Very incomplete list!
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Helen Delich Bentley (1923-2016) —
also known as Helen Delich —
of Lutherville, Baltimore
County, Md.; Towson, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Ruth, White Pine
County, Nev., November
28, 1923.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; campaign manager for Nevada U.S. Sen. James
G. Scrugham, 1942; chair, Federal Maritime Commission, 1969; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1985-95; defeated,
1980, 1982, 2002; candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1994.
Female.
Eastern
Orthodox. Serbian
ancestry. Member, Theta Sigma Phi.
Died in Timonium, Baltimore
County, Md., August
6, 2016 (age 92 years, 252
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Elizabeth Pruett Farrington (1898-1984) —
also known as Elizabeth P. Farrington; Mary Elizabeth
Pruett; Mrs. Joseph R. Farrington —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Tokyo, Japan,
May
30, 1898.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1954-57; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1956.
Female.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Junior
League; American
Association of University Women; Theta Sigma Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, July 21,
1984 (age 86 years, 52
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Leslie Ferris Lokken (b. 1926) —
also known as Leslie Lokken —
of Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Colfax, Whitman
County, Wash., April 3,
1926.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1972;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Female.
Unitarian.
Member, Theta Sigma Phi; Common
Cause; National
Organization for Women; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1997.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Robert Donald Ferris and Leslie (Smith)
Ferris. |
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Maurine Brown Neuberger (1907-2000) —
also known as Maurine Neuberger; Maurine Brown; Mrs.
Richard L. Neuberger —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Cloverdale, Tillamook
County, Ore., January
9, 1907.
Democrat. School
teacher; writer; photographer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1951-56; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1960-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1964.
Female.
Unitarian.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Theta Sigma Phi; Delta
Kappa Gamma; American
Association of University Women.
Third woman to win a full term in the U.S. Senate.
Died, of a bone
marrow disorder, in a nursing
home at Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., February
22, 2000 (age 93 years, 44
days).
Interment at Beth
Israel Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Jae Spears —
also known as Jae Marshall —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Kenton
County, Ky.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper
work; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 30th District; elected 1974,
1976, 1978; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1981-92.
Female.
Christian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; Theta Sigma Phi; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Still living as of 1992.
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Relatives:
Daughter of James Marshall and Sylvia (Fox) Marshall; married to
Lawrence E. Spears. |
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