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Ellis Yarnal Berry (1902-1999) —
also known as E. Y. Berry —
of McLaughlin, Corson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Larchwood, Lyon
County, Iowa, October
6, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1939-42; candidate for
Presidential Elector for South Dakota; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1951-71; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Delta Theta Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Died in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., April 1,
1999 (age 96 years, 177
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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Paul E. Boslaugh (b. 1881) —
of Hastings, Adams
County, Neb.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, June 10,
1881.
Lawyer;
justice
of Nebraska state supreme court, 1949-.
Swiss
and English
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary;
Delta Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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John R. Dethmers (1903-1971) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Plessis, O'Brien
County, Iowa, October
15, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-38; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1939; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1942-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1944;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1945-46; resigned 1946; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1946-70; appointed 1946; defeated,
1970; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1953, 1956-62, 1967-69.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Delta Theta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
1, 1971 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Fletcher (b. 1876) —
of Avoca, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa; Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Scott
County, Iowa, January
5, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Avoca, Ia., 1907-09; district judge in Iowa, 1925-27; Iowa
state attorney general, 1927-32.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Fletcher and Martha Fletcher; married, June 14,
1905, to Marie Schmidt. |
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Royal Cleaves Johnson (1882-1939) —
also known as Royal C. Johnson —
of Highmore, Hyde
County, S.Dak.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, October
3, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Hyde
County State's Attorney, 1909-10; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1911-15; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1915-33; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died August
2, 1939 (age 56 years, 303
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Martin A. Nelson (b. 1889) —
of Austin, Mower
County, Minn.
Born in Hesper, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, February
21, 1889.
Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1928,
1932;
candidate for Minnesota
state senate 5th District, 1930; vice-chair of
Minnesota Republican Party, 1932; Republican candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1934, 1936; Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1942; district judge in Minnesota 10th
District, 1944-53; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1953.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta Theta Phi; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew A. Nelson and Bertha (Jacobson) Nelson; married 1920 to Merle
Henifin. |
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Harvey Uhlenhopp (1915-1986) —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Kesley, Butler
County, Iowa, June 23,
1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Franklin County, 1951-52;
district judge in Iowa, 1953-70; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1970-86.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Order of
the Coif; Delta Theta Phi.
Died in 1986
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Harold Uhlenhopp and Lottie E. (Green) Uhlenhopp; married,
June
20, 1940, to Elizabeth Christine Elliott. |
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Hubert Utterback (1880-1942) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Hayesville, Keokuk
County, Iowa, June 28,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 9th District, 1915-27; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1932-33; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1935-37; defeated, 1938;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Iowa, 1939.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Acacia;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Phi Omega; Delta Theta Phi; Lions.
Died in 1942
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Charles F. Wennerstrum (1889-1986) —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Cambridge, Henry
County, Ill., October
11, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in Iowa
2nd District, 1930-40; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1941-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta Theta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died in June, 1986
(age 96
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles F. Wennerstrum and Anna Mathilda (Vinstrand) Wennerstrum;
married, February
14, 1925, to Helen F. Rogers. |
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