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Willis Gaylord Clark Bagley (1873-1943) —
also known as Willis G. C. Bagley; W. G. C.
Bagley —
of Mason City, Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
Born in Magnolia, Rock
County, Wis., October
29, 1873.
Republican. Banker; in
1934, during a bank robbery, John Dillinger shot at
him and missed; Iowa state
treasurer, 1939-43; died in office 1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Moose;
Maccabees;
American
Bankers Association; Lions.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, October
20, 1943 (age 69 years, 356
days).
Interment at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
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William N. Belter (b. 1926) —
of Wautoma, Waushara
County, Wis.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., July 7,
1926.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
broker; bank
director; justice of the peace; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Green Lake and Waushara counties, 1953-56.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1956.
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Walter B. Calvert (1904-1987) —
of Benton, Lafayette
County, Wis.
Born in Benton, Lafayette
County, Wis., December
23, 1904.
Republican. Farmer; school
principal; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Iowa and Lafayette counties, 1955-64.
Member, Lions.
Died in February, 1987
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Palmer F. Daugs (1903-1980) —
of Fort Atkinson, Jefferson
County, Wis.; Lake Mills, Jefferson
County, Wis.
Born in Farmington town, Jefferson
County, Wis., February
10, 1903.
Democrat. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Jefferson County, 1933-46; defeated, 1956;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,
1936;
candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 33rd District, 1954.
Member, Delta
Sigma Pi; Lions.
Died July 22,
1980 (age 77 years, 163
days).
Interment at Rock Lake Cemetery, Lake Mills, Wis.
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LaVern Ralph Dilweg (1903-1968) —
also known as LaVern R. Dilweg —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
1, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
played on the Green Bay Packers football
team, 1927-34; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1943-45; defeated,
1944; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1950.
Member, Lions; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Member, Wisconsin Sports Hall of
Fame.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., January
2, 1968 (age 64 years, 62
days).
Interment at Fort
Howard Memorial Park, Green Bay, Wis.
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Steven Craig Gunderson (b. 1951) —
also known as Steve Gunderson —
of Osseo, Trempealeau
County, Wis.
Born in Eau Claire, Eau Claire
County, Wis., May 10,
1951.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1975-79; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1981-97.
Lutheran.
Member, Lions; Gay.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert J. MacDonald (1914-1987) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., April
28, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1941-44; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1945-46.
Member, Elks;
Lions; Eagles.
Died in 1987
(age about
73 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
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Elmer C. Nitschke (b. 1911) —
of Beaver Dam, Dodge
County, Wis.
Born in Burnett, Dodge
County, Wis., May 20,
1911.
Republican. Farmer; deputy
sheriff; real estate
broker; insurance
agent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dodge County 2nd District, 1949-70.
Member, Elks;
Lions.
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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John R. Petrus (1923-1983) —
of Highland, Iowa
County, Wis.
Born in Walsenburg, Huerfano
County, Colo., October
23, 1923.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Iowa County, 1953-54; administrative
assistant to U.S. Rep. Vernon
W. Thomson, 1965-66.
Catholic.
Member, Lions.
Died, in Memorial Hospital,
Dodgeville, Iowa
County, Wis., October
2, 1983 (age 59 years, 344
days).
Interment at Highland Public Cemetery, Highland, Wis.
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Harry Sauthoff (1879-1966) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., June 3,
1879.
School
teacher; lawyer; Dane
County District Attorney, 1915-17; private secretary to Gov. John
J. Blaine, 1921; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1935-39, 1941-45;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1944.
Member, Eagles;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Lions; Sons
of Union Veterans; American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., June 16,
1966 (age 87 years, 13
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Ewald J. Schmeichel (1889-1975) —
of Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis., December
22, 1889.
Republican. School
principal; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Manitowoc County 2nd District, 1957-60.
Member, Lions.
Died in April, 1975
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles J. Schmidt (b. 1907) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March
20, 1907.
Democrat. Interior
decorator; auditor;
real
estate and insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly; elected 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 5th District; elected 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Burial location unknown.
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George M. Smith (b. 1912) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Montreal, Quebec,
May
18, 1912.
Republican. Not U.S. citizen; insurance
business; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1949-55; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1956.
Member, Lions; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1954 |
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Warren R. Smith (b. 1889) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Oconto, Oconto
County, Wis., July 20,
1889.
Republican. School
teacher; accountant;
real
estate business; Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1949-57; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1956.
Member, Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1954 |
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Thaddeus Francis Boleslaw Wasielewski (1904-1976) —
also known as Thaddeus F. B. Wasielewski; Thad
Wasielewski —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
2, 1904.
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1941-47; defeated
(Independent), 1946.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks;
Lions; Eagles;
Polish
National Alliance.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April
25, 1976 (age 71 years, 145
days).
Interment at St.
Adalbert's Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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