Obit: Madsen, Barbaras "Bob" (R 1879 - 1959)
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Surnames: Madsen, Clausen, Wood, Christophersen
----Source: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 12/10/1959
Madsen, Barbaras "Bob" (10 APR 1879 - 8 DEC 1959)
Funeral arrangements are being made at the Hoeper and Kraut Funeral Home for Barbaras Madsen who passed away Tuesday night at the Clark County Hospital. He was 80 years of age.
Services are planned for 2:00 o’clock Friday afternoon from the Funeral Home with Rev. Bryl Knudsen of the Nazareth Lutheran Church, Withee, officiating.
Obit: Madsen, Barbaras "Bob" #2 (R 1879 - 1959)
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Surnames: Madsen, Clausen, Wood, Christophersen
----Source: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 12/17/1959
Madsen, Barbaras "Bob" #2 (10 APR 1879 - 8 DEC 1959)
Friends and relatives of Barbaras "Bob" Madsen paid their final respect to him Friday afternoon when funeral services were conducted from the Hoeper and Kraut Funeral Home. Rev. Byrl Knudsen, pastor of Nazareth Lutheran Church, Withee, was in charge of the service, with burial being made in the parish Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were Viggo Rasmussen, Jens Smith, Pete Madsen, Carl Riber, Earl Jensen and Emil A. Hansen. In charge of the floral offerings were Mesdames Jens Smith, Earl Jensen, Einar Larson and Pete Madsen.
During the service vocal selections were rendered by Rev. Duane Morschek and Mrs. Morschek accompanied him at the organ.
Bob, as he was commonly known by his many friends, passed away Dec. 8th, 1959 after having suffered a stroke. He had attained the age of 80 years and 8 months, being born April 10, 1879 in Denmark.
On the 24th of Dec., 1907, he was united in marriage to Anna Clausen in a ceremony performed at Withee. For years the couple farmed successfully in the towns of Hixon and Longwood (Clark Co., Wis.) until his retirement more than 10 years ago.
His wife preceded him in death, passing away in 1949.
He is survived by a brother, Chris, of Stevens Point; a daughter, Mrs. Wallace (Marie) Wood, Withee; two stepsons, Peter and Chris Christophersen, both of Withee; 10 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
*"Bob was named as the informant of the WWII Registrationn card of Frets / Fritz Laurist Thedsen who was born in Aalborg Denmark 7 July 1879.
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