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Gene C. Amondson (1943-2009) —
of Vashon, King
County, Wash.
Born in Morton, Lewis
County, Wash., October
15, 1943.
Minister;
Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 2004, 2008.
Methodist.
Norwegian and German
ancestry.
Suffered a brain
aneurism, and died soon after, at Harborview Medical
Center, Seattle, King
County, Wash., July 20,
2009 (age 65 years, 278
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Hugo Aronson (1891-1978) —
also known as J. Hugo Aronson; "The Galloping
Swede" —
of Montana.
Born in Sweden,
September
1, 1891.
Republican. Member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1938; member of Montana
state senate, 1944; Governor of
Montana, 1953-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Montana, 1960.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in the Veterans Hospital
at Columbia Falls, Flathead
County, Mont., February
25, 1978 (age 86 years, 177
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Davenport, Wash.
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Christian Christenson (1858-1946) —
of Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash.
Born in Denmark,
1858.
Mayor
of Everett, Wash., 1912-14.
Danish ancestry.
Died February
16, 1946 (age about 87
years).
Interment at Hillcrest
Burial Park, Kent, Wash.
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Stuart A. Halsan (b. 1952) —
also known as Stu Halsan —
of Centralia, Lewis
County, Wash.
Born in a hospital
in Seattle, King
County, Wash., July 8,
1952.
Democrat. Member of Washington
state house of representatives 20th District, 1983-85; member of
Washington
state senate 20th District, 1985-88; candidate for superior
court judge in Washington, 1988.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry. Member, Eagles;
Moose.
Still living as of 2002.
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Alfred Hautamaki —
of Washington.
Born in Finland.
Socialist. Laborer;
delegate to Socialist National Convention from Washington, 1920.
Finnish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Knute Hill (1876-1963) —
also known as "Little Giant" —
of Prosser, Benton
County, Wash.
Born near Creston, Ogle
County, Ill., July 31,
1876.
Member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1927-32; U.S.
Representative from Washington 4th District, 1933-43; defeated,
1920 (Farmer-Labor, 4th District), 1924 (Farmer-Labor, 4th District),
1946 (Independent Progressive, 5th District).
Norwegian ancestry. Member, Grange;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Desert Hot Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., December
3, 1963 (age 87 years, 125
days).
Interment at Yakima
Calvary Cemetery, Yakima, Wash.
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Oscar Klöcker (c.1863-1940) —
of Port Townsend, Jefferson
County, Wash.
Born in Norway,
about 1863.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; pipefitter;
shipping
business; Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in Port
Townsend, Wash., 1892-1903; Vice-Consul
for Chile in Port
Townsend, Wash., 1896-1907; mayor
of Port Townsend, Wash., 1914; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Norway in Port
Townsend, Wash., 1935.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Port Townsend, Jefferson
County, Wash., July 2,
1940 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Nathalie Esther Panek (1905-1992) —
also known as Nathalie E. Panek; Nathalie Esther
Smithburg —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., November
27, 1905.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1944,
1948.
Female.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in August, 1992
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of John E. Smithburg and Anna (Olson) Smithburg; married, June 5,
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Patrick Layton Paulsen (1927-1997) —
also known as Pat Paulsen —
Born in South Bend, Pacific
County, Wash., July 6,
1927.
Actor;
comedian;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1992;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1996.
Norwegian ancestry.
Ill with colon
and brain
cancer, he died of complications from pneumonia
and kidney
failure, in Tijuana, Baja
California, April
24, 1997 (age 69 years, 292
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer Edwin Rasmuson (1909-2000) —
also known as Elmer E. Rasmuson —
of Alaska.
Born in Yakutat,
Alaska, February
15, 1909.
Republican. President, National Bank of
Alaska; regent, University of Alaska, 1950-69; philanthropist; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1964-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1968.
Swedish ancestry.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
1, 2000 (age 91 years, 290
days).
Interment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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