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Eugenie Moore Anderson (1909-1997) —
also known as Eugenie Anderson; Helen Eugenie Moore;
Mrs. John P. Anderson —
of Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Adair, Adair
County, Iowa, May 26,
1909.
Daughter of Ezekiel Arrowsmith Moore and Flora Belle (McMillen)
Moore.
Vice-chair of Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, 1946-49;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1960;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Minnesota, 1948-49; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1949-53; U.S. Minister to Bulgaria, 1962-64.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; League of Women Voters; Pi Beta
Phi; American
Association of University Women.
Second female U.S. ambassador.
Died in Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn., March 31,
1997 (age 87 years, 309
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Margaret Culkin Banning (1891-1982) —
also known as Margaret Frances Culkin —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Buffalo, Wright
County, Minn., March 18,
1891.
Daughter of William
Edgar Culkin and Hannah Alice (Young) Culkin.
Republican. Novelist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1924
(alternate), 1936.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Association of University Women; League of Women Voters.
Elected to Duluth Hall of
Fame.
Died in Tryon, Polk
County, N.C., January
4, 1982 (age 90 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Helen Boosalis (1919-2009) —
also known as Helen Geankoplis —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., August
28, 1919.
Democrat. Mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1975-83; candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1986.
Female.
Greek
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, American
Association of Retired Persons; League of Women Voters.
Died, from a brain
tumor, in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., June 15,
2009 (age 89 years, 291
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joanell M. Dyrstad (b. 1942) —
of Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in St. James, Watonwan
County, Minn., October
15, 1942.
Republican. Mayor of
Red Wing, Minn., 1985-90; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1991-95; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1994.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1995.
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Joan Anderson Growe (b. 1935) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
28, 1935.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1973-74; secretary of
state of Minnesota, 1975-.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters; American
Association of University Women; Common
Cause; National
Organization for Women; Zonta.
Still living as of 1983.
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Kay Nee (1919-2010) —
also known as Kay Evangeline Bonner —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Fridley, Anoka
County, Minn.
Born in Plummer, Red Lake
County, Minn., October
26, 1919.
Daughter of David Thomas Bonner and Helena (Franken) Bonner.
Democrat. Radio and
television writer and
producer; actress;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1964.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Died August 2,
2010 (age 90 years, 280
days).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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