OBITUARIES:   George A. LaBRIE, Rice Lake, Barron County, WI

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Obituary in Rice Lake Chronotype, 1937

   "George A. LaBrie, 57, died suddenly at the Wisconsin General hospital 
at Madison on Friday evening, March 5, after a short illness.  Funeral 
services were held Tuesday morning at St. Joseph's church, the Rev. Fr. 
Niggemann officiating and interment was made in St. Joseph's cemetery.

  Mr. LaBrie was born at Red Lake Falls, Minn., on Feb. 7, 1880, and came 
to Barron county in 1889 with his parents.  He was united in marriage with 
Alice Demars on June 16, 1903.  Five children were born to this union. Mr. 
LaBrie, a respected resident of this city for many years, was well known 
as an old-time fiddler.

  He is survived by his wife and five children, Selina (Mrs. Alfred Anderson) 
of Route 4, Zella (Mrs. Ernest Brempell) of this city, Nola (Mrs. John 
Robarge) of Dobie, Adolph and Violet at home.  Also two brothers, Harvey 
and Obert, of Moxee City, Wash., and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Seppener of 
Kettle River, Minn., and Mrs. John Funk of Carver, Minn., three half 
brothers and two half sisters of Washington."