Index to Locations AlmerAlmer CemeteryArbela TownshipPine GroveCemeteryCaroCaro CemeteryCaroIndianfields TownshipCemeteryCass CityNovesta TownshipCemeteryNear Cass CityElkland TownshipCemeteryMillingtonMillington TownshipCemeteryUnionvilleMoravian CemeteryVassarRiverside Cemetery
AlmerCemetery
Almer, Tuscola County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  John Bastone (1831-1900) — of Almer,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Born in Sidmount, Devon,England,1831.Member ofMichiganstate senate 17th District, 1891; resigned 1891.Member,Freemasons.Died in Almer,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,March 2,1900 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Almer Cemetery.
Pine GroveCemetery
Arbela Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | LeeRoy Clark (1922-2002) — of Millington,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Born in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,August29, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in theU.S. Army during the Korean conflict;autoworker at Chevrolet V-8 Engine Plant in Flint;boardmember, United Auto Workers Local 659; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 84th District, 1966; member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1973.Member,NAACP;UrbanLeague;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in Millington,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,November23, 2002 (age80 years, 86days).Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof George Clark and Mary (Jackson) Clark; married,January26, 1951, to Eartha Mae 'Billie' Kyles. |
CaroCemetery
Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Samuel J. Daugherty (1873-1926) — of Caro,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Born in Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,August14, 1873.Republican.Farmer;TuscolaCounty Sheriff, 1903-06; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1907-08.Irishancestry.Died in Caro,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,November21, 1926 (age53 years, 99days).Interment at Caro Cemetery. | | Roland O. Kern (1898-1981) — of Caro,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Born in Reese,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,August6, 1898.Republican.Lawyer;TuscolaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1932;candidate in primary forcircuitjudge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1953.Member,ExchangeClub.DiedAugust12, 1981 (age83 years, 6days).Interment at Caro Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married1923 to LouiseAsall. |
| | Maurice C. Ransford (1903-1991) — of Caro,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Born in Caro,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,May 6,1903.Republican.Lawyer;TuscolaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-35; candidate in primary forcircuitjudge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1941; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1948,1956(alternate).Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Rotary.Died in Caro,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,August5, 1991 (age88 years, 91days).Interment at Caro Cemetery.
IndianfieldsTownship Cemetery
Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Theron Wilson Atwood (1854-1917) — also known asTheron W. Atwood — of Caro,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Born in White Oak,InghamCounty, Mich.,January3, 1854.Republican.Lawyer;farmer;TuscolaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1886-94; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1896,1912;member ofMichiganstate senate 21st District, 1899-1902;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 21st District,1907-08; instrumental in building anelectricrailroad connecting Jackson, Lansing, and Owosso.Died, frompneumoniaand complications ofappendicitis,in Caro,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,September27, 1917 (age63 years, 267days).Entombed at Indianfields Township Cemetery. | | Clarence Roy Myers (1890-1951) — also known asClarence R. Myers — of Caro,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Born in Michigan,1890.Republican.Banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1924.Member,AmericanLegion;Rotary.Died, from aseries ofstrokes, in Michigan,March22, 1951 (ageabout 60years).Interment at Indianfields Township Cemetery. | | Shuford Kirk (1907-2003) — of Caro,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Born in Juniata Township,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,May 2,1907.Republican.Chemist;farmer;chairof Tuscola County Republican Party, 1958-62; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1960;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Tuscola County,1961-62; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 84th District, 1964.Presbyterian.Member,ExchangeClub.Died, in McLaren RegionalMedicalCenter, Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,November6, 2003 (age96 years, 188days).Interment at Indianfields Township Cemetery.
Novesta TownshipCemetery
Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
Elkland TownshipCemetery
Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
Founded 1870
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Gordon Lawrie Thomas (1914-1997) — also known asGordon L. Thomas — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Orpington,England,December4, 1914.Democrat.Universityprofessor;mayorof East Lansing, Mich., 1961-71; candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County2nd District, 1961.Congregationalist.DiedOctober15, 1997 (age82 years, 315days).Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery. | | Xenophon A. Boomhower (1872-1954) — of Bad Axe,HuronCounty, Mich.Born in Ohio,1872.Republican.Lawyer;HuronCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-21;circuitjudge in Michigan 24th Circuit, 1924-53.Presbyterian.Member,Rotary;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in1954(ageabout82 years).Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Alma (Stuart) Boomhower and Addison Boomhower; married toCatherine Gillies. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Audley Rawson (1893-1981) — also known asWilliam Audley Rawson — of Cass City,TuscolaCounty, Mich.; Pinellas Park,PinellasCounty, Fla.Born near Marlette,SanilacCounty, Mich.,April 5,1893.Republican.Farmer;Elkland Township Supervisor, 1931-36; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1935-42;member ofMichiganstate senate 20th District, 1943-46; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1944;member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1949;chair ofTuscola County Republican Party, 1950;lobbyistfor the Michigan Association ofInsuranceCompanies.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Rotary;FarmBureau;Grange.Died, from aheartattack, in Pinellas Park,PinellasCounty, Fla.,September27, 1981 (age88 years, 175days).Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Rawson and Euphemia 'Effie' (Ronald) Rawson; married,December22, 1914, to Mary Lena Day; married1971 toMildred Hutchinson. |
| | James D. Brooker (1863-1930) — of Cass City,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Born in Mallorytown,Ontario,March18, 1863.Republican.Lawyer; oneof the organizers of the Cass CityTelephoneCompany, later president and manager;TuscolaCounty Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1920.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Suffered astroke,and died four days later, in Cass City,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,February15, 1930 (age66 years, 334days).Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Brooker and Lois (Thompson) Brooker; married,November12, 1889, to Mary E. Bader. |
| | Roland N. Holsaple (1876-1940) — also known asR. N. Holsaple — of Litchfield,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.; Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.; Traverse City,GrandTraverse County, Mich.; Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.; South Dakota; Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa; Minnesota; Cass City,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Born in Monroeville,AllenCounty, Ind.,April11, 1876.Republican.Minister;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1940.Member,Anti-SaloonLeague.Died, ofpneumonia,in Pleasant HomeHospital,Cass City,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,October31, 1940 (age64 years, 203days).Interment at Elkland Township Cemetery.
MillingtonTownship Cemetery
Millington, Tuscola County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Frank J. Balcer Sr. (1896-1992) — of Millington,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Born in Bloomington,McLeanCounty, Ill.,August16, 1896.Democrat.Farmer;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1958, 1960.Died, in Hills and DalesHospital,Cass City,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,June 25,1992 (age95 years, 314days).Interment at Millington Township Cemetery.
MoravianCemetery
Unionville, Tuscola County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Arthur A. Dehmel (1906-1992) — of Unionville,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Born in Unionville,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,July 6,1906.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate senate 20th District, 1955-64.Moravian.Died in Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.,February8, 1992 (age85 years, 217days).Interment at Moravian Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Fred Dehmel and Marie (Ziefle) Dehmel; married,November30, 1935, to Edwina E. Pike. | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1957-58 |
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RiversideCemetery
Vassar, Tuscola County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James A. Trotter (1852-1928) — of Vassar,TuscolaCounty, Mich.; Glendale,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born inSchoharieCounty, N.Y., March,1852.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; Vassar village Clerk, 1877-80;; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1892;member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1899; postmaster of Vassar,Mich., 1902.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,1928(ageabout76 years).Cremated;ashes interred at Riverside Cemetery.
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