Biography

Tilleman was born on February 23, 1919. He married Jane Steele of Reno, Nevada

Reno, Nevada

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 in 1940. They would have seven children. Tilleman passed away on November 27, 1972 from myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...

 in New York City

New York City

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 while on city business. He is buried in Allouez, Wisconsin

Allouez, Wisconsin

Allouez is a village in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 15,443. It is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

.

Political career

Tilleman unsuccessfully ran for alderman before being elected in 1951. In 1963, he lost to Roman Denissen

Roman Denissen

-Biography:Denissen was born on July 13, 1918 in Bellevue, Wisconsin. His father, Matt, was Supervisor of Bellevue. Denissen would marry Ursula Carmody in 1939. They would have one son before her passing in 1983. In 1984, he married Agnes Le Clair. She passed away in 2003. Denissen died on January...

for Mayor. Two years later, he defeated Denissen and served as Mayor until his death.