Index to Locations Albee TownshipSt. Mary's CemeteryBridgeportBridgeport CemeteryBridgeportPine Grove CemeteryCarrolltonBethlehem CemeteryChesaningWildwood CemeterySaginawUnknown locationSaginawBrady Hill CemeterySaginawCalvary CemeterySaginawForest Lawn CemeterySaginawMt. Olivet CemeterySaginawRoselawn Memorial GardensSaginawSt. Andrew's CemeterySaginaw TownshipOakwood CemeterySaginaw TownshipOakwood MemorialMausoleumThomas TownshipOwen Cemetery
St. Mary'sCemetery
Birch Run Road
Albee Township, Saginaw County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Donald Joseph Albosta (1925-2014) — also known asDonald J. Albosta;DonAlbosta —of St. Charles,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,December5, 1925.Democrat.Farmer;SaginawCounty Commissioner, 1971-74; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 86th District, 1975-76;U.S.Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1979-85; defeated,1976, 1984, 1986.Died in St. Charles,SaginawCounty, Mich.,December18, 2014 (age89 years, 13days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
BridgeportCemetery
Bridgeport, Saginaw County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Ferdinand Brucker (1858-1904) — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Bridgeport,SaginawCounty, Mich.,January8, 1858.Democrat. Probate judge in Michigan, 1888-96; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1896;U.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1897-99; defeated,1898.Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,March 3,1904 (age46 years, 55days).Interment at Bridgeport Cemetery. | | Noah H. Beach (1788-1866) — of Bridgeport,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Whiting,AddisonCounty, Vt.,October3, 1788.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County, 1843; memberofMichiganstate senate 6th District, 1850-52.Died in Bridgeport,SaginawCounty, Mich.,May 23,1866 (age77 years, 232days).Interment at Bridgeport Cemetery.
Pine GroveCemetery
Bridgeport, Saginaw County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Dennis Bow (1829-1900) — of Bridgeport Township,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born inPenobscotCounty, Maine,April18, 1829.Democrat.Farmer;supervisorof Bridgeport Township, Michigan, 1868-69, 1870-72.DiedFebruary26, 1900 (age70 years, 314days).Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
BethlehemCemetery
Carrollton, Saginaw County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Baird (1860-1934) — of Zilwaukee,SaginawCounty, Mich.; Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born inQuebec,February11, 1860.Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen;saltindustry; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,1895-96; defeated, 1896, 1897; member ofMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1901-06;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 22nd District,1907-08; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1911-17; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from Michigan,1912.Member,Elks;Foresters.Died in Zilwaukee,SaginawCounty, Mich.,November9, 1934 (age74 years, 271days).Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery.
WildwoodCemetery
Chesaning, Saginaw County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles W. Cheeney (1873-1956) — of Chesaning,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in St. Johns,ClintonCounty, Mich.,May 4,1873.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,1929-32; defeated, 1932, 1934.Died in Chesaning,SaginawCounty, Mich.,April23, 1956 (age82 years, 355days).Interment at Wildwood Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan
Brady HillCemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Washington Peck (1818-1905) — also known asGeorge W. Peck — of Brighton,LivingstonCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 4,1818.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Livingston County, 1846-47;Speakerof the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1847;secretaryof state of Michigan, 1848-50; postmaster atLansing,Mich., 1848-49;U.S.Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1855-57; defeated,1856; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1856,1860,1864;Presidential Elector for Michigan,1864;mayorof Lansing, Mich., 1867.Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,June 30,1905 (age87 years, 26days).Interment at Brady Hill Cemetery. | | Henry Melville Youmans (1832-1920) — also known asHenry M. Youmans — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw),SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Otsego,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,May 15,1832.Democrat.Lumbermanufacturer;mayorof East Saginaw, Mich., 1886-88;U.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1891-93; defeated,1892, 1902; member ofMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1897-98.Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,July 8,1920 (age88 years, 54days).Interment at Brady Hill Cemetery. | | Hilem F. Paddock (1871-1922) — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,November10, 1871.SaginawCounty Treasurer;mayorof Saginaw, Mich., 1915-19; resigned 1919.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Moose;OddFellows.Died, fromgastritis,in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,December2, 1922 (age51 years, 22days).Interment at Brady Hill Cemetery. | | John Dolbeer Mershon (1872-1955) — also known asJohn D. Mershon — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,August16, 1872.Democrat.Lumberbusiness; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1924(member,CredentialsCommittee); postmaster atSaginaw,Mich., 1933-48 (acting, 1933-34).Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,July 5,1955 (age82 years, 323days).Interment at Brady Hill Cemetery. | | De Witt Clinton Gage (1820-1887) — also known asDe Witt C. Gage — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw),SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Bellona,YatesCounty, N.Y.,August29, 1820.Republican.Lawyer;postmaster atEastSaginaw, Mich., 1861-66;circuitjudge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1880-81; appointed 1880.Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,August1, 1887 (age66 years, 337days).Interment at Brady Hill Cemetery. | | Evelyn Smith Mershon (1870-1960) — also known asEvelyn S. Mershon — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,July 27,1870.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1924,1932,1936;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 1929; candidate forMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1930.Female.Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,April18, 1960 (age89 years, 266days).Interment at Brady Hill Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | John Fletcher Driggs (1813-1877) — also known asJohn F. Driggs — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw),SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Kinderhook,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1813.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County, 1859-60;U.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1863-69; defeated,1870.Injured by afall onthe ice in the winter of 1875-76, as a result of which he died, inEast Saginaw (now part of Saginaw),SaginawCounty, Mich.,December17, 1877 (age64 years, 284days).Original interment at Brady Hill Cemetery; reinterment atForest Lawn Cemetery.
CalvaryCemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan
Founded 1868
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Timothy Edward Tarsney (1849-1909) — also known asTimothy E. Tarsney — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw),SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Ransom,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.,February4, 1849.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1884;U.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1885-89; defeated,1880, 1888.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 8,1909 (age60 years, 124days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | George William Weadock (1853-1937) — also known asGeorge W. Weadock — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in St. Marys,AuglaizeCounty, Ohio,November6, 1853.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Saginaw, Mich., 1890-92; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1928;candidate forjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1929; Democratic PresidentialElector for Michigan,1933.Catholic.Member,Rotary;Elks;American BarAssociation;Knightsof Columbus.Died in St. Mary'sHospital,Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,December4, 1937 (age84 years, 28days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Grace Mary Weadock (1864-1947) — also known asMary Grace McTavish — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in1864.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1928.Female.Catholic.Died in1947(ageabout83 years).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
Forest LawnCemetery
3210 South Washington Avenue
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Aaron Thomas Bliss (1837-1906) — also known asAaron T. Bliss — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Peterboro,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,May 22,1837.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lumberbusiness; member ofMichiganstate senate 24th District, 1883-84;U.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1889-91; defeated,1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1892;Governorof Michigan, 1901-04.Methodist.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,September16, 1906 (age69 years, 117days).Entombed at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Bird J. Vincent (1880-1931) — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Brandon Township,OaklandCounty, Mich.,March 6,1880.Republican.SaginawCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-17; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I;U.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1923-31; died inoffice 1931.Died, fromheartdisease,aboardship, the naval transportUSS Henderson en route fromHawaii to San Francisco, in theNorthPacific Ocean,July 18,1931 (age51 years, 134days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | John Fletcher Driggs (1813-1877) — also known asJohn F. Driggs — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw),SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Kinderhook,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1813.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County, 1859-60;U.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1863-69; defeated,1870.Injured by afall onthe ice in the winter of 1875-76, as a result of which he died, inEast Saginaw (now part of Saginaw),SaginawCounty, Mich.,December17, 1877 (age64 years, 284days).Original interment atBrady Hill Cemetery;reinterment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.  | William Seelye Linton (1856-1927) — also known asWilliam S. Linton — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in St. Clair,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,February4, 1856.Republican.Lumberbusiness; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,1887-88; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1890;mayorof Saginaw, Mich., 1892-94;U.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1893-97; defeated,1896; postmaster atSaginaw,Mich., 1898-1914; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1914.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Maccabees;Foresters.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,November22, 1927 (age71 years, 291days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | William B. Baum (1856-1947) — also known asBilly Baum — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Frankenmuth,SaginawCounty, Mich.,January23, 1856.Democrat.Hotel-keeper;insuranceagent;mayorof East Saginaw, Mich., 1888-89; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,1893-94;mayorof Saginaw, Mich., 1896-1904, 1906-08; defeated, 1915; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1904.Germanancestry. Member,Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;Maccabees;Foresters.Died, of acerebralhemorrhage, in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,October23, 1947 (age91 years, 273days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Martin B. Baum and Katherina Baum; married,January12, 1882, to Maria 'Mary' Schneckenberger; married1924 to NellieJ. Moore. |
| | George Phoenix (1854-1933) — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born inOntario,1854.Mayorof Saginaw, Mich., 1931-33; died in office 1933.Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,1933(ageabout79 years).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.  | William L. Webber (1825-1901) — of Milford,OaklandCounty, Mich.; East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw),SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Ogden,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,July 19,1825.Democrat.Lawyer;SaginawCounty Circuit Court Commissioner, 1854-56;SaginawCounty Prosecuting Attorney; land commissioner and generalsolicitor, Flint and Pere MarquetteRailway,1870-85;mayorof East Saginaw, Mich., 1873-74; member ofMichiganstate senate 25th District, 1875; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1876(delegation chair); candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1876.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows.DiedOctober15, 1901 (age76 years, 88days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James S. Webber and Phoebe (Smith) Webber; married1849 to NancyM. Whithington. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
| | Wellington R. Burt (1831-1919) — also known as"The Lone Pine ofMichigan" —of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Pike,WyomingCounty, N.Y.,August26, 1831.Lumber andtimber business;railroadbuilder;mayorof East Saginaw, Mich., 1867-68; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1872,1880;Fusion candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1888; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1900,1912;Convention Vice-President,1892;member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee,1912;member ofMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1893-94; defeated (Democratic), 1904,1908; Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1900; Democraticcandidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1903;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 22nd District,1907-08.Died, fromstomachtrouble, in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,March 2,1919 (age87 years, 188days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | William Butts Mershon (1856-1943) — also known asWilliam B. Mershon — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,January16, 1856.Democrat.Lumberbusiness;mayorof Saginaw, Mich., 1895-96; member of Michigan Gold DemocraticState Central Committee, 1899.Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,July 12,1943 (age87 years, 177days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Emory Townsend (c.1858-1933) — of Michigan. Born about 1858. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1926.Died in1933(ageabout75 years).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Chester Milton Howell (1883-1965) — also known asChester M. Howell;"ChiselingChet" —of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Muskegon,MuskegonCounty, Mich.,September10, 1883.Republican.Newspaperreporter;newspapereditor; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,1923-26; member ofMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1927-32, 1939-45; defeated, 1932,1936; resigned 1945;chargedon December 6, 1944 with accepting bribes from naturopathicphysicians, andpleadedguilty; testified against other legislators inbriberycases.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Rotary;Kiwanis;Elks;Moose.Died in Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,May 8,1965 (age81 years, 240days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Joseph D. Frost (1888-1980) — of Michigan. BornFebruary9, 1888.Republican. Member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1927; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1932.DiedJuly 17,1980 (age92 years, 159days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Chauncey H. Gage (1840-1909) — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw),SaginawCounty, Mich.; Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.BornJuly 17,1840.Lawyer;circuitjudge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1882-93, 1906-09; died in office1909.Died, fromheartfailure, in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,April 7,1909 (age68 years, 264days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Harvey Aaron Penney (1866-1936) — also known asHarvey A. Penney — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,April26, 1866.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,1915-16; member ofMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1917-26; defeated in primary, 1926.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,January10, 1936 (age69 years, 259days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | John Leidlein (b. 1864) — of Buena Vista Township,SaginawCounty, Mich.; Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Buena Vista Township,SaginawCounty, Mich.,September3, 1864.Democrat.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1899-1900, 1911-12, 1933-34;defeated, 1900, 1902;SaginawCounty Register of Deeds, 1913-17.Germanancestry.Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | William F. Jahnke (1883-1939) — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,September2, 1883.Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1922, 1934; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,1927-32; defeated, 1932, 1936.Germanancestry. Member,Elks;Eagles;OddFellows.Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,October28, 1939 (age56 years, 56days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof August Carl Peter Jahnke and Maria (Miller) Jahnke; married toLoretta Ann Kain. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Henry Croll Jr. (1875-1944) — of Beaverton,GladwinCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,April22, 1875.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Clare District, 1913-20.Germanancestry.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,April 6,1944 (age68 years, 350days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married1896 to BessieL. Thomson; married1933 to JessieHolt. |
| | Morgan Lewis Gage (c.1807-1876) — also known asMorgan L. Gage — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw),SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Michigan, about 1807. Whig. Postmaster atEastSaginaw, Mich., 1852-53; served in the Union Army during theCivil War.Died inSaginawCounty, Mich.,April 5,1876 (ageabout 69years).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. | | Max Radin (1880-1950) — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Kempen,Poland,March29, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer;lawprofessor; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1940.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;American BarAssociation;AmericanAssociation of University Professors.Died, from anintestinalobstruction, in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,June 22,1950 (age70 years, 85days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Rabbi Adolph Moses Radin and Johanna (Theodor) Radin; married,July 2,1909, to Rose Jaffe; married,June 30,1922, to Dorothea Prall (sister-in-law of SherwoodAnderson). |
Mt. OlivetCemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William M. Daly (1915-1989) — ofSaginawCounty, Mich.BornJanuary9, 1915.Democratic candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,1958, 1960; candidate in Republican primary fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Saginaw County2nd District, 1961; candidate in Democratic primary forMichiganstate senate, 1962 (22nd District), 1964 (34th District);candidate in Republican primary forU.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1968.DiedJuly 17,1989 (age74 years, 189days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | George Leo Weadock (1881-1932) — also known asG. Leo Weadock — of Michigan. Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,February9, 1881.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1913-14; defeated, 1914.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,May 7,1932 (age51 years, 88days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | George William Weadock II (1908-1971) — also known asGeorge W. Weadock II — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,September30, 1908.Democrat.Insurancebusiness; member ofMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1937-38; defeated, 1938.DiedSeptember17, 1971 (age62 years, 352days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. | | Henry Jacob Gaudreau (d. 1959) — also known asHenry J. Gaudreau — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Michigan,1944(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andHarryS. Truman).DiedNovember9, 1959.Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Roselawn MemorialGardens
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Rollin Morse Severance (1901-1984) — also known asRollin M. Severance — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,June 21,1901.Toolmanufacturer;pastor;Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1948; Prohibitioncandidate forMichiganstate treasurer, 1950, 1952; member of Michigan Prohibition PartyState Central Committee, 1951; Prohibition candidate for PresidentialElector for Michigan,1952;Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1958; Prohibition candidate forWayne StateUniversity board of governors, 1959; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1960; Prohibition candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1961; Prohibition candidate forPresidential Elector for Michigan,1964;Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1968(on behalf ofE.Harold Munn andRollandE. Fisher); Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1976;Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1980(on behalf ofBenBubar andEarlF. Dodge); Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1984.Assemblyof God.Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,September7, 1984 (age83 years, 78days).Interment at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. | | Donald W. Gilbert (1900-1987) — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Cressey,BarryCounty, Mich.,September5, 1900.Republican.Lawyer;SaginawCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1945-46; member ofMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1951-54; candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 22nd SenatorialDistrict, 1961.Congregationalist.Member,Elks;American BarAssociation.Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,April 1,1987 (age86 years, 208days).Interment at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. | | Duncan Howard Pyscher, Sr. (1917-1982) — also known asDuncan H. Pyscher — of Michigan. Born in Birch Run,SaginawCounty, Mich.,April 2,1917.Prohibition candidate forMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1958; Prohibition candidate forWayne StateUniversity board of governors, 1959.Died ofcancer,Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,April15, 1982 (age65 years, 13days).Interment at Roselawn Memorial Gardens.
St. Andrew'sCemetery
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Joseph Warren Fordney (1853-1932) — also known asJoseph W. Fordney — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born inBlackfordCounty, Ind.,November5, 1853.Republican.U.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1899-1923; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1908,1924,1928.Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,January8, 1932 (age78 years, 64days).Interment at St. Andrew's Cemetery. | | Michael James Hart (1877-1951) — also known asMichael J. Hart — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Waterloo,Quebec,July16, 1877.Democrat.Schoolteacher; president, SchemmBrewingCo.; partner and general manager, Hart Brothersbean dealers;farmer;U.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1931-35; defeated,1930, 1934, 1936, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Michigan,1932,1944;candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1940.Member,Moose.Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,February14, 1951 (age73 years, 213days).Interment at St. Andrew's Cemetery. | | John Philip Schuch (1887-1953) — also known asJohn P. Schuch — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,August13, 1887.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;hotelier;SaginawCounty Sheriff, 1923-24; candidate formayorof Saginaw, Mich., 1927; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,1943-46; member ofMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1947-50; defeated in primary, 1934,1950.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,January31, 1953 (age65 years, 171days).Interment at St. Andrew's Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry L. Schuch and Catherine R. (Heinrich)Schuch. |
OakwoodCemetery
6100 Gratiot Road
Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | David Howell Jerome (1829-1896) — also known asDavid H. Jerome — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November17, 1829.Republican.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;hardwaremerchant;lumberbusiness; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1863-68 (27th District 1863-66, 26th District1867-68); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1868;member ofMichiganstate constitutional commission 8th District, 1873;Governor ofMichigan, 1881-82; defeated, 1882.Episcopalian.Died in Watkins Glen,SchuylerCounty, N.Y.,April23, 1896 (age66 years, 158days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Lyman Warren Bliss (1836-1907) — also known asLyman W. Bliss;"DoctorJoy" —of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Peterboro,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1836.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;physician;lumberbusiness;mayorof Saginaw, Mich., 1879-81, 1888-89; defeated, 1890.Died in ahospitalat San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,February19, 1907 (age70 years, 222days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Alfred Franklin Rice Braley (1827-1880) — also known asAlfred F. R. Braley — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Albion,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,October20, 1827.Mayorof Saginaw, Mich., 1867-70.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,August6, 1880 (age52 years, 291days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Charles L. Benjamin (1841-1909) — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born inOaklandCounty, Mich.,May 13,1841.Undertaker;mayorof Saginaw, Mich., 1884-86.Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,November19, 1909 (age68 years, 190days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Robert Ure (1823-1891) — of Saginaw Township,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February7, 1823.Farmer;insurancebusiness;supervisorof Saginaw Township, Michigan, 1865-66, 1870-71.Scottishancestry.DiedDecember11, 1891 (age68 years, 307days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Willard James Nash (1879-1971) — also known asWillard J. Nash — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Gaines,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,May 28,1879.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofBirdJ. Vincent; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,1913-14; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Michigan,1932;candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1935.Methodist.Member,UnitedCommercial Travelers;Maccabees;Freemasons;Shriners;Order of theEastern Star.Died in Chelsea,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October11, 1971 (age92 years, 136days).Entombed in mausoleum at Oakwood Cemetery.
Oakwood MemorialMausoleum
5950 Gratiot Road
Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Ernest Albert Snow (1875-1927) — also known asErnest A. Snow — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Hanover,JacksonCounty, Mich.,April15, 1875.Republican.Delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 22nd District,1907-08;circuitjudge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1918-25; resigned 1925;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1926-27; appointed 1926; died inoffice 1927.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Eagles;Moose;Elks.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,October20, 1927 (age52 years, 188days).Interment at Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum. | | Frank Albert Picard (1889-1963) — also known asFrank A. Picard — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,October19, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1932(alternate),1936;delegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from SaginawCounty 1st District, 1933; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1934;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1939.Died in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,February28, 1963 (age73 years, 132days).Entombed at Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum. | | Burnett James Abbott (1894-1953) — also known asBurnett J. Abbott — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Champion,MarquetteCounty, Mich.,March30, 1894.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1928; candidate forsecretaryof state of Michigan, 1930, 1932; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1948.Died, in University of MichiganHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,May 22,1953 (age59 years, 53days).Entombed at Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum.| | Relatives: Sonof Archibald 'Archie' Abbott and Nancy (Rice) Abbott; married,July 27,1916, to Louella A. Gill. |
| | William A. Hemmer (1887-1956) — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.BornMay 14,1887.Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1940;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1944;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1944.DiedJune 27,1956 (age69 years, 44days).Entombed at Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum.  | Clarence F. Graebner (1899-1967) — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,October13, 1899.Republican.Insurancebusiness; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,1947-54; member ofMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1955-62.Lutheran.Germanancestry.Died in Torrance,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February23, 1967 (age67 years, 133days).Entombed at Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum. | | Henry J. P. Graebner (1865-1957) — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Frankentrost,SaginawCounty, Mich.,December2, 1865.Republican.Grocer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,1939-46.Died inSaginawCounty, Mich.,February3, 1957 (age91 years, 63days).Entombed at Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum.
OwenCemetery
Thomas Township, Saginaw County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Franklin Delano Garrison (1934-2009) — also known asFrank Garrison — of Freeland,SaginawCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.; Delta Township,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Huntington,HuntingtonCounty, Ind.,December28, 1934.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1976(alternate),1980(alternate),1984,1988,1992,1996,2000;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 1984;president,Michigan AFL-CIO, 1986-99.Member,UnitedAuto Workers;NAACP.Died, in Ingham RegionalMedicalCenter, Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,June 17,2009 (age74 years, 171days).Interment at Owen Cemetery.
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