OBITUARIES: Harold ROBARGE, Rice Lake, Barron Co., WI ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by: Kent Robarge 03 August 2007 ************************************************************************ Obituary of Harold A. Robarge in October 21, 1992 Rice Lake Chronotype (Rice Lake, Barron Co., WI) Harold A. Robarge Harold Robarge, 76, of Cameron died Sunday at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire. Funeral services were held Wednesday at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Cameron with Rev. Joseph Trinka officiating and burial in the Pine Grove Cemetery. Mr. Robarge was born Oct. 23, 1915 to Minnie and Lawrence Robarge in Rice Lake where he was raised. He served more than 4 years in the U.S. Army during World War II and married Louise St. Louis on Jan. 7, 1942 in Chetek. Mr. Robarge worked as a carpenter for the Northland FS Co-op in Cameron for several years before moving to Amery in 1968. There he was manager of the Amery Equity Co-op Fertilizer Plant. He retired in 1978 and returned to Cameron in 1981. He was a member of the Barron County Historical Museum board of directors and served as its caretaker for 6 years. He was a member of the Amery VFW, the Cameron American Legion, and a past commander and current vice commander of the Barron County American Legion. Mr. Robarge is survived by his wife, Louise of Cameron; six sons, Harold Jr. and Gary, both of Eau Claire, Dale of Chetek, Allen of Indianapolis, David of Maplewood, Minn., and Thomas of Jacksonville, Fla.; a daughter, Barbara Terrill of Spooner; a family friend, Michael Krantz of Richfield, Minn.; a sister, Carol Eagan of Menomonie, and 12 grandchildren.