Bandstra, Bert Andrew b. January 25, 1922 d. October 23, 1995 US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1953 and opened a private law pratice in Pella, Iowa. From 1955 to 1959, he was Marion County Attorney and was an attorney on the staff of US Representative Neal Smith of Iowa, 1959 to 1964. In 1965, he was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth Congress, serving until 1967. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Oak Wood Cemetery, Pella, Marion County, Iowa, USA
LeCocq, Louis Bennett b. March 24, 1892 d. May 31, 1919 Auto Race Car Driver. Iowa's best known pioneer race car driver, he and his riding mechanic, Robert Bandini of Los Angeles, lost their lives in the 1919 Indianapolis 500 when their Roamer race car crashed and burned on the 97th lap. Louis LeCocq began his racing career with the Duesenberg brothers in 1914, initially working as a riding mechanic for Ralph Mulford, Tom Alley and Eddie O'Donnell. In 1915 he joined the J. Alex Sloan touring group of racing drivers. The Sloan drivers barnstormed...[Read More] (Bio by: bruce boertje) Oak Wood Cemetery, Pella, Marion County, Iowa, USA Plot: Lot #481, next to grave #4
b. March 24, 1892 d. May 31, 1919