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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. |
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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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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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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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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. |
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1940 |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Francis J. Lallensack (1916-1999) —
of Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis., January
16, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; police
officer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly 2nd District, 1973-75.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Eagles.
Died December
5, 1999 (age 83 years, 323
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Patrick Joseph Lucey (b. 1918) —
also known as Patrick J. Lucey —
of Ferryville, Crawford
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., March
21, 1918.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; grocer; business
manager; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Crawford County, 1949-50; Democratic
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1950; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1968,
1972;
Wisconsin
Democratic state chair, 1957-63; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1965-67; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1971-77; defeated (Democratic), 1966; U.S. Ambassador
to Mexico, 1977-79; Independent candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1980.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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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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William J. Rogers (b. 1930) —
of Kaukauna, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis., December
9, 1930.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; school
teacher; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1963-75.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1975.
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Daniel David Rostenkowski (1928-2010) —
also known as Dan Rostenkowski; "Rosty";
"Chicago Powerhouse" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
2, 1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member
of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1953-55; member of Illinois
state senate, 1955-59; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1959-95 (8th District 1959-93, 5th
District 1993-95); defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1960,
1964,
1968,
1976,
1984
(delegation chair), 1988,
1992.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Moose.
Indicted
in 1994 on 17 felony charges;
pleaded
guilty in April 1996 to two counts of misuse of public funds; sentenced
to seventeen months in federal prison;
released in 1997.
Died in Powers Lake, Kenosha
County, Wis., August
11, 2010 (age 82 years, 221
days).
Interment at St.
Adalbert's Cemetery, Niles, Ill.
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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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George Sokolowski (1917-1984) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in South Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April
21, 1917.
Democrat. Machinist;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wisconsin
state assembly; elected 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958.
Polish
ancestry. Member, United
Steelworkers of America; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Polish
National Alliance.
Died in May, 1984
(age 67
years, 0 days).
Interment at St.
Adalbert's Cemetery, Milwaukee, 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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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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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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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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Robert Willis Warren (1925-1998) —
also known as Robert W. Warren —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Raton, Colfax
County, N.M., August
30, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Brown
County District Attorney, 1961-64; member of Wisconsin
state senate 2nd District, 1965-68; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1969-74; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1972
(delegation chair); U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1974-91.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Purple
Heart.
Died, of cancer,
at Columbia Hospital,
Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August
20, 1998 (age 72 years, 355
days).
Burial location unknown.
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