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Rasmus Björn Anderson (1846-1936) —
also known as Rasmus B. Anderson —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Albion, Dane
County, Wis., January
12, 1846.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1868;
university
professor; U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1885-89; newspaper
editor and publisher; insurance
executive; postmaster at Madison,
Wis., 1910.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., March 2,
1936 (age 90 years, 50
days).
Interment at Lake
Ripley Cemetery, Near Cambridge, Dane County, Wis.
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Gerhard Adolph Bading (1870-1946) —
also known as Gerhard A. Bading —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
31, 1870.
Physician;
mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1912-16; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1922-29.
Lutheran. Member, American Medical
Association; American
Legion; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Milwaukee Hospital,
Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April
11, 1946 (age 75 years, 223
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Paul Benson (1918-2004) —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.
Born in Greenville Township, LaMoure
County, N.Dak., June 1,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; executive secretary
(1946-49) and administrative assistant (1949) to U.S. Sen. Milton
R. Young; lawyer; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1954-55; U.S.
District Judge for North Dakota, 1971-85; took senior status 1985.
Lutheran. Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
American
Legion; Elks.
Died, in Willow Point Memory Care Assisted
Living, Verona, Dane
County, Wis., April
22, 2004 (age 85 years, 326
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, N.Dak.
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Otto Bock (1881-1942) —
of Colorado.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
21, 1881.
Lawyer;
justice
of Colorado state supreme court, 1939-42; died in office 1942.
Lutheran. German
ancestry.
Died in Denver,
Colo., August
15, 1942 (age 61 years, 175
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Clarence Alfred Bottolfsen (1891-1964) —
also known as C. A. Bottolfsen —
of Arco, Butte
County, Idaho.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., October
10, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1921-24, 1929-32, 1959-64; Speaker of
the Idaho State House of Representatives, 1931; Idaho
Republican state chair, 1937-38; Governor of
Idaho, 1939-41, 1943-45; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1944.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, July 18,
1964 (age 72 years, 282
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Arco, Idaho.
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George Charles Bubolz (1902-1996) —
also known as George C. Bubolz —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cicero town, Outagamie
County, Wis., February
22, 1902.
Democrat. Pastor; insurance
and real
estate business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 59th District, 1964.
Lutheran. German
ancestry.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
12, 1996 (age 94 years, 203
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius C. Bubolz and Emelie (Jeske) Bubolz; brother of Gordon
August Bubolz; married, June 12,
1928, to Stella Mangold; married, August
28, 1971, to Margaret Jacobson. |
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is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness." |
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Gordon August Bubolz (1905-1990) —
also known as Gordon A. Bubolz —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Cicero town, Outagamie
County, Wis., September
10, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; insurance
executive; member of Wisconsin
state senate 14th District, 1945-53; resigned 1953.
Lutheran. German
ancestry.
Died in Outagamie
County, Wis., October
12, 1990 (age 85 years, 32
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lois G. Capps (b. 1938) —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Ladysmith, Rusk
County, Wis., January
10, 1938.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California, 1998-2008 (22nd District
1998-2003, 23rd District 2003-08); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2014.
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Henry William Diederich (1845-1926) —
also known as Henry W. Diederich —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
13, 1845.
Republican. Pastor; college
professor; U.S. Consul in Leipzig, 1889-93; Magdeburg, 1897-99; Bremen, 1899-1906; Sarnia, 1919-24; U.S. Consul General in Antwerp, 1906-17.
Lutheran.
Died in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
8, 1926 (age 80 years, 87
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Herman Lewis Ekern (b. 1872) —
also known as Herman L. Ekern —
of Whitehall, Trempealeau
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Trempealeau
County, Wis., December
27, 1872.
Lawyer;
Trempealeau
County District Attorney, 1895-99; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Trempealeau County, 1903-08; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1907; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908
(alternate), 1920
(alternate), 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1928
(alternate); Wisconsin
insurance commissioner, 1911-15; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1923-27; Wisconsin
Republican state chair, 1929-32; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1938-39; appointed 1938; Progressive
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1938.
Lutheran. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Even Ekern and Elizabeth (Grimsrud) Ekern; married, August
16, 1899, to Lily C. Anderson. |
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John Edward Erickson (1863-1946) —
also known as John E. Erickson —
of Teton
County, Mont.; Kalispell, Flathead
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Stoughton, Dane
County, Wis., March
14, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; Teton
County Attorney, 1897-1903; district judge in Montana 11th
District, 1904-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1920,
1936
(alternate); Montana
Democratic state chair, 1920-24; Governor of
Montana, 1925-33; resigned 1933; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1933-34.
Lutheran.
Died in Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont., May 25,
1946 (age 83 years, 72
days).
Interment at Conrad
Memorial Cemetery, Kalispell, Mont.
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Leif Erickson (1906-1998) —
of Richland
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cashton, Monroe
County, Wis., July 29,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richland
County Attorney, 1936-38; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1938-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956;
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1944, 1948 (primary); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1946; Montana
Democratic state chair, 1956-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 1962-73.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died at the Riverside Health
Care Center, Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., December
22, 1998 (age 92 years, 146
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Relatives: Son
of Oluf Erickson and Dora B. (Swanson) Erickson; married, December
29, 1932, to Huberta Barton Brown. |
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Harold Vernon Froehlich (b. 1932) —
also known as Harold Froehlich —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis., May 12,
1932.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1963-73; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1967-71; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1973-75; defeated,
1974, 1976; circuit judge in Wisconsin, 1981.
Lutheran. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2014.
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Herbert Albert Giese (1907-1964) —
also known as Herbert A. Giese —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., June 23,
1907.
Mayor
of Wausau, Wis., 1942-54.
Lutheran.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., February
11, 1964 (age 56 years, 233
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Memorial Park, Wausau, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Christopher Giese and Louise (Grob) Giese; married, September
10, 1927, to Eileen Orphal. |
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Steven Craig Gunderson (b. 1951) —
also known as Steve Gunderson —
of Osseo, Trempealeau
County, Wis.
Born in Eau Claire, Eau Claire
County, Wis., May 10,
1951.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1975-79; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1981-97.
Lutheran. Member, Lions; Gay.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ernest A. Heden (1888-1962) —
of Ogema, Price
County, Wis.
Born in Ogema, Price
County, Wis., February
12, 1888.
Republican. Banker; logger;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Price County, 1939-44; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1940,
1944;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1945-48.
Lutheran. Member, Grange.
Died in 1962
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Ogema, Wis.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Ferdinand A. Husher (1825-1894) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.
Born in Viborg, Denmark,
June
16, 1825.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper
editor and publisher; Register, U.S. Land Office, LaCrosse, Wis.;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 29, 1889-90; U.S. Consul
in Port Stanley, 1890-93; St. Thomas, 1890-93.
Lutheran. Danish
ancestry.
Died in Grand Forks, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak., February
12, 1894 (age 68 years, 241
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter J. F. Ireland Jr. (1923-2010) —
also known as "Butch" —
of Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Kohler, Sheboygan
County, Wis., June 15,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; insurance
broker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Sheboygan County 2nd District, 1959-60.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion.
Died, in Sunny Ridge Nursing
Home, Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis., March
21, 2010 (age 86 years, 279
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Kohler, Wis.
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Jalmar M. Kerttula (b. 1928) —
of Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna
Borough, Alaska.
Born in Wisconsin, 1928.
Democrat. Member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1961-72; Speaker of
the Alaska State House of Representatives, 1969-70; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1968;
Alaska
Democratic state chair, 1969.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 1972.
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Ron Kind (b. 1963) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., March
16, 1963.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2014.
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Paul John Kvale (1896-1960) —
also known as Paul J. Kvale —
of Benson, Swift
County, Minn.
Born in Orfordville, Rock
County, Wis., March
27, 1896.
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1929-39 (7th District 1929-33,
at-large 1933-35, 7th District 1935-39).
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion.
Died June 14,
1960 (age 64 years, 79
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Benson, Minn.
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Henry Albert Larson (1877-1948) —
also known as Henry A. Larson —
of Preston, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Fillmore
County, Minn., June 27,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,
1920;
member of Minnesota
state senate 1st District, 1927-48; died in office 1948.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, following a stroke,
in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., March
12, 1948 (age 70 years, 259
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Preston, Minn.
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Orsen Norman Nielsen (b. 1892) —
also known as Orsen N. Nielsen —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Beloit, Rock
County, Wis., September
22, 1892.
U.S. Vice Consul in Moscow, as of 1918; Stockholm, as of 1918-21; U.S. Consul in Berlin, as of 1921-24; Dublin, as of 1924-26; Teheran, as of 1927-29; U.S. Consul General in Sydney, as of 1949.
Lutheran.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eigil Nielsen and Hilda J. (Johnson) Nielsen. |
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Ole H. Olson (1872-1954) —
of North Dakota.
Born in Mondovi, Buffalo
County, Wis., September
19, 1872.
Non-Partisan League candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1920; Lieutenant
Governor of North Dakota, 1933-34; Governor of
North Dakota, 1934-35.
Lutheran.
Died in New Rockford, Eddy
County, N.Dak., January
29, 1954 (age 81 years, 132
days).
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, New Rockford, N.Dak.
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Oscar S. Paulson (b. 1889) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born near Dalton, Otter Tail
County, Minn., December
12, 1889.
Progressive. Pastor;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 32nd District, 1937-40.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Thomas Evert Petri (b. 1940) —
also known as Thomas E. Petri; Tom Petri —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Marinette, Marinette
County, Wis., May 28,
1940.
Republican. Served
in the Peace Corps; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 2nd District, 1973-79; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1974; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1979-.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2014.
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Fred Prehn (1860-1932) —
of Marathon City, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Manitowoc
County, Wis., May 5,
1860.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1905-07.
Lutheran. German
ancestry.
Died, from heart
disease, in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., 1932
(age about
72 years).
Interment at St.
Mathew's Lutheran Cemetery, Marathon City, Wis.
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John Abner Race (1914-1983) —
also known as John A. Race —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., May 12,
1914.
Democrat. Candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly, 1958 (Democratic), 1970; chair of
Fond du Lac County Democratic Party, 1961-65; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1965-67; defeated,
1962, 1966, 1968.
Lutheran. Member, International
Association of Machinists.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., November
9, 1983 (age 69 years, 181
days).
Interment at Estabrooks
Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
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William Hubbs Rehnquist (1924-2005) —
also known as William H. Rehnquist; William Donald
Rehnquist —
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
1, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1972-86; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1986-2005; died in office 2005.
Lutheran. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Died September
3, 2005 (age 80 years, 337
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Oscar Rennebohm (1889-1968) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born near Leeds, Columbia
County, Wis., May 25,
1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; druggist; dairy farmer; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1945-49; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1947-51.
Lutheran.
Died October
15, 1968 (age 79 years, 143
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Merrill Emmet Stalbaum (1911-1999) —
also known as Merrill E. Stalbaum —
Born in Norway town, Racine
County, Wis., April
24, 1911.
Republican. Farmer; surveyor;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1961-72; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1972.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, in Burlington Memorial Hospital,
Burlington, Racine
County, Wis., August
30, 1999 (age 88 years, 128
days).
Interment at Norway
Lutheran Cemetery, Wind Lake, Wis.
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Halle Steensland (1832-1910) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Norway,
June
14, 1832.
Banker;
financier;
Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Madison,
Wis., 1872-1903.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., August
20, 1910 (age 78 years, 67
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Frank P. Zeidler (1912-2006) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born September
20, 1912.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1946; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1948-60; candidate for President
of the United States, 1976.
Lutheran. German
ancestry.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 7,
2006 (age 93 years, 290
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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