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C. B. Akers (b. 1888) —
also known as Chet Akers —
of Ottumwa, Wapello
County, Iowa.
Born in Frederic, Monroe
County, Iowa, August
22, 1888.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Iowa state
auditor, 1939-65.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Don A. Allen, Sr. —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Iowa.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; member
of California
state assembly, 1938-46, 1956-66; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California, 1960.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Order of
Ahepa; Optimist
Club; United
Commercial Travelers.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Charles Shirk Arthur, Jr. (b. 1917) —
also known as Charles Arthur —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Born in Spirit Lake, Dickinson
County, Iowa, July 16,
1917.
Son of Charles Shirk Arthur and Anna (Pearson) Arthur.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Riley
County Attorney, 1949-53; chair of
Riley County Republican Party, 1953-55; mayor
of Manhattan, Kan., 1956-57; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1957-65; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1963-64; member of Kansas
state senate, 1965-69.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1973.
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George J. Baker (1898-1964) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Missouri Valley, Harrison
County, Iowa, March 17,
1898.
Democrat. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1934-47; secretary of
state of Colorado, 1949-53, 1955-63.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in 1964
(age about
66 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Grenville Beardsley (1898-1960) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Salem, Henry
County, Iowa, January
12, 1898.
Son of Frank Grenville Beardsley and Mary Elizabeth (Riddell)
Beardsley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Illinois
state senate 13th District, 1934, 1938; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; Illinois
state attorney general, 1959-60; appointed 1959; died in office
1960.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died in 1960
(age about
62 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Frederick Beermann (1912-1977) —
of Dakota City, Dakota
County, Neb.
Born near Dakota City, Dakota
County, Neb., August
13, 1912.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1961-65 (3rd District 1961-63, 1st
District 1963-65).
Lutheran.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Kiwanis.
Died in an airplane
crash at the Municipal Airport
in Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa, February
17, 1977 (age 64 years, 188
days).
Interment at Dakota
City Cemetery, Dakota City, Neb.
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Frederick Elliott Biermann (1884-1968) —
also known as Fred Biermann —
of Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa.
Born in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March 20,
1884.
Son of E. E. Biermann and Martha Biermann.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.
Agnostic.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., July 1,
1968 (age 84 years, 103
days); body
donated to Iowa Medical School.
Interment at Phelps
Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa.
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James Edward Bromwell (1920-2009) —
also known as James E. Bromwell —
of Center Point, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, March 26,
1920.
Son of Maxwell Thomas Bromwell and Olive Marguerite (MacDuff)
Bromwell.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1961-65; defeated, 1964;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1968.
Member, American Bar
Association; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, September
11, 2009 (age 89 years, 169
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edward Chapel (1904-1967) —
of Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Redondo Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Manchester, Delaware
County, Iowa, May 26,
1904.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1950-66; Presidential Elector for California, 1956;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, National Rifle
Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died in Palos Verdes, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
20, 1967 (age 62 years, 270
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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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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Guy Mark Gillette (1879-1973) —
also known as Guy M. Gillette —
of Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa.
Born in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, February
3, 1879.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; farmer; lawyer; Cherokee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-09; member of Iowa state
senate, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1922;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1936-45, 1949-55; defeated, 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Actor
in cameo role in the 1962 movie
Advise & Consent.
Died in Cherokee, Cherokee
County, Iowa, March 3,
1973 (age 94 years, 28
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa.
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Harold Royce Gross (1899-1987) —
also known as H. R. Gross —
of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa.
Born in Arispe, Union
County, Iowa, June 30,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1949-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
22, 1987 (age 88 years, 84
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (1896-1971) —
also known as Bourke B. Hickenlooper —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Blockton, Taylor
County, Iowa, July 21,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1934-38; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1939-43; Governor of
Iowa, 1943-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1944,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1945-69.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
4, 1971 (age 75 years, 45
days).
Entombed at Cedar
Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Eugene A. Leahy (1929-2000) —
also known as Gene Leahy —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Imogene, Fremont
County, Iowa, May 8,
1929.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
municipal judge in Nebraska, 1964-68; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1969-73.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died, from complications of lung
cancer, at the Veterans Administration Medical
Center, Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
18, 2000 (age 70 years, 255
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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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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John E. Mulroney (b. 1896) —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in Ruthven, Palo Alto
County, Iowa, February
15, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1943-55.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Frederick Raper, Jr. (b. 1913) —
also known as John F. Raper, Jr. —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, June 13,
1913.
Son of John Frederick Raper and Anna Selma (Peterson) Raper.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1953-61; Wyoming
state attorney general, 1963-66; district judge in Wyoming,
1966-67.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Ward Reynoldson (b. 1920) —
also known as W. Ward Reynoldson —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in St. Edward, Boone
County, Neb., May 17,
1920.
Son of Walter Scorer Reynoldson and Mabel Matilda (Sallach)
Reynoldson.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Clarke
County Attorney, 1953-57; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1971-87; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1978-87; law
professor.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2003.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Scorer Reynoldson and Mabel Matilda (Sallach) Reynoldson;
married, December
24, 1942, to Janet Aline Mills (died 1986); married, June 3,
1989, to Patricia A. Frey. |
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William Joseph Scherle (b. 1923) —
also known as William J. Scherle —
of Henderson, Mills
County, Iowa.
Born in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., March 14,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Iowa state
house of representatives; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1967-75 (7th District 1967-73, 5th
District 1973-75); defeated, 1974.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1998.
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Melvin D. Synhorst (b. 1914) —
of Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa.
Born in Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa, January
21, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
state of Iowa, 1949-65, 1967-80; resigned 1980.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Alpha
Tau Omega; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Amvets.
Still living as of 1980.
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Henry Oscar Talle (1892-1969) —
also known as Henry O. Talle —
of Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa.
Born near Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn., January
12, 1892.
Son of John Talle and Anna (Ovri) Talle.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1939-59 (4th District 1939-43, 2nd
District 1943-59); defeated, 1936 (4th District), 1958 (2nd District).
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 14,
1969 (age 77 years, 61
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John C. Torgerson (b. 1947) —
of Kasilof, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska.
Born in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, October
21, 1947.
Republican. Member of Alaska
state senate District D, 1995-.
Member, Eagles; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2001.
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Daniel Webster Turner (1877-1969) —
also known as Dan W. Turner —
of Corning, Adams
County, Iowa.
Born in Corning, Adams
County, Iowa, March 17,
1877.
Son of Austin B. Turner and Almira (Baker) Turner.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
merchant;
farmer;
member of Iowa state
senate, 1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1916
(alternate), 1932,
1936;
Governor
of Iowa, 1931-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Died April 15,
1969 (age 92 years, 29
days).
Interment somewhere
in Corning, 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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