Delta County
Michigan
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Delta County
Michigan
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Delta County
Index to Locations Bark RiverCemetery Bark River, Delta County, Michigan
Holy CrossCemetery Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
|  Robert Eugene LeMire (1914-1985) — also known asRobert E. LeMire — of Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.Born in Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.,May 19,1914.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Escanaba, Mich., 1948-50, 1952-55.Catholic.Member,UnitedCommercial Travelers;Jaycees;Knightsof Columbus;AmericanLegion;Elks.DiedAugust28, 1985 (age71 years, 101days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
LakeviewCemetery Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan Founded 1878 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| James H. McDonald (1832-1889) — of Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.Born in Inverness,Scotland,March15, 1832.Republican.Railroadbuilder;iron miningmagnate;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1887-89; died in office 1889.Killed in atrainderailment, near Elmwood,IronCounty, Mich.,January19, 1889 (age56 years, 310days).Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
| Frank Day Mead (1856-1914) — also known asFrank D. Mead — of Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January27, 1856.Republican.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1896;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 30th District,1907-08.Died in1914(ageabout58 years).Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
| Charles Louis Follo (1905-1979) — also known asCharles L. Follo — of Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.Born in Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.,April 7,1905.Democrat.Delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Delta County,1961-62.Episcopalian.Swedishancestry. Member,Rotary;AmericanPolitical Science Association.Died in1979(ageabout74 years).Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
St. JosephCemetery Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan
New GardenCemetery Garden, Delta County, Michigan
FernwoodCemetery Gladstone, Delta County, Michigan
Gardens ofRest Wells, Delta County, Michigan Founded 1939 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Wheaton L. Strom (1914-1978) — ofDeltaCounty, Mich.Born in1914.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Delta County, 1942; candidateforUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1951.Died in Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.,October14, 1978 (ageabout 64years).Interment at Gardens of Rest. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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