Obit: Barager, James R. (1916 - 1976)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Barager, Berg

----Source: Owen Enterprise (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 30 Jun 1976

Barager, James R. (24 May 1916 - 27 Jun 1976)

(Some of my copy was cut off)

The hand of sudden death grasped that of James R. Barager, owner and publisher of the Owen Enterprise, at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, June 27, 1976. The community was shocked when word was received Sunday evening of his untimely death. These past month have been his most active and healthy since his long hospitalization…liberal, understanding sincere and genuine. He was a thinker, reading many newspapers daily, and was known to call his friends, relatives, and family by pet nicknames.

J. R. Barager was born in Withee, Wisconsin, May 24, 1916 and at the immediate present time was one of the oldest business men in the … father, editing the publication. August 1944 he was united in marriage to Virginia Berg, and they were blessed with four children.

J. R. Barager, who column featuring “Glancing Around with J. R. Barager”, was an active member of the Wisconsin Press Association, member of the National Press….

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Obit: Barager, James R. #2 (24 May 1916 – 27 Jun 1976)

Surnames, Barager, Schoengarth, Kuetchie, Bertz, Cattanach, Probst, Berge, Gardner, Couillard, Wood, Huther, Long, Amacher, O'Leary, Berglund, Fazendin, Brandt, Royle, Lenertz, Sorenson, Mundt, Armstrong, Janda, Salo, North, Calkins, Beedle

----Source: Owen Enterprise (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 07 Jul 1976

Out of town friends and relatives that were here on Thursday  and Friday  for the funeral of Jim Barager ere Judge and Mrs. Lowell Schoengarth, Ray Kuetchie, and David Bertz and Robert Cattanach, Neillsville, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Probst Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Berg, Mrs. George Gardner and Mike, Clark Couillard, Mr. and Mrs. John Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wood, Eau Claire, Mr. and Mrs. Art Huther, Mr. and Mrs. Howie Long, Bert Amacher, Medford, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. O'Leary, Abbotsford, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Berglund, Loyal, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Fazendin, Stanley, Romain Brandt, Madison, Dan L. Royle, Sun Prairie, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lenertz, Mrs. Lloyd Sorenson, Dorchester, Mrs. Adie Mundt, Stetsonville, Mrs. Margaret Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Janda, Abbotsford, Mrs. John Salo and John North, Little Rock, Arkansas, Bruce Calkins, Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Cy Beedle, Eau Claire.