Find A Grave - Cass County

Davies, Judge. Ronald Norwood b. December 11, 1904 d. April 18, 1996
He was the judge who ordered the integration of Central High School in Little Rock in 1957. Davies served in the United States Armed Forces. He was a First Lieutenant, serving as commander of the Reception Station and Induction Center at Fort Snelling in Minnesota. He was discharged as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Holy Cross Cemetery, Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, USA
Hanna, Louis Benjamin b. August 9, 1861 d. April 23, 1948
US Congressman, North Dakota Governor. Elected to represent North Dakota in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1909 to 1913. Also served as a Member of the North Dakota State House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897, Member of the North Dakota State Senate from 1897 to 1901, and 1905 to 1909, Governor of North Dakota from 1913 to 1917, and Candidate for United States Senator from North Dakota in 1916 and 1926. (Bio by: K)
Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, USA
Hunt, Ken b. July 13, 1934 d. June 8, 1997
Major League Baseball Player. Born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, he made his debut as an outfielder for the New York Yankees on September 10, 1959. For six seasons, he was a utility player with the New York Yankees (1959-60), Los Angeles Angels (1961-63) and Washington Senators in 1964. He ended his career with a record of 177 hits, 107 runs scored, 33 homeruns, 111 runs batted in and a .226 average. He died at age 62 in Gardena, California. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, USA
Kostka, Stan b. July 8, 1912 d. February 3, 1997
Professional Football Player. Born Stanislaus Clarence Kostka in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he was a fullback for the University of Minnesota Gophers football team which won the 1934 National Champion. In 1935, he played for the NFL Brooklyn Dodgers and later was head coach of the North Dakota State Bison football team (1941, 1946-47). He also served as a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy during World War II. He died at age 84 in Fargo, North Dakota. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, USA
Langer, William b. September 30, 1886 d. November 8, 1959
US Senator, North Dakota Governor. Langer served as a United States Senator from North Dakota from 1941 until his death in 1959. Also served as North Dakota State Attorney General in 1916, and Governor of North Dakota from 1932 to 1934, and 1937 to 1939. (Bio by: K)
Saint Leos Cemetery, Casselton, Cass County, North Dakota, USA
Lemke, William b. August 13, 1878 d. May 30, 1950
US Congressman. Elected to represent North Dakota in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1933 to 1941, and 1943 until his death in 1950. Also served as North Dakota State Attorney General in 1921, and Candidate for President of the United States in 1936. (Bio by: K)
Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, USA
Maris, Roger b. September 10, 1934 d. December 14, 1985
Major League Baseball Player. Roger Maris was born in Hibbing, Minnesota the son of first generation Croatian Americans. He was a product of summer American Legion baseball in the Fargo area of the state. The summer of 1953 saw him voted American Legion player of the year. Maris signed with the Cleveland Indians who assigned him to his home area team of The Fargo Moorhead Twins. Cleveland called him up in 1957 and traded him to Kansas City who promptly sent him to the Yankees. In 1961, he...[Read More]
Cause of death: Lymphatic Cancer
Holy Cross Cemetery, Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, USA
Spalding, Burleigh Folsom b. 1853 d. 1934
US Congressman. Elected to represent North Dakota in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1899 to 1901, and 1903 to 1905. Also served as a State Court Judge. (Bio by: K)
Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, USA

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