Barbeau, Robert J. 'Bob'
Robert J. Barbeau, age 89, a resident of St. Mary's Home at the Felician Village, Manitowoc, died Wednesday afternoon, May 11, 2011 at the home.
He was born on October 30, 1921, in Manitowoc, son of the late John A. and Elizabeth (Richmond) Barbeau. Bob was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School, Class of 1939. He then served in the United States Army during World War II in the Pacific theater in the Figi Islands. On June 27, 1942, he married the former Virginia M. Gerroll at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Bob was employed at several companies in the area, including Kortas Automotive Company, Mirro Aluminum and the Manitowoc Ice Company.
Survivors include his wife: Virginia Barbeau, Manitowoc; two sons and daughters-in-law: David & Sharon Barbeau, Whitelaw, Thomas & Jean Barbeau, Manitowoc; three daughters and sons-in-law: Patricia & James Danielson, Baileys Harbor, Jane & Robert Kellerman, Sturgeon Bay, Marianne & Thomas Haag, Newton; seven grandchildren: Scott (Felice) Danielson, Plantsville, CT., Susan (Jason) Dercks, Combined Locks, John (Amy) Kellerman, Hartland, Lisa (Chad) Nigl, Oshkosh, Lynn (Steve) May, Manitowoc, Melissa (Mike) Kolkovich, Pardeeville, WI, Michael Brixius, Manitowoc; step grandchildren: Charles Schmeda, Milwaukee, Maggie Schmeda, Little Chute and Jessica Haag, Neenah; eleven great grandchildren: James, Olivia, Lane, Ava, Ally, Jake, Grace, Claire, Snowden, Paizylee, Mallory and one step great granddaughter: Kylee; a sister: Maxine Mrotek, Manitowoc; one brother-in-law and two sisters-in-law: Lawrence & LouAnn Gerroll, Two Rivers, June Gerroll,Two Rivers; and four sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law: Shirley Kretsch, Kiel, Betty & Leo Holschbach, Manitowoc, Phylis Leschig, Greenwood, Indiana, and Janice Englehardt, Tucson, Arizona. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. He was also preceded in death by a brother and sister-in-law: Mark & Mae Barbeau; three sisters and brothers-in-law: Lila & John Spjut, Elizabeth & Warren Gamble, Mary Ann & Lester Novy; a son-in-law: Darryl Brixius; and five brothers-in-law: Max Mrotek, Roy Kretsch, Walter Leschig, Ralph Englehardt and Robert Gerroll.
Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 Noon Monday, May 16, 2011 at Blessed Angela Chapel at Felician Village, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Dan Felton. Cremation has occurred at All-Care Cremation Center, Manitowoc, and Robert will be laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery, where graveside Military Rites will be accorded by VFW Otto Oas Post 659.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the Blessed Angela Chapel at Felician Village, Manitowoc, from 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 16, 2011 until 11:45 a.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & All-Care Cremation Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Bob had many interests, especially motor sports, including motorcycle racing as a young man and later moto-cross with his sons. He and Virginia loved their annual camping trips to northern Wisconsin. He was also skilled at auto mechanics and carpentry.
The family would like to express their thanks and gratitude to Dr. Gary Schmidt and the entire staff of St. Mary's Home at Felician Village for their thoughtful care of Robert.
Published in Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter from May 13 to May 14, 2011
Robert J. Barbeau, age 89, a resident of St. Mary's Home at the Felician Village, Manitowoc, died Wednesday afternoon, May 11, 2011 at the home.
He was born on October 30, 1921, in Manitowoc, son of the late John A. and Elizabeth (Richmond) Barbeau. Bob was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School, Class of 1939. He then served in the United States Army during World War II in the Pacific theater in the Figi Islands. On June 27, 1942, he married the former Virginia M. Gerroll at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Bob was employed at several companies in the area, including Kortas Automotive Company, Mirro Aluminum and the Manitowoc Ice Company.
Survivors include his wife: Virginia Barbeau, Manitowoc; two sons and daughters-in-law: David & Sharon Barbeau, Whitelaw, Thomas & Jean Barbeau, Manitowoc; three daughters and sons-in-law: Patricia & James Danielson, Baileys Harbor, Jane & Robert Kellerman, Sturgeon Bay, Marianne & Thomas Haag, Newton; seven grandchildren: Scott (Felice) Danielson, Plantsville, CT., Susan (Jason) Dercks, Combined Locks, John (Amy) Kellerman, Hartland, Lisa (Chad) Nigl, Oshkosh, Lynn (Steve) May, Manitowoc, Melissa (Mike) Kolkovich, Pardeeville, WI, Michael Brixius, Manitowoc; step grandchildren: Charles Schmeda, Milwaukee, Maggie Schmeda, Little Chute and Jessica Haag, Neenah; eleven great grandchildren: James, Olivia, Lane, Ava, Ally, Jake, Grace, Claire, Snowden, Paizylee, Mallory and one step great granddaughter: Kylee; a sister: Maxine Mrotek, Manitowoc; one brother-in-law and two sisters-in-law: Lawrence & LouAnn Gerroll, Two Rivers, June Gerroll,Two Rivers; and four sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law: Shirley Kretsch, Kiel, Betty & Leo Holschbach, Manitowoc, Phylis Leschig, Greenwood, Indiana, and Janice Englehardt, Tucson, Arizona. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. He was also preceded in death by a brother and sister-in-law: Mark & Mae Barbeau; three sisters and brothers-in-law: Lila & John Spjut, Elizabeth & Warren Gamble, Mary Ann & Lester Novy; a son-in-law: Darryl Brixius; and five brothers-in-law: Max Mrotek, Roy Kretsch, Walter Leschig, Ralph Englehardt and Robert Gerroll.
Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 Noon Monday, May 16, 2011 at Blessed Angela Chapel at Felician Village, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Dan Felton. Cremation has occurred at All-Care Cremation Center, Manitowoc, and Robert will be laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery, where graveside Military Rites will be accorded by VFW Otto Oas Post 659.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the Blessed Angela Chapel at Felician Village, Manitowoc, from 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 16, 2011 until 11:45 a.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & All-Care Cremation Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Bob had many interests, especially motor sports, including motorcycle racing as a young man and later moto-cross with his sons. He and Virginia loved their annual camping trips to northern Wisconsin. He was also skilled at auto mechanics and carpentry.
The family would like to express their thanks and gratitude to Dr. Gary Schmidt and the entire staff of St. Mary's Home at Felician Village for their thoughtful care of Robert.
Published in Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter from May 13 to May 14, 2011
Barbeau, Robert J. 'Bob'
Robert J. Barbeau, age 89, a resident of St. Mary's Home at the Felician Village, Manitowoc, died Wednesday afternoon, May 11, 2011 at the home.
He was born on October 30, 1921, in Manitowoc, son of the late John A. and Elizabeth (Richmond) Barbeau. Bob was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School, Class of 1939. He then served in the United States Army during World War II in the Pacific theater in the Figi Islands. On June 27, 1942, he married the former Virginia M. Gerroll at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Bob was employed at several companies in the area, including Kortas Automotive Company, Mirro Aluminum and the Manitowoc Ice Company.
Survivors include his wife: Virginia Barbeau, Manitowoc; two sons and daughters-in-law: David & Sharon Barbeau, Whitelaw, Thomas & Jean Barbeau, Manitowoc; three daughters and sons-in-law: Patricia & James Danielson, Baileys Harbor, Jane & Robert Kellerman, Sturgeon Bay, Marianne & Thomas Haag, Newton; seven grandchildren: Scott (Felice) Danielson, Plantsville, CT., Susan (Jason) Dercks, Combined Locks, John (Amy) Kellerman, Hartland, Lisa (Chad) Nigl, Oshkosh, Lynn (Steve) May, Manitowoc, Melissa (Mike) Kolkovich, Pardeeville, WI, Michael Brixius, Manitowoc; step grandchildren: Charles Schmeda, Milwaukee, Maggie Schmeda, Little Chute and Jessica Haag, Neenah; eleven great grandchildren: James, Olivia, Lane, Ava, Ally, Jake, Grace, Claire, Snowden, Paizylee, Mallory and one step great granddaughter: Kylee; a sister: Maxine Mrotek, Manitowoc; one brother-in-law and two sisters-in-law: Lawrence & LouAnn Gerroll, Two Rivers, June Gerroll,Two Rivers; and four sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law: Shirley Kretsch, Kiel, Betty & Leo Holschbach, Manitowoc, Phylis Leschig, Greenwood, Indiana, and Janice Englehardt, Tucson, Arizona. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. He was also preceded in death by a brother and sister-in-law: Mark & Mae Barbeau; three sisters and brothers-in-law: Lila & John Spjut, Elizabeth & Warren Gamble, Mary Ann & Lester Novy; a son-in-law: Darryl Brixius; and five brothers-in-law: Max Mrotek, Roy Kretsch, Walter Leschig, Ralph Englehardt and Robert Gerroll.
Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 Noon Monday, May 16, 2011 at Blessed Angela Chapel at Felician Village, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Dan Felton. Cremation has occurred at All-Care Cremation Center, Manitowoc, and Robert will be laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery, where graveside Military Rites will be accorded by VFW Otto Oas Post 659.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the Blessed Angela Chapel at Felician Village, Manitowoc, from 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 16, 2011 until 11:45 a.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & All-Care Cremation Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Bob had many interests, especially motor sports, including motorcycle racing as a young man and later moto-cross with his sons. He and Virginia loved their annual camping trips to northern Wisconsin. He was also skilled at auto mechanics and carpentry.
The family would like to express their thanks and gratitude to Dr. Gary Schmidt and the entire staff of St. Mary's Home at Felician Village for their thoughtful care of Robert.
Published in Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter from May 13 to May 14, 2011
Robert J. Barbeau, age 89, a resident of St. Mary's Home at the Felician Village, Manitowoc, died Wednesday afternoon, May 11, 2011 at the home.
He was born on October 30, 1921, in Manitowoc, son of the late John A. and Elizabeth (Richmond) Barbeau. Bob was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School, Class of 1939. He then served in the United States Army during World War II in the Pacific theater in the Figi Islands. On June 27, 1942, he married the former Virginia M. Gerroll at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Bob was employed at several companies in the area, including Kortas Automotive Company, Mirro Aluminum and the Manitowoc Ice Company.
Survivors include his wife: Virginia Barbeau, Manitowoc; two sons and daughters-in-law: David & Sharon Barbeau, Whitelaw, Thomas & Jean Barbeau, Manitowoc; three daughters and sons-in-law: Patricia & James Danielson, Baileys Harbor, Jane & Robert Kellerman, Sturgeon Bay, Marianne & Thomas Haag, Newton; seven grandchildren: Scott (Felice) Danielson, Plantsville, CT., Susan (Jason) Dercks, Combined Locks, John (Amy) Kellerman, Hartland, Lisa (Chad) Nigl, Oshkosh, Lynn (Steve) May, Manitowoc, Melissa (Mike) Kolkovich, Pardeeville, WI, Michael Brixius, Manitowoc; step grandchildren: Charles Schmeda, Milwaukee, Maggie Schmeda, Little Chute and Jessica Haag, Neenah; eleven great grandchildren: James, Olivia, Lane, Ava, Ally, Jake, Grace, Claire, Snowden, Paizylee, Mallory and one step great granddaughter: Kylee; a sister: Maxine Mrotek, Manitowoc; one brother-in-law and two sisters-in-law: Lawrence & LouAnn Gerroll, Two Rivers, June Gerroll,Two Rivers; and four sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law: Shirley Kretsch, Kiel, Betty & Leo Holschbach, Manitowoc, Phylis Leschig, Greenwood, Indiana, and Janice Englehardt, Tucson, Arizona. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. He was also preceded in death by a brother and sister-in-law: Mark & Mae Barbeau; three sisters and brothers-in-law: Lila & John Spjut, Elizabeth & Warren Gamble, Mary Ann & Lester Novy; a son-in-law: Darryl Brixius; and five brothers-in-law: Max Mrotek, Roy Kretsch, Walter Leschig, Ralph Englehardt and Robert Gerroll.
Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 Noon Monday, May 16, 2011 at Blessed Angela Chapel at Felician Village, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Dan Felton. Cremation has occurred at All-Care Cremation Center, Manitowoc, and Robert will be laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery, where graveside Military Rites will be accorded by VFW Otto Oas Post 659.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the Blessed Angela Chapel at Felician Village, Manitowoc, from 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 16, 2011 until 11:45 a.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & All-Care Cremation Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Bob had many interests, especially motor sports, including motorcycle racing as a young man and later moto-cross with his sons. He and Virginia loved their annual camping trips to northern Wisconsin. He was also skilled at auto mechanics and carpentry.
The family would like to express their thanks and gratitude to Dr. Gary Schmidt and the entire staff of St. Mary's Home at Felician Village for their thoughtful care of Robert.
Published in Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter from May 13 to May 14, 2011
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