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Berry Nelson Beaman (1890-1981) —
also known as Berry N. Beaman —
of Parma, Jackson
County, Mich.; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
15, 1890.
Republican. Manufacturer;
treasurer
of Michigan Republican Party, 1956-61; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 10th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma Chi; Elks.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., December
25, 1981 (age 91 years, 132
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred Beaman and Grace (Berry) Beaman; married to Lucretia
Comstock. |
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Dennis O. Cawthorne (b. 1940) —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., April
29, 1940.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 98th District, 1967-78.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma Chi.
Still living as of 1978.
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Leland Ira Doan (1894-1974) —
also known as Leland I. Doan —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in North Bend, Dodge
County, Neb., November
9, 1894.
Republican. President, Dow Chemical
Company, 1949-62; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1952-59; director, Michigan Bell Telephone
Company; director, National Bank of
Detroit.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma Chi.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., April 4,
1974 (age 79 years, 146
days).
Interment at Midland
Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
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Ferris H. Fitch (1893-1984) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., January
2, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1922; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1926; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Member, Sigma Chi.
Died July 13,
1984 (age 91 years, 193
days).
Interment at White
Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
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John Warner Fitzgerald (1924-2006) —
also known as John W. Fitzgerald —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich., November
24, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1959-64; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1965-73; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1974-82; appointed 1974; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1982.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma Chi; Lions; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; American Bar
Association.
Died July 7,
2006 (age 81 years, 225
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) —
also known as Chase S. Osborn —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house in Huntington
County, Ind., January
22, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Sault
Ste. Marie, Mich., 1889-93; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Governor
of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Presbyterian.
English,
French,
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Lions;
Knights
of Pythias; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Sigma Chi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died April
11, 1949 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
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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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Russell H. Strange II (1934-2001) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., September
18, 1934.
Republican. Tree
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-70 (Isabella District
1957-64, 100th District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma Chi; American
Political Science Association; Rotary;
Grange;
Elks.
Died in North Port, Sarasota
County, Fla., December
6, 2001 (age 67 years, 79
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Epiphany Cathedral Memorial Garden, Venice, Fla.
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Richard Franklin Vander Veen (1922-2006) —
also known as Richard F. Vander Veen —
of East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
26, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1974-77; defeated,
1958, 1976; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1960; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1978.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma Chi.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 3,
2006 (age 83 years, 97
days).
Burial location unknown.
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