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Douglas County
Nebraska

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Douglas County

Index to Locations

  • Private or family graveyards
  • Omaha Unknown location
  • Omaha Bohemian Cemetery
  • Omaha Calvary Cemetery
  • Omaha Cedar Hill Cemetery (now gone)
  • Omaha Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery
  • Omaha Forest Lawn Memorial Park
  • Omaha Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
  • Omaha Laurel Hill Cemetery
  • Omaha Prospect Hill Cemetery
  • Omaha St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
  • Omaha Springwell Cemetery
  • Omaha Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park
  • Ralston Beth El Cemetery


    Private or family graveyard
    Douglas County, Nebraska
    Politicians formerly buried here:
      Thomas B. Cuming (d. 1858) — of Nebraska. Secretary of Nebraska Territory, 1854-58; died in office 1858; Governor of Nebraska Territory, 1854-55, 1857-58. Died March 23, 1858. Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; subsequent interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.; reinterment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
      Cuming County, Neb. is named for him.


    Unknown Location
    Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
    Politicians formerly buried here:
    Ansel Briggs Ansel Briggs (1806-1881) — of Ohio; Jackson County, Iowa. Born in Vermont, February 3, 1806. Democrat. Sheriff; member of Iowa territorial House of Representatives, 1842-46; Governor of Iowa, 1846-50. Congregationalist. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., May 5, 1881 (age 75 years, 91 days). Original interment somewhere; reinterment in 1909 at Andrew Cemetery, Andrew, Iowa.
      See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
      Image source: History and Civil Government of Iowa (1897)


    Bohemian Cemetery
    Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      Roman Lee Hruska (1904-1999) — also known as Roman L. Hruska — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in David City, Butler County, Neb., August 16, 1904. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1953-54; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1954-76; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1976. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Kiwanis; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., April 25, 1999 (age 94 years, 252 days). Interment at Bohemian Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Joseph Caspar Hruska and Caroline L. (Dvorak) Hruska; married, September 24, 1930, to Victoria Elizabeth Kuncl.
      Cross-reference: Charles Thone
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Vaclav Buresh (1859-1939) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Bohemia (now part of Czechia), 1859. Republican. Member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1901; candidate for Presidential Elector for Nebraska. Czech ancestry. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 7, 1939 (age about 79 years). Interment at Bohemian Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1884 to Milostina Letovsky.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Calvary Cemetery
    Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      John H. Hopkins (d. 1954) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Nebraska state legislature, 1920; mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1930; sheriff; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1944 (member, Credentials Committee); postmaster at Omaha, Neb., 1945-54. Died November 29, 1954. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Alice Dellone.
      Francis Patrick Matthews (1887-1952) — also known as Francis P. Matthews — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Albion, Boone County, Neb., March 15, 1887. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1948, 1952; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1949-51; U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, 1951-52. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus; Rotary. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., October 18, 1952 (age 65 years, 217 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
      Eugene Daniel O'Sullivan (1883-1968) — also known as Eugene D. O'Sullivan — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born near Kent, Reno County, Kan., May 31, 1883. Lawyer; law partner of William N. Jamieson, 1913-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940, 1944; candidate for Governor of Nebraska, 1934; Independent candidate for U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1934; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1949-51; defeated (Democratic), 1950. Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., February 7, 1968 (age 84 years, 252 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of John E. O'Sullivan and Josephine (Kluh) O'Sullivan; married, June 12, 1918, to Ellen Katherine Lovely.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      James Francis Green (1916-1968) — also known as James F. Green — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Decatur, Macon County, Ill., September 14, 1916. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1952 (alternate), 1956, 1964; candidate for U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1954; candidate for mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1961. Member, American Legion. Suffered a heart attack and died, immediately after the adjournmnet of a caucus of the Nebraska delegation to the Democratic National Convention, at the Clarke Hotel, Hastings, Adams County, Neb., June 14, 1968 (age 51 years, 274 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Bernard Joseph Boyle (1894-1978) — also known as Bernard J. Boyle; Bernie Boyle — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Darlington, Lafayette County, Wis., October 29, 1894. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; an unknown person put nitroglycerin in his car's gasoline tank in an attempt to kill him; the engine exploded on November 17, 1936, but no one was hurt; member of Nebraska Democratic State Executive Committee, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1952 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1956 (delegation chair), 1964 (alternate); member of Democratic National Committee from Nebraska, 1952-64. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, in a nursing home in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., March 19, 1978 (age 83 years, 141 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of John Joseph Boyle and Rosa Anna (Gallagher) Boyle; married to Maude Mae Boyle.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Earl Arthur McCain (1880-1972) — also known as Earl A. McCain — of Gregory, Gregory County, S.Dak.; Hidalgo County, Tex.; Falls City, Richardson County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Delphi, Carroll County, Ind., September 24, 1880. Veterinarian; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., June 19, 1972 (age 91 years, 269 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Alice Veronica McCoy.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      John C. Barrett (d. 1973) — of South Omaha (now part of Omaha), Douglas County, Neb. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Nebraska state house of representatives 10th District, 1915. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Delta Theta Phi. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., December 27, 1973. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.


    Cedar Hill Cemetery (now gone)
    Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
    Politicians formerly buried here:
      Jesse Lowe (1814-1868) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born March 11, 1814. Mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1857-58. Died April 3, 1868 (age 54 years, 23 days). Original interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery; reinterment in 1891 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park; cenotaph at Prospect Hill Cemetery.


    Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery
    2300 South 78th Street
    Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      Ned Culbertson Abbott (1874-1960) — of Nebraska City, Otoe County, Neb. Born in Fremont, Dodge County, Neb., March 9, 1874. Democrat. School teacher and principal; lawyer; newspaper reporter; author; instructor in U.S. schools in Philippine Islands, 1901-04; superintendent of schools; candidate for Nebraska superintendent of public instruction, 1908; superintendent, Nebraska School for the Blind, from 1913. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Elks; Rotary. Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 24, 1960 (age 85 years, 352 days). Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Luther Jewett Abbott and Clara Frances (Culbertson) Abbott; married, June 19, 1901, to Lillian Newbranch.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
    Politicians buried here:
      James Charles Dahlman (1856-1930) — also known as James C. Dahlman; "Cowboy Mayor" — of Chadron, Dawes County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Texas, December 15, 1856. Democrat. Dawes County Sheriff, 1888-94; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1892, 1896, 1928; mayor of Chadron, Neb., 1894-95; Nebraska Democratic state chair, 1896-1900; member of Democratic National Committee from Nebraska, 1900-08; mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1906-18, 1921-30; died in office 1930; candidate for Governor of Nebraska, 1910. Suffered an apoplectic stroke, and died the next say, in Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Mo., January 21, 1930 (age 73 years, 37 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of Charles Dahlman and Mary Dahlman; married, December 20, 1884, to Harriet 'Hattie' Abbott.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Alvin Saunders (1817-1899) — of Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa. Born in Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Ky., July 12, 1817. Republican. Delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Henry County, 1846; member of Iowa state senate, 1854-56, 1858-60; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860; Governor of Nebraska Territory, 1861-67; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1868; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1877-83. Disciples of Christ. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., November 1, 1899 (age 82 years, 112 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of Gunnell Saunders and Mary (Mauzy) Saunders; married to Marthena Barlow; father of Mary Angeline Saunders (who married Russell Benjamin Harrison); grandfather of William Henry Harrison.
      Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      Saunders County, Neb. is named for him.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      James E. Boyd (1834-1906) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), September 9, 1834. Democrat. Grain commission merchant; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1866; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1881-83, 1885-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1888, 1892; member of Democratic National Committee from Nebraska, 1888; Governor of Nebraska, 1891, 1892-93. Died April 30, 1906 (age 71 years, 233 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Boyd County, Neb. is named for him.
      See also National Governors Association biography
      Robert Beecher Howell (1864-1933) — also known as Robert B. Howell — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich., January 21, 1864. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; member of Nebraska state senate, 1902-04; member of Republican National Committee from Nebraska, 1912-24; candidate for Governor of Nebraska, 1914; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1923-33; died in office 1933. Died, from pneumonia and a heart attack, in Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C., March 11, 1933 (age 69 years, 49 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of Andrew Howell; married to Alice (Chase) Cullingham.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
      Hugh Alfred Butler (1878-1954) — also known as Hugh A. Butler — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, February 28, 1878. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from Nebraska, 1936, 1947; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1941-54; died in office 1954. Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen of America. Died in Washington, D.C., July 1, 1954 (age 76 years, 123 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Gilbert Monell Hitchcock (1859-1934) — also known as Gilbert M. Hitchcock — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., September 18, 1859. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1903-05, 1907-11; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1911-23; defeated, 1922, 1930; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1912 (Honorary Vice-President; speaker), 1924 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1932; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920. Died in Washington, D.C., February 3, 1934 (age 74 years, 138 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of Phineas Warren Hitchcock.
      The World War II Liberty ship SS Gilbert M. Hitchcock (built 1944 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1967) was named for him.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Charles Frederick Manderson (1837-1911) — also known as Charles F. Manderson — of Canton, Stark County, Ohio; Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 9, 1837. Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Stark County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1883-95; general solicitor, western region, Burlington Railway System, 1895. Member, American Bar Association; Loyal Legion; Grand Army of the Republic. Died on board the steamship Cedric, in the harbor at Liverpool, England, September 28, 1911 (age 74 years, 231 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of John Manderson and Katharine Manderson; married, April 11, 1865, to Rebekah S. Brown.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Norris Brown (1863-1960) — of Kearney, Buffalo County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas County, Neb.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, May 2, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; Buffalo County Prosecuting Attorney, 1892-96; Nebraska state attorney general, 1905-07; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1907-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1908, 1928 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business; member, Resolutions Committee); law partner of Irving F. Baxter. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died, in a rest home at Seattle, King County, Wash., January 5, 1960 (age 96 years, 248 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of William Henry Harrison Brown and Eliza Ann (Phelps) Brown; married, November 28, 1885, to Lula K. Beeler; married, February 5, 1927, to Ann L. Howland.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Richard Lee Metcalfe (1861-1954) — also known as Richard L. Metcalfe — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Alton, Madison County, Ill., October 11, 1861. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1928; mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1930-33; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1932. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., March 31, 1954 (age 92 years, 171 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of Richard Lee Metcalfe (1827-1898) and Ellen Tazewell (Edwards) Metcalfe; married 1885 to Elizabeth Buehler; father of Theodore W. Metcalfe; grandson of Cyrus Edwards; grandnephew of Ninian Edwards; great-grandson of Benjamin Edwards; first cousin once removed of Ninian Wirt Edwards; second cousin of John Pope Cook.
      Political family: Edwards-Cook family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Benjamin Eli Barnet Kennedy (1827-1916) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born April 20, 1827. Mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1862-64. Died August 19, 1916 (age 89 years, 121 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Jesse Lowe (1814-1868) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born March 11, 1814. Mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1857-58. Died April 3, 1868 (age 54 years, 23 days). Original interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists); reinterment in 1891 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park; cenotaph at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      Eugene A. Leahy (1929-2000) — also known as Gene Leahy — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Imogene, Fremont County, Iowa, May 8, 1929. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; municipal judge in Nebraska, 1964-68; mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1969-73. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died, from complications of lung cancer, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., January 18, 2000 (age 70 years, 255 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Gene Leahy Mall, a downtown park (created 1977 as "Central Park Mall", renamed 1992, closed and demolished 2019), in Omaha, Nebraska, was named for him.
      Experience Estabrook (1813-1894) — of Geneva, Walworth County, Wis.; Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H., April 30, 1813. Democrat. Delegate to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1848; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Walworth County, 1851; Wisconsin state attorney general, 1852-54; U.S. Attorney for Nebraska, 1854-59; Nebraska territory attorney general, 1855-59; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Nebraska Territory, 1859-60; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., March 26, 1894 (age 80 years, 330 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Howard Homan Buffett (1903-1964) — also known as Howard H. Buffett — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., August 13, 1903. Republican. Stockbroker; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1943-49, 1951-53; defeated, 1948. Presbyterian. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., April 30, 1964 (age 60 years, 261 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of Ernest Platt Buffett and Henriette (Duvall) Buffett; married, December 26, 1925, to Leila Stahl; father of Warren Buffett.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
      Samuel Williams Reynolds (1890-1988) — also known as Sam W. Reynolds — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., August 11, 1890. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; coal dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1936 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1952, 1956 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1954. Member, American Legion. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., March 20, 1988 (age 97 years, 222 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      David Henry Mercer (1857-1919) — also known as David H. Mercer — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Iowa, 1857. Republican. U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1893-1903. Died January 10, 1919 (age about 61 years). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Albert Webb Jefferis (1868-1942) — also known as Albert W. Jefferis — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Chester County, Pa., December 7, 1868. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1924 (member, Credentials Committee), 1932. Congregationalist. Member, Delta Chi; Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen. Died September 14, 1942 (age 73 years, 281 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of Henry P. Jefferis and Elizabeth Jefferis; married, October 27, 1897, to Helen J. Malarkey.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Harry Buffington Coffee (1890-1972) — also known as Harry B. Coffee — of Chadron, Dawes County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born near Harrison, Sioux County, Neb., March 16, 1890. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; rancher; real estate and insurance business; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 5th District, 1935-43. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Alpha Tau Omega. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., October 3, 1972 (age 82 years, 201 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of Samuel Buffington Coffee and Mary Elizabeth (Tisdale) Coffee; married, November 30, 1935, to Katharine Newbranch Douglas.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1894-1985) — also known as H. Malcolm Baldrige — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., June 23, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1923; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1924, 1928; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1931-33; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Baptist. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Psi Upsilon; Kiwanis. Died in Southbury, New Haven County, Conn., January 19, 1985 (age 90 years, 210 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of Howard Hammond Baldrige and Letitia Blanche (Coffey) Baldrige; married, November 25, 1921, to Regina Connell; father of Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1922-1987); nephew of Thomas Jackson Baldrige; grandnephew of Edwin Rockefeller Baldrige; great-grandson of Joseph Baldrige; first cousin once removed of William Lovell Baldrige; second cousin twice removed of Carl Clifford Baldrige.
      Political family: Baldrige family of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Theodore W. Metcalfe (1894-1973) — also known as Ted W. Metcalfe — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., August 16, 1894. Republican. Newspaper editor; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate developer; Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, 1931-33; candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1952, 1956, 1960. Member, American Legion. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., February 17, 1973 (age 78 years, 185 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of Richard Lee Metcalfe and Elizabeth 'Bessie' (Buehler) Metcalfe; married to Helen Houston; great-grandson of Cyrus Edwards; great-grandnephew of Ninian Edwards; second great-grandson of Benjamin Edwards; first cousin twice removed of Ninian Wirt Edwards; second cousin once removed of John Pope Cook.
      Political family: Edwards-Cook family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Howard Hammond Baldrige (1864-1928) — also known as Howard H. Baldrige — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa., June 26, 1864. Republican. Lawyer; member of Nebraska state senate, 1900-01; candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916. Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla., May 16, 1928 (age 63 years, 325 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of Laura (Mattern) Baldrige and Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1842-1895); brother of Thomas Jackson Baldrige; married to Letitia Blanche Coffey; father of Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1894-1985); nephew of Edwin Rockefeller Baldrige; grandson of Joseph Baldrige; grandfather of Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1922-1987); first cousin of William Lovell Baldrige; second cousin once removed of Carl Clifford Baldrige; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Clarence Baldridge.
      Political family: Baldrige family of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Anne Stuart Batchelder (1920-2009) — of Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill.; Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill., January 11, 1920. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1956, 1972; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, 1974; Nebraska Republican state chair, 1975-79. Female. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., October 28, 2009 (age 89 years, 290 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Daughter of Robert Douglas Stuart and Harriet (McClure) Stuart; sister of Robert Douglas Stuart Jr.; married to Clifton B. Batchelder.
      Political family: Stuart-Batchelder family of Lake Forest, Illinois.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      John Clay Cowin (1846-1918) — also known as John C. Cowin — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Warrensville (now Warrensville Heights), Cuyahoga County, Ohio, January 11, 1846. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1896 (member, Credentials Committee). Died, from broncho-pneumonia, in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., December 20, 1918 (age 72 years, 343 days). Original interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery; reinterment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of Thomas Cowin and Margaret (Callow) Cowin; married 1869 to Ella Leonora Benton.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Henry Franklin. Sarman (1857-1945) — also known as Henry F. Sarman — of Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo.; Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Russellville, Cole County, Mo., June 27, 1857. Democrat. Cigar manufacturer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904. German ancestry. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., April 5, 1945 (age 87 years, 282 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of Frederick William Sarman and Wilhemina Marie (Wellman) Sarman; married, March 17, 1880, to Frances Josephine Read.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Arthur James Weaver (1910-1987) — also known as Arthur J. Weaver — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Carbondale, Jackson County, Ill., July 7, 1910. Republican. Advertising executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1956, 1960. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., March 17, 1987 (age 76 years, 253 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of Thomas Arthur Weaver and Ida Mae (Burgess) Weaver; married 1946 to Gwendolyn Ruth Sachs.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Clifton B. Batchelder (1909-2001) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born August 21, 1909. Republican. Bank director; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1972. Died August 17, 2001 (age 91 years, 361 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Married to Anne Stuart Batchelder (daughter of Robert Douglas Stuart).
      Political family: Stuart-Batchelder family of Lake Forest, Illinois.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
    Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
    Politicians buried here:
      Constantine Joseph Smyth (1859-1924) — also known as Constantine J. Smyth — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in County Cavan, Ireland, December 4, 1859. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1887; Nebraska state attorney general, 1897-1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1904, 1912 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); Chief Justice of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1917-24; died in office 1924. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died April 14, 1924 (age 64 years, 132 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
      See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
      Thomas B. Cuming (d. 1858) — of Nebraska. Secretary of Nebraska Territory, 1854-58; died in office 1858; Governor of Nebraska Territory, 1854-55, 1857-58. Died March 23, 1858. Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Douglas County, Neb.; subsequent interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery; reinterment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
      Cuming County, Neb. is named for him.
      James Callahan Kinsler (1869-1946) — also known as James C. Kinsler — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Quincy, Adams County, Ill., March 17, 1869. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Nebraska, 1921-30. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., April 27, 1946 (age 77 years, 41 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
      John Albert McShane (1850-1923) — also known as John A. McShane — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Ohio, 1850. Democrat. Member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1881-82; member of Nebraska state senate, 1883-86; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1887-89. Died in 1923 (age about 73 years). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Laurel Hill Cemetery
    Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
    Politicians buried here:
      Charles P. Miller (1853-1892) — of South Omaha (now part of Omaha), Douglas County, Neb. Born January 29, 1853. Mayor of South Omaha, Neb., 1891-92; died in office 1892. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Found unconscious from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, and died soon after, in Methodist Hospital, Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., October 5, 1892 (age 39 years, 250 days). Later, two men were arrested and charged with murdering him, but evidence did not support this, and charges were dismissed. Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Prospect Hill Cemetery
    3202 Parker Street
    Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
    Founded 1858

    Politicians buried here:
      Algernon Sidney Paddock (1830-1897) — also known as Algernon S. Paddock — of Fort Calhoun, Washington County, Neb.; Beatrice, Gage County, Neb. Born in Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y., November 9, 1830. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska Territory, 1860, 1864; secretary of Nebraska Territory, 1861-67; Governor of Nebraska Territory, 1861; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1875-81, 1887-93. Died in Beatrice, Gage County, Neb., October 17, 1897 (age 66 years, 342 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Augustus Caesar Hall (1814-1861) — also known as Augustus Hall — of Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa. Born in Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y., April 29, 1814. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1855-57; justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1858-61; died in office 1861; chief justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1858-61; died in office 1861. Died in Bellevue, Sarpy County, Neb., February 1, 1861 (age 46 years, 278 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: Augustus Caesar
      Hall County, Neb. is named for him.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Joseph Hopkins Millard (1836-1922) — also known as Joseph H. Millard — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, April 20, 1836. Republican. Mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1872-73; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1901-07. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., January 13, 1922 (age 85 years, 268 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of Ezra Millard; married to Caroline Barrows (brother of Benjamin H. Barrows).
      Political family: Millard family of Omaha, Nebraska.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Phineas Warren Hitchcock (1831-1881) — also known as Phineas W. Hitchcock — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in New Lebanon, Columbia County, N.Y., November 30, 1831. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska Territory, 1860; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Nebraska Territory, 1865-67; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1871-77. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., July 10, 1881 (age 49 years, 222 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Father of Gilbert Monell Hitchcock.
      Hitchcock County, Neb. is named for him.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      George Robert Armstrong (1819-1896) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born August 1, 1819. Mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1858-59, 1861-62. Died April 20, 1896 (age 76 years, 263 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Ezra Millard (1833-1886) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born February 2, 1833. Mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1869-71. Died August 20, 1886 (age 53 years, 199 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of Joseph Hopkins Millard.
      Political family: Millard family of Omaha, Nebraska.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Reuben H. Wilbur (1825-1896) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born April 26, 1825. Mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1877-79. Died April 4, 1896 (age 70 years, 344 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Clinton Briggs (1828-1882) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Washtenaw County, Mich., October 17, 1828. Lawyer; member of Nebraska territorial House of Representatives, 1858; mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1860-61; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875. Fell from a train and was killed, in Afton, Union County, Iowa, December 19, 1882 (age 54 years, 63 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Smith Samuel Caldwell (1834-1884) — also known as Smith S. Caldwell — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born September 4, 1834. Mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1871-72. Died June 26, 1884 (age 49 years, 296 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Andrew Jackson Poppleton (1830-1896) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born July 24, 1830. Mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1858. Died September 24, 1896 (age 66 years, 62 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      William M. Brewer (d. 1921) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1873-74. Died September 12, 1921. Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      John Baldwin Hawley (1831-1895) — also known as John B. Hawley — of Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Conn., February 9, 1831. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster at Rock Island, Ill., 1865-66; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1869-75 (4th District 1869-73, 6th District 1873-75); candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois. Died in Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak., May 24, 1895 (age 64 years, 104 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Taffe (1827-1884) — of Nebraska. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., January 30, 1827. Republican. Newspaper editor; member of Nebraska territorial House of Representatives, 1858-59; member Nebraska territorial council, 1860-61; major in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Nebraska at-large, 1867-73. Founder, Omaha Public Library. Died in North Platte, Lincoln County, Neb., March 14, 1884 (age 57 years, 44 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Charles Otto Lobeck (1852-1920) — also known as Charles O. Lobeck — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Andover, Henry County, Ill., April 6, 1852. Democrat. Traveling salesman; hardware business; real estate and insurance business; member of Nebraska state senate, 1893; candidate for Presidential Elector for Nebraska; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1911-19. Methodist. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., January 30, 1920 (age 67 years, 299 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Otto Lobeck and Anna Lovisa (Gustavson) Lobeck; married, July 28, 1886, to Emma L. Palmer.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Eleazer Wakeley (1822-1912) — of Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio; Whitewater, Walworth County, Wis.; Douglas County, Neb. Born in Homer, Cortland County, N.Y., June 15, 1822. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin territorial House of Representatives, 1847-48; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1852-55 (14th District 1852, 12th District 1853-55); justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1857-61; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; district judge in Nebraska 3rd District, 1883-92; appointed 1883. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., November 21, 1912 (age 90 years, 159 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      William James Connell (1846-1924) — also known as William J. Connell — of Nebraska. Born in Cowansville, Quebec, July 6, 1846. Republican. U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1889-91. Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., August 16, 1924 (age 78 years, 41 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Origen D. Richardson — of Oakland County, Mich. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County, 1835-36, 1841; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1842-46. Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      Benjamin H. Barrows (1847-1910) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born near Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, December 30, 1847. Newspaper reporter; member of University of Nebraska board of regents, 1875-76; U.S. Consul in Dublin, 1876-86; librarian; U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1903-10; died in office 1910. Died, from bronchitis and heart disease, in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., December 30, 1910 (age 63 years, 0 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Willard Barrows and Ann Barrows; brother of Caroline Barrows (who married Joseph Hopkins Millard); married 1878 to Lizzie Phelan; married to Gertrude Carpenter Fitzpatrick.
      Political family: Millard family of Omaha, Nebraska.
      Frederick Metz (c.1832-1901) — also known as Fred Metz — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Germany, about 1832. Democrat. Brewer; member of Nebraska state senate, 1871-72, 1885-86. Died in 1901 (age about 69 years). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      John T. Paulsen (1837-1889) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Ockholm, Germany, April 25, 1837. Member of Nebraska state senate, 1889. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., September 3, 1889 (age 52 years, 131 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      George Paul Anthes (1856-1936) — also known as George Anthes — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, October 30, 1856. Republican. Candidate for Nebraska state auditor, 1908. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., June 15, 1936 (age 79 years, 229 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      Alonzo E. Salisbury (d. 1858) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Vermont. Stagecoach driver; miller; member of Nebraska territorial House of Representatives, 1856. First burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Died October 4, 1858. Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
    Politicians formerly buried here:
      Thomas B. Cuming (d. 1858) — of Nebraska. Secretary of Nebraska Territory, 1854-58; died in office 1858; Governor of Nebraska Territory, 1854-55, 1857-58. Died March 23, 1858. Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Douglas County, Neb.; subsequent interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery; reinterment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
      Cuming County, Neb. is named for him.
      John Clay Cowin (1846-1918) — also known as John C. Cowin — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Warrensville (now Warrensville Heights), Cuyahoga County, Ohio, January 11, 1846. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1896 (member, Credentials Committee). Died, from broncho-pneumonia, in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., December 20, 1918 (age 72 years, 343 days). Original interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery; reinterment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of Thomas Cowin and Margaret (Callow) Cowin; married 1869 to Ella Leonora Benton.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
    Other politicians who have (or had) monuments here:
      Jesse Lowe (1814-1868) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born March 11, 1814. Mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1857-58. Died April 3, 1868 (age 54 years, 23 days). Original interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists); reinterment in 1891 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park; cenotaph at Prospect Hill Cemetery.


    St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
    Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
    Politicians buried here:
      Henry J. Beal (d. 1953) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. District judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1941-53; appointed 1940; died in office 1953. Died May 24, 1953. Interment at St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Springwell Cemetery
    Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
    Politicians buried here:
      Frank Vilhelm Lawson (1885-1976) — also known as Frank V. Lawson — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Denmark, August 20, 1885. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; Honorary Vice-Consul for Denmark in Omaha, Neb., 1923-50. Danish ancestry. Died in 1976 (age about 90 years). Interment at Springwell Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park
    5701 Center Street
    Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      Richard Charles Hunter (1884-1941) — also known as Richard C. Hunter — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in West Point, Cuming County, Neb., December 3, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Nebraska state house of representatives 10th District, 1915; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1934-35. Died in Lane, Douglas County, Neb., January 23, 1941 (age 56 years, 51 days). Interment at Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Glenn Clarence Cunningham (1912-2003) — also known as Glenn Cunningham — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., September 10, 1912. Republican. Insurance agent; mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1948-54; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1948, 1952; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1957-71. Episcopalian. Member, Pi Kappa Alpha. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., December 18, 2003 (age 91 years, 99 days). Interment at Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Son of Emma Wilhelmina (Seefus) Cunningham and George Warner Cunningham; married 1941 to Janis Lucille Thelen.
      Glenn Cunningham Lake, in Omaha, Nebraska, is named for him.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Jackson Burton Chase (1890-1974) — also known as Jackson B. Chase — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Seward, Seward County, Neb., August 19, 1890. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1932; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1933; district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1946-54; appointed 1946; resigned 1954; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1955-57. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., May 4, 1974 (age 83 years, 258 days). Interment at Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Albert William Elsasser (1888-1961) — also known as Albert W. Elsasser — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., February 8, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1923-24. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; American Legion. Suffered a stroke, and died eight days later, in a hospital at Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., August 9, 1961 (age 73 years, 182 days). Interment at Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Married to Opal Langford.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Margaret Wildrick (1917-2000) — also known as Margaret Tripp — of Weeping Water, Cass County, Neb.; Bell Gardens, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Nebraska, June 17, 1917. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1944; postmaster. Female. Died in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., February 4, 2000 (age 82 years, 232 days). Interment at Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Daughter of Fred Clarence 'Bud' Tripp and Myrtle (Tomlinson) Tripp; married to George S. Wildrick.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Beth El Cemetery
    Ralston, Douglas County, Nebraska
    Politicians buried here:
      Edward F. Zorinsky (1928-1987) — also known as Edward Zorinsky — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., November 11, 1928. Democrat. Mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1973-76; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1976-87; died in office 1987. Jewish. Member, B'nai B'rith; Eagles. Died, of a heart attack following a speech, in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., March 6, 1987 (age 58 years, 115 days). Interment at Beth El Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail

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