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Carol Mueller Alexander (1925-1998) —
also known as Carol M. Alexander; Carol
Mueller —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Hayward, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 18,
1925.
Daughter of Hans F. Mueller and Laura (Portmann) Mueller.
Democrat. College
instructor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1972.
Female.
Protestant.
Member, League of Women Voters; National
Organization for Women.
Died April 2,
1998 (age 72 years, 288
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1947
to Thomas R. Alexander. |
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Katherine Thompson Becker (1916-1996) —
also known as Katherine Thompson Brown —
of Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., October
10, 1916.
Daughter of Charles Henry Brown (1865-1935) and Annette (Thompson)
Brown (1885-1959).
Republican. Member of California
Republican State Central Committee, 1942-50; vice-chair of
California Republican Party, 1948-50.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Danish,
Dutch,
and English
ancestry. Member, League of Women Voters.
Died in San Joaquin
County, Calif., February
25, 1996 (age 79 years, 138
days).
Entombed at Casa
Bonita Mausoleum, Stockton, Calif.
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Joanne Kleinhofer Benjamin (b. 1945) —
also known as Joanne Kleinhofer —
of Los Gatos, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Abington, Montgomery
County, Pa., March 20,
1945.
Daughter of Burkhart A. Kleinhofer and Marie Elizabeth (Liggett)
Kleinhofer.
Democrat. School
teacher; mayor
of Los Gatos, Calif., 1984-85, 1988-90.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women Voters;
Junior
League.
Still living as of 1990.
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Helen Cobb (c.1922-1999) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., about 1922.
Candidate in primary for mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1963.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Indicted
in 1970 on bribery
conspiracy charges
in connection with the "Yellow Cab Scandal";
acquitted.
Died, from complications of emphysema
and diabetes,
at Chase Medical
Center, El Cajon, San Diego
County, Calif., March 8,
1999 (age about 77
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900-1980) —
also known as Helen Gahagan; "The Pink
Lady" —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Boonton, Morris
County, N.J., November
25, 1900.
Daughter of Walter Hamer Gahagan and Lillian Rose (Mussen) Gahagan.
Actress
and opera
singer, 1922-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1940-44; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1940
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
vice-chair
of California Democratic Party, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1945-51; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from California, 1950 (Democratic), 1952 (Independent).
Female.
Scottish
and Irish
ancestry. Member, League of Women Voters; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, of cancer, in
New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1980 (age 79 years, 216
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Anne H. Evans —
of Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in California.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 4th District, 1969-70.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; League of Women Voters; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1970.
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Elinor Raas Heller (1904-1987) —
also known as Elinor R. Heller; Elinor Raas; Mrs.
Edward H. Heller —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Menlo Park, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Atherton, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., October
3, 1904.
Daughter of Alfred E. Raas and Ida B. (Fisher) Raas.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1944
(alternate), 1948,
1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1944-52; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California, 1952;
Regent, University of California, 1961-76.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died August
15, 1987 (age 82 years, 316
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucille Moore (c.1926-1995) —
of El Cajon, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Kansas, about 1926.
Candidate for mayor of
El Cajon, Calif., 1990.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Died, of a brain
tumor, at Grossmont Hospital,
La Mesa, San Diego
County, Calif., March 5,
1995 (age about 69
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Anne Rudin (b. 1924) —
also known as Anne Noto —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J., January
27, 1924.
Daughter of Philip Noto and Angela (Macri) Noto.
Registered
nurse; mayor
of Sacramento, Calif., 1983-92.
Female.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women Voters;
Soroptimists.
Still living as of 1992.
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Anna Mary Tibbets —
also known as Anna Tibbets —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Tibbets Hills (unknown
county), N.Y.
Democrat. School
teacher; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1948.
Female.
Unitarian.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women Voters.
Burial
location unknown.
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