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Leelanau County
Michigan

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Leelanau County

Index to Locations

  • Empire St. Philip Neri Catholic Church Cemetery
  • Omena Omena Cemetery


    St. Philip Neri Catholic Church Cemetery
    Empire, Leelanau County, Michigan
    Politicians buried here:
      Wilfred Morris Coppens (1901-1977) — also known as Fritz Coppens — of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich. Born in Empire, Leelanau County, Mich., November 12, 1901. Democrat. Acting postmaster at Traverse City, Mich., 1950-52; mayor of Traverse City, Mich., 1959. Died in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich., April 6, 1977 (age 75 years, 145 days). Interment at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1923 to Rose Agatha Karns.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Omena Cemetery
    Omena, Leelanau County, Michigan
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      Louis Edwin Anderson (1884-1954) — also known as Louis E. Anderson — of Northport, Leelanau County, Mich. Born in Omena, Leelanau County, Mich., September 18, 1884. Republican. School teacher; merchant; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Charlevoix District, 1929-32, 1941-54; died in office 1954; candidate for Michigan state senate 27th District, 1932, 1934; Grand Master of Michigan Freemasons, 1932-33. Presbyterian. Swedish and Norwegian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; Odd Fellows; Eagles; Kiwanis. Died in Northport, Leelanau County, Mich., September 9, 1954 (age 69 years, 356 days). Interment at Omena Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Maret (Bahle) Anderson and Andrew Frederick Anderson; married, October 9, 1912, to Elizabeth Holton; married, May 19, 1927, to Muriel Wrisley.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Michigan Legislative Biography
      Andrew Frederick Anderson (1857-1930) — also known as Andrew F. Anderson — of Omena, Leelanau County, Mich. Born in Blekinge, Sweden, October 3, 1857. Lumberman; merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Leelanau District, 1915-18; defeated (Independent), 1918. Swedish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Leelanau County, Mich., November 23, 1930 (age 73 years, 51 days). Interment at Omena Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, July 28, 1883, to Marit Estennsdatter Bahle; father of Louis Edwin Anderson.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Michigan Legislative Biography


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