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Vera Andrus (1896-1976) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Reedsburg, Sauk
County, Wis., August
21, 1896.
Republican. School
teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from St. Clair
District, 1961-62.
Female.
Christian
Scientist. Member, League of Women Voters; American
Association of University Women; National
Education Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Historical Association.
Died in August, 1976
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William Andrus and Alice (Barton) Andrus. |
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Connie Berube Binsfeld (b. 1924) —
also known as Connie Binsfeld —
of Maple City, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Munising, Alger
County, Mich., April
18, 1924.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 104th District, 1975-82; member of
Michigan
state senate 36th District, 1983-90; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1988,
1992;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1991-98; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 2001.
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Ruth Gibson Butler (1891-1981) —
also known as Ruth G. Butler —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Republic, Marquette
County, Mich., July 11,
1891.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1961-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Houghton
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton District, 1962.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, League of Women Voters; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in March, 1981
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Thomas Henry Gibson and Alice (Quinn) Gibson; married to
Jesse C. Butler. |
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Catherine Moore Cushman (b. 1916) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
10, 1916.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
16th District, 1961-62.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of George Edwin Moore and Gertrude (Snow) Moore; married to
Edward Lowell Cushman. |
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Daisy L. Elliott (1917-2015) —
also known as Daisy Elizabeth Lenoir —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Filbert, McDowell
County, W.Va., November
26, 1917.
Democrat. Realtor;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-78, 1981-82 (Wayne County
4th District 1963-64, 22nd District 1965-72, 8th District 1973-78,
1981-82); defeated in primary, 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954
(Wayne County 11th District), 1956 (Wayne County 4th District), 1958
(Wayne County 4th District), 1960 (Wayne County 4th District), 1982
(8th District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1968
(alternate), 1976;
co-author of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act; candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1978; arrested
in April 1982 for driving a stolen
1977 Cadillac deVille automobile;
arraigned
on a charge of receiving and concealing stolen
property; she claimed she had bought the car from a dealer, but
the firm had no record of this, and the document she presented had
been faked; lost
renomination as State Representatve in August 1982, while under
indictment; convicted
in November 1982 and sentenced
to 60 days in jail.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
League of Women Voters; Junior
League.
Died, in DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
22, 2015 (age 98 years, 26
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Clara Mae Fleming (1886-1960) —
also known as Clara Mae Young —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Bristol, Kendall
County, Ill., July 4,
1886.
Republican. Insurance
agent; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1922.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., March 3,
1960 (age 73 years, 243
days).
Interment at Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Isaac Ketchum Young and Julia Elizabeth (Knox) Young;
married 1912 to Harry
Cowles Fleming. |
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memorial |
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Barbara B. Goushaw (b. 1954) —
of Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
5, 1954.
Libertarian. Candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1996; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1998.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1998.
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Fern Smith Hammond (b. 1900) —
also known as Fern Smith —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
9, 1900.
Republican. Nurse;
Deputy state welfare director; vice-chair of
Michigan Republican Party, 1939.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, League of Women Voters; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Louis Smith and Sarah Elizabeth (LeRoy) Smith; married to
Russel W. Hammond. |
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Josephine Drivinsky Hunsinger (b. 1914) —
also known as Josephine D. Hunsinger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Acosta, Somerset
County, Pa., 1914.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-76 (Wayne County 12th
District 1955-64, 16th District 1965-72, 1st District 1973-76);
defeated in primary, 1976, 1980, 1984; candidate for Michigan
state senate, 1977 (14th District), 1978 (7th District), 1982
(5th District).
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters; Order of the
Eastern Star; Polish
National Alliance.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Dorothy Leonard Judd (1898-1989) —
also known as Dorothy L. Judd —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., September
14, 1898.
Republican. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 3rd
District, 1961-62.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters; Urban
League.
Died in 1989
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Fulton
Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Harry C. Leonard and Willie (Stansbury) Leonard; married
to Siegel Wright Judd. |
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memorial |
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Bertha Knight Landes (1868-1943) —
also known as Bertha Knight —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Ware, Hampshire
County, Mass., October
19, 1868.
Republican. Lecturer;
writer;
mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1926-28; defeated, 1928.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Member, Soroptimists;
League of Women Voters.
First
woman mayor of a large American city.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
29, 1943 (age 75 years, 41
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Lucille H. McCollough (1905-1996) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in White Rock, Huron
County, Mich., December
30, 1905.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-82 (Wayne County 16th
District 1955-64, 31st District 1965-82); defeated, 1982.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Died March
14, 1996 (age 90 years, 75
days).
Interment at White
Rock Cemetery, White Rock, Mich.
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Jean McKee (b. 1925) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 2,
1925.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1960-66; defeated, 1966; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1970, 1972.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 1972.
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Irene Ellis Murphy (1900-1989) —
also known as Irene E. Murphy; Irene Ellis —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., May 12,
1900.
Democrat. Member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1958-66; defeated, 1966.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Died in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., July 25,
1989 (age 89 years, 74
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Karla Van Ostrand Parker (1894-1986) —
also known as Karla Parker; Karla Van Ostrand; Mrs.
James C. Parker —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., November
30, 1894.
Republican. School
teacher; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1964.
Female.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; League of Women Voters.
Died in 1986
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Loret Miller Ruppe (1936-1996) —
also known as Loret Ruppe; Loret Miller —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Maryland.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
3, 1936.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
director, Peace Corps, 1981-89; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1989-93.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Died, of ovarian
cancer, August
7, 1996 (age 60 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Mary B. Schroer (1947-2017) —
also known as Mary B. White —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Marys, Auglaize
County, Ohio, February
11, 1947.
Democrat. Legislative assistant to State Sen. Lana
Pollack; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1993-98; defeated,
1988.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Died, from cancer,
in Arbor Hospice,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
3, 2017 (age 70 years, 234
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of John Crane White and Louise (Koch) White; married 1967 to J.
Michael Schroer. |
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Laura M. Toy (b. 1951) —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
22, 1951.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 19th District; elected 1998, 2000.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 2000.
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Clara Towle Dockum Van Auken (1890-1977) —
also known as Clara Van Auken; Clara Towle Dockum;
Mrs. Howell Van Auken —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., September
12, 1890.
Democrat. Social
worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1936,
1940,
1944
(co-chair, Committee
on Permanent Organization); member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1936-47.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women Voters.
Died in St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich., February
13, 1977 (age 86 years, 154
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Russel Myers Dockum and Catherine (Towle) Dockum; married
to Howell Van Auken. |
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Maxcine Young (b. 1907) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C., June 1,
1907.
Democrat. Real estate
sales; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1960-66 (Wayne County 2nd
District 1960-64, 23rd District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966,
1968.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, League of Women Voters; NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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