| |  Gustav Albert Andreen (1864-1940) — also known asGustav Andreen — of Rock Island,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Porter,PorterCounty, Ind.,March13, 1864.Republican.Pastor;president,Augustana College, 1901-35; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1932.Lutheran.Swedishancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,October1, 1940 (age76 years, 202days).Interment atChippiannockCemetery, Rock Island, Ill. | | Harry William Baals (1886-1954) — also known asHarry W. Baals — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born in Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,November16, 1886.Republican.Lumberbusiness; postmaster atFortWayne, Ind., 1922-31 (acting, 1922);mayorof Fort Wayne, Ind., 1934-47, 1951-54; died in office 1954.Lutheran. Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, from akidneyinfection, in Parkview MemorialHospital,Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,May 9,1954 (age67 years, 174days).Interment atLindenwoodCemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.  | William Baker (1813-1872) — of Loudon (now Fort Loudon),FranklinCounty, Pa.; Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.Born in Hamilton,FranklinCounty, Pa.,February11, 1813.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1847-49;mayorof Evansville, Ind., 1859-68, 1870-72; defeated, 1868; died inoffice 1872.Lutheran; laterPresbyterian.GermanandScotch-Irishancestry.DiedMay 23,1872 (age59 years, 102days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind. |  | John William Boehne, Sr. (1856-1946) — also known asJohn W. Boehne — of Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.Born in alogcabin in Scott Township,VanderburghCounty, Ind.,October28, 1856.Democrat. General Manager, IndianaStoveWorks;mayorof Evansville, Ind., 1906-09; defeated, 1901; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana,1908;U.S.Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1909-13.Lutheran. Died in Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.,December27, 1946 (age90 years, 60days).Interment atLutheranCemetery, Evansville, Ind. | | John William Boehne Jr. (1895-1973) — also known asJohn W. Boehne, Jr. — of Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.Born in Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.,March 2,1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;manufacturer;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1931-43 (1st District 1931-33, 8thDistrict 1933-43); defeated, 1928 (1st District), 1942 (8th District).Lutheran. Member,Kiwanis.Died in Irvington,BaltimoreCounty, Md.,July 5,1973 (age78 years, 125days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.  | Benjamin Bosse (1875-1922) — of Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.BornNovember1, 1875.Democrat.Financier;furnituremanufacturer;mayorof Evansville, Ind., 1914-22; died in office 1922; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana,1916(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business);IndianaDemocratic state chair, 1922.Lutheran. Died, frompneumonia,in Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.,April 4,1922 (age46 years, 154days).Interment atLutheranCemetery, Evansville, Ind.| |  Relatives: Sonof Henry Bosse and Carolyn Bosse; married to AnnaSchlensker. | | | | Image source: City ofEvansville |
| | Otis Ray Bowen (1918-2013) — also known asOtis R. Bowen — of Bremen,MarshallCounty, Ind.Born in Rochester,FultonCounty, Ind.,February26, 1918.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1957-58, 1961; defeated, 1958;Speaker ofthe Indiana State House of Representatives, 1967-72;Governor ofIndiana, 1973-81; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIndiana,1972;U.S.Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1985-89.Lutheran. Member,American MedicalAssociation;Kiwanis;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;FarmBureau.DiedMay 4,2013 (age95 years, 67days).Burial location unknown. | | Donald Cogley Bruce (1921-1969) — also known asDonald C. Bruce — of Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.Born in Troutville,ClearfieldCounty, Pa.,April27, 1921.Republican. News commentator, program director, business manager atradiostation WIRE, Indianapolis;U.S.Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1961-65; candidate forU.S.Senator from Indiana, 1964.Lutheran. Among the founders of the American Conservative Union in 1964. Died, apparently from aheartattack, in Round Hill,LoudounCounty, Va.,August31, 1969 (age48 years, 126days).Interment atEbenezerCemetery, Near Round Hill, Loudoun County, Va. | | Larry Dean Bucshon (b. 1962) — also known asLarry Bucshon — of Newburgh,WarrickCounty, Ind.Born in Taylorville,ChristianCounty, Ill.,May 31,1962.Republican.Physician;U.S.Representative from Indiana 8th District, 2011-.Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Still living as of 2018.  | Homer Earl Capehart (1897-1979) — also known asHomer E. Capehart — of Washington,DaviessCounty, Ind.Born in Algiers,PikeCounty, Ind.,June 6,1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;manufacturer;farmer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1940(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1948,1952(HonoraryVice-President;speaker),1956(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker),1960;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1945-63; defeated, 1962.Lutheran. Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Rotary;Moose;Eagles.Died in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,September3, 1979 (age82 years, 89days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind. | | Henry William Diederich (1845-1926) — also known asHenry W. Diederich — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,November13, 1845.Republican.Pastor;collegeprofessor; U.S. Consul inLeipzig, 1889-93;Magdeburg, 1897-99;Bremen, 1899-1906;Sarnia, 1919-24; U.S. Consul General inAntwerp, 1906-17.Lutheran. Died in Wauwatosa,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,February8, 1926 (age80 years, 87days).Interment atLincolnMemorial Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.  | William H. Dress (1879-1949) — also known asBill Dress — of Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.Born in Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,May 3,1879.Democrat.VanderburghCounty Treasurer;mayorof Evansville, Ind., 1935-42, 1948-49; defeated, 1942; died inoffice 1949; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1940.Lutheran. Died in Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.,November10, 1949 (age70 years, 191days).Interment atLutheranCemetery, Evansville, Ind.| | Relatives: Sonof E. H. Dress; married1904 to AmeliaStuehmeyer. | | | | Image source: City ofEvansville |
| | Adam Reinhart Ebert (1851-1934) — also known asAdam R. Ebert — of Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.Born inGermany,December21, 1851.Postmaster;member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1891.Lutheran. DiedDecember23, 1934 (age83 years, 2days).Interment atConcordiaCemetery, Hammond, Ind. | | Burley Ensley (b. 1881) — of Auburn,DeKalbCounty, Ind.Born in Auburn,DeKalbCounty, Ind.,July 28,1881.Republican. Employed thirty years with Auburn Motor Co.,automobilemanufacturer;DeKalbCounty Auditor, 1943;chair ofDeKalb County Republican Party, 1944.Lutheran. Member,Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows.Burial location unknown. | | Reinhart C. Fedder (b. 1879) — of Michigan City,LaPorteCounty, Ind.Born in Michigan City,LaPorteCounty, Ind.,June 6,1879.Democrat.Realestate andinsurancebusiness;mayorof Michigan City, Ind., 1934-38, 1943-44.Lutheran. Member,Elks;Eagles.Burial location unknown.  | Rupert Vance Hartke (1919-2003) — also known asVance Hartke — of Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.Born in Stendal,PikeCounty, Ind.,May 31,1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;mayorof Evansville, Ind., 1956-58; resigned 1958;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1959-77; defeated, 1976; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Indiana,1964,1968,1972;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1972.Lutheran. Early opponent of the Vietnam War. Died, ofheartfailure,July 27,2003 (age84 years, 57days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | | Walter E. Helmke (b. 1901) — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born in Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,December17, 1901.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofAllen County Republican Party, 1940-44; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Indiana,1948.Lutheran. Member,PhiKappa Psi;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown. | | Jacob Helwig (1804-1869) — of Indiana. Born inJeffersonCounty, Ohio,September10, 1804.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1843-45.Lutheran. Died inDeKalbCounty, Ind.,December10, 1869 (age65 years, 91days).Burial location unknown. | | David F. Kain (1841-1893) — of Indiana. Born inTuscarawasCounty, Ohio,April15, 1841.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1881.Lutheran. DiedOctober4, 1893 (age52 years, 172days).Burial location unknown. | | John Jacob Kamm (1835-1877) — also known asJohn J. Kamm — of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born in Marburg,Germany,April11, 1835.Republican.Painter;postmaster atFortWayne, Ind., 1869-77.Lutheran. Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Royaland Select Masters;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows.Died in Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.,September5, 1877 (age42 years, 147days).Interment atLindenwoodCemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind. | | Albert C. Kamp (1837-1927) — of Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.Born inGermany,June6, 1837.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1893-95.Lutheran.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;AncientOrder of United Workmen.DiedDecember10, 1927 (age90 years, 187days).Interment atKamp Cemetery, Cypress, Ind. | | Austin R. Killian (b. 1887) — of Lafayette,TippecanoeCounty, Ind.Born in Newberry,GreeneCounty, Ind.,December17, 1887.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;dentist;chairof Tippecanoe County Republican Party, 1936-38;mayorof Lafayette, Ind., 1939-44.Lutheran. Member,Elks;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight.Burial location unknown. | | Earl Fredrick Landgrebe (1916-1986) — also known asEarl F. Landgrebe — of Valparaiso,PorterCounty, Ind.Born near Valparaiso,PorterCounty, Ind.,January21, 1916.Republican. Member ofIndianastate senate, 1959-68;U.S.Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1969-75; defeated,1974; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,1972.Lutheran. Member,Rotary.Died in Valparaiso,PorterCounty, Ind.,June 29,1986 (age70 years, 159days).Interment atBlachlyCemetery, Near Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind. | | Arthur Calvin Mellette (1842-1896) — also known asArthur C. Mellette — of Watertown,CodingtonCounty, S.Dak.Born inHenryCounty, Ind.,June 23,1842.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1871-75;Governorof Dakota Territory, 1889;Governor ofSouth Dakota, 1889-93.Lutheran. Member,Freemasons.Died in Pittsburg,CrawfordCounty, Kan.,May 25,1896 (age53 years, 337days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Watertown, S.Dak. | | Walter Henry Moeller (1910-1999) — also known asWalter H. Moeller — of Ohio. Born near Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,March15, 1910.Democrat.Lutheranminister;U.S.Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1959-63, 1965-67.Lutheran. Member,Kiwanis.DiedApril13, 1999 (age89 years, 29days).Burial location unknown.  | Edward Overholser (1869-1931) — also known asEd Overholser — of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Sullivan,SullivanCounty, Ind.,June 20,1869.Mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1915-18.Lutheran. Member,Freemasons;Lions.Died in Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.,April21, 1931 (age61 years, 305days).Interment atFairlawnCemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla. | | Henry Frederick Schricker (1883-1966) — also known asHenry F. Schricker — of Knox,StarkeCounty, Ind.Born in North Judson,StarkeCounty, Ind.,August30, 1883.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Indiana,1912(alternate),1944(speaker),1948,1952,1956;member ofIndianastate senate, 1933-36; defeated, 1924;LieutenantGovernor of Indiana, 1937-41;Governor ofIndiana, 1941-45, 1949-53; candidate forU.S.Senator from Indiana, 1944, 1952.Lutheran. Member,Kiwanis.Died in Knox,StarkeCounty, Ind.,December28, 1966 (age83 years, 120days).Interment atCrownHill Cemetery, Knox, Ind.
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