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Waino Edward Hendrickson (1896-1983) —
also known as Waino E. Hendrickson —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Juneau,
Alaska, June 18,
1896.
Republican. Mayor of
Juneau, Alaska, 1946-53; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1951-54; Governor of
Alaska Territory, 1957, 1958-59; Presidential Elector for Alaska,
1972.
Finnish ancestry.
Died in Juneau,
Alaska, June 22,
1983 (age 87 years, 4
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Juneau, Alaska.
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Emil Hurja (1892-1953) —
of Breckenridge, Stephens
County, Tex.; Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich., January
22, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936;
candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1946, 1948.
Finnish ancestry. Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Economic Association; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Suffered a heart
attack, collapsed and died at the National Press Club, Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1953 (age 61 years, 128
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Elmer Edwin Rasmuson (1909-2000) —
also known as Elmer E. Rasmuson —
of Alaska.
Born in Yakutat,
Alaska, February
15, 1909.
Son of Edward Anton Rasmuson (1882-1949) and Jenny (Olson) Rasmuson.
Republican. President, National Bank of
Alaska; regent, University of Alaska, 1950-69; philanthropist; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1964-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1968.
Swedish ancestry.
The Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is named for
him.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
1, 2000 (age 91 years, 290
days).
Interment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Grace Berg Schaible —
also known as Grace Berg —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Lawyer;
regent, University of Alaska, 1985-87; Alaska
state attorney general, 1987-89.
Female.
Norwegian ancestry.
Still living as of 1996.
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William Alex Stolt (1900-2001) —
also known as Bill Stolt —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 5,
1900.
Electrician;
mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1941-44.
Finnish ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, in the Anchorage Pioneers
Home, Anchorage,
Alaska, February
28, 2001 (age 100 years,
238 days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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