Obit: Archambo, Victor (1907 - 1947)
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Surnames: Archambo, Smith, Laack, Garbrecht, Nikolay, Leichtnam, Johnson, Schraufnagel, Dohm, Strombeck, Kramer, Kadonsky, Bitter, Fleischman, Hingiss, Calmes, Thompson

----Source: Abbotsford Tribune (Abbotsford, Clark County, Wis.) 09/18/1947

Archambo, Victor (28 Oct. 1907 - 17 Sept. 1947)

Funeral services for Victor Archambo, 39, whose death was caused by a self-inflicted gun shot wound, Wednesday afternoon, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at Zink’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Fred J. Smith, of the Methodist church, at Colby, will officiate and internment will be made in the Colby (Colby, Clark Co. Wis.) Cemetery.

Victor Archambo was born Oct. 28, 1907, at Curtiss, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Xavier Archambo. He attended school at Abbotsford, Wis. After he was graduated from the Abbotsford high school, he helped on the home farm for a number of years.

He was a private first class in the army during World War II, and served from December, 1942 until December, 1945, and saw action in the European theatre. After his discharge he worked on the farm of August Scheeler until about a month ago.

On Sept. 7 he was admitted to St. Joseph’s hospital, Marshfield, for treatment and was discharged on Friday when he came to the home of his sister, Mrs. Arnold Laack. His death occurred Wednesday, while Mrs. Laack was away.

He is survived by an only sister, Mrs. Arnold (Elizabeth) Laack, and two brothers, James, Abbotsford, and Royal, Sheboygan.

Both of his parents preceded him in death in June, 1942, and a brother, Ted, on Jan. 1, 1943.

----Source: Abbotsford Tribune (Abbotsford, Clark County, Wis.) 09/25/1947

On Saturday afternoon, the funeral services for Victor Archambo, whose death occurred Wednesday, were held at 2:00 o’clock at the Zink Funeral home, where the body had been lying in state. The Rev. J. Smith, of the Colby Methodist church was the officiating clergyman.

Military rites, under the direction of the American Legion, were held at Colby (Colby, Clark Co. Wis.) Cemetery where internment was made. The firing squad was composed of four sailors and four soldiers in uniform: George and Fred Garbrecht, Melvin Nikolay, Don Leichtnam, Bob Johnson, Bob Schraufnagel, Vern Dohm and Calvin Strombeck.

The color guard was composed of Eldred Schraufnagel, Clarence Kramer, John Kadonsky, and Jim Nikolay.

Pallbearers were all veterans of World War I: Harvey Bitter, Joe Fleischman, Henry Hingiss, Ervin Bitter, George Calmes and M. C. Thompson. Maurice Thompson, Jr., was bugler.

The flowers were in charge of the Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Knaack-Thompson post No. 865, Abbotsford, Wis.