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George W. Borowitz (1870-1938) —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Germany,
December
7, 1870.
Tailor; mayor of
Wausau, Wis., 1935-38.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Eagles;
Elks.
While on a hunting and
fishing trip, he and three other men from Wausau (N. P. Beck,
Herman Belter, and J. William Delaney) drowned
when their boat
capsized, in Island Lake, Vilas
County, Wis., November
12, 1938 (age 67 years, 340
days). The overturned boat was found two days later; the bodies
were recovered from the lake the following April.
Interment at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Borowitz and Hulda (Lambs) Borowitz; married, January
20, 1899, to Josephine Kroupa. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Appleton (Wis.)
Post-Crescent, November 14, 1938 |
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Albert N. Bort (1845-1925) —
of Bridgewater, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Hastings, Oswego
County, N.Y., May 10,
1845.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dry goods
merchant; bank
director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1880;
investment manager for Modern Woodmen of America.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., January
23, 1925 (age 79 years, 258
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Beloit, Wis.
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Cliff Clevenger (1885-1960) —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio.
Born near Long Pine, Brown
County, Neb., August
20, 1885.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1939-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, December
13, 1960 (age 75 years, 115
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wis.
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Frank B. Desnoyers (1859-1945) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., August
7, 1859.
Men's furnishings merchant; real estate
business; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1896-98; Brown
County Treasurer, 1909-13.
Died in 1945
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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J. Herbert Green (b. 1860) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., September
7, 1860.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; manufacturer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 4th District, 1897-1903.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Louis Harms (1848-1945) —
also known as Frederick L. Harms —
of Grafton, Ozaukee
County, Wis.; West Allis, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Germany,
February
28, 1848.
Dry goods merchant; postmaster at Grafton,
Wis., 1891-1905.
German
ancestry.
Died in West Allis, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
23, 1945 (age 97 years, 298
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Grafton, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Freiderich Christian Harms and Augusta Helen (Luders) Harms;
married to Caroline Eva Frick. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frank H. Josslyn —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Dry goods merchant; candidate for mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1930.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Oshkosh Northwestern, March 19, 1930 |
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Arthur Tappan Kellogg (1835-1916) —
also known as Arthur Kellogg —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Adams, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 18,
1835.
Republican. Insurance
business; flour mill
owner; dry goods merchant; candidate for mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1899.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., January
26, 1916 (age 80 years, 192
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Kellogg and Louisa (Breed) Kellogg; married 1857 to Julia
Cornell; first cousin thrice removed of Aaron
Kellogg; third cousin once removed of Ashbel
Griswold, Greene
Carrier Bronson, John
Russell Kellogg, George
Smith Catlin and Francis
William Kellogg; third cousin twice removed of Jason
Kellogg, Charles
Kellogg (1773-1842), Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Timothy
Merrill and Daniel
Fiske Kellogg; fourth cousin of Selah
Merrill; fourth cousin once removed of Luther
Walter Badger, Silas
Dewey Kellogg, Chester
Ashley, Daniel
Kellogg, Alvan
Kellogg, Alvah
Nash, Day
Otis Kellogg, Dwight
Kellogg, Albert
Gallatin Kellogg, Ensign
Hosmer Kellogg, Farrand
Fassett Merrill, Charles
Kellogg (1839-1903), William
Lucius Case, Edward
Russell Kellogg and Albert
Clinton Griswold. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Einer Peter Lund (b. 1903) —
also known as Einer P. Lund —
of Menomonie, Dunn
County, Wis.
Born in Sweden,
1903.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; clothing merchant; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dunn County; elected 1958.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Bering Nelson (1869-1960) —
also known as Peter B. Nelson —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in Wisconsin, April
16, 1869.
Dry goods merchant; Vice-Consul
for Denmark in Racine,
Wis., 1892-1907; mayor of
Racine, Wis., 1903-07.
Danish
ancestry.
Died October
4, 1960 (age 91 years, 171
days).
Interment at Mound
Cemetery, Racine, Wis.
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Herman L. Page (1818-1873) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Oneida
County, N.Y., May 27,
1818.
Democrat. Dry goods merchant; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1859-60; insurance
agent.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Dresden, Germany,
October
15, 1873 (age 55 years, 141
days).
Interment at Alter
Annenfriedhof, Dresden, Germany.
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Russell Wilber Peterson (1916-2011) —
also known as Russell W. Peterson —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Portage, Columbia
County, Wis., October
3, 1916.
Republican. Textile researcher
for du Pont chemical
company; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1964
(alternate), 1972
(delegation chair); Governor of
Delaware, 1969-73; defeated, 1972.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Chemical Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Xi; Phi
Eta Sigma.
Died February
21, 2011 (age 94 years, 141
days).
Burial location unknown.
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