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Clarence A. Reid (1892-1978) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin, Saltcreek Township, Pickaway
County, Ohio, December
11, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1941-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1934,
1938, 1948; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
Eagles;
Elks; Forty and
Eight; American Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died in 1978
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Mapes. |
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Walter F. Remer (1897-1985) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Flat Rock, Wayne
County, Mich.; Sage Township, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., July 8,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1935-36, 1939-42; defeated, 1936.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American Legion.
Died in Sage Township, Gladwin
County, Mich., December
2, 1985 (age 88 years, 147
days).
Interment at Ridge
Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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Fletcher Lowrie Renton (b. 1900) —
also known as Fletcher L. Renton —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 15,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Royal Oak, Mich., 1938-43; resigned 1943; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Renton and Mary B. (McCallum) Renton; married, December
29, 1924, to Agnes Burns. |
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Robert L. Richardson Jr. (b. 1926) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April
20, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Alvin
Bentley, 1953-56; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1959-62; member of Michigan
state senate 35th District, 1965-74; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1974; candidate for
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1979.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Still living as of 1979.
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Gordon Rockwell (1915-1991) —
of Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
23, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1967-74; defeated, 1952 (13th
District), 1954 (13th District), 1964 (25th District), 1974 (25th
District); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1960-64.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American Legion.
Died in 1991
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Edward Ruppe (b. 1926) —
also known as Philip E. Ruppe —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich., September
29, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1967-79; defeated,
1992; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1982.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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Joseph F. Sanford (1897-1951) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., November
19, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer; Muskegon
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-32; circuit
judge in Michigan 14th Circuit, 1936-51; died in office 1951.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
American Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died June 12,
1951 (age 53 years, 205
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Sanford and Mary (Hayes) Sanford; married 1924 to
Florence Peterson. |
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Melvin Harold Saur (1892-1980) —
also known as M. Harold Saur —
of Kent City, Kent
County, Mich.
Born near Kent City, Kent
County, Mich., November
21, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Dry candidate
for delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County
3rd District, 1933; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1935-36, 1939-46; defeated, 1936.
Lutheran.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Kent City, Kent
County, Mich., December
27, 1980 (age 88 years, 36
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Dwight Schermerhorn (1886-1954) —
also known as George D. Schermerhorn —
of Reading, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Reading, Hillsdale
County, Mich., October
8, 1886.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Acme
Chair
Company; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1932; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Hillsdale
County, 1933; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1947.
Member, American Legion.
Died, from coronary
occlusion and from carcinoma
of tongue and jaw, in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
21, 1954 (age 67 years, 195
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Hillsdale, Mich.
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John Philip Schuch (1887-1953) —
also known as John P. Schuch —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August
13, 1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; hotelier;
Saginaw
County Sheriff, 1923-24; candidate for mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1927; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1943-46; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1947-50; defeated in primary, 1934,
1950.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., January
31, 1953 (age 65 years, 171
days).
Interment at St.
Andrew's Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry L. Schuch and Catherine R. (Heinrich)
Schuch. |
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Franklin J. Shepherd (born c.1919) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1956; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1957-59; defeated in primary,
1959.
Member, Optimist
Club; Toastmasters;
American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Upton Shreve (b. 1898) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
24, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary).
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leven L. Shreve and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Shreve; married, March 7,
1936, to Elaine Renaud. |
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Jelt Sietsema (b. 1921) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 7,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 94th District, 1969-86; defeated,
1986.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Julius Charles Sleder (1914-1999) —
also known as Julius C. Sleder —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Grand
Traverse County, Mich., January
28, 1914.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Traverse City, Mich., 1951; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 27th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks;
American Legion.
Died July 21,
1999 (age 85 years, 174
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Sleder and Anna (Lautner) Sleder; married to Doris Mary
Pulcifer. |
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G. Bertram Smith (1892-1978) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chandler Township, Huron
County, Mich., 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in oil
refining; real estate
business; mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1942-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 10,
1978 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Flora
Hill Memory Garden, Tucker, Ga.
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Richard G. Smith (1922-1999) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Clinton, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
2, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County, 1953-56; defeated
in primary, 1950; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1957-64; appointed 1957;
resigned 1964; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1963.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks;
American Legion.
Died December
4, 1999 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1947 to Joyce
Cummings. |
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Roy Smith (b. 1924) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., February
12, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
analyst for Ford Motor
Company; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1959-66; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1967-72, 1975-82;
defeated, 1962 (Washtenaw County 2nd District), 1972 (22nd District);
Saline city administrator, 1973-74; candidate for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1982.
Baptist
or Church
of Christ. Member, American Legion; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1949 to
Shirley Sanford. |
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Roy L. Spencer (b. 1919) —
of Attica, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Attica, Lapeer
County, Mich., September
10, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; poultry
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1961-76 (Lapeer County 1961-64,
78th District 1965-76).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Henrik Ekroll Stafseth (1919-2011) —
also known as Henrik E. Stafseth; Hank
Stafseth —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April
14, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; civil
engineer; chair of
Ottawa County Republican Party, 1958-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ottawa County,
1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
American Legion; Kiwanis;
Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in Florida, March
18, 2011 (age 91 years, 338
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henrik J. Stafseth and Inger (Nordhem) Stafseth; married to
Lillian Mae Carisch. |
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Howard A. Starret —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1931, 1933; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1932 (Democratic
primary), 1948 (Republican primary); served in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Member, American Legion; Amvets;
Disabled
American Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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George C. Steeh (b. 1919) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., December
20, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 3rd District,
1955-56; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1957-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Amvets;
American Legion; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Lloyd A. Stephens (1898-1974) —
of Scottville, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Free Soil, Mason
County, Mich., December
15, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral
director; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1957-64; defeated, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Grange;
Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 7,
1974 (age 75 years, 143
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Scottville, Mich.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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William C. Sterling (1898-1962) —
also known as Win Sterling —
of Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., August
10, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1936, 1950; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1959-62; died
in office 1962.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion.
Died June 6,
1962 (age 63 years, 300
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1942 to Carrie
M. Blatt. |
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John Harold Stevens (1895-1976) —
also known as J. Harold Stevens —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
21, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 17th District, 1965-68.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Alpha
Tau Omega; Sigma
Nu Phi; American Legion.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
29, 1976 (age 81 years, 39
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Stevens and Jeanette (Millett) Stevens; married to Martha
Beal. |
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Kenneth M. Stevens (1892-1965) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dorchester, Saline
County, Neb., September
23, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1948-55; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Member, American Legion.
Died, of a heart
attack, 1965
(age about
72 years).
Interment somewhere
in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Robert C. Stites (1915-1981) —
of Manitou Beach, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Rollin Township, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Hudson, Lenawee
County, Mich., January
7, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lenawee
County Sheriff, 1957-64; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 40th District, 1967-70; defeated
in primary, 1970.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Died in Addison, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
26, 1981 (age 66 years, 353
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William G. Suzore (b. 1926) —
of Lincoln Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newport, Monroe
County, Mich., August
10, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
17th District, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Member, Exchange
Club; Catholic
War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; American Legion; Eagles;
Moose.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives: Son
of Simon Suzore and Helen (Craven) Suzore. |
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John Burley Swainson (1925-1994) —
also known as John B. Swainson —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Windsor, Ontario,
July
31, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1955-58; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1959-60; Governor of
Michigan, 1961-62; defeated, 1962; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1963; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1965-70; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1971-75; resigned 1975.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Delta
Theta Phi; Amvets;
Purple
Heart; Lions; Elks.
Lost
both legs in a land mine explosion on November 15, 1944, near
Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, during World War II. Charged
in 1975 with accepting
a bribe; found not guilty, but convicted
of perjury
over his testimony to the grand jury.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 13,
1994 (age 68 years, 286
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Mich.
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Laureston O. Telfer (b. 1893) —
also known as Laurie O. Telfer —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Sarnia, Ontario,
November
20, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; St.
Clair County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1922-30; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1930-34; circuit
judge in Michigan 31st Circuit, 1939-40; defeated, 1940.
Member, Kiwanis;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur B. Telfer and Mary (Cowen) Telfer; married 1920 to Erma
E. Hueber. |
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Jay M. Terbush Jr. (b. 1924) —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
25, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee District, 1959-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard L. Thomson (1903-1969) —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
20, 1903.
Republican. Insurance
business; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1947-54; defeated, 1954, 1956; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
15th District, 1961.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
American Legion; Freemasons.
Died in 1969
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert R. Thomson and Ethel (Farrell) Thomson. |
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Harry S. Toy (b. 1892) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Elkhorn, McDowell
County, W.Va., January
12, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; Michigan
state attorney general, 1935; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated,
1936; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1948.
German
and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Izaak
Walton League; American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Kenneth O. Trucks (1904-1983) —
of Baldwin, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Scottville, Mason
County, Mich., 1904.
Republican. Druggist;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason District, 1951-56;
defeated in primary, 1956; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Mason District,
1961.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1983
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1943 to Mary
R. Pattie. |
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Sanford Martin Tweedie (1900-1973) —
also known as S. Martin Tweedie —
of Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich., June 27,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
chair
of Sanilac County Republican Party, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Medical
Association; American Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
4, 1973 (age 73 years, 69
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Sandusky, Mich.
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Sanford Martin Tweedie III (1931-1991) —
also known as S. Martin Tweedie III —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich., January
2, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from St. Clair
District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Exchange
Club; American Legion; Delta
Upsilon; Toastmasters.
Died in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., June 25,
1991 (age 60 years, 174
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Guido D. Valenti (1911-1983) —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., September
21, 1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Dickinson District, 1949-50;
defeated, 1950.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles;
American Legion.
Died in 1983
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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, Southfield, Mich.
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Wade Van Valkenberg (1899-1985) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Tipton, Lenawee
County, Mich., January
16, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1947-56; defeated in primary, 1944; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1953-56; circuit
judge in Michigan 9th Circuit, 1965-67.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American Legion.
Died in 1985
(age about
86 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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, Troy, Mich.
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Robert E. Waldron (b. 1920) —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., January
25, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-70 (Wayne County 13th
District 1955-64, 1st District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1950;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1967-68;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1962; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1951 to Helen
Miller. |
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Gilbert L. Wales (b. 1921) —
of Stambaugh (now part of Iron River), Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Stambaugh (now part of Iron River), Iron
County, Mich., December
6, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; employed by M.
A. Hanna Iron
Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iron District, 1955-64;
defeated in primary, 1964 (109th District), 1966 (109th District),
1968 (109th District), 1970 (109th District), 1980 (110th District).
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Auto Workers.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Leonard S. Walton (b. 1929) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
28, 1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
12th District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-72 (Wayne County 12th
District 1963-64, 18th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1954
(Wayne County 12th District), 1956 (Wayne County 12th District), 1958
(Wayne County 12th District), 1960 (Wayne County 12th District), 1972
(3rd District), 1982 (3rd District), 1982 (2nd District); candidate
for Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1974.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Legion; Polish
Legion of American Veterans.
Still living as of 1982.
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James F. Warner (1899-1978) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
10, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
owner, Warner Dairy;
director, Ypsilanti Savings Bank;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1957-64; defeated, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Elks; Kiwanis;
Lions.
Died June 10,
1978 (age 78 years, 243
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Wilbur G. Watson (1895-1974) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., July 6,
1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
dealer; mayor
of Traverse City, Mich., 1950.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., April
18, 1974 (age 78 years, 286
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
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Charles P. Webster —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1928; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1932;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1932 (primary), 1934.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Carl May Weideman (1898-1972) —
also known as Carl M. Weideman —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 5,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1933-35; defeated in
primary, 1934; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1950-67; defeated, 1935;
appointed 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich., March 5,
1972 (age 74 years, 0
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Thomas J. Whinery (1899-1982) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., August
28, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1943-44, 1947-48, 1951-64; defeated in primary, 1940 (Kent County 1st
District), 1944 (Kent County 1st District), 1948 (Kent County 1st
District), 1964 (93rd District).
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Order of
the Coif.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 20,
1982 (age 82 years, 265
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Joseph B. Whinery and Fannie (Barker) Whinery; married, January
14, 1939, to Elizabeth Morrill Atkinson. |
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Harvey Randall Wickes (1889-1974) —
also known as H. Randall Wickes —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., September
1, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; business
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Alpha
Delta Phi; American Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
6, 1974 (age 85 years, 35
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Tuthill Wickes and Fanny (Hamilton) Wickes; married, February
15, 1915, to Ruth Brady. |
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Arthur H. Wickman (1891-1970) —
of Carney, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., December
20, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1939-40;
defeated, 1936, 1940.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in 1970
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Gerhard Mennen Williams (1911-1988) —
also known as G. Mennen Williams;
"Soapy" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
23, 1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of
Michigan, 1949-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1968-69; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1971-86; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1983-86.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks; Moose; Amvets;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Order of
Ahepa; Grange;
Americans
for Democratic Action; United
World Federalists.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
2, 1988 (age 76 years, 344
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
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Andrew H. Wisti (1932-2002) —
of Chassell, Houghton
County, Mich.; Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Chassell, Houghton
County, Mich., March
16, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton District, 1959-60;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964,
1968.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Died in 2002
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Jesse Paine Wolcott (1893-1969) —
also known as Jesse P. Wolcott —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Gardner, Worcester
County, Mass., March 3,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1931-57.
Universalist
or Congregationalist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks;
American Legion; Moose.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., January
28, 1969 (age 75 years, 331
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Leonard E. Wood (b. 1917) —
of Redford Township, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
27, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Engineering
illustrator
for General
Motors, later for the Wayne County Road Commission; member of Michigan
state house of representatives; elected 1952, 1954.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Moose;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roy Orchard Woodruff (1876-1953) —
also known as Roy O. Woodruff —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich., March
14, 1876.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
dentist;
mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1911-13; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1913-15, 1921-53;
defeated, 1914; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Scottish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; American Legion; Elks; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Dental Association; Delta
Sigma Delta.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1953 (age 76 years, 335
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Norbert F. Yaeger (b. 1895) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich., June 6,
1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; shoe
merchant; mayor of
Monroe, Mich., 1950-51.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Monroe Evening News, December 6, 1949 |
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David E. Young (1894-1973) —
of near Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
20, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1943-50; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1952.
Member, American Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died in 1973
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edgerton Young and Maude (Prosser) Young; married, April
19, 1919, to Ruth Carolina Zahner. |
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Ralph H. Young (1889-1962) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., December
17, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; athletic
coach; Michigan State College athletic director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1957-62; died in office 1962.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary;
Phi
Gamma Delta.
Elected to Michigan Sports Hall of
Fame.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., January
23, 1962 (age 72 years, 37
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Paul C. Younger (1910-1971) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., January
11, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1957-64; defeated in primary, 1964,
1970; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
21, 1971 (age 61 years, 314
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Milton Zaagman (b. 1926) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March
28, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mortician;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1954, 1956; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-74 (16th District 1963-64, 32nd District
1965-74); defeated, 1974; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1974.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Legion.
Still living as of 1974.
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Relatives:
Married 1948 to Martha
Haverkamp. |
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Lewis William Zimmerman (1894-1979) —
also known as Lewis W. Zimmerman —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., August
12, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Grand Traverse County,
1939-40.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., April
29, 1979 (age 84 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Traverse City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph William Zimmerman and Catherine Adelia (Kilmer) Zimmerman;
married 1921 to Ina
Hardy. |
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memorial |
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Roger Herschel Zion (1921-2019) —
also known as Roger H. Zion —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., September
17, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1967-75; defeated, 1974.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., September
24, 2019 (age 98 years, 7
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Charles O. Zollar (1914-1988) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.; Benton Township, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
6, 1914.
Republican. Fruit
farmer;
real
estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1965-78; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1972; supervisor
of Benton Township, Michigan, 1981.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
American Legion; Moose; Fraternal
Order of Police; Farm
Bureau.
Died in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., February
24, 1988 (age 74 years, 49
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mich.
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