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Robert Melville Crawford

Male 1917 - 2011  (93 years)


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  • Name Robert Melville Crawford 
    Born 6 Sep 1917  Genoa, DeKalb County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 1C5CA74E0B60B649A9DD06600EC2F2E96E2F 
    Died 5 Mar 2011  Schofield, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Liberty Cemetery, Salem, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Daily Chronicle and The Midweek
      March 15, 2011
      Robert M. Crawford
      (1917-2011)
      Robert M. Crawford, 93, of Mosinee, Wisconsin. died Saturday, March 5, 2011, at Kennedy Park Medical and Rehabilitation Center, Schofield, Wisconsin. Born September 6, 1917, in Genoa, Illinois, the son of the late Roy and Cecile (Bassett) Crawford, he married Florence Dieball on July 26, 1941. She preceded him in death on December 26, 1971. On November 6, 1982, he married Betty (Morrill) Kessler. She preceded him in death on March 1, 2011. Bob served in the United States Army during World War II from 1941-1945. He worked as a livestock and grain farmer. Bob was a member of the VFW Genoa Veterans Home, DeKalb county farm bureau and the Wisconsin and Illinois snowmobile clubs. He loved fishing, gardening and snowmobiling. Survivors include a daughter, Rosalie (Jim) Haigh of Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin; two grandchildren, Roger Ullmark and Nicole Ullmark, both of Genoa, Illinois; five great-grandchildren, Harmony, Noah, Baylie, Logan and Bryce; stepdaughter, Linda (David) Dahm of Mosinee; children, Michelle (Dave) Barrett and Scott Dahm, both of Mosinee; three brothers, Milburn (Eleanor) Crawford, Orval Crawford and Keith (Carol) Crawford, all of Genoa, Illinois; and two sisters, Juanita (Lester) Munk of Sycamore, Illinois and Suzanne (Wesley) Leisberg of Union, Illinois. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Irene (Raymond) Bunch and Lotus (Tony) Kubs; and a brother, Burt. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, March 18, at Beste Funeral Home, Mosinee. The Reverend Donald Przybylski will officiate. Burial will be at Liberty Cemetery, Salem, Wisconsin at a later date. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Friday until the time of the service at the funeral home.
    Person ID I128  38B James Bassett of Vermont & New York
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2013 

    Father Roy Robert Crawford,   b. Abt 1886, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Cecile Marie Bassett,   b. 19 Nov 1894, Kingston, DeKalb County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1983, Genoa, DeKalb County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 11 Dec 1913  Kingston, DeKalb County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F39  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Florence Dieball,   d. 26 Dec 1971 
    Married 26 Jul 1941 
    Children 
     1. Rosalie Crawford
    Family ID F41  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Betty Morrill,   d. 1 Mar 2011 
    Married 6 Nov 1982 
    Family ID F42  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart