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Edward James Baburek (1910-1986) —
also known as Edward Baburek —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
14, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Nebraska
unicameral legislature 7th District, 1948; served in the U.S. Air
Force during the Korean conflict.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion.
Died in 1986
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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D. Michael Boyle (b. 1944) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
19, 1944.
Mayor
of Omaha, Neb., 1981-87.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association.
Recalled
from office as mayor in 1987.
Still living as of 1997.
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Dan Bernard Butler (1879-1953) —
also known as Dan B. Butler —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., January
18, 1879.
Democrat. Accountant;
mayor
of Omaha, Neb., 1936-45.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles.
Died March 14,
1953 (age 74 years, 55
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Joseph Cavanaugh III (b. 1945) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., August 1,
1945.
Democrat. Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1973-76; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1977-81; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1980,
2000,
2004.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2004.
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Dennis Harrington Cronin (b. 1869) —
also known as D. H. Cronin —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw
County, Mich., January
10, 1869.
Son of Daniel Cronin and Hanorah (Harrington) Cronin.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1911-13, 1915-17; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1919-21; U.S. Marshal; chair of
Holt County Republican Party, 1940.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Cronin and Hanorah (Harrington) Cronin; married, May 30,
1894, to Kathleen Lorge (died 1911); married 1919 to Faye
Farrand; father of Julius
Dennis Cronin. |
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Julius Dennis Cronin (b. 1895) —
also known as Julius D. Cronin —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb., May 29,
1895.
Son of Dennis
Harrington Cronin and Kathleen (Lorge) Cronin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1936,
1948
(alternate).
Catholic. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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LaVon Kehoe Crosby (b. 1924) —
also known as LaVon K. Crosby; LaVon Kehoe —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., April 25,
1924.
Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 29th District, 1989-; defeated, 1980.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2000.
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Robert Berkey Crosby (1911-2000) —
also known as Robert B. Crosby; "The Boy Governor from
North Platte" —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., March 26,
1911.
Son of Mainard E. Crosby and Cora May (Berkey) Crosby.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1941-45; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1947-49; Governor of
Nebraska, 1953-55; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1954; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1956,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1964,
1972,
1976.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Elks.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease and prostate
cancer, in Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital,
Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., January
7, 2000 (age 88 years, 287
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
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Frederick M. Deutsch (b. 1898) —
of Norfolk, Madison
County, Neb.
Born in Talmadge, Otoe
County, Neb., September
4, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1940,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Albert Dow (b. 1879) —
also known as Edward A. Dow —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, April 20,
1879.
Son of Charles Noble Dow and Nora Gertrude Dow.
Real
estate and insurance
business; U.S. Consul in SAINT Stephen, 1915-17; Ciudad Juarez, 1917-20; Algiers, 1920-24; Rotterdam, 1924-28; Frankfort, 1928-30; U.S. Consul General in SAINT John's, 1930-33; Santiago, 1933-38.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald N. Dworak (b. 1934) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in David City, Butler
County, Neb., December
3, 1934.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature, 1975; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1976.
Catholic. Member, Farm
Bureau; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Optimist
Club; Izaak
Walton League.
Still living as of 1976.
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William T. Fenton (b. 1872) —
of Richardson
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Dawson, Richardson
County, Neb., October
2, 1872.
Son of Jeremiah Fenton and Catherine (Calnon) Fenton.
Democrat. Richardson
County Sheriff, 1907-13; warden, Nebraska State Prison, 1913;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1924.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Timothy Hall (b. 1956) —
also known as Tim Hall —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., March 8,
1956.
Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 7th District, 1984-.
Catholic. Member, Eagles.
Still living as of 1993.
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James Joseph Harrington (b. 1868) —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Lindsay, Ontario,
October
29, 1868.
Son of John Harrington and Margaret (Carroll) Harrington.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Nebraska 15th District, 1899-1911.
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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P. J. Heaton, Sr. (b. 1904) —
of Sidney, Cheyenne
County, Neb.
Born in Central City, Merrick
County, Neb., March 17,
1904.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1944.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Nicholas Jamieson (b. 1885) —
also known as William N. Jamieson —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb., October
12, 1885.
Son of David F. Jamieson and Delia (Dunphy) Jamieson.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Eugene
D. O'Sullivan, 1913-27; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska, 1924; chair of
Douglas County Democratic Party, 1940.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Owen Johanns (b. 1950) —
also known as Mike Johanns —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa, June 18,
1950.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Lincoln, Neb., 1991-98; Governor of
Nebraska, 1999-2005; resigned 2005; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 2005-.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Alpha Theta.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Callahan Kinsler (1869-1946) —
also known as James C. Kinsler —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., March 17,
1869.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1921-30.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., April 27,
1946 (age 77 years, 41
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Bernice R. Labedz (1919-2008) —
also known as "Mamma Labedz" —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., September
19, 1919.
Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 5th District, 1976-92.
Female.
Catholic. Polish
ancestry.
Advocate for anti-abortion legislation.
Died, from congestive
heart failure at a nursing
home in Papillion, Sarpy
County, Neb., November
15, 2008 (age 89 years, 57
days).
Interment at St. Johns Cemetery, Bellevue, Neb.
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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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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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James Manahan (1866-1932) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born near Chatfield, Fillmore
County, Minn., March 12,
1866.
Son of Joseph Manahan and Catherine (McCarthy) Manahan.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1913-15.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., January
8, 1932 (age 65 years, 302
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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James P. Marron (b. 1902) —
of O'Neill, Holt
County, Neb.
Born in Ponca, Dixon
County, Neb., June 5,
1902.
Son of Thomas F. Marron and Margaret (McDermott) Marron.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; lawyer; chair of
Holt County Democratic Party, 1940.
Catholic. Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; Lions; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Patrick Matthews (1887-1952) —
also known as Francis P. Matthews —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Albion, Boone
County, Neb., March 15,
1887.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1948,
1952;
U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1949-51; U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, 1951-52.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., October
18, 1952 (age 65 years, 217
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Arthur Francis Mullen (b. 1873) —
also known as Arthur F. Mullen —
of Holt
County, Neb.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Kingston, Ontario,
May
31, 1873.
Son of James Mullen and Emily (Clancy) Mullen.
Democrat. Lawyer; Holt
County Attorney, 1901-07; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1910-11; appointed 1910; member of Democratic
National Committee from Nebraska, 1916-20.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Joseph Nangle (1891-1960) —
also known as John J. Nangle —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., March 28,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; treasurer of
Missouri Democratic Party, 1933-42; member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 1947.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died August
23, 1960 (age 69 years, 148
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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William Arthur Norris (b. 1893) —
also known as W. A. Norris —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb., December
10, 1893.
Democrat. General
contractor; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1933; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wyoming, 1944;
Wyoming
Democratic state chair, 1945.
Catholic. Member, Rotary; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Daniel O'Sullivan (1883-1968) —
also known as Eugene D. O'Sullivan —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born near Kent, Reno
County, Kan., May 31,
1883.
Son of John E. O'Sullivan and Josephine (Kluh) O'Sullivan.
Lawyer;
law partner of William
N. Jamieson, 1913-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944;
candidate for Governor of
Nebraska, 1934; Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1934; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1949-51; defeated
(Democratic), 1950.
Catholic. Member, Eagles; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., February
7, 1968 (age 84 years, 252
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Douglas Brian Peterson (b. 1935) —
also known as Douglas Peterson; Pete
Peterson —
of Florida.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., June 26,
1935.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1991-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996;
U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, 1997-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Susan Jane Quealy (1870-1956) —
also known as Susan J. Quealy; Mrs. P. J.
Quealy —
of Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
17, 1870.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1924,
1928,
1940,
1948,
1952;
Presidential Elector for Wyoming, 1932,
1936,
1940;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Wyoming, 1945-48.
Female.
Catholic.
Died July 26,
1956 (age 86 years, 191
days).
Interment at Kemmerer
City Cemetery, Kemmerer, Wyo.
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Frank W. Sharpe, Jr. (b. 1897) —
of Cochise
County, Ariz.
Born in Nebraska, 1897.
Democrat. Banker; Speaker of
the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1938.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Constantine J. Smyth —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Democrat. Nebraska
state attorney general, 1897-1901; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1904,
1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Catholic. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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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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Joseph Thomas Votava (b. 1885) —
also known as Joseph T. Votava —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Butler
County, Neb., December
21, 1885.
Son of Joseph Votava and Antonia (Kalenda) Votava.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1935-54.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otto F. Walter (b. 1890) —
of Columbus, Platte
County, Neb.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., April 19,
1890.
Son of William J. Walter and Anna M. (Fasoldt) Walter.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Nebraska, 1924,
1928.
Catholic. Member, Delta
Chi; American
Legion; Lions; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otto Henry Zacek (b. 1879) —
also known as Otto H. Zacek —
of West Point, Cuming
County, Neb.
Born in West Point, Cuming
County, Neb., May 29,
1879.
Son of Matt Zacek and Anna (Wanek) Zacek.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Cuming County Democratic Party, 1940.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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