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Delta County
Michigan

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Delta County

Index to Locations Bark River Bark River Cemetery Escanaba Holy Cross Cemetery Escanaba Lakeview Cemetery Escanaba St. Joseph Cemetery Garden New Garden Cemetery Gladstone Fernwood Cemetery Wells Gardens of Rest Bark River Cemetery Bark River, Delta County, Michigan Politicians buried here:   Helmer Bruce (1877-1953) — of Bark River, Delta County, Mich. Born in Sweden, November 14, 1877. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Delta County, 1931-32; defeated, 1932, 1934, 1942. Swedish ancestry. Died in 1953 (age about 75 years). Interment at Bark River Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Holy Cross Cemetery Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   John K. Stack Jr. (1884-1935) — of Escanaba, Delta County, Mich. Born in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., February 13, 1884. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928; Michigan state auditor general, 1933-35; defeated, 1930; died in office 1935; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1934. Died January 18, 1935 (age 50 years, 339 days). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John King Stack and Jane Ann (Brown) Stack.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Eugene LeMire (1914-1985) — also known as Robert E. LeMire — of Escanaba, Delta County, Mich. Born in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., May 19, 1914. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Escanaba, Mich., 1948-50, 1952-55. Catholic. Member, United Commercial Travelers; Jaycees; Knights of Columbus; American Legion; Elks. Died August 28, 1985 (age 71 years, 101 days). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William A. Lemire and Isabelle (McDonald) Lemire; married, May 27, 1944, to Virginia D. Stanton.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Lakeview Cemetery Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan Founded 1878 See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Herbert J. Rushton (1877-1947) — of Escanaba, Delta County, Mich. Born in Manchester, Washtenaw County, Mich., February 14, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; Delta County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-16; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1927-32; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932, 1936; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1936; Michigan state attorney general, 1941-44. Died in 1947 (age about 70 years). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.   John Frederick Luecke (1889-1952) — also known as John Luecke — of Escanaba, Delta County, Mich. Born in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., July 4, 1889. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; paper mill worker; secretary, and president, Local 209, International Brotherhood of Paper Makers; president, Escanaba Trades and Labor Council; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1935-36; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1937-39; defeated, 1938. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., March 21, 1952 (age 62 years, 261 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Frederick Luecke and Suzanne Maria (Lange) Luecke; married, June 23, 1927, to Rose Margaret Jaeger.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   James H. McDonald (1832-1889) — of Escanaba, Delta County, Mich. Born in Inverness, Scotland, March 15, 1832. Republican. Railroad builder; iron mining magnate; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1887-89; died in office 1889. Killed in a train derailment, near Elmwood, Iron County, Mich., January 19, 1889 (age 56 years, 310 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, February 28, 1854, to Eliza S. Holt.   Frank Day Mead (1856-1914) — also known as Frank D. Mead — of Escanaba, Delta County, Mich. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., January 27, 1856. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 30th District, 1907-08. Died in 1914 (age about 58 years). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John C. Mead and Mary (Day) Mead; married to Sarah Frances Myrick.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Louis Follo (1905-1979) — also known as Charles L. Follo — of Escanaba, Delta County, Mich. Born in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., April 7, 1905. Democrat. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Delta County, 1961-62. Episcopalian. Swedish ancestry. Member, Rotary; American Political Science Association. Died in 1979 (age about 74 years). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Charles Olaf Follo and Mayme (Bohmann) Follo; married to Iona Bergman Dixon. St. Joseph Cemetery Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan Politicians buried here: William E. Miron (1888-1962) — of Escanaba, Delta County, Mich. Born in Chassell, Houghton County, Mich., October 2, 1888. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Delta County Sheriff, 1933-56; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1957-62; died in office 1962. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Knights of Columbus. Died in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., January 3, 1962 (age 73 years, 93 days). Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery.   Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58 New Garden Cemetery Garden, Delta County, Michigan Politicians buried here:   James D. Dotsch (1904-1986) — of Garden, Delta County, Mich.; Escanaba, Delta County, Mich. Born in Garden, Delta County, Mich., March 9, 1904. Democrat. Insurance business; fish broker; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Delta County, 1934; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1937-40; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1940; candidate for Michigan state auditor general, 1940. Died in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., November 24, 1986 (age 82 years, 260 days). Interment at New Garden Cemetery. Fernwood Cemetery Gladstone, Delta County, Michigan Politicians buried here:   G. Raymond Empson (1872-1937) — of Gladstone, Delta County, Mich. Born in Stretford, Greater Manchester, England, March 6, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Delta County, 1915-16. English ancestry. Member, American Bar Association. Died in 1937 (age about 65 years). Interment at Fernwood Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Gardens of Rest Wells, Delta County, Michigan Founded 1939 See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Harry D. Brackett (1887-1951) — of Escanaba, Delta County, Mich. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., October 7, 1887. Republican. Automobile dealer; candidate for Michigan state auditor general, 1934. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died, from a heart ailment, in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., September 9, 1951 (age 63 years, 337 days). Interment at Gardens of Rest.   Relatives: Son of David E. Brackett and Caroline L. (Bradley) Brackett; married to Florence M. Johnson; grandson of Martin Stoddard Brackett; third cousin twice removed of Gideon Hotchkiss, Asahel Augustus Hotchkiss, Julius Hotchkiss and Giles Waldo Hotchkiss; fourth cousin once removed of Hobart L. Hotchkiss.   Political family: Four Thousand Related Politicians..   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Wheaton L. Strom (1914-1978) — of Delta County, Mich. Born in 1914. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Delta County, 1942; candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1951. Died in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., October 14, 1978 (age about 64 years). Interment at Gardens of Rest.

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