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M. L. Abrahamson (1902-1975) —
of Boone
County, Iowa.
Born in Pilot Mound, Boone
County, Iowa, June 19,
1902.
Boone
County Treasurer; Iowa state
treasurer, 1951-65.
Methodist.
Scandinavian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Moose;
Lions.
Died in February, 1975
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Edward Agan (1906-2001) —
also known as Frank E. Agan —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; East Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa, March 4,
1906.
Son of Benjamin T. Agan and Etta M. (Hittle) Agan.
Republican. Accountant
for Nevada Northern Railway;
member of Nevada
Republican State Executive Committee, 1948; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1948;
chair
of White Pine County Republican Party, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died May 5,
2001 (age 95 years, 62
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Serenity
Falls Columbarium, Morgan County, Colo.
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Quentin V. Anderson (b. 1932) —
of Ellston, Ringgold
County, Iowa.
Born in Ringgold
County, Iowa, May 7,
1932.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1963-65; member of Iowa state
senate, 1969-.
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Jaycees;
Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1971.
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Richard Dean Arbuckle (b. 1926) —
also known as R. Dean Arbuckle —
of Jefferson, Greene
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, April 2,
1926.
Son of Charles Martin Arbuckle and Winifred (Pettit) Arbuckle.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Iowa state
senate, 1971.
Christian.
Member, Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1973.
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Willis Gaylord Clark Bagley (1873-1943) —
also known as Willis G. C. Bagley; W. G. C.
Bagley —
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa.
Born in Magnolia, Rock
County, Wis., October
29, 1873.
Son of Shepherd Stephen Bagley and Louisa (Cain) Bagley.
Republican. Banker; in
1934, during a bank robbery, John Dillinger shot at
him and missed; Iowa state
treasurer, 1939-43; died in office 1943.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Moose;
Maccabees;
American
Bankers Association; Lions.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, October
20, 1943 (age 69 years, 356
days).
Interment at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
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Maurice E. Baringer (b. 1921) —
of Fayette
County, Iowa.
Born in Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan., December
4, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1961-68; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1967-68; Iowa state
treasurer, 1969-.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Elks;
Lions.
Still living as of 1970.
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Walter Henry Beuse (1901-1957) —
also known as Walter H. Beuse —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, November
2, 1901.
Son of Henry Beuse and Ida (Weetz) Beuse.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; sports
writer; Scott
County Sheriff; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1940;
member of Iowa
Democratic State Central Committee, 1949; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1954-57; died in office 1957.
Lutheran.
Member, Eagles; Moose; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; United
Commercial Travelers; Lions; Jaycees.
Died August
26, 1957 (age 55 years, 297
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Benjamin Alfred Brigadier (b. 1882) —
also known as B. A. Brigadier —
of New Hampton, Chickasaw
County, Iowa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1882.
Son of Joseph Brigadier and Cecelia Brigadier.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1930-32; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Lions; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard E. Brookings (1902-1977) —
of Oakland, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb., January
24, 1902.
Son of Willard E. Brookings and Lotta J. Brookings.
Republican. Movie
theater owner; member of Iowa state
house of representatives from Pottawattamie County; elected 1950.
Congregationalist.
Member, Lions; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Eagles.
Died in May, 1977
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1923
to Gretna M. Charles. |
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Dwight Ezra Campbell (1887-1964) —
also known as Dwight Campbell —
of Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa, November
5, 1887.
Son of Frank Ezra Campbell and Cornelia (Bell) Campbell.
Republican. Lawyer;
represented railroads
in the Dakotas; member of South
Dakota state senate 35th District, 1923-24; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1925-37.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Lions.
Died June 15,
1964 (age 76 years, 223
days).
Interment somewhere
in Groton, S.Dak.
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Robert Vernon Denney (1916-1981) —
also known as Robert V. Denney —
of Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, April 11,
1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1961-64; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1967-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 26,
1981 (age 65 years, 76
days).
Interment at Fairbury
Cemetery, Fairbury, Neb.
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James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978) —
also known as James I. Dolliver —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa.
Born in Park Ridge, Cook
County, Ill., August
31, 1894.
Son of Rev. Robert H. Dolliver and Mary Elle (Barrett) Dolliver.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Webster
County Attorney, 1924-29; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1942; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1956;
member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions; Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Delta
Chi.
Died in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., December
10, 1978 (age 84 years, 101
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
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Paul Franzenburg (1916-2004) —
of Conrad, Grundy
County, Iowa.
Born in Conrad, Grundy
County, Iowa, November
18, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Iowa state
treasurer, 1965-69; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1968, 1972.
Methodist
or Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; American
Legion.
Died, from complications
of a hip replacement and congestive
heart failure, in the Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center nursing
home, Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, October
31, 2004 (age 87 years, 348
days).
Interment at Conrad
Cemetery, Conrad, Iowa.
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Daniel James Gallery (1896-1964) —
also known as Daniel J. Gallery —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa.
Born in Winthrop, Buchanan
County, Iowa, December
9, 1896.
Son of James Andrew Gallery (1857-1942) and Teresa (Kane) Gallery
(1866-1950).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Madison County Democratic Party, 1930-32, 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1948;
mayor of Winterset, Iowa, 1949.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; American
Legion.
Died in Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa, April 18,
1964 (age 67 years, 131
days).
Interment at Winterset
Cemetery, Winterset, Iowa.
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Wilson H. Hamilton (b. 1877) —
of Sigourney, Keokuk
County, Iowa.
Born in Delta, Keokuk
County, Iowa, May 1,
1877.
Son of James Alexander Hamilton and Matilda (Vert) Hamilton.
Democrat. Lawyer; Keokuk
County Attorney, 1902-04; mayor of Sigourney, Iowa, 1906-08;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1914; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1935-40; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Robert Hansen (1901-1974) —
also known as John R. Hansen —
of Manning, Carroll
County, Iowa.
Born in Manning, Carroll
County, Iowa, August
24, 1901.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944
(alternate), 1948;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1960; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 7th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Rotary;
Lions.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
23, 1974 (age 73 years, 30
days).
Interment at Manning
Cemetery, Manning, Iowa.
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Boyd G. Hayes (b. 1915) —
of Charles City, Floyd
County, Iowa.
Born in Charles City, Floyd
County, Iowa, September
13, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; chair of
Floyd County Republican Party, 1946-48; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1952.
Congregationalist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1952.
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Herschel Celiel Loveless (1911-1989) —
also known as Herschel C. Loveless —
of Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa.
Born in Hedrick, Keokuk
County, Iowa, May 5,
1911.
Son of David H. Loveless and Ethel (Beaver) Loveless.
Democrat. Mayor of
Ottumwa, Iowa, 1949-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Iowa, 1952;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1954; Governor of
Iowa, 1957-61; defeated, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Lions.
Died May 4,
1989 (age 77 years, 364
days).
Interment at Ottumwa
Cemetery, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Halleck Jonas Mantz (1877-1958) —
also known as Halleck J. Mantz; H. J.
Mantz —
of Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa.
Born in Koszta, Iowa
County, Iowa, September
23, 1877.
Son of Samuel L. Mantz (1851-1934) and Harriett (Eddy) Mantz
(1851-1893).
Republican. Lawyer; Audubon
County Attorney, 1908-11; Mayor of Audubon, Iowa, 1913-17; member
of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1917-21; member of Iowa state
senate, 1921-25; district judge in Iowa, 1925-43; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1943-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions; Modern
Woodmen; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Iowa, November
14, 1958 (age 81 years, 52
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Warren J. Rees (b. 1908) —
of Jones
County, Iowa.
Born in Anamosa, Jones
County, Iowa, August 2,
1908.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1948;
district judge in Iowa 18th District, 1963-69; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1969-80.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William C. Stuart (b. 1920) —
of Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa.
Born in Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa, April 28,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1953-61; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1962-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Lions.
Still living as of 1971.
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Hubert Utterback (1880-1942) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Hayesville, Keokuk
County, Iowa, June 28,
1880.
Son of A. M. Utterback and Julia Esther (Hayes) Utterback.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Iowa 9th District, 1915-27; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1932-33; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1935-37; defeated, 1938;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Acacia; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Phi Omega; Delta
Theta Phi; Lions.
Died in 1942
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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John Kalbach Valentine (1904-1950) —
also known as John K. Valentine —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, February
5, 1904.
Son of Hosford
Edwin Valentine and Annetta (Kalbach) Valentine.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate 3rd District, 1933-35; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1939-40; candidate
for Governor of
Iowa, 1940; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
vice-president, Iowa Southern Utilities
Company, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Rotary; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, October
12, 1950 (age 46 years, 249
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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De Vere Watson (1893-1982) —
of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born near Searsboro, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, April 1,
1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate; elected 1940, 1944; elected unopposed 1948; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1960.
Member, Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Woodmen;
Lions.
Died in November, 1982
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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