The Political Graveyard: Oakland County, Mich.

Dorothy Kemp Roosevelt (1898-1985) — also known as Dorothy K. Roosevelt; Dorothy Grant Kemp — of Michigan. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 25, 1898. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1942. Female. Died in Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich., July 21, 1985 (age 86 years, 269 days). Interment somewhere.

		Relatives: Daughter of Ulysses Grant Kemp and Frances (Polk) Kemp; married 1925 to Gracie Hall Roosevelt (brother of Eleanor Roosevelt).
		Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Roseland Park Cemetery
Woodward Avenue & Twelve Mile Road
Berkley, Oakland County, Michigan
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Frank Ellsworth Doremus (1865-1947) — also known as Frank E. Doremus — of Portland, Ionia County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Venango County, Pa., August 31, 1865. Democrat. Newspaper editor; lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ionia County 1st District, 1891-92; U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1911-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1920; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1923-24; resigned 1924. Dutch and English ancestry. Died in Howell, Livingston County, Mich., September 4, 1947 (age 82 years, 4 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Roseland Park Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Sylvester Doremus and Sarah (Peake) Doremus; married, June 26, 1890, to Elizabeth Hatley.
		Cross-reference: Robert H. Clancy
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
		Image source: Library of Congress

Harold Hunter Emmons (1875-1962) — also known as Harold H. Emmons — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 30, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; secretary-treasurer, Regal Motor Car Company, 1913-17; in charge of aviation engine construction for Army and Navy during World War I; officer, Stout Metal Airplane Co.; organizer and director, National Air Transport Co.; organizer and president, Aircraft Development Corp., Northwest Airways, Inc.; organizer and general counsel, Stinson Aircraft Corp.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928; Detroit Police Commissioner, 1930; candidate for mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1931. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Chi; American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars. Died, in Jennings Memorial Hospital, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 20, 1962 (age 86 years, 324 days). Interment at Roseland Park Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Marcus A. Emmons and Alma M. (Slaven) Emmons; married, February 10, 1910, to Marion Clark Scotten.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
		Image source: Detroit Free Press, September 26, 1931

Charles Gibb Oakman (1903-1973) — also known as Charles G. Oakman — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 4, 1903. Republican. U.S. Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1953-55; defeated, 1954. Presbyterian. Member, Alpha Sigma Phi; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Knights Templar. Died in Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich., October 28, 1973 (age 70 years, 54 days). Interment at Roseland Park Cemetery.

Raymond W. Hood (1936-2002) — also known as Ray Hood — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., January 1, 1936. Democrat. Assembler, Ford Motor Company; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1965-82 (14th District 1965-72, 7th District 1973-82); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968 (alternate), 1976, 1980, 1988; candidate for Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1982. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; United Auto Workers. Died in Port Charlotte, Charlotte County, Fla., March 29, 2002 (age 66 years, 87 days). Interment at Roseland Park Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Morris W. Hood Sr.; brother of Morris W. Hood Jr.; uncle of Morris W. Hood III.
		Political family: Hood family of Detroit, Michigan.

Elmer William Haack (1889-1990) — also known as Elmer W. Haack — of Southfield Township, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Southfield Township, Oakland County, Mich., November 30, 1889. Supervisor of Southfield Township, Michigan, 1933. Died in Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., October 23, 1990 (age 100 years, 327 days). Interment at Roseland Park Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Lewis John Haack and Mary Ellen (Cavanaugh) Haack.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Morris W. Hood Sr. (1908-2001) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in LaGrange, Troup County, Ga., September 22, 1908. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd District, 1961-62. African ancestry. Member, United Auto Workers; NAACP. Died, of Alzheimer's disease, in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., January 14, 2001 (age 92 years, 114 days). Interment at Roseland Park Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Wheeler Hood and India (Benton) Hood; married to Ruth E. Stevenson; father of Morris W. Hood Jr. and Raymond W. Hood; grandfather of Morris W. Hood III.
		Political family: Hood family of Detroit, Michigan.

Acacia Park Cemetery
31300 Southfield Road
Beverly Hills, Oakland County, Michigan
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Charles Erwin Wilson (1890-1961) — also known as Charles E. Wilson; "Engine Charlie" — of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Minerva, Stark County, Ohio, July 18, 1890. Electrical engineer; president, General Motors, 1941-53; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1953-57. Episcopalian. Famed for saying, during his confirmation hearings, that "for years I thought what was good for the country was good for General Motors and vice versa.". Died in Norwood, East Feliciana Parish, La., September 26, 1961 (age 71 years, 70 days). Interment at Acacia Park Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Thomas Erwin Wilson and Rosalind (Unkefer) Wilson; married, September 11, 1912, to Jessie Ann Curtis.
		See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: Eminent Americans (1954)

Louis Hill Gourley (1889-1950) — also known as Louis H. Gourley — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., October 17, 1889. College professor; U.S. Vice Consul in Veracruz, 1916-19; Warsaw, 1919-22; U.S. Consul in Warsaw, 1922-25; Lourenco Marques, 1925; Port Elizabeth, 1925-27; Sao Paulo, 1928-31; Medan, 1931-33; Shanghai, as of 1938. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 28, 1950 (age 60 years, 162 days). Interment at Acacia Park Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Albert Franklin Gourley and Jennie (Craig) Gourley.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

James E. Wells (1931-1980) — of Southfield, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., March 2, 1931. Conservative candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1972; candidate in Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan, 1974; American Independent candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1976; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; American Independent candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1978. Died of cancer, May, 1980 (age 49 years, 0 days). Interment at Acacia Park Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Judson Franklin Selleck (1871-1942) — also known as Judson F. Selleck — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Holly, Oakland County, Mich., August 10, 1871. Republican. Dentist; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1922, 1930. Died, from endocarditis and cerebral hemorrhage, in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 19, 1942 (age 70 years, 193 days). Interment at Acacia Park Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Edward N. Selleck and Helen (Church) Selleck; married, August 15, 1900, to Bessie M. Phillips; second cousin thrice removed of Gold Selleck Silliman and Benjamin Silliman; third cousin twice removed of Benjamin Douglas Silliman; third cousin thrice removed of Abraham Davenport.
		Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Clover Hill Park Cemetery
3607 West (or 2425 East) Fourteen Mile Road
Birmingham, Oakland County, Michigan
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Harry B. Keidan (d. 1943) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1920-27; resigned 1927; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1927-43; died in office 1943. Died August 15, 1943. Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.

Louis James Rosenberg (1876-1964) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Riga, Latvia, August 3, 1876. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Seville, 1906-09; Pernambuco, 1909-10; Honorary Consul for Panama in Detroit, Mich., 1923-49; Honorary Consul-General for Panama in Detroit, Mich., 1949-51. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Society for International Law; Navy League; Rotary; B'nai B'rith. Died, in the Jewish Home for the Aged, Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 16, 1964 (age 88 years, 74 days). Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Abraham Rosenberg and Zelda Rosenberg; married, November 17, 1924, to Mildred Simons.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial
		Books by Louis James Rosenberg: Mazzini, The Prophet of the Religion of Humanity (1903) — The Medical Expert and Other Papers (1911) — Scraps and Bits (1916)

Morris Frumin (1922-2005) — of Bingham Farms, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 1, 1922. Democrat. Psychiatrist; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1996. Jewish. Died April 23, 2005 (age 83 years, 81 days). Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.

		Relatives: Father of Matthew Frumin.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
		Image source: CNN/Time All Politics (1996)

Max Martin Fisher (1908-2005) — also known as Max Fisher — of Franklin, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., July 15, 1908. Republican. Oil business; real estate developer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1984, 1988 (alternate), 1992. Jewish. Died in Franklin, Oakland County, Mich., March 3, 2005 (age 96 years, 231 days). Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.

		See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Books about Max M. Fisher: Peter Golden, Quiet Diplomat : A Biography of Max M. Fisher
		Image source: Crain's Detroit Business

Greenwood Cemetery
Birmingham, Oakland County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge (1821-1881) — also known as Rowland E. Trowbridge — of Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Horseheads, Chemung County, N.Y., June 18, 1821. Member of Michigan state senate 5th District, 1857-60; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1861-63, 1865-69 (4th District 1861-63, 5th District 1865-69); defeated, 1862, 1868. Member, Grange. Died in Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich., April 20, 1881 (age 59 years, 306 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Lois Virgina Nair (1904-1988) — also known as Lois V. Nair; Lois Virginia Flinner; Mrs. Frank Nair — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Beaver Falls, Beaver County, Pa., August 16, 1904. Republican. School teacher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1964; chair of Wayne County Republican Party, 1956; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1958, 1960, 1962; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th District, 1961; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Female. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 22, 1988 (age 84 years, 37 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married to Frank Brown Nair; mother of Frank Brown Nair Jr..
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: Lansing State Journal, May 1, 1964

Ebenezer Raynale (1804-1881) — of Oakland County, Mich. Born in Hartland, Windsor County, Vt., October 21, 1804. Physician; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 5th District, 1835; member of Michigan state senate 5th District, 1835-37; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850. Died in Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich., March 24, 1881 (age 76 years, 154 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.

Sidney Dole (1788-1828) — of Oakland County, Mich. Born in 1788. Member Michigan territorial council from Oakland County, 1826-27. Died in 1828 (age about 40 years). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.

Charles Tobias Winegar (1878-1945) — also known as Charles T. Winegar — of Michigan. Born in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., July 28, 1878. Member of Michigan state senate 31st District, 1913-14. Died January 13, 1945 (age 66 years, 169 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.

Lakeview Cemetery
Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Abel B. Hubbard (1860-1934) — also known as A. B. Hubbard — of Clarkston, Oakland County, Mich. Born in White Lake Township, Oakland County, Mich., June 21, 1860. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District, 1923-24. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Clarkston, Oakland County, Mich., August 7, 1934 (age 74 years, 47 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Abel Hubbard and Clarisa (Davenport) Hubbard; married, October 7, 1884, to Roby M. Pierson.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Ottawa Park Cemetery
6180 Dixie Highway
Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Clark Jayno Adams (1904-1981) — also known as Clark J. Adams — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich.; Waterford, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Silver Lake, Waterford Township, Oakland County, Mich., June 24, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District, 1937-44; candidate for Michigan state auditor general, 1944; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1952-53; appointed 1952; defeated, 1953; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1952; circuit judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1956-67; appointed 1955. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Died in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., September 26, 1981 (age 77 years, 94 days). Interment at Ottawa Park Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Blanche W. (Earl) Adams and Jayno Whitmore Adams; married, June 22, 1929, to Adeline Beatrice Clark.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society

Frederick C. Ziem (1916-2000) — also known as Fred C. Ziem — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich.; Waterford, Oakland County, Mich. Born March 17, 1916. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1960-85. Died March 22, 2000 (age 84 years, 5 days). Interment at Ottawa Park Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Michael Novak (1917-2003) — also known as Mike Novak — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 25, 1917. Democrat. Bailiff; restaurant business; professional golfer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1967-76 (Wayne County 1st District 1943-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 7th District 1955-64, 13th District 1967-72, 10th District 1973-76); defeated, 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1946 (Wayne County 1st District), 1964 (13th District), 1976 (10th District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1956, 1960 (alternate), 1964. Greek Orthodox. Died January 2, 2003 (age 85 years, 311 days). Interment at Ottawa Park Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Anthony Novak and Christina Novak; married 1940 to Ruth Gillespie.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Leaun Harrelson (1918-1973) — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Equality, Gallatin County, Ill., July 10, 1918. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District, 1949-54; defeated in primary, 1954; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952. Member, Freemasons; United Auto Workers; Teamsters Union; Eagles. Died July 14, 1973 (age 55 years, 4 days). Interment at Ottawa Park Cemetery.

Oakwood Cemetery
Farmington, Oakland County, Michigan
Founded 1825
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Frederick Maltby Warner (1865-1923) — also known as Fred M. Warner — of Farmington, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Hickling, Nottinghamshire, England, July 21, 1865. Republican. Cheese manufacturer; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1895-98; secretary of state of Michigan, 1901-04; Governor of Michigan, 1905-10; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1920-23. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Maccabees. Died of kidney failure, in Orlando, Orange County, Fla., April 17, 1923 (age 57 years, 270 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Adoptive son of P. Dean Warner.
		See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial

Beth Abraham Cemetery
Ferndale, Oakland County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Nathan J. Kaufman (1908-1989) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Austria, November 20, 1908. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Michigan, 1953-54; probate judge in Michigan, 1954-60; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1960-74; resigned 1960; Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1975-82. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; B'nai B'rith; NAACP; United Auto Workers. Died December 31, 1989 (age 81 years, 41 days). Interment at Beth Abraham Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Machpelah Cemetery
21701 Woodward Avenue
Ferndale, Oakland County, Michigan
Founded 1910
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Nathaniel H. Goldstick (1893-1981) — also known as Nate Goldstick — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born December 5, 1893. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1936. Died June 22, 1981 (age 87 years, 199 days). Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

David H. Shepherd (d. 1981) — of Oak Park, Oakland County, Mich. Mayor of Oak Park, Mich., 1971-81; died in office 1981. Jewish. Died in 1981. Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.

Franklin Cemetery
Franklin, Oakland County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Peter Van Every (1795-1859) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Franklin, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Ontario, January 3, 1795. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; supervisor of Hamtramck Township, Michigan, 1833-37; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835. Died in Oakland County, Mich., 1859 (age about 64 years). Interment at Franklin Cemetery.

Henry S. Buel (1821-1891) — of Franklin, Oakland County, Mich. Born in 1821. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 5th District, 1859. Died in 1891 (age about 70 years). Interment at Franklin Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

John Bassett (1816-1895) — of Novi Township (now Novi), Oakland County, Mich. Born in Ovid, Seneca County, N.Y., May 29, 1816. Supervisor of Novi Township, Michigan, 1850-51, 1854-55. Died October 24, 1895 (age 79 years, 148 days). Interment at Franklin Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Samuel Bassett; married, February 18, 1837, to Ervilla Coomer.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Great Lakes National Cemetery
Holly, Oakland County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Robert W. Bowens Jr. (1922-2014) — also known as Robert Bowens; Bob Bowens — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., March 21, 1922. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; barber; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County 2nd District, 1962; appointed 1962. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; American Legion. Died, in the VA Medical Center, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., November 18, 2014 (age 92 years, 242 days). Interment at Great Lakes National Cemetery.

Relatives: Son of Robert Bowens, Sr. and Hattie (Hood) Bowens; married to Nellie Joyce Cooley.

Edward Boomie Mikrut (1917-2018) — also known as E. Boomie Mikrut — of Michigan. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 24, 1917. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1951; candidate in primary for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1974. Polish ancestry. Died, from influenza, in Marquette, Marquette County, Mich., January 20, 2018 (age 100 years, 57 days). Interment at Great Lakes National Cemetery.

Evergreen Cemetery
Lake Orion, Oakland County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

William Leland Carpenter (1854-1936) — also known as William L. Carpenter — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born near Orion (now Lake Orion), Oakland County, Mich., November 9, 1854. Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Flavius L. Brooke, John Atkinson, and Henry A. Haigh, from 1889; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1894-1902; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1902-08; resigned 1908; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1906; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1909-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912, 1932 (alternate). Died January 21, 1936 (age 81 years, 73 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Charles K. Carpenter and Jennette (Coryell) Carpenter; married, October 15, 1885, to Elizabeth C. Ferguson.
		See also Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society

Oak Grove Cemetery
1055 Garden Street
Milford, Oakland County, Michigan
Founded 1845
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

John E. Crawford (1852-1916) — of Milford, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Michigan, 1852. Republican. Postmaster at Milford, Mich., 1871-83, 1901-11. Died in 1916 (age about 64 years). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

St. Mary's Cemetery
Milford, Oakland County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:
	Vincent E. Boyle (1894-1983) — of Milford, Oakland County, Mich. Born July 24, 1894. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1932. Died in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., September 2, 1983 (age 89 years, 40 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.

Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens
43300 Twelve Mile Road
Novi, Oakland County, Michigan
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

James Hussein Karoub (1929-1994) — also known as James H. Karoub; Jimmy Karoub — of Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich., June 16, 1929. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1963-64, 1965-68 (Wayne County 15th District 1963-64, 2nd District 1965-68); defeated in primary, 1964, 1968. Muslim or Protestant. Lebanese ancestry. Member, Fraternal Order of Police. Died in Northville, Wayne County, Mich., July 23, 1994 (age 65 years, 37 days). Interment at Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens.

		Relatives: Son of Hussein Karoub and Mary Karoub.
		Epitaph: "Beloved Husband Father Giddo."
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Oxford Cemetery
Oxford, Oakland County, Michigan
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Axford Jr. (1809-1882) — of Shelby Township, Macomb County, Mich.; Oxford, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Ontario, August 6, 1809. Democrat. Supervisor of Shelby Township, Michigan, 1828-35; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County, 1842; member of Michigan state senate 6th District, 1851-52. Died in Oxford, Oakland County, Mich., May 2, 1882 (age 72 years, 269 days). Interment at Oxford Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Andrew Bird Glaspie (1876-1943) — also known as Andrew B. Glaspie — of Oxford, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Oxford, Oakland County, Mich., November 21, 1876. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; printing business; newspaper editor; postmaster; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District, 1917-22; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1923-24. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Oakland County, Mich., September 3, 1943 (age 66 years, 286 days). Interment at Oxford Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Andrew Peleg Glaspie and Amy Elizabeth (Bird) Glaspie; married to Clara M. Chamberlain.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Unknown Locations
Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:
	Gideon O. Whittemore (1800-1863) — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich.; Tawas City, Iosco County, Mich. Born in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt., August 12, 1800. Secretary of state of Michigan, 1846-48; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850. Died June 30, 1863 (age 62 years, 322 days). Interment somewhere.
	Franklin B. Galbraith (1839-1903) — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in 1839. Member of Michigan state senate 14th District, 1889-90. Died in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., 1903 (age about 64 years). Interment somewhere.

Oak Hill Cemetery
216 University Drive
Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1989

Politicians buried here:

Moses Wisner (1815-1863) — of Michigan. Born June 3, 1815. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1854; Governor of Michigan, 1859-61. Died of typhoid fever, January 5, 1863 (age 47 years, 216 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

		See also National Governors Association biography
		Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)

Mark Spencer Brewer (1837-1901) — also known as Mark S. Brewer — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Addison Township, Oakland County, Mich., October 22, 1837. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state senate 20th District, 1873-74; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1877-81, 1887-91; U.S. Consul General in Berlin, as of 1881-84; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896 (member, Resolutions Committee); U.S. Civil Service Commissioner, 1898-1901. Died in Washington, D.C., March 18, 1901 (age 63 years, 147 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Byron Gray Stout (1829-1896) — also known as Byron G. Stout — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Richmond, Ontario County, N.Y., January 12, 1829. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District, 1855-58; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1857-58; member of Michigan state senate 5th District, 1861-62; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1862; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1880 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1888; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1891-93; defeated, 1868 (5th District), 1870 (5th District), 1892 (6th District). Died in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., June 19, 1896 (age 67 years, 159 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Augustus Carpenter Baldwin (1817-1903) — also known as Augustus C. Baldwin — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., December 24, 1817. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County, 1844, 1846; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1860; U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1863-65; defeated, 1864 (5th District), 1872 (6th District); mayor of Pontiac, Mich., 1874; circuit judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1876-80; resigned 1880. Died in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., January 21, 1903 (age 85 years, 28 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Thomas Jefferson Drake (1797-1875) — also known as Thomas J. Drake — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Scipio, Cayuga County, N.Y., April 18, 1797. Member Michigan territorial council from Oakland County, 1828-31; member of Michigan territorial senate, 1834; member of Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1839-41; delegate to Whig National Convention from Michigan, 1839; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Whig candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1843; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); justice of Utah territorial supreme court, 1862-69. Died April 20, 1875 (age 78 years, 2 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson

Frank L. Covert (1867-1935) — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Waterford Township, Oakland County, Mich., November 23, 1867. Republican. Lawyer; Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-10; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1917-19; circuit judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1919-35; appointed 1919; died in office 1935. Injured when his car crashed into the back of a truck, and died soon after at Pontiac General Hospital, Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., January 11, 1935 (age 67 years, 49 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Hudson P. Covert and Nancy J. (Sheldon) Covert; married, October 2, 1895, to Catherine Cruice.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Kleber P. Rockwell (1868-1921) — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Bloomfield, Oakland County, Mich., November 8, 1868. Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-04; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 12th District, 1907-08; circuit judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1918-21; died in office 1921. Died in 1921 (age about 52 years). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

John P. LeRoy (1804-1867) — of Michigan. Born in 1804. Member of Michigan state senate, 1840-41, 1851-52 (3rd District 1840-41, 6th District 1851-52). Died in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., 1867 (age about 63 years). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Relatives: Nephew of Daniel LeRoy.

Thaddeus D. Seeley (b. 1867) — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., August 26, 1867. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District, 1901-04; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1905-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1922. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Michael E. Crofoot (1822-1884) — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., March 14, 1822. Democrat. Lawyer; Oakland County Probate Judge, 1849-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1856. Died in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., May 11, 1884 (age 62 years, 58 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Louisa Crofoot and Charles Crofoot; married to Annie E. Fitch.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Perry Mount Park Cemetery
878 North Perry Street
Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan
Founded 1922
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Grant Backus (d. 1953) — also known as Samuel G. Backus — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Summersville, Nicholas County, W.Va. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1938. Died, of heart failure, February, 1953. Interment at Perry Mount Park Cemetery.

Charles Smith Porritt (1904-1969) — also known as Charles S. Porritt — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Michigan, August 20, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan Democratic state chair, 1939-41; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1940. English ancestry. Died in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., November 18, 1969 (age 65 years, 90 days). Interment at Perry Mount Park Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Edwin J. Porritt and Mabel Eldora (Smith) Porritt; married to Elizabeth Mary Sawyer.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Mt. Avon Cemetery
400 Sixth Street
Rochester, Oakland County, Michigan
Founded 1826
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Lysander Woodward (1817-1880) — of Rochester, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Columbia, Tolland County, Conn., November 19, 1817. Supervisor of Avon Township, Michigan, 1856, 1876; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District, 1861-62; Oakland County Treasurer, 1866-70; member of Michigan state constitutional commission 6th District, 1873; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1878; president, Detroit and Bay City Railroad. Died in Rochester, Oakland County, Mich., January 14, 1880 (age 62 years, 56 days). Interment at Mt. Avon Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Asahel Woodward and Harriet (House) Woodward; married to Penina Axford Simpson.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Seneca Newberry (1802-1877) — of Oakland County, Mich. Born December 23, 1802. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 5th District, 1835; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850. Died May 13, 1877 (age 74 years, 141 days). Interment at Mt. Avon Cemetery.

Relatives: Married to Mercy Jones.

Stoney Creek Cemetery
Rochester Hills, Oakland County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:
	Sarah Van Hoosen Jones (1892-1972) — of Rochester, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Rochester, Oakland County, Mich., June 23, 1892. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state board of agriculture, 1944-55; defeated, 1955. Female. Member, Zonta; Daughters of the American Revolution; Sigma Xi; Pi Beta Phi. Died in 1972 (age about 80 years). Interment at Stoney Creek Cemetery.

Rose Center Cemetery
Rose Center, Oakland County, Michigan
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Edmund Bigelow Chaffee (1887-1936) — also known as Edmund B. Chaffee — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Rose Center, Oakland County, Mich., February 19, 1887. Minister; Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Presbyterian. Dropped dead, while making a speech, at a social work conference in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., September 15, 1936 (age 49 years, 209 days). Interment at Rose Center Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of John K. Chaffee and Marietta (Bigelow) Chaffee.
		Epitaph: "Servant for God and Man, Toiler for Justice and Peace."
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Oakview Cemetery
Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

George Anthony Dondero (1883-1968) — also known as George A. Dondero — of Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), Wayne County, Mich., December 16, 1883. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Royal Oak, Mich., 1921-23; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1933-57 (17th District 1933-53, 18th District 1953-57). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Died in Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., January 29, 1968 (age 84 years, 44 days). Interment at Oakview Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Louis Dondero and Caroline (Truthern) Dondero; married, June 28, 1913, to Adele Roegner; father of Stanton G. Dondero.
		Dondero High School (opened 1927 as Royal Oak High School; renamed 1955 for Dondero when Kimball High School was built; following closure of Kimball, renamed again in 2007 as Royal Oak High School), in Royal Oak, Michigan, was named for him.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

Alexander McIntyre Stirton (1872-1939) — also known as Alexander M. Stirton — of Michigan. Born in Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, October 11, 1872. Socialist. Candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1908; candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1909. Methodist. Suffered a stroke, and died eight months later, October 17, 1939 (age 67 years, 6 days). Interment at Oakview Cemetery.

Relatives: Married to Bertha Williams.

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
25800 West Ten Mile Road
Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Eugene Ignatius Van Antwerp (1889-1962) — also known as Eugene I. Van Antwerp — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., July 26, 1889. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1940; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1948-50; defeated, 1949; candidate for Michigan state highway commissioner, 1953. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 5, 1962 (age 73 years, 10 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Louis Charles Miriani (1897-1987) — also known as Louis C. Miriani — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., January 1, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1957-62; indicted in 1966 for evading federal taxes on income he failed to report in 1959-62; tried and convicted in 1968; following unsuccessful appeals, he served almost a year in federal prison; released in 1971. Italian ancestry. Died in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., October 18, 1987 (age 90 years, 290 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Charles Miriani and Carolina (Venegoni) Miriani; married, April 11, 1929, to Vera M. Vachon; uncle of Ronald G. Miriani.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Harry Francis Kelly (1895-1971) — also known as Harry F. Kelly; Henry Francis Kelly — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Gaylord, Otsego County, Mich. Born in Ottawa, La Salle County, Ill., April 19, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lost part of his left leg in France; lawyer; La Salle County State's Attorney, 1919-23; secretary of state of Michigan, 1939-42; Governor of Michigan, 1943-46; defeated, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1954-70. Died February 8, 1971 (age 75 years, 295 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Henry Michael Kelly and Mollie (Morrissey) Kelly; married, May 4, 1929, to Anne Veronica O'Brien.
		See also National Governors Association biography
		Image source: Michigan Manual 1939

John David Dingell (1894-1955) — also known as John D. Dingell — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 2, 1894. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1933-55; died in office 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1952; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; International Typographical Union. Died at Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D.C., September 19, 1955 (age 61 years, 229 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Joseph Adam Dingell and Mary (Knapp) Dingell; married, April 27, 1925, to Grace Blossom Bigler; father of John David Dingell Jr.; grandfather of Christopher D. Dingell.
		Political family: Dingell family of Detroit, Michigan.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Thomas E. Brennan (1929-2018) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 27, 1929. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 6th District); candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1955; common pleas court judge in Michigan, 1961-63; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1963-65; appointed 1963; resigned 1966; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1967-73; resigned 1973; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1969-71; founder, first dean, and first president, Thomas M. Cooley Law School; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1976; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1982. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi; Ancient Order of Hibernians. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., September 29, 2018 (age 89 years, 155 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married 1951 to Pauline Mary 'Polly' Weinberger.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society

Vincent Morrison Brennan (1890-1959) — also known as Vincent M. Brennan — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich., April 22, 1890. Republican. Lawyer; law professor; member of Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1919-20; U.S. Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1921-23; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1924-54. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; National Lawyers Guild; Delta Theta Phi; Knights of Columbus; Elks; Maccabees. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 4, 1959 (age 68 years, 288 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Charles Thomas Brennan and Mary Agnes (Morrison) Brennan; married, July 17, 1915, to Ruth Hurley.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

Mark E. Storen (1910-1965) — of Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Joliet, Will County, Ill., 1910. Mayor of Highland Park, Mich., 1960-65; died in office 1965. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, from a heart attack, February 25, 1965 (age about 54 years). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Patrick James Doyle (1888-1963) — also known as Patrick J. Doyle — of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., 1888. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 5th District, 1945-54; member of Michigan state senate 21st District, 1955-62. Died in 1963 (age about 75 years). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58

Peter Joseph Kelly (1888-1966) — also known as Peter J. Kelly — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Sullivan County, Pa., June 27, 1888. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1945-46, 1949-58 (Wayne County 1st District 1945-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-58); defeated, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1958; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in 1966 (age about 78 years). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

John J. Maher (1889-1953) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Carsonville, Sanilac County, Mich., April 8, 1889. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1930-53; appointed 1929; died in office 1953. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus. Died, of cancer, in February 3, 1953 (age 63 years, 301 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Relatives: Son of Richard Maher and Catherine (O'Mara) Maher; married 1920 to Agnes Catherine O'Leary.

John Seymour Dohany (1868-1950) — also known as John S. Dohany — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Southfield, Oakland County, Mich., July 9, 1868. Democrat. Physician; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District, 1903-04; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 25, 1950 (age 81 years, 231 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Earl Hebert (1902-1991) — of Ecorse, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., July 3, 1902. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District, 1949-54. Catholic. Member, Eagles. Died in Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Va., June 1, 1991 (age 88 years, 333 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

John Bombyk (1921-1992) — of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born August 4, 1921. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1962. Died in Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich., January 14, 1992 (age 70 years, 163 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Lenore B. Quinn (1891-1961) — also known as Mary Lenore Bookmyer; Mrs. J. R. Quinn — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Sandusky County, Ohio, January 17, 1891. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1944 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee). Female. German and Irish ancestry. Died in Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich., March 18, 1961 (age 70 years, 60 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Relatives: Daughter of Thomas W. Bookmyer and Martha Ann (Murray) Bookmyer; married, June 14, 1922, to James Rowland Quinn.

James Churchill Zeder (1900-1975) — also known as James C. Zeder — of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Charlevoix County, Mich., April 17, 1900. Republican. Vice-president for engineering, Chrysler Corporation automobile manufacturers; candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1961. Died in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Mich., May 25, 1975 (age 75 years, 38 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Louis J. Schneider (1897-1978) — of Wayne County, Mich. Born September 8, 1897. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1933-36; defeated in Republican primary, 1926, 1928, 1930; candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1941. Died February 24, 1978 (age 80 years, 169 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Harold A. Lennane — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state senate 5th District, 1928, 1932. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery
621 West Long Lake Road
Troy, Oakland County, Michigan
Founded 1928

Politicians buried here:

Murray Delos Van Wagoner (1898-1986) — also known as Murray D. Van Wagoner — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Kingston, Tuscola County, Mich., March 18, 1898. Democrat. Civil engineer; Michigan state highway commissioner, 1933-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936, 1940, 1944 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization; speaker), 1952; Governor of Michigan, 1941-42; defeated, 1942, 1946; candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1951. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Exchange Club. Died in Farmington Hills, Oakland County, Mich., June 12, 1986 (age 88 years, 86 days). Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married to Helen Hammond.
		See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: Michigan Manual 1939

William S. Broomfield (1922-2019) — also known as Bill Broomfield — of Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich.; Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., April 28, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real estate business; insurance underwriter; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District, 1949-54; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1955-56; U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1957-93 (18th District 1957-73, 19th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-93). Methodist; later Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Shriners; Optimist Club; Lions; Odd Fellows; American Legion; Elks. Died in Kensington, Montgomery County, Md., February 20, 2019 (age 96 years, 298 days). Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Dr. S. C. Broomfield and Fern Broomfield.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58

David Henry Crowley (1882-1951) — also known as David H. Crowley — of Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Leslie, Ingham County, Mich., September 5, 1882. Republican. Lawyer; Cheboygan County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1936-43; Michigan state attorney general, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1936. Slipped and fell in icy conditions, and died about an hour later, in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 21, 1951 (age 69 years, 107 days). Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Daniel Crowley and Margaret Crowley; married, August 17, 1909, to Nina Cordelia Barrett.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Albert A. Riddering (1884-1958) — of Michigan. Born July 18, 1884. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1944, 1946. Died November 4, 1958 (age 74 years, 109 days). Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery.

Ferris H. Fitch (1893-1984) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., January 2, 1893. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1922; candidate for Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1926; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935. Member, Sigma Chi. Died July 13, 1984 (age 91 years, 193 days). Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery.

Jack Kevorkian (1928-2011) — also known as "Dr. Death" — Born in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., May 26, 1928. Physician; euthanasia advocate whose campaign of assisted suicides of terminally ill patients in 1989-99 brought him national publicity; his medical license was revoked in 1990; he faced numerous murder charges starting in 1993; acquitted by juries several times; convicted in 1999 and sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison; released in 2007; Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 9th District, 2008. Atheist. Armenian ancestry. Died, from kidney and heart problems, in Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., June 3, 2011 (age 83 years, 8 days). Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Levon Kevorkian.
		See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile

Edward S. Piggins (1906-1972) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born August 10, 1906. Republican. Circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1960-69; candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1970. Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich., July 11, 1972 (age 65 years, 336 days). Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery.

Henry Aydelotte Houston (1890-1979) — also known as Henry A. Houston — of Michigan. Born in Delaware, March 29, 1890. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1932. Died in 1979 (age about 89 years). Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Henry Aydelotte Houston (1847-1925) and Eva (Hickman) Houston; married to Mary Brewington; nephew of John Mitchell Houston and Charles Bell Houston; first cousin of John Mitchell Moore Houston; first cousin twice removed of John Wallace Houston; second cousin once removed of Robert Griffith Houston.
		Political family: Houston family of Delaware (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).

Harry D. Fenske (d. 1965) — of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 16th District, 1961. Died in 1965. Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery.

Bruce J. Annett (1915-1977) — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in 1915. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952. Died in 1977 (age about 62 years). Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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