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Oscar Beck (b. 1892) —
of Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak., March 3,
1892.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; mayor
of Greeley, Colo., 1954-59.
Lutheran. Danish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Palmer Lyle Burch (1907-1990) —
also known as Palmer L. Burch —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Ordway, Crowley
County, Colo., March 7,
1907.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1947-48, 1951-58, 1961-70;
candidate for Governor of
Colorado, 1958; Colorado
state treasurer, 1971-74.
Lutheran. Member, Jaycees.
Died in Denver,
Colo., June 28,
1990 (age 83 years, 113
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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Edwin Carl Johnson (1884-1970) —
also known as Edwin C. Johnson; "Big
Ed" —
of Craig, Moffat
County, Colo.
Born in Scandia, Republic
County, Kan., January
1, 1884.
Democrat. Railroad
work; telegrapher;
farmer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1923-31; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1931-32; Governor of
Colorado, 1933-37, 1955-57; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1937-55; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Colorado, 1952.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange.
Died in Denver,
Colo., May 30,
1970 (age 86 years, 149
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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