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Joseph Clemence Arts (1878-1935) —
also known as Joseph C. Arts —
of Carroll, Carroll
County, Iowa.
Born in Carroll, Carroll
County, Iowa, September
17, 1878.
Son of William Arts (1840-1910) and Christina (Manemann) Arts
(1849-1924).
Democrat. Banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Catholic
Order of Foresters; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Carroll, Carroll
County, Iowa, April 8,
1935 (age 56 years, 203
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April 27,
1904, to Caroline B. 'Carrie' Meyers (1879-1957). |
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Francis H. Becker (b. 1915) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, October
15, 1915.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1965-72.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Legion; Elks;
Knights of Columbus; Foresters.
Still living as of 1972.
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Grover Joseph Bittner (1885-1965) —
also known as Grover J. Bittner; Grove
Bittner —
of Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa.
Born in Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa, August
23, 1885.
Son of Louis Bittner (1848-1930) and Mary Gertrude (Niemeyer) Bittner
(1854-1915).
Democrat. Lumber
dealer; mayor of Bellevue, Iowa, 1936-48; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1939-40; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Lions;
Knights of Columbus.
Died, in Mercy Hospital,
Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, July 4,
1965 (age 79 years, 315
days).
Entombed at St.
Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Bellevue, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Bittner (1848-1930) and Mary Gertrude (Niemeyer) Bittner
(1854-1915); married, October
29, 1915, to Frances Margaret Ernst (1874-1945); married 1946 to Waive
Ellen Ernst (1901-1992). |
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John Patrick Devaney (b. 1883) —
also known as John P. Devaney —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Lake Mills, Winnebago
County, Iowa, June 30,
1883.
Son of Patrick Devaney and Ellen (La Velle) Devaney.
Lawyer;
chief
justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1933-36.
Catholic.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice Francis Donegan (b. 1875) —
also known as Maurice F. Donegan —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Welton, Clinton
County, Iowa, September
2, 1875.
Son of Jeremiah Donegan and Mary (Lucey) Donegan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1913-21; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1933-38; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1940-49.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Gregory Dunn (b. 1879) —
also known as Edward G. Dunn; E. G. Dunn —
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa.
Born in Nora Springs, Floyd
County, Iowa, April 18,
1879.
Son of Michael Dunn and Anna (Ryan) Dunn.
Democrat. School
teacher; operator of grain
elevator and organizer of co-operative grain elevators; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1908,
1944;
lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1934-40.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel E. Maguire (b. 1878) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in East Dubuque, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., July 31,
1878.
Son of Thomas Maguire and Ellen (Groff) Maguire.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 19th District, 1916-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1924,
1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Thomas Mahoney (b. 1900) —
also known as Walter T. Mahoney —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
12, 1900.
Democrat. Business
executive; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944,
1948,
1952.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael L. Mason (b. 1906) —
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa.
Born in Warren
County, Ill., June 14,
1906.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, 1952-53; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1965-78.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jack Richard Miller (1916-1994) —
also known as Jack Miller —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 6,
1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1955-56; member of Iowa state
senate, 1957-60; U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1961-73; defeated, 1972; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1973-82.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association; Izaak
Walton League; Rotary; Moose; Eagles; Elks;
Knights of Columbus; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in Temple Terrace, Hillsborough
County, Fla., August
29, 1994 (age 78 years, 84
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Richard J. Norpel, Sr. (1918-2007) —
of Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa.
Born in Bellevue, Jackson
County, Iowa, June 24,
1918.
Son of Charles Norpel and Laura (Meier) Norpel.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; grocer; hotelier;
insurance
and real
estate business; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1971-72; member of Iowa state
senate, 1975-76.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights of Columbus.
Died May 24,
2007 (age 88 years, 334
days).
Interment at Bellevue
Catholic Cemetery, Bellevue, Iowa.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Norpel and Laura (Meier) Norpel; step-son of Herman
Pogeman; married, February
23, 1943, to Janaan Lewis (died 2002). |
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Aloys Peter Primising (b. 1895) —
also known as A. P. Primising —
of Wahpeton, Richland
County, N.Dak.; Lidgerwood, Richland
County, N.Dak.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, July 27,
1895.
Democrat. Railway
station agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Dakota, 1940,
1944
(alternate); member of North Dakota
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Lions;
Knights of Columbus; Elks; Jaycees.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl G. Radosevich (1920-2001) —
of Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa.
Born in Lovilia, Monroe
County, Iowa, January
22, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Ottumwa, Iowa, 1988-93; defeated, 1965.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Lions; Elks.
Died in Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa, August 6,
2001 (age 81 years, 196
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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John Schechinger (b. 1894) —
of near Harlan, Shelby
County, Iowa.
Born in Harlan, Shelby
County, Iowa, December
17, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1948.
Member, American
Legion; Knights of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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T. Eugene Thornton (b. 1911) —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 27,
1911.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1959-67.
Catholic.
Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Amvets.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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