| |  James L. Adams (1921-2014) — also known asJim Adams — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Iron Mountain,DickinsonCounty, Mich.,October2, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;electrician;treasurerandpresident,IBEW Local 292; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1955-74 (District 31 1955-62,District 42 1963-72, District 60-A 1973-74).Lutheran.Swedishancestry. Member,InternationalBrotherhood of Electrical Workers;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Moose.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,August6, 2014 (age92 years, 308days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Glenn S. Allen Jr. (1914-2001) — of Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Born in Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,January8, 1914.Republican.Lawyer; lawclerk to JusticesWilliamW. Potter andEmersonBoyles, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayorof Kalamazoo, Mich., 1951-59; candidate forMichiganstate senate 6th District, 1960;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Kalamazoo County1st District, 1961-62; candidate forMichiganstate treasurer, 1962;Judge,Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974-86; appointed 1974.Presbyterian.Member,Kiwanis;Elks;Moose;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in DeWitt,ClintonCounty, Mich.,November6, 2001 (age87 years, 302days).Interment atProtestantCemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.| |  Relatives: Sonof Glenn S. Allen, Sr. and Annette (Brenner) Allen; married toVirginia Verdier (daughter ofLeonardD. Verdier). | | | | Epitaph: "He loved his state, steepedin its soil, washed in its waters. You're Michigan now, Michiganforever." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles McBride Armstrong (1891-1964) — also known asCharles M. Armstrong — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April27, 1891.Republican.Ranchoperator;secretaryof state of Colorado, 1927-35;Coloradostate treasurer, 1935-36, 1939-40;Coloradostate auditor, 1941-43.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;ExchangeClub.Died in December,1964(age73years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Murl K. Aten (1901-1971) — of Sandstone Township,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Norvell,JacksonCounty, Mich.,August13, 1901.Republican.Lawyer;JacksonCounty Clerk, 1939-40;JacksonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1945-46;Michiganstate auditor general, 1947-50; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1950.Methodist.Member,Kiwanis;Freemasons;Moose.Suffered aheartattack while walking near his home, and died, in SandstoneTownship,JacksonCounty, Mich.,June 15,1971 (age69 years, 306days).Interment atRoselandMemorial Gardens, Napoleon Township, Jackson County, Mich.  | Adolph Blanchard (b. 1888) — of Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.Born in Anchorville,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,May 10,1888.Republican.BayCounty Clerk, 1939-56; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Bay County, 1957-60;candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Bay County, 1961.Catholic.Member,Lions;Elks;Moose;UnitedCommercial Travelers.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married,May 14,1907, to Mary Lambert. | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1957-58 |
| | | Dwight M. Britton (1886-1981) — of Sturgis,St. JosephCounty, Mich.Born in Williamsburg,ClermontCounty, Ohio,August7, 1886.Republican.Lawyer;St.Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1920; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives, 1922 (St. Joseph County), 1948(St. Joseph District); candidate in primary forcircuitjudge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1953.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;PhiKappa Tau;PhiSigma Kappa.Died in Morro Bay,San LuisObispo County, Calif.,November4, 1981 (age95 years, 89days).Interment atWilliamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Ohio. | | Clarence M. Browne (c.1876-1935) — also known asClarence M. Brown — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich., about 1876.Republican.Lawyer;SaginawCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-12;circuitjudge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1918-35; died in office 1935.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Moose;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died, fromheartdisease, in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,December27, 1935 (ageabout 59years).Burial location unknown. | | Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) — also known asWilber M. Brucker — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.,June 23,1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;SaginawCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26;Michiganstate attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928;Governor ofMichigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1932,1936,1948,1964(alternate); candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army.Presbyterian.Member,Council onForeign Relations;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Kiwanis;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;DeltaSigma Rho;SigmaDelta Kappa;PhiGamma Delta;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Moose;OddFellows.Suffered an apparentheartattack after attending an Economic Club luncheon, and died soonafter, in the emergency room at HarperHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October28, 1968 (age74 years, 127days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Jesse T. Church (b. 1949) — of Lincoln Park,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Drummond Island,ChippewaCounty, Mich.,November14, 1949.Republican.Businessowner; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 25th District, 2000.Member,Moose;National RifleAssociation.Still living as of 2000. | | Owen Jenks Cleary (1900-1960) — also known asOwen J. Cleary — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February4, 1900.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;president,Cleary College; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1946;MichiganRepublican state chair, 1949-53; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1952(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1956(alternate); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Michigan, 1952-53;secretaryof state of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1954.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Rotary;American BarAssociation;PhiKappa Sigma;PhiDelta Phi;DeltaTheta Phi;Moose.DiedSeptember10, 1960 (age60 years, 219days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Roger Cleary and Helen Clarke (Jenks) Cleary; married toMarie DeWaele. |
| | Harold Reginald Collier (1915-2006) — also known asHarold R. Collier — of Berwyn,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,December12, 1915.Republican.Newspapereditor; candidate in primary forsecretaryof state of Illinois, 1952;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1957-75 (10th District 1957-73, 6thDistrict 1973-75).Methodist.Member,Moose;Elks.Died in West Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,January17, 2006 (age90 years, 36days).Burial location unknown.  | Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) — also known asMiller Dunckel — of Three Rivers,St. JosephCounty, Mich.Born in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,February11, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;automobilewholesaler; member ofMichiganstate senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932;Michiganstate treasurer, 1939-40; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1940.Member,Elks;Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Eagles;Moose;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died ofpneumoniain1975(ageabout76 years).Interment atEternalHills Memorial Park, Oceanside, Calif.| | Image source:Michigan Manual 1939 |
| | Raymond D. Dzendzel (b. 1921) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Port Clinton,OttawaCounty, Ohio,July 29,1921.Democrat.Businessrepresentative, Carpenters Local 982; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District,1955-58; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1959-70 (18th District 1959-64, 7th District1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Lions;Moose;CarpentersUnion.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | William David Ford (1927-2004) — also known asWilliam D. Ford — of Taylor,WayneCounty, Mich.; Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,August6, 1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County19th District, 1961-62; member ofMichiganstate senate 21st District, 1963-64;U.S.Representative from Michigan, 1965-95 (15th District 1965-93,13th District 1993-95); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Michigan,1968,1980,1984,1988,1992.UnitedChurch of Christ.Scottishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary;PhiDelta Phi;Jaycees;Moose;Eagles.Died in Ypsilanti Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August14, 2004 (age77 years, 8days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Charles Fred Gray (b. 1932) — also known asCharles F. Gray — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Rochester,OaklandCounty, Mich.,June 29,1932.Democrat. Ypsilanti Township Clerk; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 52nd District, 1965-66; defeated,1962 (Washtenaw County 2nd District), 1966 (52nd District).Methodist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Moose.Still living as of 2004. | | 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 atSt.Andrew's Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich. | | 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 atForestLawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich. | | Dominic J. Jacobetti (1920-1994) — also known asD. J. Jacobetti;"Pooga";"King Jake" —of Negaunee,MarquetteCounty, Mich.Born in Negaunee,MarquetteCounty, Mich.,July 20,1920.Democrat.Representative,United Steelworkers of America; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1955-94 (Marquette County1955-64, 108th District 1965-92, 109th District 1993-94); died inoffice 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1960,1964.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,UnitedSteelworkers of America;Moose;Eagles;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Lions.DiedNovember28, 1994 (age74 years, 131days).Entombed in mausoleum atNorthlandChapel Gardens, Negaunee, Mich. | | Edward John Jeffries Jr. (1900-1950) — also known asEdward J. Jeffries, Jr. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April 3,1900.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1930, 1946;mayorof Detroit, Mich., 1940-48; defeated, 1947.Member,DeltaTheta Phi;Maccabees;OddFellows;Eagles;Moose.Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,April 2,1950 (age49 years, 364days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Raymond C. Kehres (1915-1998) — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Born in Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.,June 2,1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;welder;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1960;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 39th District, 1965-80; defeatedin primary, 1962; candidate forMichiganstate senate 11th District, 1975.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Moose;Elks;DisabledAmerican Veterans.DiedFebruary27, 1998 (age82 years, 270days).Interment atSt.Mary's Cemetery, Monroe, Mich. | | Daniel A. Knaggs (1887-1957) — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Born in Maybee,MonroeCounty, Mich.,1887.Republican.Schoolteacher;grocer;mayor ofMonroe, Mich., 1934-39; candidate forMichiganstate senate 19th District, 1934; Michigan Commissioner of Laborand Industry, 1939; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Monroe County, 1943-44;defeated in primary, 1944.Member,OddFellows;Moose;Elks;Eagles;Maccabees;Freemasons.Died in1957(ageabout70 years).Interment atNorthsideCemetery, Maybee, Mich. | | Arthur J. Kurtz (b. 1898) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,September11, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;Republican candidate forMichiganstate senate, 1932 (primary, 21st District), 1938 (primary, 21stDistrict), 1944 (primary, 21st District), 1966 (5th District); memberofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1947-48; defeated, 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1948 (WayneCounty 1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (WayneCounty 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 8th District); Republicancandidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1956, 1958 (primary);candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8thDistrict, 1961.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Elks;Moose;Eagles;Woodmen;AmericanJudicature Society.Burial location unknown. | | Allan L. Lamphere (b. 1877) — of Redford,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Vassar,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,May 25,1877.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,1915-18.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Elks;Moose.Burial location unknown. | | William W. Lee (b. 1900) — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born inGratiotCounty, Mich.,May 10,1900.Republican.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach;retail foodbusiness; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,1944; member ofMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1945-46; defeated in primary, 1946.Methodist.Member,Moose.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1926 toMildred Hileman. |
| | William John Leppien (1894-1979) — also known asWilliam J. Leppien — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.BornOctober7, 1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;ice creambusiness;SaginawCounty Clerk, 1947-62;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 22nd SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62; member ofMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1963-64.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;Moose;Civitan;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;UnitedCommercial Travelers.Died in1979(ageabout84 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Leppien and Dora (Gasner) Leppien; married to Myrtle V.Sheriff. |
 | John Lesinski Jr. (b. 1914) — of Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,December28, 1914.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1951-65; defeated inprimary, 1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1956,1960.Polishancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Moose;PolishNational Alliance.Burial location unknown. | | Dexter G. Look (1863-1935) — of Lowell,KentCounty, Mich.Born inLapeerCounty, Mich.,March 3,1863.Republican.Druggist;bankdirector; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,1923-34.Congregationalist.EnglishandFrenchancestry. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Moose.Died in Lowell,KentCounty, Mich.,January25, 1935 (age71 years, 328days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Lowell, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof John Look and Adaline (Drake) Look; married to Evelyn R.Rickert. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Robert D. Mahoney (b. 1921) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.,October16, 1921.Democrat.Salesman;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1955-72 (Wayne County 3rdDistrict 1955-64, 6th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1972.Catholic.Member,Moose.Blindfrom the age of 16.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1941 to JennieKubinger. |
 | Thomas Francis McAllister (1896-1976) — also known asThomas F. McAllister — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,March 4,1896.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1934, 1936;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1938-41; resigned 1941;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1941-63; tooksenior status 1963.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;NationalLawyers Guild;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLegion;Elks;Eagles;Moose;DeltaKappa Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi;PiDelta Epsilon;Veterans ofForeign Wars.DiedNovember10, 1976 (age80 years, 251days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich. | | John Morgan (b. 1956) — of Melvindale,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Marshall,CalhounCounty, Mich.,November8, 1956.Libertarian. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 25th District, 2000.Member,Moose;National RifleAssociation.Still living as of 2000. | | Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) — also known asCharles S. Mott;C. S. Mott — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,June 2,1875.Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;mayor ofFlint, Mich., 1912-14, 1918-19; defeated, 1914; candidate inRepublican primary forGovernor ofMichigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1924,1940;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1964.Episcopalian.Member,UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks;Moose;Kiwanis;Rotary.Vice-president ofGeneralMotors. Philanthropist; founder of Charles Stewart MottFoundation.Died in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,February18, 1973 (age97 years, 261days).Entombed atGlenwoodCemetery, Flint, Mich.  | Haskell Linton Nichols (1896-1991) — also known asHaskell L. Nichols — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Homer,CalhounCounty, Mich.,July 28,1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;JacksonCounty Circuit Court Commissioner, 1928-30; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,1933-36, 1939-42; defeated, 1936;chair ofJackson County Republican Party, 1937-38; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1943-66 (10th District 1943-64, 19th District1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966.Presbyterian.Member,Kiwanis;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;American BarAssociation;Jaycees;Eagles;Moose.Died in Columbia Township,JacksonCounty, Mich.,April30, 1991 (age94 years, 276days).Interment atWoodlandCemetery, Jackson, Mich. | | Walter H. Nill (1891-1964) — of Muskegon Heights,MuskegonCounty, Mich.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April13, 1891.Democrat.Patternmaker;realestate sales;MuskegonCounty Register of Deeds, 1937-46; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1949-62 (Muskegon County 2ndDistrict 1949-54, Muskegon County 1st District 1955-62); Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1956.Catholic.Member,Elks;Eagles;Moose;Woodmen;Foresters.Died in1964(ageabout73 years).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph G. O'Connor (1904-1967) — of Lincoln Park,WayneCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,May 24,1904.Democrat. Trained as anengineer;gold assayer for Yellow JacketMining Co.,Nevada; worked forChryslerCorporation in the 1930s;executive boardmember, United Auto Workers Local 7, 1938;nationalrepresentative to the Congress of Industrial Organizations,1941-48;advertisingbusiness; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1949-62 (Wayne County 1stDistrict 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-62); defeated inprimary, 1962; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1951, 1957.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,UnitedAuto Workers;Moose;Elks;Eagles;Maccabees;Knightsof Equity.Died in1967(ageabout63 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Velma Eugen Jones. |
| | 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 atBradyHill Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich. | | Don R. Pears (1899-1992) — of Buchanan,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in Buchanan,BerrienCounty, Mich.,September18, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;schoolprincipal;real estatebroker; partner, HollywoodTheater,Buchanan, Mich.;BerrienCounty Register of Deeds, 1927-32;BerrienCounty Clerk, 1941-42, 1945-48; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1951-62, 1965-70 (Berrien County1st District 1951-62, 43rd District 1965-70); defeated, 1932, 1934;Speakerof the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1959-62;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962.Protestant.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;ReserveOfficers Association;Elks;Eagles;Moose;OddFellows.Died in Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.,July 17,1992 (age92 years, 303days).Interment atOak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Mich. | | James C. Quinlan (1879-1948) — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,December8, 1879.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate senate 17th District, 1925-28, 1947-48; defeated inprimary, 1928; died in office 1948; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1932; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1939; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,1942.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Moose;Eagles;Lions.DiedJanuary10, 1948 (age68 years, 33days).Interment atMt.Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich. | | F. Charles Raap (1920-1989) — of Muskegon,MuskegonCounty, Mich.Born inOttawaCounty, Mich.,November4, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;machinist;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1955-60, 1965-66 (Muskegon County2nd District 1955-60, 97th District 1965-66); defeated, 1960(Muskegon County 2nd District), 1966 (97th District).Member,Eagles;Moose.Died in1989(ageabout68 years).Interment atEgelston Township Cemetery, Egelston Township, Muskegon County,Mich. | | Friend William Richardson (1865-1943) — also known asFriend W. Richardson;WilliamRichardson —of California. Born in Michigan,December1, 1865.Republican.Newspaperpublisher;Californiastate treasurer, 1915-23;Governor ofCalifornia, 1923-27.Quaker. Member,Elks;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;OddFellows;ModernWoodmen;Rotary;Kiwanis;Moose.Died, of aheartailment, in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,September5, 1943 (age77 years, 278days).Cremated;ashes interred atChapelof the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.  | George Wahr Sallade (1922-1997) — also known asGeorge W. Sallade — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November16, 1922.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1stDistrict, 1955-60; defeated (Democratic), 1968;chair ofWashtenaw County Democratic Party, 1965-68; Democratic candidateforMichiganstate senate 18th District, 1966, 1970; Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1982; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1984,1988(alternate).Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Associationof Trial Lawyers of America;Freemasons;Moose;Rotary;PhiAlpha Delta;SigmaDelta Chi;SigmaPhi.DiedJune 18,1997 (age74 years, 214days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.| | Image source:Ann Arbor News, June 15, 1968 |
| | Joseph F. Sanford (1897-1951) — of Muskegon,MuskegonCounty, Mich.Born in Muskegon,MuskegonCounty, Mich.,November19, 1897.Republican.Lawyer;MuskegonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-32;circuitjudge in Michigan 14th Circuit, 1936-51; died in office 1951.Catholic.Member,Elks;Eagles;Moose;Knightsof Columbus;Foresters;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight.DiedJune 12,1951 (age53 years, 205days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Sanford and Mary (Hayes) Sanford; married1924 toFlorence Peterson. |
| | Alfred A. Sheridan (1928-1982) — of Taylor,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October28, 1928.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 29th District, 1965-82; died inoffice 1982.Catholic.Member,Lions;Moose;Amvets;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Knightsof Columbus.DiedJanuary17, 1982 (age53 years, 81days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1953 to IreneMarek. |
 | Donald E. Smith (1921-1986) — of Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.Born in New Lothrop,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.,April28, 1921.Republican.Lawyer;ShiawasseeCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member ofMichiganstate senate 15th District, 1955-58.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;Moose;Eagles;Freemasons;Lions.Died in Pigeon,HuronCounty, Mich.,January15, 1986 (age64 years, 262days).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
| | | G. Bertram Smith (1892-1978) — of Hammond,LakeCounty, Ind.Born in Chandler Township,HuronCounty, Mich.,1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked inoilrefining;real estatebusiness;mayorof Hammond, Ind., 1942-48.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Kiwanis.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,May 10,1978 (ageabout 85years).Interment atFloraHill Memory Garden, Tucker, Ga.  | 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 atOakwoodMemorial Mausoleum, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich. | | Raymond J. Snow (1913-1999) — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.,September29, 1913.Democrat.Beerdistributor;potato chipmanufacturer; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,1941-46; defeated, 1938;Chargedon July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other current and former statelegislators) withbriberyconspiracy;pleadedguilty and testified for prosecution, but the charges against theothers were eventually dismissed.Catholic.Member,HolyName Society;Moose;Eagles.Died, in McLaren RegionalMedicalCenter, Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,August25, 1999 (age85 years, 330days).Interment atNewCalvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Mich. | | James Benjamin Stanley (1903-1977) — also known asJames B. Stanley — of Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Born in Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,December29, 1903.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1stDistrict, 1937-46; defeated in primary, 1934;chargedon July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) withacceptingbribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire casecollapsed when the star prosecution witness,CharlesF. Hemans, refused to testify.Congregationalist.Member,Elks;Moose;Eagles.Died in1977(ageabout73 years).Burial location unknown. | | William G. Suzore (b. 1926) — of Lincoln Park,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Newport,MonroeCounty, Mich.,August10, 1926.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County17th District, 1961-62.Catholic.Member,ExchangeClub;CatholicWar Veterans;Knightsof Columbus;AmericanLegion;Eagles;Moose.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Simon Suzore and Helen (Craven) Suzore. |
| | Stanley G. Thayer (b. 1923) — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in East Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,August16, 1923.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate 33rd District, 1961-64; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1964;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1964; candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1966.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Moose;NAACP;PhiSigma Kappa.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Albion B. Titus (b. 1886) — of Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Born in Hartford,Van BurenCounty, Mich.,September16, 1886.Republican.Lawyer;KalamazooCounty Circuit Court Commissioner; municipal judge in Michigan,1916; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1stDistrict, 1921-24; defeated in primary, 1924.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;Elks;Moose.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Lincoln H. Titus. |
| | Arthur J. Tuttle (1868-1944) — of Leslie,InghamCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Leslie Township,InghamCounty, Mich.,November8, 1868.Republican.Lawyer;InghamCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-1902; member ofMichiganstate senate 14th District, 1907-10;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1911-12;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1912-44;died in office 1944; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1924; president, PeoplesBank ofLeslie; director, Leslie HomeTelephoneCo.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Knightsof Khorassan;Elks;Eagles;Moose;Maccabees;Woodmen;PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Sons ofthe American Revolution.DiedDecember2, 1944 (age76 years, 24days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Leslie, Mich. | | Patrick Walsh (1892-1978) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Oak Park,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Jarrow-on-Tyne, Durham,England,January1, 1892.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;boilermaker;member ofMichiganstate senate 4th District, 1949-54; defeated in primary, 1954(4th District), 1966 (6th District).Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Moose.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,December25, 1978 (age86 years, 358days).Burial location unknown. | | Frank V. Wierzbicki (1925-1991) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,March10, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;accountant;candidate forMichiganstate senate 9th District, 1964; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1967-82 (25th District 1967-72,17th District 1973-82); defeated in primary, 1982.Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,PolishNational Alliance;Moose.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,August28, 1991 (age66 years, 171days).Burial location unknown.  | Gerhard Mennen Williams (1911-1988) — also known asG. Mennen Williams;"Soapy" —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February23, 1911.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;Governor ofMichigan, 1949-60; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Michigan,1952,1956,1960,1964;candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1966; U.S. Ambassador toPhilippines, 1968-69;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1971-86;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1983-86.Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Order ofthe Coif;PhiGamma Delta;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Eagles;Elks;Moose;Amvets;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Order ofAhepa;Grange;Americansfor Democratic Action;UnitedWorld Federalists.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February2, 1988 (age76 years, 344days).Interment atProtestantCemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich. | | Jesse Paine Wolcott (1893-1969) — also known asJesse P. Wolcott — of Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.Born in Gardner,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,March 3,1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;St.Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30;U.S.Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1931-57.UniversalistorCongregationalist.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;Lions;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows;Elks;AmericanLegion;Moose.Died in Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January28, 1969 (age75 years, 331days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | Leonard E. Wood (b. 1917) — of Redford Township,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,January27, 1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;EngineeringillustratorforGeneralMotors, later for the Wayne County Road Commission; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives; elected 1952, 1954.Episcopalian.Member,Kiwanis;Moose;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Charles O. Zollar (1914-1988) — of Benton Harbor,BerrienCounty, Mich.; Benton Township,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January6, 1914.Republican.Fruitfarmer;realestate business; member ofMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1965-78; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1972;supervisorof Benton Township, Michigan, 1981.Lutheran.Member,Elks;Rotary;AmericanLegion;Moose;FraternalOrder of Police;FarmBureau.Died in St. Joseph,BerrienCounty, Mich.,February24, 1988 (age74 years, 49days).Interment atRiverview Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mich.
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