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Alpena Alpena Cemetery
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Alpena Hebrew Benevolent Cemetery
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Location
Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan
Alpena
Cemetery
Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan
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James L. Sanborn (1856-1938) —
of Ossineke, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Sanborn, Niagara
County, N.Y., March
17, 1856.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena County, 1907-10;
defeated (Independent Republican), 1910.
Died in Ossineke, Alpena
County, Mich., November
29, 1938 (age 82 years, 257
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Alpena Cemetery.
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Evergreen
Cemetery
Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan
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William Alfred Comstock (1877-1949) —
also known as William A. Comstock; Bill
Comstock —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., July 2,
1877.
Democrat. Builder and operator of electric
railways, 1899-1922; president, State Savings Bank
(Alpena), 1906-09; real estate
business; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1914; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1914-16; defeated, 1913, 1925;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1921-25; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1924,
1928,
1932;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1924-30; Governor of
Michigan, 1933-34; defeated, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Zeta
Psi; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died June 16,
1949 (age 71 years, 349
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Frank Douglass Scott (1878-1951) —
also known as Frank D. Scott —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., August
25, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1915-27; defeated in
primary, 1926.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
12, 1951 (age 72 years, 171
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Henry William Harrington (1825-1882) —
of Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.
Born near Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., September
12, 1825.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1860,
1868;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1863-65; defeated, 1864.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March
20, 1882 (age 56 years, 189
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Carl R. Henry (1887-1966) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich., November
17, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena County, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1928; candidate for
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1930.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from an gastrointestinal
hemorrhage, following duodenal
ulcer surgery, in University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
13, 1966 (age 79 years, 26
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Robert Henry Rayburn (1866-1944) —
also known as Robert H. Rayburn —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair
County, Mich., October
31, 1866.
Democrat. Lumber
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena County, 1913-14;
defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1922; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1944
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Rayburn and Elizabeth (Steele) Rayburn; married 1902 to
Elizabeth Mason Wilkinson. |
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Frank Emerick (1847-1932) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., 1847.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 26th Circuit, 1882-87, 1900-29; resigned 1929.
Died in 1932
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Otto William Bishop (1875-1966) —
also known as Otto W. Bishop —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., December
17, 1875.
Republican. President and manager, Alpena Fisheries
Co.; coal
dealer; insurance
business; banker;
candidate for mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1916; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1935-48; defeated in primary, 1932,
1948; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947; chair of
Alpena County Republican Party, 1950.
Protestant.
Member, Exchange
Club; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Grange;
Elks; Eagles.
Died November
22, 1966 (age 90 years, 340
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of August F. Bishop and Bertha (Wischow) Bishop; married, September
18, 1902, to Viola Dunlop. |
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John David Bingham (1884-1942) —
also known as John D. Bingham —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., May 16,
1884.
Republican. Superintendent, Michigan Alkali
Company; manager, Huron Port Cement;
director, Peoples State Bank; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1930-40.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died, from kidney
failure, June 14,
1942 (age 58 years, 29
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Lemuel Grant Dafoe (1857-1946) —
also known as Lemuel G. Dafoe —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born October
2, 1857.
Republican. Postmaster at Alpena,
Mich., 1898-1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1904;
mayor
of Alpena, Mich., 1910-14; defeated, 1914, 1916; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena County, 1922.
Died September
27, 1946 (age 88 years, 360
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Image source:
Alpena Argus, July 15, 1908 |
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Harlo E. Herron (1898-1965) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born November
10, 1898.
Mayor
of Alpena, Mich., 1954-60.
Died November
10, 1965 (age 67 years, 0
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Richard W. Piepkorn (1877-1959) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Berlin, Germany,
August
9, 1877.
President, Peoples Bank of
Alpena; half-owner of Great Lakes freighter;
mayor
of Alpena, Mich., 1940-44.
Protestant.
German
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died October
16, 1959 (age 82 years, 68
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Piepkorn and Ernestina (Musner) Piepkorn; married 1922 to Ruby
J. Chapel. |
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Charles Roswell Henry (1856-1926) —
also known as Charles R. Henry —
of Au Sable, Iosco
County, Mich.; Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Lake Ridge, Macon Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
29, 1856.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1885.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of apoplexy (cerebral
hemorrhage), after a period of heart
trouble, in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., February
26, 1926 (age 69 years, 59
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Alonzo B. Green (1860-1945) —
of Green Township, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Dover (now part of Dover-Foxcroft), Piscataquis
County, Maine, June 6,
1860.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1915-18, 1923-30 (Alpena County
1915-18, 1923-26, Alpena District 1927-30); defeated in primary,
1930; Republican candidate for Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1918, 1934 (primary).
Died in Green Township, Alpena
County, Mich., May 21,
1945 (age 84 years, 349
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of George M. Green and Nancy A. (Royal) Green; married 1885 to Rosie
E. Nichols; married 1891 to Dora
B. Eaton. |
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memorial |
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Herbert A. Kurrasch (1897-1955) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in 1897.
Mayor
of Alpena, Mich., 1950-51.
Died in 1955
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Richard Hector Deadman (1872-1962) —
also known as Richard H. Deadman —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Clandeboye, Ontario,
September
20, 1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate business; Alpena
County Clerk, 1909-12; Alpena
County Treasurer, 1917-21; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1939-50;
defeated in primary, 1936, 1950, 1954.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Grange;
Elks.
Died in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., January
13, 1962 (age 89 years, 115
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Deadman and Christina (McKay) Deadman; brother of John
Flanigan Deadman; married 1901 to Lillie
M. Rea. |
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Abram Randolph Blakley (1841-1898) —
also known as Abram R. Blakley —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.; Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in New York, October
19, 1841.
Supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan, 1874-75, 1878-79; defeated
(Greenback), 1879; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1893-94;
resigned 1894.
Died, from a gunshot
wound, in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., November
14, 1898 (age 57 years, 26
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John Blakeley and Matilda (Randolph) Blakeley; married to Lydia P.
Ballard. |
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memorial |
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Walter W. Weinkauf (1894-1971) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born September
16, 1894.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1960; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1967.
Died September
29, 1971 (age 77 years, 13
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Donald M. Habermehl (1919-1971) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Herron, Alpena
County, Mich., January
20, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-54; chair of
Alpena County Republican Party, 1952-58; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1952; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1954; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 29th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Protestant.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died June 17,
1971 (age 52 years, 148
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Lawrence A. Habermehl and Vernie E. (Smith) Habermehl; married to
Jean May. |
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John Flanigan Deadman (1868-1932) —
also known as John F. Deadman —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in London, Ontario,
November
26, 1868.
Democrat. Veterinarian;
lost a
leg in a hunting accident; lost an
eye in another accident; candidate for mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1915; in 1928, he famously saved
several lives when he brought needed serum and medical supplies by
dogsled, through a heavy winter storm, to snowbound Detour, Mich.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees;
Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in a hospital
at Madison, Dane
County, Wis., April
27, 1932 (age 63 years, 153
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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James D. Turnbull (d. 1900) —
of Michigan.
Candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 26th Circuit, 1899.
Died in 1900.
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Duncan Alex Cameron (1863-1936) —
also known as Duncan A. Cameron —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
May
7, 1863.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1933-34;
defeated, 1930, 1934.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died August
4, 1936 (age 73 years, 89
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Marie B. Comstock (1879-1961) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born April
12, 1879.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1919.
Female.
Died May 24,
1961 (age 82 years, 42
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Hebrew Benevolent
Cemetery
Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan
Holy Cross
Cemetery
Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan
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Henry Douville (1884-1959) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., June 19,
1884.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alpena District, 1931-32,
1935-38; defeated, 1932, 1938, 1954.
Died May 10,
1959 (age 74 years, 325
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Francis J. O'Donnell (1896-1961) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born December
25, 1896.
Democrat. Physician;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Died November
2, 1961 (age 64 years, 312
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Whispering Pines
Cemetery
Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan
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Harry Fletcher (1884-1956) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in 1884.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1948.
Died in 1956
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Whispering Pines Cemetery.
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