Wilbur C. Coombs, 64, of 28 Canniff Court, was pronounced dead on arrival at Mercy Medical Center Wednesday at 4 p.m. He was taken there from his fishing shanty on Lake Winnebago, where he suffered a heart attack.
He was born in Chicago on Dec. 17, 1907, son of George and Nina Coombs, and was married to Rose Pollack on Sept. 14, 1928.
Mr. Coombs was a salesman for Cole Tool Co., Chicago Heights. He attended Plymouth Congregational Church, and was a member of the Otter Street Fishing Club and United Commercial Travelers.
Surviving are his widow, R6se; one son, Howard Coombs, Oshkosh; four daughters, Linda and Lorraine Coombs, Mrs. James (Beverly) Decker and Mrs. Wayne (Sally) Wesner, Oshkosh; three brothers, Gilman Coombs, Wisconsin Rapids, Irwin Coombs, Sedona, Calif., and George Coombs, San Jose, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. William Fitz, Miami, Ariz., and Mrs. Florence Martina, Oshkosh, and nine grandchildren.
Arrangements for services are pending at Seefeld Church Avenue Chapel. A memorial has been established.
(SOURCE: The Oshkosh Northwestern - Thurs, 27 Jan 1972, Page 29)
He was born in Chicago on Dec. 17, 1907, son of George and Nina Coombs, and was married to Rose Pollack on Sept. 14, 1928.
Mr. Coombs was a salesman for Cole Tool Co., Chicago Heights. He attended Plymouth Congregational Church, and was a member of the Otter Street Fishing Club and United Commercial Travelers.
Surviving are his widow, R6se; one son, Howard Coombs, Oshkosh; four daughters, Linda and Lorraine Coombs, Mrs. James (Beverly) Decker and Mrs. Wayne (Sally) Wesner, Oshkosh; three brothers, Gilman Coombs, Wisconsin Rapids, Irwin Coombs, Sedona, Calif., and George Coombs, San Jose, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. William Fitz, Miami, Ariz., and Mrs. Florence Martina, Oshkosh, and nine grandchildren.
Arrangements for services are pending at Seefeld Church Avenue Chapel. A memorial has been established.
(SOURCE: The Oshkosh Northwestern - Thurs, 27 Jan 1972, Page 29)
Wilbur C. Coombs, 64, of 28 Canniff Court, was pronounced dead on arrival at Mercy Medical Center Wednesday at 4 p.m. He was taken there from his fishing shanty on Lake Winnebago, where he suffered a heart attack.
He was born in Chicago on Dec. 17, 1907, son of George and Nina Coombs, and was married to Rose Pollack on Sept. 14, 1928.
Mr. Coombs was a salesman for Cole Tool Co., Chicago Heights. He attended Plymouth Congregational Church, and was a member of the Otter Street Fishing Club and United Commercial Travelers.
Surviving are his widow, R6se; one son, Howard Coombs, Oshkosh; four daughters, Linda and Lorraine Coombs, Mrs. James (Beverly) Decker and Mrs. Wayne (Sally) Wesner, Oshkosh; three brothers, Gilman Coombs, Wisconsin Rapids, Irwin Coombs, Sedona, Calif., and George Coombs, San Jose, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. William Fitz, Miami, Ariz., and Mrs. Florence Martina, Oshkosh, and nine grandchildren.
Arrangements for services are pending at Seefeld Church Avenue Chapel. A memorial has been established.
(SOURCE: The Oshkosh Northwestern - Thurs, 27 Jan 1972, Page 29)
He was born in Chicago on Dec. 17, 1907, son of George and Nina Coombs, and was married to Rose Pollack on Sept. 14, 1928.
Mr. Coombs was a salesman for Cole Tool Co., Chicago Heights. He attended Plymouth Congregational Church, and was a member of the Otter Street Fishing Club and United Commercial Travelers.
Surviving are his widow, R6se; one son, Howard Coombs, Oshkosh; four daughters, Linda and Lorraine Coombs, Mrs. James (Beverly) Decker and Mrs. Wayne (Sally) Wesner, Oshkosh; three brothers, Gilman Coombs, Wisconsin Rapids, Irwin Coombs, Sedona, Calif., and George Coombs, San Jose, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. William Fitz, Miami, Ariz., and Mrs. Florence Martina, Oshkosh, and nine grandchildren.
Arrangements for services are pending at Seefeld Church Avenue Chapel. A memorial has been established.
(SOURCE: The Oshkosh Northwestern - Thurs, 27 Jan 1972, Page 29)
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Four marker Coombs family plot. L-R: Wilbur/Rose Coombs; Lorraine Coombs, James/Beverly (Coombs) Decker, Jeffrey Scott Wesner
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