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James L. Adams (1921-2014) —
also known as Jim Adams —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., October
2, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; electrician;
treasurer
and president,
IBEW Local 292; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1955-74 (District 31 1955-62,
District 42 1963-72, District 60-A 1973-74).
Lutheran. Swedish
ancestry. Member, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., August
6, 2014 (age 92 years, 308
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Enoch Ernest Anderson (1891-1937) —
also known as Enoch Anderson —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., August
14, 1891.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; mayor
of Ludington, Mich., 1936; candidate for Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1936.
Lutheran. Member, Eagles.
Died in 1937
(age about
45 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Ludington, Mich.
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Loren D. Anderson (1919-1982) —
of Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich.; Riverview, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., November
21, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-74 (61st District 1967-72,
60th District 1973-74); defeated, 1974.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Fraternal
Order of Police; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in April, 1982
(age 62
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Loren Simon Armbruster (1917-1995) —
also known as Loren S. Armbruster —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Sebewaing, Huron
County, Mich., December
5, 1917.
Republican. School
teacher; agricultural
extension agent; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War
II; served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives 84th District, 1973-82.
Lutheran.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August
21, 1995 (age 77 years, 259
days).
Interment at Northlawn
Cemetery, Sebewaing, Mich.
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Adolph H. Begick (1898-1988) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Frankenlust Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., February
24, 1898.
Republican. Farmer;
secretary, Monitor Coal
Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1943-44; candidate for Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1944, 1946.
Lutheran.
Died in Bangor Township, Bay
County, Mich., December
9, 1988 (age 90 years, 289
days).
Interment at St.
Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Lester O. Begick (1926-1991) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Kawkawlin, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., February
17, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County, 1961-62; defeated
in primary, 1956, 1958; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1963-64; defeated in primary, 1964.
Lutheran. Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
7, 1991 (age 65 years, 293
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Paul Begick (1892-1941) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., February
19, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; coal
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1939-41; died in office 1941.
Lutheran. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died July 16,
1941 (age 49 years, 147
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Braun (b. 1848) —
of Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 29,
1848.
Democrat. Farmer, fruit
grower;
supervisor
of Ann Arbor Township, Michigan, 1892-95, 1897-98, 1899-1903; Washtenaw
County Treasurer, 1903-04.
Lutheran. German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Braun and Anna Maria (Eberhardt) Braun; brother of Frederick
B. Braun; married 1887 to Mary
Andrews. |
| | | Image source: Past and Present of
Washtenaw County (1906) |
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George Charles Bubolz (1902-1996) —
also known as George C. Bubolz —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cicero town, Outagamie
County, Wis., February
22, 1902.
Democrat. Pastor; insurance
and real
estate business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 59th District, 1964.
Lutheran. German
ancestry.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
12, 1996 (age 94 years, 203
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius C. Bubolz and Emelie (Jeske) Bubolz; brother of Gordon
August Bubolz; married, June 12,
1928, to Stella Mangold; married, August
28, 1971, to Margaret Jacobson. |
| | | Epitaph: "But the fruit of the spirit
is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Eugene R. Cater (b. 1923) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., December
8, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 98th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966, 1968.
Lutheran. Danish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons;
American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1948 to Donna
Mae Fenner. |
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Paul M. Chandler (1919-1964) —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.; Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich., November
26, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
publisher; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 18th Senatorial
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 21st District,
1963-64; died in office 1964; elected Michigan
state senate 14th District 1964, but died before taking office.
Lutheran.
Died in Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich., December
12, 1964 (age 45 years, 16
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Sanford E. Charron (b. 1917) —
of Pinconning, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Crawford
County, Mich., May 13,
1917.
Service
station operator; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 102nd District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966 (Democratic), 1968 (Republican primary).
Lutheran. Member, Lions; Disabled
American Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1937 to
Loretta V. Sorenson. |
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Robert John Conger (1924-2002) —
also known as Robert J. Conger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Harbor Beach, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
3, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; advertising
business; radio and
television pioneer; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1962.
Lutheran.
Died, in the Bon Secour Nursing
Center in Sterling Heights, Macomb
County, Mich., December
21, 2002 (age 78 years, 48
days).
Interment at Rock
Falls Cemetery, Harbor Beach, Mich.
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William Rufus Day (1849-1923) —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ravenna, Portage
County, Ohio, April
17, 1849.
Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1886-90; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1898; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals, 1899-1903; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1903-22.
Lutheran.
Died in Mackinac Island, Mackinac
County, Mich., July 9,
1923 (age 74 years, 83
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Bert A. Dickerson (1878-1951) —
of Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Constantine Township, St. Joseph
County, Mich., April 8,
1878.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph District, 1949-51;
died in office 1951.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Grange.
Died December
16, 1951 (age 73 years, 252
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Marjorie Lee Masterson Dietsch (1921-2015) —
also known as Marjorie Lee Dietsch; Marjorie Lee
Masterson —
of Chesterfield
County, Va.; Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., February
24, 1921.
Republican. Candidate for Virginia
state house of delegates, 1961.
Female.
Lutheran. Member, Alpha
Phi.
Died November
1, 2015 (age 94 years, 250
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of George Masterson and Lillie Masterson; married, September
9, 1942, to Frederick 'Fritz' Dietsch. |
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Joanne G. Emmons (b. 1934) —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born February
8, 1934.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 99th District, 1987-90; member of
Michigan
state senate, 1991-99 (35th District 1991-94, 23rd District
1995-99); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1992;
candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 2002.
Female.
Lutheran. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2002.
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Einar Eugene Erlandsen (1908-1995) —
also known as Einar E. Erlandsen —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., April
27, 1908.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-66 (Delta County 1949-64,
107th District 1965-66); defeated, 1966, 1968; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1956.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died March
24, 1995 (age 86 years, 331
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Rose M. McMahon. |
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Hubert Carol Evans (b. 1921) —
also known as Hubert C. Evans —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Beaverton, Gladwin
County, Mich., December
25, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1961; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 28th Senatorial
District, 1961; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1962, 1964, 1966;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1968.
Lutheran.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest Carl Fackler III (b. 1943) —
also known as Ernest C. Fackler —
of Dearborn Heights, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
5, 1943.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1970, 1972; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1979.
Lutheran. Member, American
Political Science Association; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1979.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernest Carl Fackler, Jr. and Emma (Engel) Fackler; married 1967 to Karen
Anne Wagner. |
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James C. Farquhar Jr. (born c.1959) —
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1959.
Florist;
mayor
of Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., 2002-.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2014.
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Henry F. R. Frincke —
of Monroe
County, Mich.
Lutheran
minister; delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Monroe
County, 1933.
Lutheran.
Burial location unknown.
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Carl F. Gnodtke (1936-2000) —
of Sawyer, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Weesaw Township, Berrien
County, Mich., January
2, 1936.
Republican. Farmer; Berrien
County Drain Commissioner, 1977-78; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1979-96 (43rd District 1979-92,
78th District 1993-96).
Lutheran. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died May 29,
2000 (age 64 years, 148
days).
Interment at Weesaw
Township Cemetery, New Troy, Mich.
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Clarence F. Graebner (1899-1967) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., October
13, 1899.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1947-54; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1955-62.
Lutheran. German
ancestry.
Died in Torrance, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
23, 1967 (age 67 years, 133
days).
Entombed at Oakwood
Memorial Mausoleum, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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John A. Gustafson (b. 1856) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Sodermanland, Sweden,
September
5, 1856.
Democrat. Grocer; hardware
merchant; candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1898.
Lutheran. Swedish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Jenny C. Law Hardy (b. 1869) —
also known as Jenny C. Law —
of Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Australia,
September
20, 1869.
Republican. Woman suffrage advocate; chairman legislative committee,
Equal Suffrage Association; world traveler; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1932-36.
Female.
Lutheran. Member, Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William Law and Eliza (Hauck) Law; married 1900 to Dr. P.
B. Hardy. |
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Lillian Hatcher (b. 1915) —
also known as Lillian Cook —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Greenville, Butler
County, Ala., May 30,
1915.
Democrat. International
Representative, United Auto Workers; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964
(alternate), 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980
(alternate); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 4th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Female.
Lutheran. African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; Women's
International League for Peace and Freedom.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Robert Cook and Jimmie (McTryier) Cook; married to John
Hatcher. |
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Uno Sylvanus Augustus Heggblom (1898-1978) —
also known as Uno S. A. Heggblom; U. S. A.
Heggblom —
of Manistique, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manistique, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.
Born in Manistique, Schoolcraft
County, Mich., March
21, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1922; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1926 (1st District), 1932 (15th
District), 1936 (15th District), 1940 (11th District), 1944 (15th
District), 1947 (11th District), 1948 (15th District); delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940
(alternate), 1944.
Lutheran. Swedish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Manistique, Schoolcraft
County, Mich., April
11, 1978 (age 80 years, 21
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Heggblom and Greta Christina (Norrgard) Heggblom; married, July 15,
1925, to Sima Alfreda Soderbeck. |
| | | Image source: Detroit Free Press,
September 14, 1926 |
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Bert M. Heideman (b. 1909) —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich., February
5, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; university
professor; Republican candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1958, 1960 (primary), 1962; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 32nd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 110th District, 1964.
Lutheran. Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi Mu
Alpha; American
Political Science Association; American
Historical Association; Lions; Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Arthur Heideman and Lempi (Kranck) Heideman; married to
Katherine Grayson Graham. |
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Russell Hellman (1917-2004) —
also known as Rusty Hellman —
of Dollar Bay, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Dollar Bay, Houghton
County, Mich., September
9, 1917.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1961-80 (Houghton District
1961-64, 110th District 1965-80).
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Houghton County Medical
Care Facility, Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich., June 9,
2004 (age 86 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1938 to Edith
Kaarlela. |
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Frank Eugene Hook (1893-1982) —
also known as Frank E. Hook; "Fightin'
Frank" —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.; Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in L'Anse, Baraga
County, Mich., May 26,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; miner; lawyer;
municipal judge in Michigan, 1924-25; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1935-43, 1945-47;
defeated, 1942 (12th District), 1946 (12th District), 1954 (12th
District), 1956 (12th District), 1958 (12th District), 1966 (11th
District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1948; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 32nd Circuit, 1957; president of radio
station WJMS, Ironwood, Mich.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Disabled
American Veterans; Americans
for Democratic Action.
In February 1945, he was involved in a fist fight on the floor of the
House of Representatives with John
E. Rankin of Mississippi.
Died in Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn., June 21,
1982 (age 89 years, 26
days).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Edward H. Jeffries (b. 1916) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 18,
1916.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-44, 1951-62 (Wayne County
1st District 1941-44, 1951-54, Wayne County 5th District 1955-62);
defeated in primary, 1946 (Wayne County 1st District), 1962 (Wayne
County 5th District), 1964 (7th District); served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; candidate for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1944.
Lutheran. Member, Maccabees.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Milo A. Johnson (1883-1970) —
of Greenville, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Fairplain Township, Montcalm
County, Mich., June 1,
1883.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1929-32;
defeated in primary, 1932, 1934, 1938; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1951-54; defeated in primary, 1954,
1958.
Lutheran. Member, Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1970
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William L. Jowett (b. 1934) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Marysville, St. Clair
County, Mich., February
7, 1934.
Republican. St.
Clair County Coroner, 1958-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 76th District, 1967-80; defeated
in primary, 1964.
Lutheran. Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1980.
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Oscar Edward Kilstrom (1874-1943) —
also known as Oscar E. Kilstrom —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March
26, 1874.
Republican. Funeral
director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1939-43; defeated, 1936; died in office 1943.
Lutheran. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons.
Died September
1, 1943 (age 69 years, 159
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clyde K. King (1925-2007) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 2,
1925.
Republican. Accountant;
mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1989-93; defeated, 1987.
Lutheran. Member, Optimist
Club; NAACP; Lions.
Died, while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, in Huron Woods Residential
Home in the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital complex, Superior Township,
Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
4, 2007 (age 81 years, 216
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1946 to
Marilyn Wilks. |
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Garland B. Lane (1919-1995) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., March
28, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state senate, 1949-74 (13th District 1949-64, 29th District
1965-74); defeated in primary, 1974.
Lutheran. Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died January
3, 1995 (age 75 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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William John Leppien (1894-1979) —
also known as William J. Leppien —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born October
7, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; ice cream
business; Saginaw
County Clerk, 1947-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 22nd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1963-64.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in 1979
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Leppien and Dora (Gasner) Leppien; married to Myrtle V.
Sheriff. |
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Carl Gottfred Lindquist (1896-1993) —
also known as Carl G. Lindquist; "Iron
Man" —
of Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich., December
9, 1896.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-54 (Iron County 1941-44,
Iron District 1945-54); defeated, 1954, 1962; candidate for Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1956; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Iron District,
1961.
Lutheran. Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Association of Retired Persons.
Died, in Crystal Manor nursing
home, Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich., March 9,
1993 (age 96 years, 90
days).
Interment at Bates
Township Cemetery, Mapleton, Mich.
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Edward J. Lorenz (b. 1894) —
of Muskegon Heights, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 20,
1894.
Republican. Hardware
merchant; mayor
of Muskegon Heights, Mich., 1933-37.
Lutheran. Member, Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dave Lorenz; married 1914 to Cora
F. Lorengel. |
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Joshua Oden (1880-1969) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., June 19,
1880.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; pastor,
Irving Park Lutheran Church, 1908-54; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1944.
Lutheran. Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September, 1969
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Interment at Ridgewood
Cemetery, Des Plaines, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of M. P. Oden and Emma (Carlberg) Oden; married, May 25,
1909, to Helga Soderberg. |
| | | Image source: Tidings, Irving Park
Lutheran Church, August 2007 |
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Emil A. Peltz (1901-1960) —
of Rogers City, Presque
Isle County, Mich.
Born in Rogers City, Presque
Isle County, Mich., November
12, 1901.
Republican. School
teacher; hardware
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Presque Isle District,
1945-60; died in office 1960.
Lutheran. Member, Lions.
Died February
5, 1960 (age 58 years, 85
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Emil Peltz and Anna (Rieger) Peltz; married, December
12, 1925, to Adelia G. Bruder. |
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Theodore F. Prochnow (1875-1944) —
of Northfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Northfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
26, 1875.
Democrat. Supervisor
of Northfield Township, Michigan, 1899-1900; restaurant
owner; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1915.
Lutheran. German
ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Woodmen.
Died in 1944
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Philip J. Rahoi (1896-1980) —
also known as Philip Rahoi —
of Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., April 5,
1896.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Dickinson County, 1935-38;
defeated, 1932 (Dickinson County), 1938 (Dickinson County), 1940
(Dickinson County), 1942 (Dickinson County), 1946 (Dickinson
District), 1968 (109th District), 1972 (109th District); candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1944 (Republican
primary), 1950 (Democratic primary); member of Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1955-64; defeated, 1952 (31st
District), 1964 (38th District), 1966 (38th District); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960
(alternate), 1964
(alternate).
Lutheran.
Died in Kingsford, Dickinson
County, Mich., March
11, 1980 (age 83 years, 341
days).
Interment at Iron Mountain Cemetery Park, Iron Mountain, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip Rahoi and Alma (Makoutz) Rahoi; married 1918 to Elsa
Hallgren. |
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memorial |
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1957-58 |
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Fred Rodesiler (1875-1943) —
of Riga, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Riga, Lenawee
County, Mich., 1875.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1939-43; died
in office 1943.
Lutheran.
Died July 23,
1943 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899 to Frona
Rehklaw. |
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Gene A. Saari (1909-1990) —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Chisholm, St. Louis
County, Minn., June 21,
1909.
Democrat. Labor
leader; candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1944, 1946; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1948; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Lutheran. Finnish
ancestry.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., April 7,
1990 (age 80 years, 290
days).
Interment at Sugar
Island Cemetery, Sugar Island, Mich.
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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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Sarah A. Schaeffer (1911-1998) —
also known as Sarah A. Bauer —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
27, 1911.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1956;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1959.
Female.
Lutheran. Member, Rotary.
Died in Clare, Clare
County, Mich., May 22,
1998 (age 87 years, 115
days).
Interment at Cherry
Grove Cemetery, Clare, Mich.
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Relatives:
Daughter of John A. Bauer and Carrie D. (Kleeman) Bauer; married, April
20, 1930, to Harold Herzil Schaeffer. |
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Dorothea C. Schroeder (1909-1975) —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; Caseville, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., October
15, 1909.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1940;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1945-49.
Female.
Lutheran.
Died in Bad Axe, Huron
County, Mich., July 9,
1975 (age 65 years, 267
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William A. Sederberg (b. 1947) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born August
1, 1947.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state board of education, 1973-75; resigned 1975; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1979-90.
Lutheran. Member, Kappa
Delta Pi.
Still living as of 1996.
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George Ellis Sivula (1917-1981) —
also known as George E. Sivula —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., June 14,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; realtor;
insurance
business; mayor
of Negaunee, Mich., 1952-53.
Lutheran. Finnish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., November
9, 1981 (age 64 years, 148
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Victor J. Sivula and Matilda M. Sivula; married, February
20, 1946, to Alice Jane Petrinic. |
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Samuel Martin Smith (1903-1963) —
also known as Samuel M. Smith —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Savanna, Carroll
County, Ill., February
2, 1903.
Republican. Mayor
of Three Rivers, Mich., 1955-63.
Lutheran. Member, Civitan;
Rotary;
Lions.
Died, from a heart
attack, at Three Rivers Hospital,
Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich., September
19, 1963 (age 60 years, 229
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Three Rivers, Mich.
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Joseph Patrick Swallow (b. 1932) —
also known as Joseph P. Swallow —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich., December
31, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1963-64; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 105th District, 1965-72; candidate
for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1976; circuit
judge in Michigan 26th Circuit, 1977; candidate in primary for
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1978.
Lutheran. Member, Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 1978.
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Kenneth W. Thompson (1908-1975) —
also known as Ken Thompson —
of Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Bellefontaine, Logan
County, Ohio, February
10, 1908.
Republican. Member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1967-74; defeated, 1974.
Lutheran. Member, Tau Beta
Pi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
15, 1975 (age 67 years, 5
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew F. Toepel (b. 1866) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 5,
1866.
Republican. Jeweler;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1917-20.
Lutheran. German
ancestry.
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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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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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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