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Index to Locations UnknownLocation Oakland County, Michigan Roseland ParkCemetery Woodward Avenue & Twelve Mile Road Berkley, Oakland County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
  Harold Hunter Emmons (1875-1962) — also known asHarold H. Emmons — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 30,1875.Republican.Lawyer;secretary-treasurer, RegalMotor CarCompany, 1913-17; in charge ofaviationengine construction for Army and Navy during World War I;officer, Stout MetalAirplaneCo.; organizer and director, NationalAirTransport Co.; organizer and president,AircraftDevelopment Corp., NorthwestAirways,Inc.; organizer and general counsel, StinsonAircraftCorp.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1928;DetroitPoliceCommissioner, 1930; candidate formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1931.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaChi;AmericanLegion;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died, in Jennings MemorialHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 20,1962 (age86 years, 324days).Interment at Roseland Park Cemetery.
| Charles Gibb Oakman (1903-1973) — also known asCharles G. Oakman — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,September4, 1903.Republican.U.S.Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1953-55; defeated,1954.Presbyterian.Member,AlphaSigma Phi;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;KnightsTemplar.Died in Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.,October28, 1973 (age70 years, 54days).Interment at Roseland Park Cemetery.
| Raymond W. Hood (1936-2002) — also known asRay Hood — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,January1, 1936.Democrat. Assembler,Ford MotorCompany; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1965-82 (14th District 1965-72,7th District 1973-82); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Michigan,1968(alternate),1976,1980,1988;candidate forMichiganstate senate 3rd District, 1982.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;UnitedAuto Workers.Died in Port Charlotte,CharlotteCounty, Fla.,March29, 2002 (age66 years, 87days).Interment at Roseland Park Cemetery.
| Elmer William Haack (1889-1990) — also known asElmer W. Haack — of Southfield Township,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Southfield Township,OaklandCounty, Mich.,November30, 1889.Supervisorof Southfield Township, Michigan, 1933.Died in Royal Oak,OaklandCounty, Mich.,October23, 1990 (age100 years,327 days).Interment at Roseland Park Cemetery.
| Morris W. Hood Sr. (1908-2001) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in LaGrange,TroupCounty, Ga.,September22, 1908.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1956;Democratic Presidential Elector for Michigan,1960(voted forJohnF. Kennedy andLyndonB. Johnson);delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2ndDistrict, 1961-62.Africanancestry. Member,UnitedAuto Workers;NAACP.Died, ofAlzheimer'sdisease, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,January14, 2001 (age92 years, 114days).Interment at Roseland Park Cemetery.
Acacia ParkCemetery 31300 Southfield Road Beverly Hills, Oakland County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| James E. Wells (1931-1980) — of Southfield,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,March 2,1931.Conservative candidate forMichiganstate board of education, 1972; candidate in Democratic primaryforGovernor ofMichigan, 1974; American Independent candidate forjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1976; American Independentcandidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1976;American Independent candidate forMichiganstate attorney general, 1978.Died ofcancer,May,1980(age49years, 0 days).Interment at Acacia Park Cemetery.
| Judson Franklin Selleck (1871-1942) — also known asJudson F. Selleck — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Holly,OaklandCounty, Mich.,August10, 1871.Republican.Dentist;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1922, 1930.Died, fromendocarditisandcerebralhemorrhage, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February19, 1942 (age70 years, 193days).Interment at Acacia Park Cemetery.
Clover Hill ParkCemetery 3607 West (or 2425 East) Fourteen Mile Road Birmingham, Oakland County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
 Morris Frumin (1922-2005) — of Bingham Farms,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February1, 1922.Democrat.Psychiatrist;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1996.Jewish.DiedApril23, 2005 (age83 years, 81days).Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
 Max Martin Fisher (1908-2005) — also known asMax Fisher — of Franklin,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,July 15,1908.Republican.Oilbusiness;real estatedeveloper; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1964,1968,1976,1984,1988(alternate),1992.Jewish.Died in Franklin,OaklandCounty, Mich.,March 3,2005 (age96 years, 231days).Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
GreenwoodCemetery Birmingham, Oakland County, Michigan
| Stephen Van Rensselaer Trowbridge (1855-1891) — also known asStephen V. R. Trowbridge — of Michigan. Born in Bloomfield Township,OaklandCounty, Mich.,January1, 1855.Republican.Michiganstate attorney general, 1889-90.DiedApril19, 1891 (age36 years, 108days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
 Lois Virgina Nair (1904-1988) — also known asLois V. Nair;Lois Virginia Flinner;Mrs. Frank Nair —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Beaver Falls,BeaverCounty, Pa.,August16, 1904.Republican.Schoolteacher; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Michigan,1956,1964;chairof Wayne County Republican Party, 1956; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1958, 1960, 1962;candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5thDistrict, 1961; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1964.Female.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,September22, 1988 (age84 years, 37days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
| Ebenezer Raynale (1804-1881) — ofOaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Hartland,WindsorCounty, Vt.,October21, 1804.Physician;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 5th District, 1835;member ofMichiganstate senate 5th District, 1835-37;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850.Died in Birmingham,OaklandCounty, Mich.,March24, 1881 (age76 years, 154days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | Sidney Dole (1788-1828) — ofOaklandCounty, Mich.Born in1788.MemberMichigan territorial council from Oakland County, 1826-27.Died in1828(ageabout40 years).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | Charles Tobias Winegar (1878-1945) — also known asCharles T. Winegar — of Michigan. Born in Escanaba,DeltaCounty, Mich.,July 28,1878.Member ofMichiganstate senate 31st District, 1913-14.DiedJanuary13, 1945 (age66 years, 169days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.LakeviewCemetery Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan
Ottawa ParkCemetery 6180 Dixie Highway Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Frederick C. Ziem (1916-2000) — also known asFred C. Ziem — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.; Waterford,OaklandCounty, Mich.BornMarch17, 1916.Lawyer;circuitjudge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1960-85.DiedMarch22, 2000 (age84 years, 5days).Interment at Ottawa Park Cemetery.
| Michael Novak (1917-2003) — also known asMike Novak — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February25, 1917.Democrat.Bailiff;restaurantbusiness;professionalgolfer; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1967-76 (WayneCounty 1st District 1943-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 7th District1955-64, 13th District 1967-72, 10th District 1973-76); defeated,1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1946 (Wayne County 1st District),1964 (13th District), 1976 (10th District); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1952,1956,1960(alternate),1964.GreekOrthodox.DiedJanuary2, 2003 (age85 years, 311days).Interment at Ottawa Park Cemetery.
| Leaun Harrelson (1918-1973) — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Equality,GallatinCounty, Ill.,July 10,1918.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,1949-54; defeated in primary, 1954; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1952.Member,Freemasons;UnitedAuto Workers;TeamstersUnion;Eagles.DiedJuly 14,1973 (age55 years, 4days).Interment at Ottawa Park Cemetery.OakwoodCemetery Farmington, Oakland County, Michigan Founded 1825 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Beth AbrahamCemetery Ferndale, Oakland County, Michigan
MachpelahCemetery 21701 Woodward Avenue Ferndale, Oakland County, Michigan Founded 1910 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| David H. Shepherd (d. 1981) — of Oak Park,OaklandCounty, Mich.Mayorof Oak Park, Mich., 1971-81; died in office 1981.Jewish.DiedSeptember6, 1981.Interment at Machpelah Cemetery.FranklinCemetery Franklin, Oakland County, Michigan
| John Bassett (1816-1895) — of Novi Township (now Novi),OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Ovid,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,May 29,1816.Supervisorof Novi Township, Michigan, 1850-51, 1854-55.DiedOctober24, 1895 (age79 years, 148days).Interment at Franklin Cemetery.
Great LakesNational Cemetery Holly, Oakland County, Michigan
| Edward Boomie Mikrut (1917-2018) — also known asE. Boomie Mikrut — of Michigan. Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November24, 1917.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 3rd District, 1951; candidate in primary forJudge,Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1974.Polishancestry.Died, frominfluenza,in Marquette,MarquetteCounty, Mich.,January20, 2018 (age100 years,57 days).Interment at Great Lakes National Cemetery.
EvergreenCemetery Lake Orion, Oakland County, Michigan
Oak GroveCemetery 1055 Garden Street Milford, Oakland County, Michigan Founded 1845 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
St. Mary'sCemetery Milford, Oakland County, Michigan
Oakland HillsMemorial Gardens 43300 Twelve Mile Road Novi, Oakland County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
OxfordCemetery Oxford, Oakland County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Andrew Bird Glaspie (1876-1943) — also known asAndrew B. Glaspie — of Oxford,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Oxford,OaklandCounty, Mich.,November21, 1876.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;printingbusiness;newspapereditor;postmaster;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,1917-22; member ofMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1923-24.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died inOaklandCounty, Mich.,September3, 1943 (age66 years, 286days).Interment at Oxford Cemetery.
UnknownLocations Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan
Oak HillCemetery 216 University Drive Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1989
| Byron Gray Stout (1829-1896) — also known asByron G. Stout — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Richmond,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,January12, 1829.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,1855-58;Speaker ofthe Michigan State House of Representatives, 1857-58; member ofMichiganstate senate 5th District, 1861-62; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1862; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1880(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1888;U.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1891-93; defeated,1868 (5th District), 1870 (5th District), 1892 (6th District).Died in Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.,June 19,1896 (age67 years, 159days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
| Augustus Carpenter Baldwin (1817-1903) — also known asAugustus C. Baldwin — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,December24, 1817.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Oakland County, 1844, 1846;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1860,1864;U.S.Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1863-65; defeated,1864 (5th District), 1872 (6th District);mayorof Pontiac, Mich., 1874;circuitjudge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1876-80; resigned 1880.Died in Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.,January21, 1903 (age85 years, 28days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
| Thomas Jefferson Drake (1797-1875) — also known asThomas J. Drake — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Scipio,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,April18, 1797.MemberMichigan territorial council from Oakland County, 1828-31; memberofMichiganterritorial senate, 1834; member ofMichiganstate senate 3rd District, 1839-41; delegate to Whig NationalConvention from Michigan, 1839; Presidential Elector for Michigan,1840;Whig candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1843; PresidentialElector for Michigan,1856;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1856(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization);justice ofUtah territorial supreme court, 1862-69.DiedApril20, 1875 (age78 years, 2days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
| Frank L. Covert (1867-1935) — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Waterford Township,OaklandCounty, Mich.,November23, 1867.Republican.Lawyer;OaklandCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-10; member ofMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1917-19;circuitjudge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1919-35; appointed 1919; died inoffice 1935.Injured when hiscarcrashed into the back of a truck, and died soon after at PontiacGeneralHospital,Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.,January11, 1935 (age67 years, 49days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
| Kleber P. Rockwell (1868-1921) — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Bloomfield,OaklandCounty, Mich.,November8, 1868.OaklandCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-04;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 12th District,1907-08;circuitjudge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1918-21; died in office 1921.Died in1921(ageabout52 years).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | John P. LeRoy (1804-1867) — of Michigan. Born in1804.Member ofMichiganstate senate, 1840-41, 1851-52 (3rd District 1840-41, 6thDistrict 1851-52).Died in Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.,1867(ageabout63 years).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
| Thaddeus D. Seeley (b. 1867) — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.,August26, 1867.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,1901-04; member ofMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1905-08; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1920;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1922.Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | Michael E. Crofoot (1822-1884) — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1822.Democrat.Lawyer;OaklandCounty Probate Judge, 1849-56; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1856.Died in Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.,May 11,1884 (age62 years, 58days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Perry Mount ParkCemetery 878 North Perry Street Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan Founded 1922 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Mt. AvonCemetery 400 Sixth Street Rochester, Oakland County, Michigan Founded 1826 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Seneca Newberry (1802-1877) — ofOaklandCounty, Mich.BornDecember23, 1802.Delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 5th District, 1835;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850.DiedMay 13,1877 (age74 years, 141days).Interment at Mt. Avon Cemetery.
Stoney CreekCemetery Rochester Hills, Oakland County, Michigan
Rose CenterCemetery Rose Center, Oakland County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
OakviewCemetery Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan
| Alexander McIntyre Stirton (1872-1939) — also known asAlexander M. Stirton — of Michigan. Born in Brooke Township, Lambton County,Ontario,October11, 1872.Socialist. Candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1908; candidate forMichiganstate board of education, 1909.Methodist.Suffered astroke,and died eight months later,October17, 1939 (age67 years, 6days).Interment at Oakview Cemetery.
Holy SepulchreCemetery 25800 West Ten Mile Road Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan
| Eugene Ignatius Van Antwerp (1889-1962) — also known asEugene I. Van Antwerp — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,July 26,1889.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate forGovernorof Michigan, 1940;mayorof Detroit, Mich., 1948-50; defeated, 1949; candidate forMichiganstate highway commissioner, 1953.Catholic.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Elks;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,August5, 1962 (age73 years, 10days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Harry Francis Kelly (1895-1971) — also known asHarry F. Kelly;Henry FrancisKelly —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Gaylord,OtsegoCounty, Mich.Born in Ottawa,La SalleCounty, Ill.,April19, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lost partof his left leg in France;lawyer;LaSalle County State's Attorney, 1919-23;secretaryof state of Michigan, 1939-42;Governor ofMichigan, 1943-46; defeated, 1950; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1944;justiceof Michigan state supreme court, 1954-70.DiedFebruary8, 1971 (age75 years, 295days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
| John David Dingell (1894-1955) — also known asJohn D. Dingell — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February2, 1894.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1933-55; died inoffice 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1936,1940,1944,1952;member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;InternationalTypographical Union.Died atWalterReed Army Hospital,Washington,D.C.,September19, 1955 (age61 years, 229days).Entombed in mausoleum at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
| Thomas E. Brennan (1929-2018) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April27, 1929.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District),1954 (Wayne County 6th District); candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1955; common pleascourt judge in Michigan, 1961-63;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1963-65; appointed 1963; resigned1966;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1967-73; resigned 1973;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1969-71;founder,first dean, and firstpresident,Thomas M. Cooley Law School; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1976; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1982.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaTheta Phi;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,September29, 2018 (age89 years, 155days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
| Vincent Morrison Brennan (1890-1959) — also known asVincent M. Brennan — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Mt. Clemens,MacombCounty, Mich.,April22, 1890.Republican.Lawyer;lawprofessor; member ofMichiganstate senate 2nd District, 1919-20;U.S.Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1921-23;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1924-54.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;NationalLawyers Guild;DeltaTheta Phi;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Maccabees.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February4, 1959 (age68 years, 288days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
| Mark E. Storen (1910-1965) — of Highland Park,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,1910.Mayorof Highland Park, Mich., 1960-65; died in office 1965.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, from aheartattack,February25, 1965 (ageabout 54years).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Patrick James Doyle (1888-1963) — also known asPatrick J. Doyle — of Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,1888.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 5th District,1945-54; member ofMichiganstate senate 21st District, 1955-62.Died in1963(ageabout75 years).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
| Peter Joseph Kelly (1888-1966) — also known asPeter J. Kelly — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inSullivanCounty, Pa.,June 27,1888.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1945-46, 1949-58 (Wayne County1st District 1945-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-58);defeated, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1958; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Michigan,1952.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in1966(ageabout78 years).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | John J. Maher (1889-1953) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Carsonville,SanilacCounty, Mich.,April 8,1889.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; recorder's court judge inMichigan, 1930-53; appointed 1929; died in office 1953.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;American BarAssociation;Knightsof Columbus.Died, ofcancer,inFebruary3, 1953 (age63 years, 301days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
| John Seymour Dohany (1868-1950) — also known asJohn S. Dohany — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Southfield,OaklandCounty, Mich.,July 9,1868.Democrat.Physician;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,1903-04; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February25, 1950 (age81 years, 231days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | James L. Eisele (c.1907-1981) — of Center Line,MacombCounty, Mich.Born near Fowlerville,LivingstonCounty, Mich., about 1907.Democrat.Schoolteacher;insurancebusiness;mayorof Center Line, Mich., 1946-54, 1960-64; candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Macomb County1st District, 1961.Catholic.Member,Lions;Knightsof Columbus.Died, fromcancer,in Henry FordHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November2, 1981 (ageabout 74years).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | Earl Hebert (1902-1991) — of Ecorse,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.,July 3,1902.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,1949-54.Catholic.Member,Eagles.Died in Fort Belvoir,FairfaxCounty, Va.,June 1,1991 (age88 years, 333days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | John Bombyk (1921-1992) — of Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.BornAugust4, 1921.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1962.Died in Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.,January14, 1992 (age70 years, 163days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | Lenore B. Quinn (1891-1961) — also known asMary Lenore Bookmyer;Mrs. J. R.Quinn —of Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.; Birmingham,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born inSanduskyCounty, Ohio,January17, 1891.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1944(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).Female.GermanandIrishancestry.Died in Birmingham,OaklandCounty, Mich.,March18, 1961 (age70 years, 60days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
| James Churchill Zeder (1900-1975) — also known asJames C. Zeder — of Bloomfield Hills,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born inCharlevoixCounty, Mich.,April17, 1900.Republican. Vice-president forengineering,Chrysler Corporationautomobilemanufacturers; candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1961.Died in Bloomfield Hills,OaklandCounty, Mich.,May 25,1975 (age75 years, 38days).Entombed in mausoleum at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
| Louis J. Schneider (1897-1978) — ofWayneCounty, Mich.BornSeptember8, 1897.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1933-36; defeated in Republican primary, 1926, 1928, 1930; candidatein primary forcircuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1941.DiedFebruary24, 1978 (age80 years, 169days).Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. | Harold A. Lennane — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 5th District, 1928, 1932.Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.BeachCemetery Troy, Oakland County, Michigan
White ChapelMemorial Park Cemetery 621 West Long Lake Road Troy, Oakland County, Michigan Founded 1928
 William S. Broomfield (1922-2019) — also known asBill Broomfield — of Royal Oak,OaklandCounty, Mich.; Bloomfield Township,OaklandCounty, Mich.; Birmingham,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Royal Oak,OaklandCounty, Mich.,April28, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;real estatebusiness;insuranceunderwriter; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District,1949-54; member ofMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1955-56;U.S.Representative from Michigan, 1957-93 (18th District 1957-73,19th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-93).Methodist;laterPresbyterian.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Shriners;OptimistClub;Lions;OddFellows;AmericanLegion;Elks.Died in Kensington,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February20, 2019 (age96 years, 298days).Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery.
| David Henry Crowley (1882-1951) — also known asDavid H. Crowley — of Cheboygan,CheboyganCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Leslie,InghamCounty, Mich.,September5, 1882.Republican.Lawyer;CheboyganCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1936-43;Michiganstate attorney general, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1936.Slipped andfell inicyconditions, and died about an hour later, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,December21, 1951 (age69 years, 107days).Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery.
| Albert A. Riddering (1884-1958) — of Michigan. BornJuly 18,1884.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1944, 1946.DiedNovember4, 1958 (age74 years, 109days).Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery. | Ferris H. Fitch (1893-1984) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.,January2, 1893.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1922; candidate forMichiganstate senate 2nd District, 1926; candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.Member,SigmaChi.DiedJuly 13,1984 (age91 years, 193days).Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery. | Jack Kevorkian (1928-2011) — also known as"Dr. Death" — Born in Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.,May 26,1928.Physician;euthanasia advocate whose campaign ofassistedsuicides of terminally ill patients in 1989-99 brought himnational publicity; his medical license wasrevokedin 1990; he faced numerousmurderchargesstarting in 1993; acquitted by juries several times;convictedin 1999 andsentencedto 10 to 25 years inprison;released in 2007; Independent candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 9th District, 2008.Atheist.Armenianancestry.Died, fromkidneyandheartproblems, in BeaumontHospital,Royal Oak,OaklandCounty, Mich.,June 3,2011 (age83 years, 8days).Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery.
| Edward S. Piggins (1906-1972) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.BornAugust10, 1906.Republican.Circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1960-69; candidate forjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1970.Died in Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.,July 11,1972 (age65 years, 336days).Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery. | Henry Aydelotte Houston (1890-1979) — also known asHenry A. Houston — of Michigan. Born in Delaware,March29, 1890.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1932.Died in1979(ageabout89 years).Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery.
| Harry D. Fenske (d. 1965) — of Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County16th District, 1961.Died in1965.Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery. | Bruce J. Annett (1915-1977) — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in1915.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1952.Died in1977(ageabout62 years).Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery.
White LakeCemetery White Lake, Oakland County, Michigan
| Myron Voorheis (1840-1899) — of White Lake,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in White Lake,OaklandCounty, Mich.,December10, 1840.Farmer;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1898.Died in Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,October21, 1899 (age58 years, 315days).Interment at White Lake Cemetery.
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