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Daniel E. Karn (1890-1969) —
also known as Dan E. Karn —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Miami
County, Ind., April
29, 1890.
Republican. President, Consumers Power
Company, 1950-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Jackson County
1st District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Exchange
Club.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., June, 1969
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Karn and Mary (Zimmerman) Karn; married to Vivian Vardell
Vanderlyn. |
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memorial |
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William Kelly (1854-1937) —
of Vulcan, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
17, 1854.
Republican. Mining engineer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912
(alternate), 1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, Tau Beta
Pi; Psi
Upsilon; Rotary.
Slipped and
fell while descending steps, and died nine days later from his
injuries, in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., October
1, 1937 (age 83 years, 167
days).
Interment at Everett
Cemetery, Everett, Pa.
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Maurice R. Keyworth (1886-1935) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Shabbona, Sanilac
County, Mich., 1886.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; elected Michigan
superintendent of public instruction 1935, but died before taking
office.
Member, Rotary.
Died, in an automobile
crash, June 22,
1935 (age about 48
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Paul H. King (b. 1879) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Arapahoe, Furnas
County, Neb., August
22, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary of
Michigan Republican Party, 1910-12; one of three receivers of the
Pere Marquette Railroad,
1914-17; campaign manager for U.S. Sens. Charles
E. Townsend and Truman
H. Newberry.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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John Patrick Kirk (1866-1952) —
also known as John P. Kirk —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., September
20, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1900; major in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1903-04; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1904; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1908-10; nominated in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan 1916; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1917; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
president, Ypsilanti Savings Bank.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; Elks.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
22, 1952 (age 85 years, 337
days).
Interment at St.
John Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Blaque Knirk (1916-1992) —
of Quincy, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Quincy, Branch
County, Mich., August
18, 1916.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 9th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Died December
20, 1992 (age 76 years, 124
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Knirk and Cora (Sprout) Knirk; married to Mae Arlouine
Rosendahl. |
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Raymond W. Krolikowski (b. 1928) —
also known as Ray Krolikowski —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., July 25,
1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
14th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1975-82.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Polish
National Alliance; Lions; American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Rotary.
Still living as of 1982.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Krolikowski and Regina (Wypijewski)
Krolikowski. |
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Charles T. LaSata (b. 1962) —
also known as Charlie LaSata —
of St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born December
20, 1962.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 79th District, 1999-; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 2000.
Member, Rotary; Farm
Bureau; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2001.
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Robert C. Law (b. 1947) —
of Livonia, Wayne
County, Mich.; Northville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
5, 1947.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 36th District, 1977-80; defeated,
1974; resigned 1980; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1976,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
Jaycees;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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Howard C. Lawrence (b. 1890) —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.; Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Sebewa Township, Ionia
County, Mich., August
14, 1890.
Republican. Banker;
business partner and executive secretary to Gov. Fred
W. Green; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1929-36; Michigan
state treasurer, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1936
(alternate), 1940.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cyrus S. Lawrence and Margaret (Neidhardt) Lawrence; married, May 1,
1913, to Clara Louise Luther. |
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Joseph Don Lawrence Jr. (1904-1972) —
also known as J. Don Lawrence —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 23,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County
2nd District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died September
15, 1972 (age 68 years, 84
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Don Lawrence, Sr. and Mabel (Oliff) Lawrence; married to
Christine Marie Schultz. |
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Charles H. Leonard (b. 1895) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., March 9,
1895.
Democrat. Funeral
director; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1932;
mayor
of Hastings, Mich.; elected 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Leonard and Bessie (Palmer) Leonard; married, November
26, 1913, to Bertha Ferris. |
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Emil Lockwood (1919-2002) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., September
23, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; accountant;
candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gratiot County,
1961; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-70 (25th District 1963-64, 30th District
1965-70); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1968;
candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks;
Rotary.
Died, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
2, 2002 (age 82 years, 313
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in Gulf of Mexico.
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Sherman L. Loupee (1872-1968) —
of Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Union, Cass
County, Mich., September
4, 1872.
Republican. Physician;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48 (Cass County 1939-44, St.
Joseph District 1945-48); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1956.
Congregationalist
or Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in 1968
(age about
95 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oscar Loupee and Anna (Jones) Loupee; married 1894 to
Gertrude Hitchcox. |
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Willis Leon Lyons (1877-1970) —
also known as Willis L. Lyons —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., April
15, 1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
director, attorney, vice-president, First National Bank of
Howell; Livingston
County Clerk, 1900-11; Livingston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-21; Livingston
County Probate Judge, 1921; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1928;
circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1948-53; appointed 1948;
defeated, 1953.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died October
7, 1970 (age 93 years, 175
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Howell, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Lyons and Elmina (Drew) Lyons; married 1899 to Teresa
Scully. |
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O. Gaylord Marsh (b. 1879) —
of Wenatchee, Chelan
County, Wash.; Manila, Philippines;
Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich., January
7, 1879.
Lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Ottawa, 1915-17; Progreso, 1917-24; Montevideo, 1924-27; Sydney, 1927-32; Seoul, as of 1938.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Marsh and Huldah Rude (Dunning) Marsh; married 1905 to Tella
Dorothy Swem. |
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John Butlin Martin Jr. (1909-1989) —
also known as John B. Martin, Jr. —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
3, 1909.
Republican. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1949-50; Michigan
state auditor general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1952; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968;
candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1956; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1957-69; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 17th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary; Grange;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Farm
Bureau; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in 1989
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Butlin Martin and Althea (Winchester) Martin; married 1934 to Helen
Hickam. |
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Mack McAllister —
of Tuscola Township, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; restaurant
owner; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1958.
Member, Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Eugene McKee (1877-1951) —
also known as Frank E. McKee —
of North Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
22, 1877.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1943-44, 1951; defeated in primary,
1944; died in office 1951.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish,
Swiss,
German,
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died, of a heart
attack, in a room at the Porter Hotel,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
13, 1951 (age 73 years, 175
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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Edward Austin McLogan (b. 1920) —
also known as Edward A. McLogan —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., April 2,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; merchant;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Phi
Kappa Psi; Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin McLogan and Helen (Austin) McLogan; married to Beatrice A.
Bouchard. |
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William Grawn Milliken (1922-2019) —
also known as William G. Milliken —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., March
16, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1961-64; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1964
(alternate), 1972
(delegation chair; speaker),
1976
(delegation chair), 1984;
Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1965-69; Governor of
Michigan, 1969-82.
Member, Rotary.
Died in 2019
(age about
97 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Minnema (1893-1964) —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., February
17, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1954-60; defeated in primary, 1952,
1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Eagles;
Farm
Bureau; American
Legion.
Died in 1964
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Franklin Moore (1877-1927) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in St. Clair Township, St. Clair
County, Mich., 1877.
Republican. Salt
manufacturer; banker; mayor
of St. Clair, Mich., 1911; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 2nd
District, 1917-22; candidate for Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1922; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1924.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died, in Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 11,
1927 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Joseph B. Moore (1845-1930) —
of Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich.
Born in Commerce, Oakland
County, Mich., November
3, 1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Lapeer
County Prosecuting Attorney; mayor of Lapeer, Mich., 1874-75;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1879-80; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1880,
1884;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1888-95; resigned 1895;
candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1890; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1896-1925; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1904-05, 1912, 1920.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
24, 1930 (age 84 years, 141
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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John D. Morrison (b. 1896) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., September
13, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
Michigan
state auditor general, 1945-46.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1927 to Edith
O. Drevdahl. |
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Carl D. Mosier (b. 1887) —
of Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Decatur, Van Buren
County, Mich., October
7, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer; Cass
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21; circuit
judge in Michigan 36th Circuit, 1948-59; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from St. Joseph
District, 1961-62.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Mosier and Myrtice (Downing) Mosier; married to Ruth
Hendryx. |
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Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) —
also known as Charles S. Mott; C. S. Mott —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 2,
1875.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1912-14, 1918-19; defeated, 1914; candidate in
Republican primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924,
1940;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Episcopalian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Vice-president of General
Motors. Philanthropist; founder of Charles Stewart Mott
Foundation.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
18, 1973 (age 97 years, 261
days).
Entombed at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Frederick Henry Mueller (1893-1976) —
also known as Frederick H. Mueller —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
22, 1893.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1945-57; appointed 1945; defeated,
1957; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1959-61; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died August
31, 1976 (age 82 years, 283
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Graceland
Memorial Park, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Clarence Roy Myers (1890-1951) —
also known as Clarence R. Myers —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1890.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary.
Died, from a series of
strokes, in Michigan, March
22, 1951 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Indianfields
Township Cemetery, Caro, Mich.
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Fred Nicholson (1904-1974) —
of Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Strathroy, Ontario,
April
20, 1904.
Democrat. Candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1947, 1956 (primary), 1959; Macomb
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-54; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1955-56; defeated in primary, 1966;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Nu Phi; Rotary.
Died in 1974
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen Sutherland Nisbet (1895-1986) —
also known as Stephen S. Nisbet —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., May 28,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; vice-president, Gerber Baby Foods;
bank
director; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1943-61; appointed 1943; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 26th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964-70.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Riverside
County, Calif., July 3,
1986 (age 91 years, 36
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Mich.
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Walter H. North (1871-1952) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Somerset Township, Hillsdale
County, Mich., November
1, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Calhoun
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1902-05; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1906-27; resigned 1927; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1927-52; appointed 1927; died in
office 1952; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1929, 1936, 1944, 1952;
died in office 1952.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Rotary.
Died July 23,
1952 (age 80 years, 265
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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William M. Oakley (born c.1931) —
of Romulus, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1931.
Builder;
mayor
of Romulus, Mich., 1977-83, 1995-2001; defeated, 2001.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2001.
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Albert Joseph O'Melia (b. 1889) —
also known as Albert J. O'Melia —
of Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis.
Born in Chassell, Houghton
County, Mich., April 4,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Dunkerson Orr (1917-2004) —
also known as Robert D. Orr —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
17, 1917.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1956;
chair
of Vanderburgh County Republican Party, 1965-67; member of Indiana
state senate; elected 1968; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana; elected 1972; Governor of
Indiana, 1981-89; board member, Amtrak
(representing all state governors); U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, 1989-92.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Rotary; Jaycees.
Died, of heart
disease, in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March
10, 2004 (age 86 years, 114
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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George Keyes Page (1896-1972) —
also known as G. Keyes Page —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., November
10, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
1st District, 1961-62.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary; Elks.
Died in 1972
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Keeney Page and Adella (Keyes) Page; married to Frances
Marie Adams. |
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Irving Pennington (b. 1886) —
of Sparta, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Algoma Township, Kent
County, Mich., December
25, 1886.
Republican. Farmer;
secretary, Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Kent County; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1950-54.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Rotary; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1908 to Mae E.
Mosher; married 1938 to Hazel
M. Tewsley. |
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Joseph R. Peterson —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Delray, Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; police
detective; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 2009-.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Holy
Name Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Vietnam
Veterans of America; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives:
Married to Janice Tomocik. |
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Herbert E. Phillipson Jr. (b. 1923) —
also known as Herb Phillipson —
of Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich.
Born, in Lee Memorial Hospital,
Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich., December
25, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Cass
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1959-60; chair of
Cass County Republican Party, 1968-76; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1976;
Cass
County Probate Judge, 1982-95.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks;
Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard W. Piepkorn (1877-1959) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Berlin, Germany,
August
9, 1877.
President, Peoples Bank of
Alpena; half-owner of Great Lakes freighter;
mayor
of Alpena, Mich., 1940-44.
Protestant.
German
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died October
16, 1959 (age 82 years, 68
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Piepkorn and Ernestina (Musner) Piepkorn; married 1922 to Ruby
J. Chapel. |
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Jim A. Plakas (b. 1929) —
of Garden City, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
29, 1929.
Democrat. Engineer;
mayor
of Garden City, Mich., 1989-93; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 17th District; elected 2000.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2000.
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Eugene Barnum Power (1905-1993) —
also known as Eugene B. Power —
of Barton Hills, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich., June 4,
1905.
Democrat. Member of University
of Michigan board of regents; elected 1955, 1963.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Founder of University Microfilms in 1938; merged with Xerox
Corporation 1962.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
6, 1993 (age 88 years, 185
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Glenn Warren Power and Annette (Barnum) Power; married, June 17,
1929, to Sadye L. Harwick; father of Philip
H. Power (who married Sarah
Goddard). |
| | | Epitaph: "An entrepreneur and inventor,
he founded University Microfilms, Inc. A public servant, he was a
Regent of the University of Michigan. A Philanthropist, he founded
the Power Foundation. Honored by a knighthood, he lives in the memory
of his family as 'An Edition of One.'" |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Kenneth G. Prettie (b. 1903) —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., February
12, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Hillsdale
District, 1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 1st Circuit, 1977.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Earl C. Pugsley (1885-1976) —
of Hart, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich., April
17, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 27th Circuit, 1930-59; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1942; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Newaygo
District, 1961-62.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in 1976
(age about
91 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Milton Pugsley and Jennie (Cash) Pugsley; married to Alice E.
Hutchins. |
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