Aitken, Harry E. b. October 4, 1877 d. August 1, 1956 Motion Picture Executive. A movie industry pioneer, he was one of the first to produce movies independent of Thomas Edison and the Motion Picture Patents Company. Along with his brother Roy, he founded a number of early motion picture production and distribution companies, most notable being the Mutual Film Corporation, the Epoch Producing Corporation, and the Triangle Pictures Corporation. Through a partnership with...[Read More] Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA Plot: Section N, Lot 90
Aitken, Roy b. June 13, 1882 d. October 28, 1976 Motion Picture Executive. A movie industry pioneer, he was one of the first to produce movies independent of Thomas Edison and the Motion Picture Patents Company. Along with his brother Harry, he founded a number of early motion picture production and distribution companies, most notable being the Mutual Film Corporation, the Epoch Producing Corporation, and the Triangle Pictures Corporation. Through a partnership with...[Read More] (Bio by: Prairie Home Staff) Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA Plot: Section N, Lot 90, Grave 1
Dreyfus, Lee Sherman b. June 20, 1926 d. January 2, 2008 Wisconsin Governor. He served as the 40th Governor of Wisconsin from January 4, 1979 to January 3, 1983. He was also a member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents and Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. (Bio by: LeRoy A.) Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA
Paul (Polsfuss), Les (Lester) b. June 9, 1915 d. August 12, 2009 Popular Music Pioneer. Born Lester William Polsfuss, he was known as the "Wizard of Waukesha" and the father of the electric guitar. Paul's career spanned from the jazz age through the new millennium. One of the world's best-known electric guitars, the Gibson Les Paul, is named after him. Paul was a star of television and radio in the early 1950s with his wife, Mary Ford, with hits such as "Tennessee Waltz," "How High the Moon" and "Vaya Con Dios." These hits employed a number of new recording...[Read More] (Bio by: William Seitz) Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA
Ruetz, Dr. Philip P. b. May 18, 1926 d. July 4, 2003 Physician and researcher. Known as the "Grandfather of Nuclear Medicine." He devoted his entire life to helping his patients. In 1958, he joined the staff in internal medicine at what is now Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He became a hematologist and began the study of nuclear medicine. He later became clinical director of the nuclear medicine laboratory at the VA. Dr. Ruetz was one of the first people in the country to be trained in clinical ultrasound. He established the first...[Read More] (Bio by: David M. Habben) Saint Joseph Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA
b. October 4, 1877 d. August 1, 1956