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Fred George Aandahl (1897-1966) —
also known as Fred G. Aandahl —
of Litchville, Barnes
County, N.Dak.
Born in Litchville, Barnes
County, N.Dak., April 9,
1897.
Republican. Farmer; superintendent
of schools; chair of
Barnes County Republican Party, 1928-29; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1931, 1939-41; Governor of
North Dakota, 1945-51; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1948;
U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1951-53; Independent
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary; Modern
Woodmen of America; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Delta
Sigma Rho; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., April 7,
1966 (age 68 years, 363
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Valley City, N.Dak.
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Paul Benson (1918-2004) —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.
Born in Greenville Township, LaMoure
County, N.Dak., June 1,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; executive secretary
(1946-49) and administrative assistant (1949) to U.S. Sen. Milton
R. Young; lawyer; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1954-55; U.S.
District Judge for North Dakota, 1971-85; took senior status 1985.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; American
Legion; Elks.
Died, in Willow Point Memory Care Assisted
Living, Verona, Dane
County, Wis., April
22, 2004 (age 85 years, 326
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, N.Dak.
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Arley R. Bjella (1916-2001) —
of Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak., November
16, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Dakota, 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960.
Lutheran.
Member, Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
Rotary; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died May 21,
2001 (age 84 years, 186
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Asle Bjella and Clara (Bagstad) Bjella; married 1948 to
Beverly Heen. |
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John Dennis Coughlin (b. 1918) —
of North Dakota.
Born in Scobey, Daniels
County, Mont., February
5, 1918.
Member of North
Dakota state senate, 1967-.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Rotary; Farm
Bureau.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Oscar Willard Edmonds (b. 1890) —
also known as O. W. Edmonds —
of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho.
Born in Caledonia, Traill
County, N.Dak., February
4, 1890.
Republican. Abstract and
title business; mayor
of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 1923-27, 1943-45.
Protestant.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur Edmonds and Anna S. (Olson) Edmonds; married, June 21,
1911, to Kathryn M. Sturtevant. |
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Ragnvald Anderson Nestos (1877-1942) —
also known as R. A. Nestos —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Voss, Norway,
April
12, 1877.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1911-12; Ward
County State's Attorney, 1913-16; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1916, 1928; Governor of
North Dakota, 1921-25; defeated in primary, 1924; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1932.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Rotary.
Suffered a stroke,
and died three days later, in a hospital
at Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak., July 15,
1942 (age 65 years, 94
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Gardens, Minot, N.Dak.
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Robert Enlow O'Brian (1895-1977) —
also known as Robert E. O'Brian —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; South Laguna, Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Bryant, Fulton
County, Ill., July 22,
1895.
Democrat. Locomotive
fireman; automobile
mechanic; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pastor; president,
Morningside College, 1931-36; Dry candidate for delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; secretary
of state of Iowa, 1937-39; appointed 1937; defeated, 1938;
president, REO Foods, Inc. (operator of a meat packing
plant), 1944-59; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Pi Zeta; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Killed when he was hit by a
car on the Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, Orange
County, Calif., October
25, 1977 (age 82 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William O'Brian and Mary Catherine (Laemle) O'Brian; married 1920 to Mabel
Day. |
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