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Newaygo County
Michigan

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Newaygo County

Index to Locations Dayton Center Dayton Center Cemetery Fremont Maple Grove Cemetery Grant Ashland Center Cemetery Newaygo Newaygo Cemetery Dayton Center Cemetery Dayton Center, Newaygo County, Michigan See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   David Henry Brake (1864-1937) — also known as David H. Brake — of near Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich. Born in Waterloo, Ontario, December 3, 1864. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1923-28, 1931-32 (Newaygo County 1923-26, Newaygo District 1927-28, 1931-32). Member, Freemasons; Grange; Maccabees. Died, from lung cancer, in Dayton Center, Newaygo County, Mich., March 18, 1937 (age 72 years, 105 days). Interment at Dayton Center Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Abraham B. Brake and Caroline (Cosens) Brake; married to Bertha Marcia Hale; father of David Hale Brake.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Maple Grove Cemetery Fremont, Newaygo County, Michigan Politicians buried here:   Don VanderWerp (1885-1971) — of Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., September 14, 1885. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Newaygo District, 1933-34, 1961-64; member of Michigan state senate 26th District, 1935-56; defeated in primary, 1956, 1958. Methodist. Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Grange; Farm Bureau. Died June 24, 1971 (age 85 years, 283 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Married 1930 to Mildred Hekhuis; nephew of John Vanderwerp. Stephen Sutherland Nisbet (1895-1986) — also known as Stephen S. Nisbet — of Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich. Born in Tawas City, Iosco County, Mich., May 28, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; vice-president, Gerber Baby Foods; bank director; member of Michigan state board of education, 1943-61; appointed 1943; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee); delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 26th Senatorial District, 1961-62; member of Michigan State University board of trustees, 1964-70. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Phi Delta Kappa; Rotary. Died in Riverside County, Calif., July 3, 1986 (age 91 years, 36 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Laura (Black) Nisbet and James Herbert Nisbet; married, August 20, 1920, to Dorcas Sammons.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58 Ashland Center Cemetery Grant, Newaygo County, Michigan Politicians buried here:   Sullivan Armstrong (1821-1890) — of Ashland, Newaygo County, Mich. Born in Riga, Monroe County, N.Y., March 3, 1821. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1873-76; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1880. Died in Fremont, Newaygo County, Mich., January 31, 1890 (age 68 years, 334 days). Interment at Ashland Center Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Newaygo Cemetery Newaygo, Newaygo County, Michigan Politicians buried here:   William Aldrich Tateum (1859-1957) — also known as William A. Tateum — of Kent County, Mich. Born in 1859. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1893-94; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1893. Died May 15, 1957 (age about 97 years). Interment at Newaygo Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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