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Robert Edward Kersting (b. 1916) —
also known as Robert Kersting —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, August
26, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; test
pilot and executive, Howard Aircraft
Co.; president, Red Rock Ranches and
Arizona Aviation
Co.; secretary, treasurer, director, Savage Industries, Inc., Sun
States Land and
Development Co.; director, general counsel, Insurance
Corporation of America; president, general counsel, Yavapai
Hotels Corp.; director, Prescott Utilities
Corp.; member of Arizona
Democratic State Central Committee, 1951-70; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Augustus Henry Kersting and Eva (Schaub) Kersting; married, February
29, 1968, to Fracine Bassett. |
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William Rhuben Neal (b. 1883) —
also known as W. R. Neal —
of Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Clifton City, Cooper
County, Mo., 1883.
Democrat. Hotel owner; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate).
Protestant.
Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard J. Norpel Sr. (1918-2007) —
of Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa.
Born in Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa, June 24,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; grocer;
hotelier; insurance
and real
estate business; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1971-72; member of Iowa
state senate, 1975-76.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died May 24,
2007 (age 88 years, 334
days).
Interment at Bellevue
Catholic Cemetery, Bellevue, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Step-son of Herman Pogeman; son of Charles Norpel and Laura (Meier)
Norpel; married, February
23, 1943, to Janaan Lewis. |
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Reno W. Trego (1877-1961) —
of Merrill, Lincoln
County, Wis.; Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born near Blairstown, Benton
County, Iowa, August
24, 1877.
Progressive. Machinist;
automobile
dealer; real estate
agent; hotel operator; trucking
business; electric
utility engineer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Lincoln County, 1937-40.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., November
3, 1961 (age 84 years, 71
days).
Interment at Garrison Cemetery, Garrison, Iowa.
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William West (1822-1919) —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa.
Born in Williamsburg, Clermont
County, Ohio, 1822.
Member of Ohio state legislature, 1848; hotelier; mayor of
Ames, Iowa, 1870-71.
Methodist.
Died in Ames, Story
County, Iowa, December
29, 1919 (age about 97
years).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
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Relatives:
Married 1847 to
Harriet J. Porter. |
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