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George F. Addes (1910-1990) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., August
26, 1910.
Democrat. Automobile
worker; secretary-treasurer of the United Automobile
Workers union, 1936-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1944;
tavern
owner.
Catholic.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died, from heart
failure, in Bon Secours Hospital,
Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., June 19,
1990 (age 79 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Adolph A. Deering (b. 1888) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Shawano
County, Wis., 1888.
Republican. Bus
driver; undersheriff;
union president; legislative rep, Green Bay Labor
Council; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Brown County 2nd District, 1959-60.
Burial location unknown.
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Allen J. Flannigan (b. 1909) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind., June 9,
1909.
Democrat. Telegraph
operator; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; toolgrinder;
committeeman of Steelworkers Local 1114, 1948-56; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 7th District, 1957-66.
Member, United
Steelworkers of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer L. Genzmer (1903-1977) —
of Mayville, Dodge
County, Wis.
Born in Mayville, Dodge
County, Wis., January
3, 1903.
Member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dodge County 1st District, 1935-62; mayor of
Mayville, Wis., 1942-56; changed parties (Dem to Rep);
president, Mayville Metal Workers Union.
Died in December, 1977
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Daniel Webster Hoan (1881-1961) —
also known as Daniel W. Hoan —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis., March
12, 1881.
Lawyer;
attorney for Wisconsin Federation of Labor, 1908-10; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1916-40; defeated, 1948; Democratic candidate
for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1944, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1948,
1952
(alternate); Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1948; candidate in
Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1950; Democratic candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 8th District, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles;
Woodmen.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., June 11,
1961 (age 80 years, 91
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Edward H. Kiefer (b. 1874) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., May 1,
1874.
Progressive. Painter;
labor union business manager; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 18th District, 1911-14,
1931-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Joseph Lawrence Looby (1917-2001) —
also known as Joseph L. Looby —
of Eau Claire, Eau Claire
County, Wis.
Born in Eau Claire, Eau Claire
County, Wis., November
24, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
secretary-treasurer, United Rubber Workers Local 19, 1961-69;
member, State Executive Board, Wisconsin AFL-CIO; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1969-74.
Catholic.
Died January
26, 2001 (age 83 years, 63
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas E. Looby and Anna (Sippel) Looby; married, July 12,
1942, to Myrtle Irene Brettingen. |
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Joseph J. Lourigan (b. 1901) —
of Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Born in Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis., March
19, 1901.
Democrat. Auto
worker; secretary (1943-44) and president
(1945-47), Local 72, United Auto Workers; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Kenosha County 1st District, 1951-56; member
of Wisconsin
state senate 22nd District, 1965-72; defeated, 1956.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen F. Olsen (born c.1915) —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born about 1915.
President, United Auto Workers Local 244; mayor of
Racine, Wis., 1973-87.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph A. Padway (b. 1890) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Leeds, England,
July
25, 1890.
Lawyer;
executive counsel to Milwaukee Mayor Daniel
W. Hoan; general counsel, Wisconsin Federation of Labor;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1925.
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Morris Padway and Rose (Salomon) Padway; married, March 9,
1912, to Lydia Paetow. |
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Howard F. Pellant (1911-1977) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 23,
1911.
Democrat. Foundry
worker; meat cutter;
insurance
agent; tavern
proprietor; international representative, United Auto
Workers; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,
1952;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 17th District, 1953-60;
defeated, 1950.
Member, Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
22, 1977 (age 66 years, 122
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Pellant and Elizabeth (Gough) Pellant; married 1932 to Mary
Kazmierczak. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Walter Polakowski (b. 1888) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
18, 1888.
Socialist. Upholsterer;
member, Federated Trades Council of Milwaukee; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1921-22; member of Wisconsin
state senate 3rd District, 1923-33; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1928, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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William Aloysius Ryan (1919-2001) —
also known as William A. Ryan; Bill Ryan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., May 2,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
President and financial secretary, United Auto Workers
Local 104; editor of The Wage Earner newspaper;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1958-82 (Wayne County 3rd
District 1958-64, 3rd District 1965-72, 14th District 1973-82); Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1969-74; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968.
Catholic.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died following a stroke,
in the Martin Luther Holt nursing
home, Holt, Ingham
County, Mich., October
9, 2001 (age 82 years, 160
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at St.
Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Frank E. Schaeffer Jr. (b. 1905) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
2, 1905.
Democrat. Painting
contractor; building
superintendent; vice-president, Building Service Union,
Local 150-B; delegate, Federated Trades Council; brewery
worker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 4th District; elected 1948,
1950, 1952, 1958.
Burial location unknown.
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George John Schneider (1877-1939) —
also known as George J. Schneider —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Grand Chute, Outagamie
County, Wis., October
30, 1877.
Republican. Papermaker;
second vice-president, International Brotherhood of Paper
Makers; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1923-33, 1935-39 (9th District
1923-33, 8th District 1935-39); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1924.
Died while attending a labor
meeting in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, March
12, 1939 (age 61 years, 133
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Appleton, Wis.
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Matthew G. Siebert (1883-1961) —
also known as Matt G. Siebert —
of Salem, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Born in Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis., March
11, 1883.
Secretary and business agent, Hotel and Restaurant Employees
and Bartenders International Alliance, 1908-16; hotel
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Kenosha County 2nd District, 1935-36,
1939-46; defeated (Republican), 1948.
Died in Salem, Kenosha
County, Wis., October
26, 1961 (age 78 years, 229
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery, Wilmot, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Johanna (Phillip) Sieber and Ignatius Sieber; married to Caroline
J. Lager. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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Norman Sussman (b. 1905) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 26,
1905.
Democrat. Business rep, AFSCME Local 2; grocer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 2nd District, 1957-60;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 9th District, 1961-70.
Member, AFSCME.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Herman Tank (1897-1961) —
also known as Walter H. Tank —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., May 25,
1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; truck
driver; Business agent, Local 126, Truck Drivers Union
(later Teamsters Union); candidate for mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1939 (primary), 1943; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Winnebago County 1st District, 1943; defeated
in Progressive primary, 1936.
Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Teamsters
Union; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in Mercy Hospital,
Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., July 1,
1961 (age 64 years, 37
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Ferdinand Wilhelm Tank and Wilhelmina 'Minnie' (Mueller) Tank;
married 1930 to Olga
Meta Jeske. |
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Harry P. Van Guilder (1890-1979) —
of Ashland, Ashland
County, Wis.
Born in Cannon Falls, Goodhue
County, Minn., July 6,
1890.
Progressive. Bookkeeper;
railroad
switchman; president of his union local, 10 years; member
of Wisconsin
state assembly from Ashland County, 1937-42; defeated, 1942;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1944.
Member, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen.
Died in November, 1979
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Ashland, Wis.
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Relatives:
Married to Marie Eileen 'May' Habelt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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Wenzel Wiesner —
of Kewaunee, Kewaunee
County, Wis.; Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
President, Federated Trades Council; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1921-22.
Burial location unknown.
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