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Willis Henry Bennett (b. 1851) —
also known as W. H. Bennett —
of Austin (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., August
24, 1851.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; hardware merchant; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896,
1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry D. Bennett and Sarah Ann (Bryant) Bennett; married, December
24, 1883, to Estella P. Johnston. |
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Charles Wesley Bouck (1852-1920) —
also known as Charles W. Bouck —
of Royalton, Morrison
County, Minn.
Born in Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., February
29, 1852.
Carpenter;
employed building bridges for the Northern Pacific Railroad,
1880-85; hardware and farm
implement business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1911-20 (District 48 1911-14,
District 53 1915-20); died in office 1920.
Died in Royalton, Morrison
County, Minn., June 4,
1920 (age 68 years, 96
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Royalton, Minn.
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Fred A. Busse (1866-1914) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 3,
1866.
Republican. Hardware business; coal
dealer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1895-98; member of Illinois
state senate, 1899-1900; Illinois
state treasurer, 1903-05; member of Illinois
Republican State Committee, 1905; postmaster at Chicago,
Ill., 1905-07; mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1907-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1908;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1910.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from valvular heart
disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 9,
1914 (age 48 years, 128
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Reuben Ellwood (1821-1885) —
of Schenectady
County, N.Y.; Illinois.
Born in Minden, Montgomery
County, N.Y., February
21, 1821.
Republican. Farm
implement manufacturer; hardware business; member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County, 1851; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1883-85; died in
office 1885.
Died in Sycamore, DeKalb
County, Ill., July 1,
1885 (age 64 years, 130
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Sycamore, Ill.
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Kenneth A. Gewertz (1934-2006) —
of Deptford, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
1, 1934.
Democrat. Building supply and hardware business; police
chief; mayor
of Deptford Township, N.J., 1969-72; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1972-79 (District 3-B 1972-73,
4th District 1974-79).
Died, from a heart
attack, in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., December
12, 2006 (age 72 years, 11
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gustav Holden Helgerson (1875-1965) —
also known as Gus H. Helgerson —
of Mt. Vernon, Davison
County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.
Born in Pontiac, Livingston
County, Ill., September
25, 1875.
Republican. Hardware business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1909-12;
member of South
Dakota state senate 13th District, 1913-14; South
Dakota state treasurer, 1917-21; insurance
business.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., July, 1965
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Interment at Immanuel
Lutheran Cemetery, Blendon Township, Davison County, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Barney Helgerson and Laura Marie (Larson) Helgerson; married to
Blanche Fern Hamilton. |
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Joseph Johanik (1927-2007) —
of Westmont, DuPage
County, Ill.; Lombard, DuPage
County, Ill.
Born in 1927.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; carpenter;
hardware store owner; village
president of Westmont, Illinois, 1961-65.
Czech
ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from a brain
hemorrhage, in Central DuPage Hospital,
Winfield, DuPage
County, Ill., May 4,
2007 (age about 79
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob L. Kehm (b. 1864) —
of Harrisburg, Lincoln
County, S.Dak.
Born in Shannon, Carroll
County, Ill., 1864.
Republican. Lumber and
hardware merchant; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 4th District, 1903-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Charles Otto Lobeck (1852-1920) —
also known as Charles O. Lobeck —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Andover, Henry
County, Ill., April 6,
1852.
Democrat. Traveling
salesman; hardware business; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1893; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Nebraska; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1911-19.
Methodist.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
30, 1920 (age 67 years, 299
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Edward J. Lorenz (b. 1894) —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 20,
1894.
Republican. Hardware merchant; mayor
of Muskegon Heights, Mich., 1933-37.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dave Lorenz; married 1914 to Cora
F. Lorengel. |
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Peter Lowe (1812-1891) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Neversink, Sullivan
County, N.Y., May 24,
1812.
Hardware merchant; druggist; village
president of Mason, Michigan, 1866-67.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 7,
1891 (age 78 years, 318
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Charles Wesley Vursell (1881-1974) —
also known as Charles W. Vursell —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ill.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., February
8, 1881.
Republican. Hardware merchant; Marion
County Sheriff, 1910-14; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1915-18; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1943-59 (23rd District 1943-49,
24th District 1949-53, 23rd District 1953-59); defeated, 1958.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ill., September
21, 1974 (age 93 years, 225
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Ill.
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