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Sioux County
Iowa

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Sioux County

Index to Locations AltonNassau Township Cemetery HullHope Cemetery Orange CityWest Lawn Cemetery Nassau TownshipCemetery Alton, Sioux County, Iowa Charles Bernard Hoeven (1895-1980) — also known asCharles B. Hoeven — of Alton,SiouxCounty, Iowa.Born in Hospers,SiouxCounty, Iowa,March30, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;SiouxCounty Attorney, 1925-37; member ofIowastate senate, 1937-41;U.S.Representative from Iowa, 1943-65 (8th District 1943-63, 6thDistrict 1963-65); delegate to Republican National Convention fromIowa,1964.Member,PhiAlpha Delta.Died in Orange City,SiouxCounty, Iowa,November9, 1980 (age85 years, 224days).Interment at Nassau Township Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives:Married1928 to VelmaRuth Pike.   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

Lucas James DeKoster (1918-2000) — also known asLucas J. DeKoster — of Hull,SiouxCounty, Iowa.Born in Hull,SiouxCounty, Iowa,June 18,1918.Lawyer;member ofIowastate senate 1st District, 1965-83.ChristianReformed. Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Hull,SiouxCounty, Iowa,February23, 2000 (age81 years, 250days).Interment at Hope Cemetery.

Gerrit Klay (1868-1939) — of Orange City,SiouxCounty, Iowa.Born inNetherlands,September5, 1868.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1909-14;HonoraryVice-Consul for Netherlands inOrangeCity, Iowa, 1920-39; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Iowa,1924.Died, from ablood clot inthe brain, in Orange City,SiouxCounty, Iowa,February11, 1939 (age70 years, 159days).Interment at West Lawn Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married1888 to EffieWassenaar.
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