 |  H. Monroe Browne (1917-2006) — of Bakersfield,KernCounty, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.; Wheatland,YubaCounty, Calif.Born in Long Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 9,1917.Republican.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;cattle feedingbusiness; president, HartmanConcreteMaterials, and McCoyTire and Recap Company;race horseowner; president and CEO, Institute for Contemporary Studies,1975-81; U.S. Ambassador toNew Zealand, 1981-85;Western Samoa, 1981-85.Member,Rotary.Died in Wheatland,YubaCounty, Calif.,June 13,2006 (age89 years, 35days).Interment atWheatland Cemetery, Wheatland, Calif. | | Ned Romeyn Healy (1905-1977) — also known asNed R. Healy — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,August9, 1905.Democrat.Stock and bondsalesman;officemanager;U.S.Representative from California 13th District, 1945-47; defeated,1946, 1948;automobile parts business.Died in Long Beach,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September10, 1977 (age72 years, 32days).Cremated;ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean. | | William Matthew Ketchum (1921-1978) — also known asWilliam M. Ketchum — of Paso Robles,San LuisObispo County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September2, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served inthe U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;dairyfarmer;automobile parts business; member ofCaliforniaRepublican State Central Committee, 1964-66; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 29th District, 1967-72; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from California,1968;U.S.Representative from California, 1973-78 (36th District 1973-75,18th District 1975-78); died in office 1978.Episcopalian.Member,AlphaKappa Psi;FarmBureau.Suffered aheartattack, and died soon after, at KernMedicalCenter, Bakersfield,KernCounty, Calif.,June 24,1978 (age56 years, 295days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Enlow O'Brian (1895-1977) — also known asRobert E. O'Brian — of Grand Forks,GrandForks County, N.Dak.; Sioux City,WoodburyCounty, Iowa; South Laguna, Laguna Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Bryant,FultonCounty, Ill.,July 22,1895.Democrat.Locomotivefireman;automobile mechanic; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I;pastor;president,Morningside College, 1931-36; Dry candidate fordelegateto Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;secretaryof state of Iowa, 1937-39; appointed 1937; defeated, 1938;president, REO Foods, Inc. (operator of ameat packingplant), 1944-59; candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1958.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho;PhiDelta Kappa;AlphaPi Zeta;Freemasons;Rotary.Killed when he washit by acar on the Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.,October25, 1977 (age82 years, 95days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof William O'Brian and Mary Catherine (Laemle) O'Brian; married1920 to MabelDay. |
| | Albert F. Osterloh — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Automobile tire manufacturer; candidate formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | John Clinton Porter (1871-1959) — also known asJohn C. Porter — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Leon,DecaturCounty, Iowa,1871.Democrat.Telegraphoperator;automobile accessories business;mayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 1929-33; defeated, 1933, 1941.Christian.Petitions for hisrecallas mayor were filed in 1932; petitioners, led by his politicaladversaries on city council, charged that "the Mayor isincompetent,inefficientandunsatisfactory"and that he "has brought ridicule and insult to Los Angeles and itscitizenry by his conduct." The recall, and nine candidates who soughtto replace him, was defeated.Died, of alung andheartcondition, in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 27,1959 (ageabout 87years).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif. | | Edgar Anthony Riedinger (1896-1970) — also known asEdgar Riedinger — ofSt.Louis, Mo.; Sylmar,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Missouri,June 23,1896.Republican.Garage owner; sales manager,motortruck company; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis City 1st District,1925-26.Germanancestry.Died inLos AngelesCounty, Calif.,November8, 1970 (age74 years, 138days).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert Reidinger and Mary (Anthis) Reidinger; married to MarthaLenora Walkenhorst. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Rudolph Alfred Seeberg Schausten (b. 1898) — also known asRudolph A. Schausten — Born in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,March21, 1898.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;automobilemechanic; U.S. Vice Consul inMartinique, 1926-32.Burial location unknown. | | Everett Ray Wilbur (1883-1959) — also known asEverett R. Wilbur — of Gilbert,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Iowa,July 7,1883.Farmer;automobile mechanic;welder;machinist;banker;mayorof Gilbert, Ariz., 1920-21.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,September15, 1959 (age76 years, 70days).Interment atMesa City Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz.
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