| |  Loren D. Anderson (1919-1982) — of Waterford Township,OaklandCounty, Mich.; Riverview,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.Born in Moline,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,November21, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1967-74 (61st District 1967-72,60th District 1973-74); defeated, 1974.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;FraternalOrder of Police;Veterans of Foreign Wars.Died in April,1982(age62years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Paul Leon Aylward (1908-1996) — also known asPaul L. Aylward — of Ellsworth,EllsworthCounty, Kan.Born in Stonington,ChristianCounty, Ill.,March 1,1908.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kansas,1960,1972;candidate forU.S.Senator from Kansas, 1962.Catholic.Member,PhiAlpha Delta;PhiKappa Theta;American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Elks;Knightsof Columbus.DiedMarch21, 1996 (age88 years, 20days).Interment atEllsworth Memorial Cemetery, Ellsworth, Kan. | | Edward Backlund (1893-1978) — also known asEd Backlund — of Mitchell,DavisonCounty, S.Dak.Born in Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.,December11, 1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;farmer;insurancebusiness; member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1953-56.Lutheran.Member,FarmersUnion;AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars.Died in November,1978(age84years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives:Married to Gladys Pear Lowrie. |
| | Edward J. Barrett (1900-1977) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Wilmette,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March10, 1900.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1931-33;Illinoisstate auditor of public accounts, 1933-41; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1940(alternate),1948,1952(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1956,1960,1964;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;secretaryof state of Illinois, 1945-53;CookCounty Clerk, 1955-73; in 1973, he wasconvictedofbribery,mail fraud, andincometax evasion;sentencedto three years inprisonandfined$15,000.Member,AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Veterans of Foreign Wars.Died, in V.A.HospitalLakeside, Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April 4,1977 (age77 years, 25days).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill. | | Grenville Beardsley (1898-1960) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Salem,HenryCounty, Iowa,January12, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;candidate forIllinoisstate senate 13th District, 1934, 1938; colonel in the U.S. Armyduring World War II;Illinoisstate attorney general, 1959-60; appointed 1959; died in office1960.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Elks.Died in1960(ageabout62 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Grenville Beardsley and Mary Elizabeth (Riddell) Beardsley;married,April16, 1927, to Leona Marian Murray. |
| | Edward H. Branchfield (b. 1914) — of Oregon. Born in Macomb,McDonoughCounty, Ill.,October30, 1914.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofOregonstate house of representatives, 1963; Judge, Oregon Court ofAppeals, 1969-71.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Elks.Burial location unknown. | | George Washington Bristow (1894-1961) — also known asGeorge W. Bristow — of Paris,EdgarCounty, Ill.Born in Grand Chain,PulaskiCounty, Ill.,September23, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;EdgarCounty State's Attorney, 1920-24; circuit judge in Illinois 5thCircuit, 1927-51; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1942-51;justice ofIllinois state supreme court 3rd District, 1951-61; died inoffice 1961.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Elks;PhiDelta Phi;DeltaSigma Rho;Veterans of Foreign Wars;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight.DiedNovember12, 1961 (age67 years, 50days).Intermentsomewhere in Paris, Ill.| | Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington | | | | Relatives: Son of John David Bristowand Fannie (Moore) Bristow; married,June 24,1921, to Beryl F. Love. |
| | J. Herbert Burke (1913-1993) — of Hollywood,BrowardCounty, Fla.; Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January14, 1913.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Florida, 1967-79 (10th District 1967-73, 12thDistrict 1973-79); defeated, 1955 (6th District), 1978 (12thDistrict); delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,1972.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Eagles;Forty andEight;Veterans of Foreign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Elks;Moose;Kiwanis.Arrestedin 1978 for beingdrunkand disruptive in the parking lot of astripclub;pleadedguilty topublicdrunkenness, disorderly conduct andwitnesstampering.Died in Fern Park,SeminoleCounty, Fla.,June 16,1993 (age80 years, 153days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Fred Ernst Busbey (1895-1966) — also known asFred E. Busbey — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Tuscola,DouglasCounty, Ill.,February8, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;stockbroker;U.S.Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1943-45, 1947-49,1951-55; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1954.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Elks;PhiKappa Sigma.Died in Cocoa Beach,BrevardCounty, Fla.,February11, 1966 (age71 years, 3days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Clyde Lee Choate (1920-2001) — also known asClyde L. Choate — of Anna,UnionCounty, Ill.Born in West Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ill.,June 28,1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; received theMedalof Honor for action near Bruyeres, France, October 25, 1944.;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1947-79 (50th District 1947-57,58th District 1957-67, 59th District 1967-79); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1956(alternate),1964,1972.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Elks;Moose;PurpleHeart.Died in Carbondale,JacksonCounty, Ill.,October5, 2001 (age81 years, 99days).Interment atAnnaCemetery, Anna, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof James Isaac Choate and Grace Ellen (Brown) Choate; married toMadonna Ross. | | | | Choate Mental Health Center (state mentalhospital),inAnna,Illinois, isnamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "Proudly Served the People ofthe State of Illinois. Southern Illinois' GuardianAngel." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) — also known asRobert K. Christenberry — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.; Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born in Huntingdon,CarrollCounty, Tenn.,January27, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lost hisright hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul inVladivostok, as of 1919;hotelmanager and executive; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1957; postmaster atNewYork City, N.Y., 1958-66 (acting, 1958-59).Presbyterian.Member,DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners;Jesters.Suffered astroke,and died two months later, in MethodistHospital,Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,April13, 1973 (age74 years, 76days).Burial location unknown. | | Arthur Sidney Demarest (1921-2013) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Oak Park,CookCounty, Ill.,September13, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidateforNew Yorkstate senate 23rd District, 1952.Member,Veterans of Foreign Wars. DiedApril17, 2013 (age91 years, 216days).Interment atCalvertonNational Cemetery, Calverton, Long Island, N.Y. | | Edward Joseph Derwinski (1926-2012) — also known asEdward J. Derwinski — of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September15, 1926.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 24th District, 1957-59;U.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1959-83;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1960 ;U.S.Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1989-92.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;PolishLegion of American Veterans;Amvets;CatholicWar Veterans;Knightsof Columbus;Moose;Kiwanis;PolishNational Alliance.DiedJanuary15, 2012 (age85 years, 122days).Burial location unknown. | | Lawrence DiPrima (b. 1910) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 24,1910.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1963-65, 1965-67, 1967-83,1983-85 (18th District 1963-65, at-large 1965-67, 18th District1967-83, 16th District 1983-85).Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Amvets;CatholicWar Veterans.Burial location unknown.  | Everett McKinley Dirksen (1896-1969) — also known asEverett M. Dirksen;"The Wizard ofOoze" —of Pekin,TazewellCounty, Ill.Born in Pekin,TazewellCounty, Ill.,January4, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;merchant;U.S.Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1933-49; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1940(alternate),1948,1952(speaker),1956(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1960(member,CredentialsCommittee),1964(delegation chair),1968(delegation chair);U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1951-69; died in office 1969.ChristianReformed. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Eagles;Elks;Moose;American BarAssociation;OddFellows;IzaakWalton League.Died, oflungcancer, at theWalterReed Army Medical Center,Washington,D.C.,September7, 1969 (age73 years, 246days).Interment atGlendaleMemorial Gardens, Pekin, Ill. | | Paul Howard Douglas (1892-1976) — also known asPaul H. Douglas — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,March26, 1892.Democrat.Universityprofessor;economist;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1949-67; defeated, 1942, 1966.UnitarianorQuaker. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Elks;Americansfor Democratic Action;AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanPhilosophical Society;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaUpsilon.Died inWashington,D.C.,September24, 1976 (age84 years, 182days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | Paul Findley (1921-2019) — of Pittsfield,PikeCounty, Ill.Born in Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.,June 23,1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidateforIllinoisstate senate, 1952;U.S.Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1961-83; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1972.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Lions.Died in Jacksonville,MorganCounty, Ill.,August9, 2019 (age98 years, 47days).Burial location unknown. | | Kenneth James Gray (1924-2014) — also known asKenneth J. Gray — of West Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ill.; Carbondale,JacksonCounty, Ill.Born in West Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ill.,November14, 1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1955-75, 1985-89 (25th District1955-63, 21st District 1963-73, 24th District 1973-75, 22nd District1985-89); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1972,1980.Baptist.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Kiwanis;Elks;Eagles;Jaycees.Died in Herrin,WilliamsonCounty, Ill.,July 12,2014 (age89 years, 240days).Burial location unknown.  | Carter Henry Harrison II (1860-1953) — also known asCarter H. Harrison — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April23, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;real estatebusiness;newspapereditor and publisher;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1897-1905, 1911-15; defeated in primary, 1915;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1900,1916,1920,1932,1936;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Chicago, Illinois, 1934-44.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;Veterans of Foreign Wars;AmericanLegion;Societyof Colonial Wars;Societyof the War of 1812;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,December25, 1953 (age93 years, 246days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill.| | Relatives: SonofCarterHenry Harrison and Sophonisba Grayson (Preston) Harrison; marriedto Marguerite Stearns; married,December14, 1887, to Edith Ogden; great-grandson ofWilliamRussell (1758-1825); great-grandnephew ofAlfredWilliam Grayson andBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; second great-grandson ofWilliamRussell (1735-1793) andWilliamGrayson; second great-grandnephew ofBenjaminHarrison (1726-1791),WilliamCabell andWilliamSmallwood; third great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin once removed ofJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin twice removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),RobertJefferson Breckinridge,WilliamLewis Cabell andGeorgeCraighead Cabell; first cousin thrice removed ofThomasJefferson,CarterBassett Harrison,WilliamCabell Jr.,WilliamHenry Cabell,WilliamHenry Harrison (1773-1841) andBeverlyRobinson Grayson; first cousin four times removed ofRichardBland,PeytonRandolph (1721-1775),RobertCarter Nicholas (1729-1780) andWilliamFitzhugh; second cousin once removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge andBenjaminEarl Cabell; second cousin twice removed ofMarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnScott Harrison (1804-1878) andEdwardCarrington Cabell; second cousin thrice removed ofTheodorickBland,EdmundJenings Randolph,GeorgeNicholas,BeverleyRandolph,JamesMonroe (1758-1831),WilsonCary Nicholas,JohnNicholas,JohnRandolph of Roanoke andJohnRobertson; third cousin ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge,HenrySkillman Breckinridge andEarleCabell; third cousin once removed ofFrancisWayles Eppes,DabneySmith Carr,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph,GeorgeWythe Randolph,JohnWilliam Leftwich,BenjaminHarrison (1833-1901),JoelWalker Flood andJohnScott Harrison (1844-1926); third cousin twice removed ofJohnMarshall,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,JamesMarkham Marshall,ThomasMann Randolph Jr.,AlexanderKeith Marshall,EdmundJennings Lee,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828),HenrySt. George Tucker,RobertCarter Nicholas (1787-1857),ThomasBell Monroe,JamesMonroe (1799-1870) andStanleyMatthews; third cousin thrice removed ofBurwellBassett andSamuelNicholls Smallwood; fourth cousin ofThomasJefferson Coolidge,RussellBenjamin Harrison,HenryDe La Warr Flood,JohnBrady Grayson,FrederickMadison Roberts andJoelWest Flood; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasMarshall,JamesKeith Marshall,JohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton,VictorMonroe,PeterMyndert Dox,EdmundRandolph,NathanielBeverly Tucker,WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,JohnGardner Coolidge,EdithWilson,HarryFlood Byrd andWilliamHenry Harrison (1896-1990). | | | | Political families:Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia;Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:RobertE. Burke | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Albert Frederick Hattenburg (b. 1896) — also known asAlbert F. Hattenburg — of Kankakee,KankakeeCounty, Ill.Born in Clifton,IroquoisCounty, Ill.,February10, 1896.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;druggist;mayorof Kankakee, Ill., 1937-50.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Knightsof Columbus;Moose;Eagles.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry N. Hattenburg and Margaret J. (Mayo) Hattenburg; married,December28, 1921, to Ann H. Gallagher. |
| | William Leonard Hungate (1922-2007) — also known asWilliam L. Hungate — of Troy,LincolnCounty, Mo.Born in Benton,FranklinCounty, Ill.,December14, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;LincolnCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-56;U.S.Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1964-77;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1979-92.Christian.Member,Veterans of Foreign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis;American BarAssociation.Injured in afall athis home, and died two weeks later, from surgery complications, inSt. Luke'sHospital,Chesterfield,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,June 22,2007 (age84 years, 190days).Burial location unknown. | | Henry John Hyde (1924-2007) — also known asHenry J. Hyde — of Bensenville,DuPageCounty, Ill.; Wood Dale,DuPageCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April18, 1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1967-75;U.S.Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1975-; defeated, 1962.Catholic.EnglishandIrishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Knightsof Columbus.Died, from complications of earlierheartsurgery, in Rush UniversityMedicalCenter, Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November29, 2007 (age83 years, 225days).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Johanik (1927-2007) — of Westmont,DuPageCounty, Ill.; Lombard,DuPageCounty, Ill.Born in1927.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;carpenter;hardwarestore owner;villagepresident of Westmont, Illinois, 1961-65.Czechancestry. Member,Moose;Veterans of Foreign Wars.Died, from abrainhemorrhage, in Central DuPageHospital,Winfield,DuPageCounty, Ill.,May 4,2007 (ageabout 79years).Burial location unknown. | | Frank Leonard Kaminski (1897-1955) — also known asFrank L. Kaminski — of Calumet City,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Melrose Park,CookCounty, Ill.,October10, 1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; justice of thepeace;mayorof Calumet City, Ill., 1945-53; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1948.Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,Moose;AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Knightsof Columbus;HolyName Society;Brotherhoodof Railroad Trainmen;Lions;PolishNational Alliance.DiedNovember23, 1955 (age58 years, 44days).Interment atFortRosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.| | Relatives: Sonof Leonard Kaminski and Emilia (Ostrowski) Kaminski; married toCecilia Walczak. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Carl Kluczynski (1896-1975) — also known asJohn C. Kluczynski — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February15, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;restaurantowner;caterer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 4th District, 1933-48; member ofIllinoisstate senate 4th District, 1949;U.S.Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1951-75; died inoffice 1975.Polishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans of Foreign Wars;PolishNational Alliance;PolishRoman Catholic Union;Elks.DiedJanuary26, 1975 (age78 years, 345days).Entombed in mausoleum atResurrectionCemetery, Justice, Ill. | | John Linebaugh Knuppel (1923-1986) — also known asJohn L. Knuppel — of Petersburg,MenardCounty, Ill.Born in Easton,MasonCounty, Ill.,August15, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention, 1969-70; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1971-81 (42nd District 1971-73, 48th District1973-81); candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1980.Lutheran.Germanancestry. Member,Veterans of Foreign Wars;AmericanLegion.Jailedforcontemptof court forrefusing towear a tie.Died, ofheartdisease, in ahospitalat Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.,November15, 1986 (age63 years, 92days).Intermentsomewherein Havana, Ill. | | Noble Wishard Lee (1896-1978) — also known asNoble W. Lee — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,August27, 1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;lawprofessor; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1938; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 5th District; elected 1940.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;American BarAssociation;NationalLawyers Guild.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October8, 1978 (age82 years, 42days).Interment atOakWoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Myron M. Lehman (1889-1977) — of Elgin,KaneCounty, Ill.Born in Elgin,KaneCounty, Ill.,June 22,1889.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;mayor ofElgin, Ill., 1931-43, 1951-55; defeated, 1943.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars.Died in Whitehaven,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,August7, 1977 (age88 years, 46days).Interment atBluffCity Cemetery, Elgin, Ill. | | Neil Joseph Linehan (1895-1967) — also known asNeil J. Linehan — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September23, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1949-51; defeated,1950, 1952.Member,Veterans of Foreign Wars;AmericanLegion;Moose.DiedAugust23, 1967 (age71 years, 334days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Albert Linxwiler (1878-1943) — of Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.Born in Hillsboro,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.,January30, 1878.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; colonel in the U.S.Army during World War I; postmaster atJeffersonCity, Mo., 1934-43.Presbyterian.Member,UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Veterans of Foreign Wars;AmericanLegion;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Royaland Select Masters;KnightsTemplar.Died, from aself-inflictedgunshot,in Jefferson City,ColeCounty, Mo.,April15, 1943 (age65 years, 75days).Interment atRiverviewCemetery, Jefferson City, Mo. | | Emil Lockwood (1919-2002) — of St. Louis,GratiotCounty, Mich.Born in Ottawa,La SalleCounty, Ill.,September23, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;schoolteacher;athleticcoach;accountant;candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Gratiot County,1961; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1963-70 (25th District 1963-64, 30th District1965-70); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1968;candidate forsecretaryof state of Michigan, 1970.Episcopalian.Member,Veterans of Foreign Wars;AmericanLegion;Elks;Rotary.Died, at St. Joseph MercyHospital,Superior Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August2, 2002 (age82 years, 313days).Cremated;ashes scattered in Gulf of Mexico.  | William Casey Marland (1918-1965) — also known asWilliam C. Marland — of Glen Rogers,WyomingCounty, W.Va.Born in Johnston City,WilliamsonCounty, Ill.,March26, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;WestVirginia state attorney general, 1948-52;Governor ofWest Virginia, 1953-57; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from West Virginia,1956;candidate forU.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1956.Methodist.Member,Order ofthe Coif;PhiDelta Phi;LambdaChi Alpha;UnitedMine Workers;Veterans of Foreign Wars;AmericanLegion;Moose.Died ofpancreaticcancer, in Barrington,CookCounty, Ill.,November26, 1965 (age47 years, 245days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | C. L. McCormick (b. 1919) — of Vienna,JohnsonCounty, Ill.Born in McCormick,PopeCounty, Ill.,December1, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;merchant;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1957-65, 1965-67, 1967-75,1981-83 (59th District 1957-65, at-large 1965-67, 59th District1967-75, 1981-83).Baptist.Member,Veterans of Foreign Wars;AmericanLegion.Interment atViennaFraternal Cemetery, Vienna, Ill. | | William David Meyering (b. 1892) — also known asWilliam Meyering — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August10, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;CookCounty Sheriff, 1930-34; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1932.Member,Veterans of Foreign Wars;Knightsof Columbus.Wounded in action during World War I andlost hisright hand.Burial location unknown. | | Robert Henry Michel (1923-2017) — also known asRobert H. Michel — of Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.Born in Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.,March 2,1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;administrative assistant to U.S. Rep.HaroldVelde, 1949-56;U.S.Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1957-95; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1964,1968,1972.Member,Order ofAhepa;AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Amvets;SigmaNu;PiKappa Delta;PurpleHeart;Jaycees.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1994.Died in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,February17, 2017 (age93 years, 352days).Burial location unknown. | | Jack Richard Miller (1916-1994) — also known asJack Miller — of Sioux City,WoodburyCounty, Iowa; Temple Terrace,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 6,1916.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1955-56; member ofIowastate senate, 1957-60;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1961-73; defeated, 1972; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Iowa,1968;AssociateJudge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-82;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-85; tooksenior status 1985.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;ReserveOfficers Association;IzaakWalton League;Rotary;Moose;Eagles;Elks;Knightsof Columbus;UnitedCommercial Travelers.Died in Temple Terrace,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.,August29, 1994 (age78 years, 84days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Howard R. Mohr (b. 1921) — of Forest Park,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Forest Park,CookCounty, Ill.,December20, 1921.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;mayorof Forest Park, Ill., 1963-67; member ofIllinoisstate senate 5th District, 1967-77.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Kiwanis;Moose;Knightsof Columbus;Eagles.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | John James O'Grady (1889-1971) — also known asJack J. O'Grady — of Indiana. Born in Kewanee,HenryCounty, Ill.,July 6,1889.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;band andorchestra leader; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1927, 1939-41; member ofIndianastate senate, 1943-53; candidate forU.S.Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1948.Member,Elks;AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Moose;Eagles;Lions.Died in Terre Haute,VigoCounty, Ind.,June 4,1971 (age81 years, 333days).Interment atCalvaryCemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.  | Barratt O'Hara (1882-1969) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in St. Joseph,BerrienCounty, Mich.,April28, 1882.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1913-17; candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1915; major in the U.S. Army during WorldWar I; candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1920;U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1949-51, 1953-69;defeated, 1938 (at-large), 1950 (2nd District).Member,Veterans of Foreign Wars;AmericanLegion;PhiGamma Delta;PhiDelta Phi;UnitedSpanish War Veterans.Died inWashington,D.C.,August11, 1969 (age87 years, 105days).Interment atOakWoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Frank M. Ozinga (b. 1914) — of Evergreen Park,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Illinois,August30, 1914.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1957-83 (6th District 1957-73, 8th District1973-83).ChristianReformed. Member,American BarAssociation;Veterans of Foreign Wars;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown. | | Alex Pilch (1913-1980) — of Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.,March18, 1913.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 32nd District, 1967-72; defeatedin primary, 1972.Catholic.Member,Kiwanis;Elks;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.,September8, 1980 (age67 years, 174days).Burial location unknown. | | Daniel John Ronan (1914-1969) — also known asDaniel J. Ronan — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 13,1914.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; memberofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1948-52; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1960,1964;U.S.Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1965-69; died inoffice 1969.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Amvets;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August13, 1969 (age55 years, 31days).Entombed in mausoleum atQueenof Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Ill. | | Daniel David Rostenkowski (1928-2010) — also known asDan Rostenkowski;"Rosty";"Chicago Powerhouse" —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January2, 1928.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; memberofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1953-55; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1955-59;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1959-95 (8th District 1959-93, 5thDistrict 1993-95); defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1960,1964,1968,1976,1984(delegation chair),1988,1992.Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,Veterans of Foreign Wars;Knightsof Columbus;Kiwanis;Moose.Indictedin 1994 on 17 felonycharges;pleadedguilty in April 1996 to two counts of misuse of public funds;sentencedto seventeen months in federalprison;released in 1997.Died in Powers Lake,KenoshaCounty, Wis.,August11, 2010 (age82 years, 221days).Interment atSt.Adalbert's Cemetery, Niles, Ill. | | George Leroy Saal (1918-1996) — also known asGeorge L. Saal — of Pekin,TazewellCounty, Ill.Born in Pekin,TazewellCounty, Ill.,December2, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;insurancebusiness;TazewellCounty Sheriff, 1950-54, 1958-62; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1952(alternate),1960,1964;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1955-58, 1963-64, 1967-68.Catholic.Member,Veterans of Foreign Wars;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;MarineCorps League;Amvets;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Moose;Eagles.Died in MethodistMedicalCenter, Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.,July 12,1996 (age77 years, 223days).Interment atSt. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Pekin, Ill.  | Robert V. Sabonjian (1916-1992) — also known as"The Rock" — of Waukegan,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in Waukegan,LakeCounty, Ill.,January4, 1916.Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;dry cleaningbusiness; acting postmaster atWaukegan,Ill., 1952-53;mayorof Waukegan, Ill., 1957-77, 1985-89; defeated, 1977;bankdirector; candidate forU.S.Senator from Illinois, 1966.Disciplesof Christ.Armenianancestry. Member,Eagles;Moose;DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Amvets;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,August19, 1992 (age76 years, 228days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Lazurus Sabonjian and Zaruhey (Mooradian) Sabonjian; married,June 7,1947, to Lorene Terrill; father ofRobertSabonjian Jr.. | | | | Image source: City ofWaukegan |
| | Victor Hugo Schiro (b. 1904) — also known asVictor H. Schiro — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 28,1904.Democrat.Insurancebusiness;mayorof New Orleans, La., 1961, 1961-70; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Louisiana,1968.Italianancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;TauKappa Epsilon;OptimistClub.Burial location unknown.| | Presumably namedfor:VictorHugo | | | | Relatives: Son of Andrew E. Schiro andMary (Pizatti) Schiro; married to Margaret-MaryGibbes. |
| | Elbert Sidney Smith (b. 1911) — of Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.Born inSangamonCounty, Ill.,October27, 1911.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1949-57;Illinoisstate auditor of public accounts, 1957-61; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1960;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 50th District,1969-70.Episcopalian.Member,Kiwanis;Elks;Moose;Veterans of Foreign Wars;AmericanLegion;American BarAssociation;FarmBureau.Burial location unknown. | | Ralph Tyler Smith (1915-1972) — also known asRalph T. Smith — of Alton,MadisonCounty, Ill.Born in Granite City,MadisonCounty, Ill.,October6, 1915.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1955-69;Speaker ofthe Illinois State House of Representatives, 1967-69; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1968;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1969-70; defeated, 1970.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Veterans of Foreign Wars;AmericanLegion;Elks;Eagles;Moose;Freemasons;Shriners;OptimistClub.Died in Alton,MadisonCounty, Ill.,August13, 1972 (age56 years, 312days).Entombed in mausoleum atSunsetHill Cemetery, Edwardsville, Ill. | | Arthur William Sprague (1902-1983) — also known asArthur W. Sprague — of La Grange,CookCounty, Ill.Born inDeKalbCounty, Ill.,August2, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 7th District, 1939-42, 1951-57;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate senate 2nd District, 1957-67.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi.Died in Fort Pierce,St. LucieCounty, Fla.,January18, 1983 (age80 years, 169days).Interment atParkholm Cemetery, La Grange Park, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof Arthur William Sprague (1856-1916) and Cora Sprague; married toLouise Bliss Horr. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Herbert Lyman Stern Jr. (1915-2000) — also known asHerbert L. Stern, Jr. — of Highland Park,LakeCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April10, 1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1966; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1968;chairof Lake County Democratic Party, 1968-78.Member,Veterans of Foreign Wars;AmericanLegion.DiedFebruary21, 2000 (age84 years, 317days).Burial location unknown. | | William Grant Stratton (1914-2001) — also known asWilliam G. Stratton — of Morris,GrundyCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Ingleside,LakeCounty, Ill.,February26, 1914.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1941-43, 1947-49;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1943-45, 1951-53; Republican candidate forsecretaryof state of Illinois, 1944 (primary), 1948; served in the U.S.Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1952(HonoraryVice-President;speaker),1956(HonoraryVice-President; delegation chair),1960(speaker);Governorof Illinois, 1953-61; defeated in primary, 1968; candidate forRepublican nomination for Vice President,1960.Methodist.Member,Veterans of Foreign Wars;Lions;Eagles;DeltaChi;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;AmericanLegion;Amvets.Indictedin 1964 onincometaxcharges;triedand acquitted in 1965.Died at Northwestern MemorialHospital,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 2,2001 (age87 years, 4days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Robert Joseph Twyman (1897-1976) — also known asRobert J. Twyman — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,June 18,1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; served in theU.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1947-49; defeated,1948.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Veterans of Foreign Wars;AmericanLegion;DeltaTheta Phi.Died in West Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,June 28,1976 (age79 years, 10days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Louis S. Viverito — of Burbank,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1972;member ofIllinoisstate senate 11th District, 1995-.Member,Sertoma;Veterans of Foreign Wars;AmericanLegion.Still living as of 2002. | | Andrew F. Warga (b. 1919) — of Phillips,PriceCounty, Wis.Born in Thayer,SangamonCounty, Ill.,February12, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;farmer;garagebusiness;farmimplement dealer; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Price and Taylor counties; elected 1958.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | John G. Woods (b. 1921) — of Arlington Heights,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.,November1, 1921.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;villagepresident of Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1961-69;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1969-70.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Veterans of Foreign Wars.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Paul C. Younger (1910-1971) — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Champaign,ChampaignCounty, Ill.,January11, 1910.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;InghamCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member ofMichiganstate senate 14th District, 1957-64; defeated in primary, 1964,1970; candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1968.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;OptimistClub;Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Veterans of Foreign Wars.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,November21, 1971 (age61 years, 314days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Lansing, Mich.| | Image source:Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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