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Rosalyn H. Baker —
also known as Roz Baker —
of Lahaina, Island of Maui, Maui
County, Hawaii.
Democrat. Sporting
goods merchant; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Hawaii, 1984,
1992,
1996
(alternate), 2000
(alternate); member of Hawaii
state house of representatives; elected 1988; member of Hawaii
state senate; appointed 1993; elected 1994, 2002.
Female.
Member, Rotary;
Soroptimists.
Still living as of 2002.
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Beverly Barbara Bistline (b. 1922) —
of Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho, August
28, 1922.
Daughter of Francis
Marion Bistline and Anne (Glindemann) Bistline (1897-1991).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives 33rd District, 1975-76.
Female.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Soroptimists; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2004.
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Lucille E. Camp (b. 1914) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Goodland, Newton
County, Ind., August 9,
1914.
Daughter of Joseph L. Camp and Marie (Krintz) Camp.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1972.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Soroptimists.
Still living as of 1973.
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Lyda Green (b. 1938) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska; Matanuska-Susitna
Borough, Alaska.
Born in Livingston, Polk
County, Tex., October
16, 1938.
Republican. School
teacher; business
owner; member of Alaska
state senate District N, 1995-.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, National Rifle
Association; Soroptimists.
Still living as of 2001.
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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.
Daughter of Charles Sanford Knight and Cordelia (Cutter) Knight.
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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Mildred L. Lillie (1915-2002) —
also known as Mildred Kluckhohn —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Ida Grove, Ida
County, Iowa, January
25, 1915.
Daughter of Ottomar A. Kluckhohn and Florence E. (Martin) Kluckhohn.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in California, 1947-49; superior court judge in
California, 1949-58; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1958-83.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Soroptimists.
Died October
27, 2002 (age 87 years, 275
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Ottomar A. Kluckhohn and Florence E. (Martin) Kluckhohn;
married, March 18,
1947, to Cameron L. Lillie (died 1959); married, August
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Ruth G. Moon (d. 1959) —
of Benewah
County, Idaho.
Born in Julesburg, Sedgwick
County, Colo.
Democrat. Idaho state
treasurer, 1945-47, 1955-59; died in office 1959.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Member, Soroptimists.
Died June 20,
1959.
Burial
location unknown.
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Susan Bieke Neilson (1956-2006) —
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
27, 1956.
Daughter of Ronald Bieke and Sheila Bieke.
Lawyer;
circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1991-2005; appointed 1991; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 2005-06; died in
office 2006.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Soroptimists; Phi
Beta Kappa; Catholic
Lawyers Society.
Died, of pulmonary
failure due to myelodysplastic
syndrome, in Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
25, 2006 (age 49 years, 151
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gladys O'Donnell (b. 1904) —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Whittier, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 2,
1904.
Republican. Aviation
business; flight
instructor; oil
production; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1952,
1956,
1960
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1948;
Presidential Elector for California, 1956.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Soroptimists.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to George Osmer Berry. |
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Pauline H. Peterson —
of Salem
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
School
teacher and principal; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Salem County,
1947.
Female.
English
and German
ancestry. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star; Soroptimists; American
Association of University Women; Delta
Kappa Gamma.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Harold A. Peterson. |
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Gracie Bowers Pfost (1906-1965) —
also known as Gracie Pfost; Gracie Bowers —
of Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Harrison, Boone
County, Ark., March 12,
1906.
Daughter of William Lafayette Bowers and Lily Elizabeth (Wood)
Bowers.
Democrat. Real estate
broker; Canyon
County Treasurer, 1941-50; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Idaho, 1944,
1948,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1953-63; defeated, 1950;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1962.
Female.
Member, Soroptimists.
Died in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., August
11, 1965 (age 59 years, 152
days).
Interment at Meridian
Cemetery, Meridian, Idaho.
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Anne Rudin (b. 1924) —
also known as Anne Noto —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J., January
27, 1924.
Daughter of Philip Noto and Angela (Macri) Noto.
Registered
nurse; mayor
of Sacramento, Calif., 1983-92.
Female.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Soroptimists.
Still living as of 1992.
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Susie Marshall Sharp (1907-1996) —
of Reidsville, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., July 7,
1907.
Daughter of James Merritt Sharp and Annie (Blackwell) Sharp.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1949-62; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1962-74; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1974-79.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Altrusa;
Soroptimists.
Died March 1,
1996 (age 88 years, 238
days).
Interment somewhere
in Reidsville, N.C.
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