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Norman Mark Aaronson (b. 1946) —
also known as Norman M. Aaronson —
of Chester, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., October
7, 1946.
Son of Isadore Aaronson and Betty (Brody) Aaronson.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, Common
Cause; League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married 1968
to Carol Cutler. |
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Martha Ann Adelsheim (1915-1994) —
also known as Martha Ann Henderson —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 28,
1915.
Daughter of Stuart Llewellyn Henderson and Gertrude Alcliffe (Mevis)
Henderson.
Democrat. Economist;
vice-chair
of Oregon Democratic Party, 1962-64; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1964;
Oregon
Democratic state chair, 1964-66.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Died December
23, 1994 (age 79 years, 178
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joanne Kleinhofer Benjamin (b. 1945) —
also known as Joanne Kleinhofer —
of Los Gatos, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Abington, Montgomery
County, Pa., March 20,
1945.
Daughter of Burkhart A. Kleinhofer and Marie Elizabeth (Liggett)
Kleinhofer.
Democrat. School
teacher; mayor
of Los Gatos, Calif., 1984-85, 1988-90.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women Voters;
Junior
League.
Still living as of 1990.
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Genevieve Blatt (1913-1996) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in East Brady, Clarion
County, Pa., June 19,
1913.
Daughter of George F. Blatt and Clara (Laurent) Blatt.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Pennsylvania Democratic Party, 1948; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1952; Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1955-66; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1964; state court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1972-93.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American
Association of University Women; League of Women Voters;
Americans
for Democratic Action; American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Rho; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Died in a retirement
home at Hampden Township, Cumberland
County, Pa., July 4,
1996 (age 83 years, 15
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa.
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Lisa M. Boscola —
of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1995-98; Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania, 1996;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 18th District, 1999-2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008.
Female.
Italian
ancestry. Member, League of Women Voters; Jaycees;
American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 2008.
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Josephine Drivinsky Hunsinger (b. 1914) —
also known as Josephine D. Hunsinger —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Acosta, Somerset
County, Pa., 1914.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-76 (Wayne County 12th
District 1955-64, 16th District 1965-72, 1st District 1973-76);
defeated in primary, 1976, 1980, 1984; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate, 1977 (14th District), 1978 (7th District), 1982
(5th District).
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters; Order of the
Eastern Star; Polish
National Alliance.
Still living as of 1984.
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Elizabeth McCullough Johnson (1909-1973) —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1909.
Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1959-62; member of Florida
state senate, 1963-67.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters.
first
woman to serve in the Florida Senate; inducted 1986 into the Florida
Women's Hall of Fame.
Died in 1973
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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