Barron Co., Wisconsin OBIT:  Louise Robarge 

SUBJECT: Obituary for Louise Robarge
SUBMITTER: Tanya Paro
EMAIL: Tfparo@aol.com
DATE: Nov 29, 1999

SURNAMES: ROBARGE, DELENCAURE, DENONCOURT

Mrs. Madeline Robarge, wife of the
late Louis S. Robarge, died at her
home in this city, E. Eau Claire
street, Saturday, May 8, at 12:15
p. m., at the age of nearly 90 years,
after a brief illness. She was one of
the earliest pioneers of this vicinity,
where she has lived the past 55 years.

Madeline Delencaure was born in
the Province of Quebec, Canada, Nov.
29, 1836, where she grew to woman-
hood. She was married there to
Louis S. Robarge in January, 1859.
They lived in Canada until 1870 when
they moved here, settling in the town
of Stanfold at Dobie. Their’s was
one of the very earliest families there
where they continued to reside for 14
years when they moved to Rice Lake,
and have since made their home. Mr.
Robarge died here in 1918.

Mrs. Robarge is survived by ten
children as follows: Mrs. Louise La-
valliere of Rice Lake, Octave of Iron
Mountain, Mich., Fred, Gideon, Ed-
ward and Joe of Rice Lake; Mrs. Ar-
nold Verhoven of Marianne, Ark.;
Mrs. A. Perry of Park Falls, Mrs.
Thomas Hanson of Rice Lake and
William of Chippewa Falls. Two of
the children, Mrs. Prosper Forrest
and Ernest Robarge, preceded her in
death. She is also survived by about
77 grandchildren and 65 greatgrand-
children.

Funeral services were conducted at
St. Joseph’s church at 9 a. m. Mon-
day, Rev. Fr. Van Helden officiating,
and she was laid at rest by the side
of her husband in St. Joseph’s ceme-
tery. She was a devoted church mem-
ber and belonged to the ladies’ altar
society. The pallbearers were Sam
Couture, Leon Neau, Peter and Julien
Demers, Louis Gonyer and Ed. Beau-
doin. The children were all present
except Mrs. Arnold Verhoven of Ar-
kansas.

Appeared May 12, 1926 in the Rice Lake Chronotype



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