Obit: Poler, Robert Eugene (1925 - 2010) 
 

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 
 

Surnames: Poler, Ferguson, Kapher, Mathews, Sherwood, Henne, St. John 
 

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) June 9, 2010 
 

Poler, Robert Eugene (10 August 1925 - 5 June 2010) 
 

Robert Eugene Poler, 84, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2010, in Neillsville.   
 

Robert was born Aug. 10, 1925, in Neillsville to William and Madaline Poler.  He was employed at Neillsville Milk Products and Wisconsin Electric in Milwaukee. Robert loved and lived for any outdoor activity, especially his hunting with many trips to Montana, Wyoming and Canada.  He also was an excellent artist, creating many paintings of his home and hobbies, as well as a self-made craftsman making unique furniture.  He had been a member of Blue Masonic Lodge and Tripoli.   
 

Robert is survived by his wife of 64 years, Wanda (Ferguson) Poler; three sons, Darwin, Essex, MD, Glenn (Jan), Fond du Lac, and Clay (LuAnn), Wisconsin Rapids; 12 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. 
 

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Charles (Jigs) Poler; and five sisters, Helen Kapfer, Lois Matthews, Ardis Sherwood, Ethel Henne and Hazel St. John; and one daughter-in-law, Patricia Poler. 
 

The Wisconsin Cremation Society of Eau Claire is handling arrangements. 
 

There will be a memorial at a later date.