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Harvey R. Abraham (1895-1973) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., January
15, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; photo finishing
business; traveling
salesman; real estate
broker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Winnebago County 1st District, 1947-60.
Member, American Legion; Elks.
Died in November, 1973
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Ryum Amlie (1897-1973) —
also known as Thomas R. Amlie —
of Elkhorn, Walworth
County, Wis.
Born in Griggs
County, N.Dak., April
17, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1931-33, 1935-39.
Member, American Legion.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., August
22, 1973 (age 76 years, 127
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Sunset
Memory Gardens, Madison, Wis.
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Roy Whitney Atkinson (1894-1962) —
also known as Roy Atkinson —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Hertel, Burnett
County, Wis., September
26, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; coal miner;
CIO Regional
Director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Washington, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952.
Protestant.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles.
Died August
31, 1962 (age 67 years, 339
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Ferndale, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Atkinson and Nora (Whitney) Atkinson; married to Bertha
Lee Catlett. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Thomas G. Atkinson (1928-1988) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., March 9,
1928.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1973-75; defeated, 1979, 1987.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; National Rifle
Association; Eagles;
Moose.
Died, of cancer,
on June 10,
1988 (age 60 years, 93
days).
Interment at Fort
Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Atkinson and Evelyn (Piron) Atkinson; married to Patricia
Liebergen. |
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Gerhard Adolph Bading (1870-1946) —
also known as Gerhard A. Bading —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
31, 1870.
Physician;
mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1912-16; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1922-29.
Lutheran.
Member, American Medical
Association; American Legion; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Milwaukee Hospital,
Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April
11, 1946 (age 75 years, 223
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Robert F. Barabe (1917-1971) —
of Mellen, Ashland
County, Wis.
Born in Mellen, Ashland
County, Wis., June 14,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; merchant;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Ashland and Bayfield counties, 1959-64;
defeated, 1964, 1966.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in January, 1971
(age 53
years, 0 days).
Interment at Mellen
Union Cemetery, Mellen, Wis.
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George B. Belting (1914-1998) —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in De Soto, Vernon
County, Wis., July 15,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Rock County 3rd District, 1957-70.
Member, Izaak
Walton League; American Legion; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died August
31, 1998 (age 84 years, 47
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Frederick Elliott Biermann (1884-1968) —
also known as Fred Biermann —
of Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa.
Born in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March
20, 1884.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.
Agnostic.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., July 1,
1968 (age 84 years, 103
days). His body was
donated to the Iowa Medical School.
Interment at Phelps
Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa.
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Jerome L. Blaska (1919-2000) —
of Sun Prairie, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Sun Prairie, Dane
County, Wis., July 4,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 4th District, 1959-66.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Died in Sun Prairie, Dane
County, Wis., May 2,
2000 (age 80 years, 303
days).
Interment at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery, Sun Prairie, Wis.
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Gerald John Boileau (1900-1981) —
also known as Gerald J. Boileau —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Woodruff, Oneida
County, Wis., January
15, 1900.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Marathon
County District Attorney, 1926-30; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1931-39 (8th District 1931-33, 7th
District 1933-39); defeated (Progressive), 1940; circuit judge in
Wisconsin 16th Circuit, 1942-56.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died January
30, 1981 (age 81 years, 15
days).
Interment at Restlawn
Memorial Park, Wausau, Wis.
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Clarence Alfred Bottolfsen (1891-1964) —
also known as C. A. Bottolfsen —
of Arco, Butte
County, Idaho.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., October
10, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1921-24, 1929-32, 1959-64; Speaker of
the Idaho State House of Representatives, 1931; Idaho
Republican state chair, 1937-38; Governor of
Idaho, 1939-41, 1943-45; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1944.
Lutheran.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, July 18,
1964 (age 72 years, 282
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Arco, Idaho.
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Grover Lee Broadfoot (1892-1962) —
also known as Grover L. Broadfoot —
of Mondovi, Buffalo
County, Wis.
Born in Independence, Trempealeau
County, Wis., December
27, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Buffalo
County District Attorney, 1923-35; mayor of Mondovi, Wis.,
1943-47; president, Mondovi State Bank;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1945-48; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1948; appointed 1948; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1948-62; appointed 1948; died in
office 1962.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kappa
Sigma.
Died May 18,
1962 (age 69 years, 142
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Alexander Broadfoot and Celia (Tillotson) Broadfoot; married,
December
29, 1925, to Margaret Jacobi. |
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article |
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1954 |
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Ellsworth Brewer Buck (1892-1970) —
also known as Ellsworth B. Buck —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 3,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; business
executive; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1944-49 (11th District 1944-45,
16th District 1945-49); shot
and seriously wounded, by Charles Van Newkirk, at the Richmond
Borough Hall, April 5, 1949; District Attorney Herman
Methfessel witnessed the shooting from his office; chair of
Richmond County Republican Party, 1951-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1952.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Elks;
American Legion.
Died in Stephenson town, Marinette
County, Wis., August
14, 1970 (age 78 years, 42
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Thunder
Mountain Ranch Cemetery, Stephenson town, Marinette County, Wis.
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Isaac N. Coggs (b. 1920) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., June 5,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant;
tavern
keeper; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 6th District, 1953-64.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets;
Elks; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert A. Collins (b. 1924) —
of Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
4, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 21st District, 1959-62.
Member, Eagles;
American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert James Connors (b. 1891) —
also known as Albert J. Connors —
of Barron, Barron
County, Wis.
Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., September
13, 1891.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Barron
County District Attorney, 1929; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1932;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 29th District, 1939-42.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Connors and Mary Connors. |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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Timothy T. Cronin (b. 1884) —
of Oconomowoc, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 27,
1884.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1944-55.
Catholic.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary;
Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Cronin and Mary (Swanson) Cronin; married, November
9, 1916, to Maud F. Clohisy. |
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John Lewis Cunningham (1891-1951) —
also known as John L. Cunningham —
of Beaver Dam, Dodge
County, Wis.
Born in Beaver Dam, Dodge
County, Wis., May 3,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; postmaster at
Beaver
Dam, Wis., 1935-51.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died in Beaver Dam, Dodge
County, Wis., June 19,
1951 (age 60 years, 47
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Beaver Dam, Wis.
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William Arthur Draheim (1898-1976) —
also known as William A. Draheim —
of Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis., December
15, 1898.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly from Winnebago County 2nd District, 1938
(Democratic), 1948 (Independent); major in the U.S. Army during World
War II; member of Wisconsin
state senate 19th District, 1951-70; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952.
Member, Rotary;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died August
10, 1976 (age 77 years, 239
days).
Interment at St. Margarets Cemetery, Neenah, Wis.
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Thomas J. Duffey (b. 1927) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
26, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 16th District, 1955-60.
Member, Eagles;
American Legion; Amvets.
Still living as of 1960.
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Francis Ryan Duffy (1888-1979) —
also known as F. Ryan Duffy —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., June 23,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932,
1936
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1933-39; defeated, 1938; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1939-49; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1949.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
16, 1979 (age 91 years, 54
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
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James Randall Durfee (1897-1977) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., November
3, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1960-.
Member, American Legion.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., October
29, 1977 (age 79 years, 360
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry F. Franke Jr. (b. 1922) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
13, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 14th District, 1951-52;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 4th District, 1953-56.
Member, Jaycees;
American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1954 |
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James C. Fritzen (b. 1889) —
of Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis., April
14, 1889.
Republican. Grocer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; postmaster;
merchant;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Winnebago County 2nd District, 1939-46.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Harold Vernon Froehlich (b. 1932) —
also known as Harold Froehlich —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis., May 12,
1932.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1963-73; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1967-71; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1973-75; defeated,
1974, 1976; circuit judge in Wisconsin, 1981.
Lutheran.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2014.
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Bernard E. Gehrmann (b. 1920) —
of Ashland, Ashland
County, Wis.
Born in Mellen, Ashland
County, Wis., November
6, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Ashland, Bayfield and Iron counties, 1965-68.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence William Gilley (b. 1919) —
also known as Clarence W. Gilley —
of Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis.
Born in Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis., May 11,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; electrician;
electrical
contractor; insurance
and real
estate business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Florence, Forest and Oneida counties, 1949-54.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Marshall Conant Graff (1892-1966) —
also known as Marshall C. Graff —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Elkhorn, Walworth
County, Wis., June 6,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Legion.
Died July 22,
1966 (age 74 years, 46
days).
Interment at Fort
Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Tex.
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Joseph Anthony Greco (b. 1919) —
also known as Joseph A. Greco —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
5, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 3rd District, 1955-60.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Disabled
American Veterans; American Legion; Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert D. Haase (b. 1923) —
of Marinette, Marinette
County, Wis.
Born in Marinette, Marinette
County, Wis., May 10,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Marinette County, 1957-66; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1964.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Amvets;
Kiwanis;
Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Paul Haugh (b. 1896) —
of Hillsboro, Vernon
County, Wis.
Born in Union town, Vernon
County, Wis., May 12,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Vernon County, 1959-60.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Hawks Jr. (1899-1960) —
of Horicon, Dodge
County, Wis.
Born in Horicon, Dodge
County, Wis., July 7,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; insurance
business; investment
banker; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., January
9, 1960 (age 60 years, 186
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Horicon, Wis.
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Gervase A. Hephner (b. 1936) —
of Chilton, Calumet
County, Wis.
Born in Rantoul town, Calumet
County, Wis., February
5, 1936.
Democrat. Farmer; systems
analyst; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1967-86.
Member, Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus; American Legion.
Still living as of 1986.
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Gilbert J. Hipke (b. 1898) —
of New Holstein, Calumet
County, Wis.
Born in New Holstein, Calumet
County, Wis., July 12,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; food
processor; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Calumet County, 1959-62; defeated
(Independent Republican), 1956.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Martin F. Howard (1892-1969) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
12, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; electrician;
automobile
dealer; insurance
business; manufacturer's
sales agent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 17th District, 1935-38,
1947-52; defeated, 1938 (Democratic), 1952 (Republican), 1954
(Republican); Republican candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 7th District, 1942, 1962.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Died April 9,
1969 (age 76 years, 209
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Cudahy, Wis.
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Walter J. F. Ireland Jr. (1923-2010) —
also known as "Butch" —
of Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Kohler, Sheboygan
County, Wis., June 15,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; insurance
broker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Sheboygan County 2nd District, 1959-60.
Lutheran.
Member, American Legion.
Died, in Sunny Ridge Nursing
Home, Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis., March
21, 2010 (age 86 years, 279
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Kohler, Wis.
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Edward Halsey Jenison (1907-1996) —
also known as Edward H. Jenison —
of Paris, Edgar
County, Ill.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., July 27,
1907.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1947-53 (18th District 1947-49,
23rd District 1949-53); defeated, 1952, 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1956,
1968
(alternate).
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died June 22,
1996 (age 88 years, 331
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Norris J. Kellman (b. 1898) —
of Galesville, Trempealeau
County, Wis.
Born in Galesville, Trempealeau
County, Wis., October
23, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; assistant
postmaster; insurance
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Trempealeau County, 1939-40;
sergeant-at-arms, Wisconsin Assembly.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Warren Perley Knowles (1908-1993) —
also known as Warren P. Knowles —
of New Richmond, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in River Falls, Pierce
County, Wis., August
19, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 10th District, 1941-54; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1955-59, 1961-63; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1957; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1965-71.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Suffered a heart
attack at the end of a day of fishing,
during the annual "Governor's Open" fishing tournament, and died soon
after at Black River Memorial Hospital,
Black River Falls, Jackson
County, Wis., May 1,
1993 (age 84 years, 255
days). His body was
donated to the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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Paul John Kvale (1896-1960) —
also known as Paul J. Kvale —
of Benson, Swift
County, Minn.
Born in Orfordville, Rock
County, Wis., March
27, 1896.
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1929-39 (7th District 1929-33,
at-large 1933-35, 7th District 1935-39).
Lutheran.
Member, American Legion.
Died June 14,
1960 (age 64 years, 79
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Benson, Minn.
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Everett F. LaFond (b. 1901) —
of Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis., January
4, 1901.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; commercial
fisherman; member of Wisconsin
state senate 1st District, 1947-54; defeated (Union), 1938.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1954 |
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Melvin Robert Laird Jr. (1922-2016) —
also known as Melvin R. Laird —
of Marshfield, Wood
County, Wis.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
1, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wisconsin
state senate 24th District, 1947-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956
(speaker),
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1953-69; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1969-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Elks; United
Commercial Travelers; Purple
Heart.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1974.
Died in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., November
16, 2016 (age 94 years, 76
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James G. Lippert (b. 1917) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
13, 1917.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; real estate
broker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 7th District, 1955-56;
defeated (Republican), 1948.
Member, American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Edward Longworth (1910-1985) —
also known as John E. Longworth; Jack
Longworth —
of Petersburg, Petersburg
census area, Alaska.
Born in Prescott, Pierce
County, Wis., December
10, 1910.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; commercial
fisherman; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1959-64 (3rd District 1959-62,
2nd District 1963-64); defeated in primary, 1968; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alaska, 1964.
Member, Elks; Lambda
Chi Alpha; American Legion.
Died in Petersburg, Petersburg
census area, Alaska, May 14,
1985 (age 74 years, 155
days).
Interment at Petersburg Memorial Cemetery, Petersburg, Alaska.
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Gerald D. Lorge (1922-2001) —
of Bear Creek, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Bear Creek, Outagamie
County, Wis., July 9,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Outagamie County 2nd District, 1951-54;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 14th District, 1955-84; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1957.
Member, Moose; Disabled
American Veterans; American Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died February
14, 2001 (age 78 years, 220
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry W. Maier (1918-1994) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, February
7, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1951-60; defeated, 1948; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1956; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Wisconsin; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1960-88; defeated, 1948.
Member, American Legion; American
Federation of Teachers.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Delafield, Waukesha
County, Wis., 1994
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Nathan Langley Marden (1896-1957) —
also known as Nathan L. Marden —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Chichester, Merrimack
County, N.H., February
9, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
agent; candidate for mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1951.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died May 10,
1957 (age 61 years, 90
days).
Cremated.
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Joseph E. McDermid (b. 1894) —
of Ladysmith, Rusk
County, Wis.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
20, 1894.
Progressive. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; veterinarian;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 12th District; elected 1936.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Edward Francis Mertz (1890-1970) —
also known as Edward F. Mertz —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
15, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; building
contractor; restaurant
and tavern
operator; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1949-56, 1965-68 (Milwaukee County 16th District
1949-54, Milwaukee County 1st District 1955-56, Milwaukee County 9th
District 1965-68).
German
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Eagles.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., May 3,
1970 (age 79 years, 261
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph M. Mertz and Catherine (Dickmann) Mertz; married to Meta
Fluck. |
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David R. Mogilka (b. 1915) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 30,
1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 14th District; elected 1956,
1958.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus; American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Victor W. Nehs (b. 1887) —
of Neillsville, Clark
County, Wis.
Born in Menomonee Falls, Waukesha
County, Wis., July 28,
1887.
Progressive. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; justice of the peace; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Clark County, 1935-37.
Member, Kiwanis;
American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Jack B. Olson (b. 1920) —
of Wisconsin Dells, Columbia
County, Wis.
Born in Kilbourn City (now Wisconsin Dells), Columbia
County, Wis., August
29, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; manager,
Olson Boat
Company, Wisconsin Dells; chair of
Columbia County Republican Party, 1957-60; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1960,
1964,
1972;
Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1963-65, 1967-71; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1970; U.S. Ambassador to Bahamas, 1976-77.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James J. Omerberg (b. 1894) —
also known as Jim Omerberg —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., July 28,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1959-60;
defeated, 1954, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Byron Clifford Ostby (1924-2003) —
also known as Byron C. Ostby —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., August
17, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Douglas County 1st District, 1949-52;
defeated, 1956.
Member, American Legion.
Died in 2003
(age about
78 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard E. Peterson (b. 1920) —
of Waupaca, Waupaca
County, Wis.
Born in Waupaca, Waupaca
County, Wis., July 17,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Waupaca County, 1951-64.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Foster B. Porter (b. 1891) —
of Bloomington, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Barnum, Crawford
County, Wis., August
22, 1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948,
1956
(alternate); member of Wisconsin
state senate 16th District; elected 1948; elected unopposed 1952.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Howard Everett Race (b. 1918) —
also known as Howard E. Race —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., May 9,
1918.
Republican. Engineer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1962; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1964.
Member, American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Homer D. Race and Estelle Maude (Herman) Race; married, August
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Robert P. Robinson (1884-1953) —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Beloit, Rock
County, Wis., May 15,
1884.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; advertising
business; member of Wisconsin
state senate 15th District, 1943-53; died in office 1953.
Member, American Legion.
Died December
26, 1953 (age 69 years, 225
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1954 |
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Tobias Anton Roth (b. 1938) —
also known as Toby Roth —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Strasburg, Emmons
County, N.Dak., October
10, 1938.
Republican. Realtor;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly 42nd District, 1972-78; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1979-97.
Member, American Legion; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert V. Sabonjian (1916-1992) —
also known as "The Rock" —
of Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill., January
4, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; dry cleaning
business; acting postmaster at Waukegan,
Ill., 1952-53; mayor
of Waukegan, Ill., 1957-77, 1985-89; defeated, 1977; bank
director; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1966.
Disciples
of Christ. Armenian
ancestry. Member, Eagles;
Moose;
Disabled
American Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
19, 1992 (age 76 years, 228
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lazurus Sabonjian and Zaruhey (Mooradian) Sabonjian; married, June 7,
1947, to Lorene Terrill; father of Robert
Sabonjian Jr.. |
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Waukegan |
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Henry Carl Schadeberg (1913-1985) —
also known as Henry C. Schadeberg —
of Burlington, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis., October
12, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1961-65, 1967-71;
defeated, 1964, 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1964.
United
Church of Christ. Member, Rotary;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Died in Rockbridge Baths, Rockbridge
County, Va., December
11, 1985 (age 72 years, 60
days).
Cremated.
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John George Schmitz (1930-2001) —
also known as John G. Schmitz —
of California.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
12, 1930.
Member of California
state senate, 1965-70, 1979; U.S.
Representative from California 35th District, 1970-73; defeated
in Republican primary, 1972, 1976, 1984; American Independent
candidate for President
of the United States, 1972; reprimanded
by the California Senate in 1982 over a press release issued by his
office, which characterized a critic and her supporters with crude
slurs; candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1982.
Catholic.
Member, Young
Americans for Freedom; John
Birch Society; National Rifle
Association; American Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Order
of Alhambra; Toastmasters.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in the National
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
10, 2001 (age 70 years, 151
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach (1894-1948) —
also known as Lewis B. Schwellenbach —
of Neppel (now Moses Lake), Grant
County, Wash.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., September
20, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
King County Democratic Party, 1928-30; candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1932; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1935-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 1940-45;
resigned 1945; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1945-48; died in office 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; American
Society for International Law; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar
Association; Rotary;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Walter
Reed Hospital, Washington,
D.C., June 10,
1948 (age 53 years, 264
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Lawrence Henry Smith (1892-1958) —
also known as Lawrence H. Smith —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., September
15, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1941-58; died in
office 1958.
Member, American Legion.
Died in the U.S. Capitol
Building, Washington,
D.C., January
22, 1958 (age 65 years, 129
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Memorial Park, Racine, Wis.
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Lynn Ellsworth Stalbaum (1920-1999) —
also known as Lynn E. Stalbaum —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.; Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Waterford, Racine
County, Wis., May 15,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wisconsin
state senate 21st District, 1955-65; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966, 1968.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 27,
1999 (age 79 years, 43
days).
Interment at Norway
Lutheran Cemetery, Wind Lake, Wis.
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Christ M. Stauffer (b. 1896) —
of Monticello, Green
County, Wis.
Born in Monticello, Green
County, Wis., May 25,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; blacksmith;
welder;
fire
chief; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Green County, 1957-64.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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William T. Sullivan (b. 1894) —
of Kaukauna, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Oconto, Oconto
County, Wis., April 6,
1894.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
administrator; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; tree
farmer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Outagamie County 2nd District; elected 1954,
1956, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Donald Edgar Tewes (1916-2012) —
also known as Donald E. Tewes —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Merrill, Lincoln
County, Wis., August
4, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; president, Tewes
Plastics
Corporation; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1957-59; defeated,
1958, 1960.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Kiwanis.
Died in Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis., August
29, 2012 (age 96 years, 25
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clark Wallace Thompson (1896-1981) —
also known as Clark W. Thompson —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., August
6, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1933-35, 1947-67 (7th District
1933-35, 9th District 1947-67); served in the U.S. Marine Corps
during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1956
(alternate), 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Redmen.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., December
16, 1981 (age 85 years, 132
days).
Interment at Galveston
Memorial Park Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
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William F. Trinke (1897-1982) —
of Lake Geneva, Walworth
County, Wis.
Born in Wisconsin, January
25, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 22nd District; elected 1948, 1952, 1956.
Member, American Legion.
Died September
25, 1982 (age 85 years, 243
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lake Geneva, Wis.
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Andrew F. Warga (b. 1919) —
of Phillips, Price
County, Wis.
Born in Thayer, Sangamon
County, Ill., February
12, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; farmer; garage
business; farm
implement dealer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Price and Taylor counties; elected 1958.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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George Earl Watson (b. 1897) —
also known as George E. Watson —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Neenah, Winnebago
County, Wis., October
16, 1897.
School
teacher and principal; superintendent
of schools; Wisconsin
superintendent of public instruction; elected 1949; elected
unopposed 1953.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1954 |
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Anthony Matthias Werner (1894-1977) —
also known as A. Matt Werner —
of Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Kewaskum, Washington
County, Wis., February
19, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; president, radio
station WHBL; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1932,
1940
(alternate), 1948
(alternate); candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 20th District, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
Eagles.
Died in November, 1977
(age 83
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anton Werner and Emma (Deutsch) Werner; married, October
15, 1924, to Dorothy Elizabeth Bowler. |
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