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UnknownLocation
Colorado Springs, El Paso County,
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | |  Joseph Herman Romig (1872-1951) — also known asJoseph H. Romig;"Dog-TeamDoctor" —ofSanFrancisco, Calif.;Anchorage,Alaska.Born inEdwardsCounty, Ill.,September3, 1872.Physician;mayorof Anchorage, Alaska, 1937-38.Moravianancestry.Died in Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,1951(ageabout78 years).Original interment somewhere; reinterment atAnchorageMemorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
EvergreenCemetery
1005 South Hancock Avenue
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1993
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Oliver Henry Nelson Shoup (1869-1940) — also known asOliver H. Shoup — of Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.Born inChampaignCounty, Ill.,December13, 1869.Republican.Oilbusiness;miningbusiness;banker;Governor ofColorado, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Colorado,1920.Presbyterian.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Elks.DiedSeptember30, 1940 (age70 years, 292days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Henry Clay Hall (1860-1936) — also known asHenry C. Hall — of Paris,France;Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January3, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Colorado Springs, Colo., 1905-07; member, Interstate CommerceCommission, 1914-28.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaKappa Epsilon;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, frombronchialpneumonia, in Ashfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.,November9, 1936 (age76 years, 311days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Leo Arthur Hoegh (1908-2000) — also known asLeo Hoegh — of Chariton,LucasCounty, Iowa.Born in Audubon,AudubonCounty, Iowa,March30, 1908.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1937; colonel in the U.S. Armyduring World War II;Iowastate attorney general, 1953-54;Governor ofIowa, 1955-57; defeated, 1956; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Iowa,1956(delegation chair).Methodist.Director of the U.S. Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization,1958-61.Died in Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,July 15,2000 (age92 years, 107days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | James Daniel Faulkner (1847-1918) — also known asJames D. Faulkner;J. D.Faulkner —of Colorado City (now part of Colorado Springs),El PasoCounty, Colo.Born in Halifax,NovaScotia,September20, 1847.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;grocer;postmaster atColoradoCity, Colo., 1876-88;mayorof Colorado City, Colo., 1901, 1916; justice of the peace;notarypublic;real estatebusiness.Scottishancestry.Died in Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,January29, 1918 (age70 years, 131days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Franklin Eli Brooks (1860-1916) — also known asFranklin E. Brooks — of Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.Born in Sturbridge,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,November19, 1860.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Colorado at-large, 1903-07.Died in St. Augustine,St. JohnsCounty, Fla.,February7, 1916 (age55 years, 80days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Harry Hunter Seldomridge (1864-1927) — also known asHarry H. Seldomridge — of Colorado. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October1, 1864.Democrat. Member ofColoradostate senate, 1898;U.S.Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1913-15; defeated,1914.DiedNovember2, 1927 (age63 years, 32days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | William Eugene Higby (1884-1967) — also known asWilliam E. Higby — of Monument,El PasoCounty, Colo.Born in Garden Grove,DecaturCounty, Iowa,January26, 1884.Republican. Member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1933-40;Speaker ofthe Colorado State House of Representatives, 1939-40; member ofColoradostate senate, 1941-43;LieutenantGovernor of Colorado, 1943-47; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Colorado,1948.Died in Monument,El PasoCounty, Colo.,1967(ageabout83 years).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Arthur Cornforth (1861-1938) — of Colorado. Born in Smethport,McKeanCounty, Pa.,February21, 1861.Member ofColoradostate senate, 1903-05, 1911-15;LieutenantGovernor of Colorado, 1905; district judge in Colorado, 1921-38.Died in Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,August5, 1938 (age77 years, 165days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.  | Joseph L. Williams (1821-1895) — of Waukegan,LakeCounty, Ill.;El PasoCounty, Colo.Born in New York,1821.Lawyer;LakeCounty State's Attorney;mayorof Waukegan, Ill., 1872-73.Died in Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,December7, 1895 (ageabout 74years).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | John Franklin Forrest (1927-1997) — also known asJack Forrest — of Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.Born in Mexia,LimestoneCounty, Tex.,June 20,1927.Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; served in theU.S. Army during the Vietnam war; candidate forU.S.Representative from Colorado, 1986.Died, following a series ofstrokes,May27, 1997 (age69 years, 341days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Robert E. Forrest and Gertrude (Klug) Forrest; married1949 toPatricia Smith. |
| | Irving Howbert (1846-1934) — of Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.Born in Columbus,BartholomewCounty, Ind.,April11, 1846.Republican.Banker;ElPaso County Clerk, 1869-79; member ofColoradostate senate, 1882-86; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Colorado,1888(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1912;ColoradoRepublican state chair, 1894-95.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,December21, 1934 (age88 years, 254days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Emma Eldredge (1845-1936) — also known asEmma C. Hayward;Mrs. C. A.Eldredge —of Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.BornNovember30, 1845.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromColorado,1904.Female.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;ColonialDames.DiedFebruary5, 1936 (age90 years, 67days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Charles A. Eldredge. |
Shrine ofRemembrance Mausoleum
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Ethel Merman (1908-1984) — also known asEthel Agnes Zimmermann — Born in Astoria, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,January16, 1908.Republican.Actress;singer;performed, Republican National Convention, 1956.Female.GermanandScottishancestry.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February15, 1984 (age76 years, 30days).Cremated;ashes interred at Shrine of Remembrance Mausoleum.| | Relatives:Daughter of Edward Zimmermann and Agnes (Gardner) Zimmermann;married,November15, 1940, to William Smith; married,December18, 1941, to Robert Daniels Levitt; married,March 9,1953, to Robert Logan Forman Six; married,June 27,1964, to Ernest Borgnine. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
U.S. Air ForceAcademy Cemetery
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Curtis Emerson LeMay (1906-1990) — also known asCurtis E. LeMay;"Old IronPants";"Demon LeMay" —Born in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,November15, 1906.General in the U.S. Air Force; American Independent candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1968.Member,Freemasons;TauBeta Pi.DiedOctober1, 1990 (age83 years, 320days).Interment at U.S. Air Force Academy Cemetery. | | Matthew Kipling Fong (1953-2011) — also known asMatt Fong — of Long Beach,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Alameda,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,November20, 1953.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forCaliforniastate controller, 1990;Californiastate treasurer, 1995-99; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1998; Republican candidate forPresidential Elector for California,2004(on behalf ofGeorgeW. Bush andRichardB. Cheney); alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,2008.Chineseancestry.Died, fromcancer,in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 1,2011 (age57 years, 193days).Interment at U.S. Air Force Academy Cemetery.
Will RogersShrine of the Sun
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Spencer Penrose (1865-1939) — of Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November2, 1865.Republican.Copper miningbusiness; delegate to Republican National Convention fromColorado,1904(alternate),1916;promoter and developer of the Pikes Peak region; builder of theBroadmoorHoteland Resort; philanthropist;delegateto Colorado convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Died in Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,1939(ageabout73 years).Cremated;ashes interred at Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun. | | William Henry Leonard (1873-1947) — also known asW. H. Leonard — ofDenver,Colo.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March29, 1873.Republican.Miner;cattletrader; organizer and president, Denver Rock DrillManufacturingCo.; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;bankdirector; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Colorado,1920,1944.Episcopalian.Died in Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,May 29,1947 (age74 years, 61days).Interment at Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun.
Crystal ValleyCemetery
Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Adams (1845-1895) — also known asKarl Adam Schwanbeck — of Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.; Manitou Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.Born in Pomerania,Germany,December19, 1845.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister toBolivia, 1880-82.Member,Freemasons.Killed in the disaster at the GumryHotel,when aboilerexplosion caused most of the building tocollapseandburn,killing 22 people, inDenver,Colo.,August19, 1895 (age49 years, 243days).Interment at Crystal Valley Cemetery.
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