Scamper" trick play.
"He scored a bunch of times on it, said his nephew, Dean Smith. "He could run a 100 yard dash in 10 flat."
Hammer was a diehard Green Bay Packers fan and was known to wear a cheese-wedge hat in honor of the Wisconsin team.
But he also was a Seattle Seahawk charter season ticket holder.
A music lover, Hammer was an Eagle Scout and a leader in DeMolay. He was president of his Beta Theta Pi fraternity and sang in college choirs.
In college, he listened to Les Brown and His Band of Renown on the radio.
The retired lieutenant colonel served in the U.S. Army for 28 years including stints during World War II and the Korean War. He was stationed on Guam, in Osaka, Japan, and was chief psychologist at Madigan Army Hospital at Fort Lewis.
"We'd go to Fort Lewis when we were kids," his son said. "We'd go to the Officer's Club and drink Shirley Temples. We got to swim at the officer's beach. He dealt with guys who were shell-shocked during the Korean War."
His father still maintained an office in Arlington and did private practice therapy, counseling and testing. He organized employee assistance programs for major companies, was a psychologist for the Seattle Police Department and taught at Edmonds Community College and the University of Puget Sound.
Dr. Hammer is survived by his children, Laurel Hammer; Dan and his wife, Terry; Frank and his wife Mary; Marina and Melanie Hammer; grandchildren include John and his wife, Grace; David, Anna, Bret, Janelle and Leah; and three great-grandchildren, Hailey, Emma and Justus.
He was preceded in death by his oldest son, Mark.
All of the Frank children earned college degrees.
"He asked us what college we were going to," Dan Hammer said. "It wasn't a matter of whether or not we were going to go."
Laurel Hammer said her father was a consultant at Valley General Hospital in Monroe.
"He would run into AA people he knew," she said. "He would simply say their paths had crossed."
He was a proud, patient and kind father, who cooked pancakes on Saturday mornings and glazed ham with pineapple and brown sugar. He loved dogs.
Hammer gave the Blue Bird Cafe in Arlington a clock with birds that sing every hour on the hour.
"He came in for a variety of meals," said owner Shirley Parris. "All the help knew him and liked him so much."
A patriot, Dr. Hammer took little flags to Arlington Free Methodist Church for youngsters to wear during the week of Flag Day.
Dr. Hammer eagerly shared his love of knowledge.
"He'd make 100 copies of everything," Laurel Hammer said. "He gave us all copies of an article he read about hyperbaric chambers.
"He knew about everything," she said. "He got all the questions right on 'Jeopardy' except about new rock groups."
Kristi O'Harran: 425-339-3451; oharran@heraldnet.com

Frank married Bunker, Margaret Aft 1936. Margaret was born 23 Oct 1920; died 30 Jul 1960, Mountlake Terrace, Washington. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 2547
• Education - High School: 1940, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Education - High School: 1940, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

Education - High School:
Appleton High School Class of 1940

Education - High School:
Appleton High School Class of 1940

Alysta married Cole, Glenn Aft 1941. Glenn was born 25 Jul 1923, , , Wisconsin, USA; died 1 Nov 1960, , , Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 2547
• Obituary: 14 Jul 2009; Appleton Post Crescent

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Obituary:
Smith, Alice Ann (Hammer) - Alice Ann (Hammer) Smith, Janesville, died on Sunday, July 12, 2009. She was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, on May 29, 1927, to Frank J. Hammer and Marie (Rasmussen) Hammer. She was a 1945 graduate of Appleton High School, attended Lawrence University, and was a graduate of Milwaukee Hospital School of Nursing.
She was married to Dr. David A. Smith on July 10, 1954. He survives her along with two sons, Stuart of Madison and Dean of Janesville; and a brother, Frank Hammer of Arlington, WA.
At her request there will be no funeral or memorial service. Burial will be in the Smith family plot in Gilmanton, Wisconsin. Schneider Apfel Schneider & Schneider Funeral Home is assisting the family. For on-line guestbook and condolences: www.schneiderfuneraldirectors.com

Alice married Smith, Dr. David A. [Group Sheet]

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