It seems to be a German surname. Remember the comic strip "Hoosier Day Shift"? Sometimes a German character would wear a fez. Same with The Captain and the Kids. The Captain always wore a fez.
Although better known as a Turkish custom, the fez had its aficionados in the Midwest and along the Rhine.
My post (above) is already the primary reference on Google.com for this thread and for the word “fez” used in the context of “hoosier”.
Milwaukee went from German to African in the ‘70’s.
Marnocha’s the judge.
Don’t forget Major Hoople and Dirty Duck!