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Frank Fulton Aplan (1900-1966) —
also known as Frank F. Aplan —
of Fort Pierre, Stanley
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rushville, Sheridan
County, Neb., May 21,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Stanley
County Attorney; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 54th District, 1931-32;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Norwegian, Irish, French
Canadian, and Sioux
Indian ancestry.
Died in Rushville, Sheridan
County, Neb., January
3, 1966 (age 65 years, 227
days).
Interment at Fair View Cemetery, Rushville, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Jens Olius Aplan and Marie (Lenagh) Aplan; married to Helen
Fischer. |
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memorial |
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Charles Gustav Binderup (1873-1950) —
also known as Charles G. Binderup —
of Minden, Kearney
County, Neb.
Born in Horsens, Denmark,
March
5, 1873.
Farmer;
merchant;
real
estate dealer; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1935-39; defeated
(Independent), 1940.
Presbyterian.
Danish ancestry.
Died in Minden, Kearney
County, Neb., August
19, 1950 (age 77 years, 167
days).
Interment at Minden
Cemetery, Minden, Neb.
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Eric Hass (1905-1980) —
of Oregon; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., 1905.
Socialist. Advertising
business; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1936; editor
of The Weekly People, 1938-68; Socialist Labor candidate for
New
York state attorney general, 1942; Industrial Government
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1944; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1945 (Socialist Labor), 1949 (Industrial
Government), 1957 (Socialist Labor), 1961 (Socialist Labor), 1965
(Socialist Labor); candidate for Governor of
New York, 1950 (Industrial Government), 1958 (Socialist Labor),
1962 (Socialist Labor); Socialist Labor candidate for President
of the United States, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; resigned or
expelled from the Socialist Labor Party, 1969; librarian.
German
and Danish ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Community Hospital,
Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., October
2, 1980 (age about 75
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Taft Alfred Larson (1910-2001) —
also known as T. A. 'Al' Larson —
of Wyoming.
Born near Wakefield, Dixon
County, Neb., January
18, 1910.
University
professor; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1976-84.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif., January
26, 2001 (age 91 years, 8
days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.
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Frank Vilhelm Lawson (1885-1976) —
also known as Frank V. Lawson —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Denmark,
August
20, 1885.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Denmark in Omaha,
Neb., 1923-50.
Danish ancestry.
Died in 1976
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Springwell Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Charles Edgar Leafdale (1906-1991) —
also known as C. Edgar Leafdale —
of Potter, Cheyenne
County, Neb.; Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Potter, Cheyenne
County, Neb., November
1, 1906.
Democrat. Farmer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1948; wholesale
grocer.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Farmers
Union; Lions.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 2,
1991 (age 84 years, 213
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthoney Morris Leafdale and Flora (Johnson) Leafdale; married, August
19, 1934, to Inez Lorraine Davis. |
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March 19, 1948 |
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Karl Harold Phillip LeVander (1910-1992) —
also known as Harold LeVander —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Swede Home, Polk
County, Neb., October
10, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Minnesota, 1967-71; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1968.
Lutheran.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March
30, 1992 (age 81 years, 172
days).
Interment at Acacia
Park Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn.
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Carl Gustave Palm (1885-1934) —
also known as Carl G. Palm —
of Oceanside, San Diego
County, Calif.; Escondido, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 16,
1885.
Undertaker;
mayor
of Escondido, Calif., 1934; died in office 1934.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
Optimist
Club.
Died, from heart
disease, in Escondido Community Hospital,
Escondido, San Diego
County, Calif., July 1,
1934 (age 49 years, 15
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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C. Petrus Peterson (1880-1965) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born March
10, 1880.
Republican. Delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1928.
Swedish ancestry.
Died August
12, 1965 (age 85 years, 155
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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Christian Abraham Sorensen (1890-1959) —
also known as C. A. Sorensen —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Harrisburg, Banner
County, Neb., March
24, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1929-33; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1934.
Danish ancestry.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
25, 1959 (age 69 years, 154
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Chalkin Sorensen (1933-2017) —
also known as Philip C. Sorensen —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., August
31, 1933.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1964;
Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1965-67; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1966; law
professor.
Danish, Russian,
and Jewish
ancestry.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, February
12, 2017 (age 83 years, 165
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore Chaikin Sorensen (1928-2010) —
also known as Theodore C. Sorensen; Ted
Sorensen —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., May 8,
1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
special counsel to President John
F. Kennedy, 1961-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1968,
1984;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1970.
Danish, Russian,
and Jewish
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif.
Died October
31, 2010 (age 82 years, 176
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Wayne R. Swanson (b. 1914) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., December
31, 1914.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; excavating
business; plumber;
member of Nebraska
railway commission, 1957-67; Nebraska
state treasurer, 1967-75.
Baptist.
Swedish, German,
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Ingebert J. Thomsen (b. 1873) —
also known as I. J. Thomsen —
of Minden, Kearney
County, Neb.
Born in North Albid, Denmark,
August
4, 1873.
Republican. Farmer; inventor
of Nu-Matic horse
collar; Kearney
County Clerk, 1916-23; postmaster;
real
estate dealer; abstractor;
chair
of Kearney County Republican Party, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Danish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter H. Thomsen and Marie (Johansen) Thomsen; married, November
18, 1903, to Hedvig E. Holstein. |
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