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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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Andrew F. Anderson (b. 1857) —
of Omena, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Blekinge, Sweden,
October
3, 1857.
Lumberman;
merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Leelanau District, 1915-18;
defeated (Independent), 1918.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Emil Anderson (1893-1966) —
also known as Arthur Anderson —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Spurr Mountain, Baraga
County, Mich., November
27, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; chair of
Mecosta County Republican Party, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Swedish ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in November, 1966
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John E. Anderson and Hilma (Brandt) Anderson; married, December
19, 1921, to Winifred Van Brocklin. |
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Victor Gustave Benson (1873-1939) —
also known as Victor Benson —
of Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
December
22, 1873.
Republican. Farmer; miller;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iron County, 1939; defeated,
1936; died in office 1939.
Swedish ancestry.
Died, from a bladder
ailment, in Sparrow Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April
26, 1939 (age 65 years, 125
days).
Interment at Bates
Township Cemetery, Mapleton, Mich.
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Vining Lindbom Bjork (1910-1981) —
also known as Vining L. Bjork —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., May 19,
1910.
Republican. Funeral
director; mayor
of Ishpeming, Mich., 1937-40.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
19, 1981 (age 71 years, 153
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Carl Bjork and Signe (Lindbom) Bjork. |
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Helmer Bruce (1877-1953) —
of Bark River, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
November
14, 1877.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta County, 1931-32;
defeated, 1932, 1934, 1942.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in 1953
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Bark
River Cemetery, Bark River, Mich.
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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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Chester Philip Emunson (1886-1956) —
also known as Chester P. Emunson —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Hurley, Iron
County, Wis., August
16, 1886.
Democrat. Printing
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Manistee County, 1933-36;
defeated, 1940, 1942; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1936.
Swedish and Norwegian ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in 1956
(age about
69 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Olaf K. Fjetland (1893-1969) —
also known as O. K. Fjetland —
of Lemmon, Perkins
County, S.Dak.; Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.; Gladstone, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Ellsworth, Hamilton
County, Iowa, March
26, 1893.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; insurance
agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Dakota, 1924;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1928,
1932.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., October
6, 1969 (age 76 years, 194
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Relatives: Son
of Ingeborg (Skeie) Fjetland and Knut Fjetland. |
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Charles Louis Follo (1905-1979) —
also known as Charles L. Follo —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., April 7,
1905.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Delta County,
1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Rotary;
American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1979
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Escanaba, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Olaf Follo and Mayme (Bohmann) Follo; married to Iona
Bergman Dixon. |
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Theos Alvyn Grove (1904-1982) —
also known as Theos A. Grove —
of Utica, Macomb
County, Mich.; Sterling Heights, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Forman, Sargent
County, N.Dak., February
9, 1904.
Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1938 (1st District), 1958 (7th
District); Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1940, 1946, 1948; Socialist Labor
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1944, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1960; Socialist Labor candidate
for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1951, 1953, 1959, 1961; member of
Michigan Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1965;
Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1955; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 11th Senatorial
District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1962; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964, 1966, 1968; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Utica, Macomb
County, Mich., July 20,
1982 (age 78 years, 161
days). His body was
donated for medical science.
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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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George Oscar Harma (1905-1977) —
also known as George O. Harma —
of Atlantic Mine, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Baltic Mine, Houghton
County, Mich., November
5, 1905.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District,
1935-44; candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1944; implicated
as co-conspirator
in a legislative branch banking bribery
case in 1946; given immunity
from prosecution in return for his testimony.
Finnish ancestry. Member, Pi
Delta Epsilon.
Died in 1977
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carl Oscar Harma and Mary Susanna (Fjader) Harma. |
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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. |
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September 14, 1926 |
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Emil Hurja (1892-1953) —
of Breckenridge, Stephens
County, Tex.; Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich., January
22, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936;
candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1946, 1948.
Finnish ancestry. Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Economic Association; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Suffered a heart
attack, collapsed and died at the National Press Club, Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1953 (age 61 years, 128
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Oren Guy Johnson (1872-1948) —
also known as O. G. Johnson —
of Fostoria, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Rich Township, Lapeer
County, Mich., July 30,
1872.
Republican. Physician;
member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1921-24.
English
and Danish ancestry.
Died in Mayville, Tuscola
County, Mich., May 19,
1948 (age 75 years, 294
days).
Interment at Rich Township Cemetery, Rich Township, Lapeer County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James Henry Johnson and Harriet Emma (Darling) Johnson; married 1909 to
Florence C. Morse. |
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Douglas C. Kelley —
also known as Doug Kelley —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
2004,
2008
(alternate).
Danish ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Lawrence Kestenbaum (b. 1955) —
also known as Larry Kestenbaum —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 1955.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ingham
County Commissioner 8th District, 1983-88; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1998; Washtenaw
County Commissioner 4th District, 2000-02; Washtenaw
County Clerk and Register of Deeds, 2005-.
Jewish.
Hungarian,
German,
Polish,
and Norwegian ancestry. Member, National
Trust for Historic Preservation; American Civil
Liberties Union; Grange;
Sierra
Club; NAACP.
Creator of The Political Graveyard web site.
Still living as of 2022.
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Melvin L. Larsen (b. 1936) —
of Oxford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, October
19, 1936.
Republican. School
principal; athletic
coach; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 61st District, 1973-78; candidate
for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1978; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1979-81.
Catholic.
Norwegian ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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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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Christian H. Magnusson (1905-1990) —
also known as Chris H. Magnusson —
of Redford Township, Wayne
County, Mich.; Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.; Bradenton, Manatee
County, Fla.
Born in Ideal, Manitoba,
October
25, 1905.
Democrat. Carpenter;
business
representative, Carpenters Union local; member of Michigan
state board of education; elected 1957.
Protestant.
Icelandic ancestry. Member, Carpenters
Union; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Manatee
County, Fla., December
12, 1990 (age 85 years, 48
days).
Interment at Skyway Memorial Gardens, Palmetto, Fla.
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Walter G. Nakkula (1907-1971) —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich., August
9, 1907.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1953-64 (Gladwin District
1953-54, Arenac District 1955-64); candidate for Michigan
state senate 35th District, 1964.
Catholic.
Finnish ancestry. Member, Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus.
Suffered lung
cancer and a brain
tumor, and died in Gladwin Area Hospital,
Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., November
1, 1971 (age 64 years, 84
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arvid Nakkula and Senja (Erkhila) Nakkula; married to Julie
Toutant. |
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Albin Walter Norblad Jr. (1908-1964) —
also known as A. Walter Norblad —
of Astoria, Clatsop
County, Ore.; Stayton, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., September
12, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1935-37; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oregon, 1940
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1960;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1946-64; defeated in
primary, 1938; died in office 1964.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., September
20, 1964 (age 56 years, 8
days).
Interment at Lone
Oak Cemetery, Stayton, Ore.
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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. |
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Lutheran Church, August 2007 |
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Charles Theodor Pagelsen (1830-1904) —
also known as Charles T. Pagelsen; Carl T.
Pagelsen —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Denmark,
July
1, 1830.
Sailor;
Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Grand
Haven, Mich., 1871-1903.
Danish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., March 6,
1904 (age 73 years, 249
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Mich.
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Daniel Frederick Pagelsen (1873-1939) —
also known as Daniel F. Pagelsen —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., September
26, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Grand
Haven, Mich., 1904; justice of the peace; Vice-Consul
for Sweden in Grand
Haven, Mich., 1914; Ottawa
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1919-34; arrested
in March 1930, charged
with driving
while drunk,
and fined
$50; arrested
again in August, and pleaded
guilty to driving
while intoxicated,
second offense; the Ottawa County Bar Association urged leniency, but
he was sentenced
to six months in prison.
Danish and German
ancestry.
Died in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., January
31, 1939 (age 65 years, 127
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Mich.
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James R. Pedersen —
also known as Jim Pedersen —
of Brooklyn, Jackson
County, Mich.; Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1996
(alternate), 2008.
Danish ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Francis J. Plym (1869-1940) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
1869.
Republican. Architect;
inventor;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Swedish ancestry.
Died in 1940
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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William E. Rasmussen (1881-1961) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Gowen, Montcalm
County, Mich., August
5, 1881.
Republican. Farmer; grain elevator
business; Montcalm
County Sheriff, 1913-16; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm County, 1921-24.
Danish and Norwegian ancestry.
Died in 1961
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Glenn Theodore Seaborg (1912-1999) —
also known as Glenn T. Seaborg; Glenn Teodor
Sjöberg —
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., April
19, 1912.
Democrat. Physical
chemist; university
professor; received the Nobel
Prize in Chemistry, 1951; chair, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission,
1961-71.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Alpha
Chi Sigma; American
Chemical Society.
Died in Lafayette, Contra
Costa County, Calif., February
25, 1999 (age 86 years, 312
days).
Cremated.
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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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Charles F. Sundstrom (1865-1948) —
of Michigamme, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
March
10, 1865.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1935-42,
1945-46; defeated, 1942, 1946.
Catholic.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Modern
Woodmen; Elks.
Died in 1948
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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