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James Abdnor (1923-2012) —
also known as Jim Abdnor; Ellis James
Abdnor —
of Kennebec, Lyman
County, S.Dak.
Born in Kennebec, Lyman
County, S.Dak., February
13, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; rancher; school
teacher; athletic
coach; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1957-68 (29th District 1957-66, 24th
District 1967-68); President
pro tempore of the South Dakota State Senate, 1965-66; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1969-71; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1973-81; defeated
in primary, 1970; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1981-87; defeated, 1986;
administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, 1987-89; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1992.
Methodist;
later Lutheran.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Farmers
Union; Grange;
Sigma Chi; Izaak
Walton League.
Died, at Dougherty Hospice
House, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., May 16,
2012 (age 89 years, 93
days).
Interment at Kennebec Cemetery, Kennebec, S.Dak.
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Leo Ellis Anderson (1902-1993) —
also known as Leo E. Anderson —
of San Marino, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Gettysburg, Potter
County, S.Dak., February
20, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Latvia in Los
Angeles, Calif., 1932-68; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1936,
1940,
1944;
chair
of Los Angeles County Republican Party, 1936-40; vice-chair of
California Republican Party, 1942-44; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California; California
Republican state chair, 1944-45.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sigma Chi.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
20, 1993 (age 91 years, 242
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Harold Charles Ramser (1908-1989) —
also known as Harold C. Ramser —
of West Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Ashton, Spink
County, S.Dak., February
3, 1908.
Republican. President, owner, Upholstery
Supply Co.; oil
producer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1960.
Member, Sigma Chi.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 15,
1989 (age 81 years, 101
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Charles Ramser and Friedreka (Skibbe) Ramser; married, February
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