----Source: Tribune-Record Gleaner (Clark County, WI) 05/01/2002

Bober, Paul T. (12 NOV 1930 - 27 APR 2002)

Paul T. Bober, 71, town of Dewhurst, Clark County., formerly of Chicago, died on Saturday, April 27, 2002, at the Family Heritage Health Care Center, Black River Falls. A prayer service was held on Wednesday, May1, at the Gesche Funeral Home, Neillsville. The Rev. Woodrow C. Pace of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Neillsville, officiated. A memorial service will beheld in River Forest, Ill., at a later date. Burial will be in River Forest, Ill.

Paul Thomas Bober was born on Nov. 12, 1930, in Chicago, to Paul Thomas and Kathryn (nee Nelson) Bober. He attended the Mulligan and Lane Tech High School in Chicago and then began driving semi-truck for several different companies. He married Janet Kennedy on Nov. 26, 1949, in Chicago.

They eventually went into business for themselves, operating their own trucking business. Along with driving truck, he also owned two taverns in the Chicago area. He retired at the age of 60 and moved to the Neillsville area. He was a member of the Moose Club, the Sportsman's Club, the Teamsters Union and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. His interests included fishing, hunting and his dogs.

Survivors include his wife, Janet three children, Linda (Stan) Baran, Schiller Park, Ill., Thomas (Sheila) Bober, Romeoville, Ill., and Carolynn Arndt, Schiller Park, Ill. five grandchildren, Lisa, Amanda, Danielle, David and Ashley one sister, Marilyn Carter, Chicago and nieces, nephews and friends.  Preceding him in death were a son, Michael, and his parents. The Gesche Funeral Home, Neillsville, assisted the family with arrangements.