Ottawa County
Michigan
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Ottawa County
Michigan
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Ottawa County
Index to Locations Coopersville-Polkton Cemetery Coopersville, Ottawa County, Michigan
Ottawa CenterCemetery Coopersville, Ottawa County, Michigan
GeorgetownCemetery Georgetown Township, Ottawa County, Michigan
UnknownLocation Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan
Lake ForestCemetery Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan
|  Peter J. Danhof (1864-1944) — of Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.; Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.,January1, 1864.Democrat.Lawyer;OttawaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1891-92; law partner ofAllenC. Adsit, 1901-12; candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 20th Circuit, 1911; superior court judge inMichigan of Grand Rapids, 1915; appointed 1915; Democratic candidateforU.S.Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1916, 1918, 1934(primary).ChristianReformed.Dutchancestry.Died in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,January3, 1944 (age80 years, 2days).Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.
| William M. Ferry (1824-1905) — of Michigan. Born in1824.Member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1858-63; member ofMichiganstate constitutional commission 5th District, 1873.Died in1905(ageabout81 years).Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery. | Charles Theodor Pagelsen (1830-1904) — also known asCharles T. Pagelsen;Carl T.Pagelsen —of Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.Born inDenmark,July1, 1830.Sailor;Vice-Consulfor Sweden & Norway inGrandHaven, Mich., 1871-1904.Danishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheartdisease, in Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.,March 6,1904 (age73 years, 249days).Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.
| Daniel Frederick Pagelsen (1873-1939) — also known asDaniel F. Pagelsen — of Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.,September26, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;Vice-Consulfor Sweden & Norway inGrandHaven, Mich., 1904; justice of the peace;Vice-Consulfor Sweden inGrandHaven, Mich., 1914;OttawaCounty Circuit Court Commissioner, 1919-34;arrestedin March 1930,chargedwithdrivingwhiledrunk,andfined$50;arrestedagain in August, andpleadedguilty todrivingwhileintoxicated,second offense; the Ottawa County Bar Association urged leniency, buthe wassentencedto six months inprison.DanishandGermanancestry.Died in Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.,January31, 1939 (age65 years, 127days).Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.
| Alvin Enoch Ewing (d. 1945) — also known asAlvin E. Ewing — of Michigan. Progressive. Candidate forjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1915.Died in Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.,January18, 1945.Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery. | Charles E. Misner — of Grand Haven,OttawaCounty, Mich.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 23rd District, 1918; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1920,1932(alternate),1936,1940,1944(member,CredentialsCommittee),1948(member,CredentialsCommittee); Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1952.Interment at Lake Forest Cemetery.GraafschapCemetery Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan
Pilgrim HomeCemetery Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan
 Jan B. Vanderploeg (1900-1984) — of North Muskegon,MuskegonCounty, Mich.; Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Holland,OttawaCounty, Mich.,July 5,1900.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;landscapearchitect;nurseryman;schoolteacher; Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950 (primary), 1958;member ofMichiganstate senate 33rd District, 1965-66; defeated, 1951 (23rdDistrict), 1956 (23rd District), 1966 (33rd District);chair ofMuskegon County Democratic Party, 1957-58; member ofMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1958-63; Democratic PresidentialElector for Michigan,1960(voted forJohnF. Kennedy andLyndonB. Johnson); candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County2nd District, 1961; candidate forMichiganState University board of trustees, 1963; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1964.Congregationalist.Member,UrbanLeague.Died in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,November5, 1984 (age84 years, 123days).Interment at Pilgrim Home Cemetery.
| Harold James Volkema (1930-1967) — also known asHarold J. Volkema;HalVolkema —of Holland,OttawaCounty, Mich.Born in Holland,OttawaCounty, Mich.,May 29,1930.Republican.Sportsannouncer, WHTCradio;bookstoreowner; member ofMichiganstate senate 23rd District, 1965-67; died in office 1967.ChristianReformed.Died, of aheartattack,December17, 1967 (age37 years, 202days).Interment at Pilgrim Home Cemetery. | Louis J. Vanderburg (c.1875-1942) — of Holland,OttawaCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich., about 1875.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1924.Died in Holland,OttawaCounty, Mich.,1942(ageabout67 years).Interment at Pilgrim Home Cemetery. | Margaret Vanderploeg (1899-1984) — also known asMargaret Ann Raak — of North Muskegon,MuskegonCounty, Mich.; Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Holland,OttawaCounty, Mich.,June 28,1899.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1964.Female.Died, in St. Mary'sHospital,Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,October8, 1984 (age85 years, 102days).Interment at Pilgrim Home Cemetery.
ZutphenCemetery Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
HanleyCemetery Jenison, Ottawa County, Michigan
Spring LakeTownship Cemetery Spring Lake, Ottawa County, Michigan
ZeelandCemetery Zeeland, Ottawa County, Michigan
| Henry Bouwens (1869-1923) — of Zeeland,OttawaCounty, Mich.Born in1869.Democrat. Member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1919.DiedDecember24, 1923 (ageabout 54years).Interment at Zeeland Cemetery.
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