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Wilbur Edward Alexander Roberts
Lilah Crowe2020-08-29T16:13:09-05:00
- Name: Wilbur Edward Alexander Roberts
- Location of Birth: Blackberry Township, Itasca County, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: January 21, 1919
- Date of Death: March 16, 1996 (77 years old)
- Parents: Victor and Mabel Roberts
- High School and Class: Rabey Country School
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- Highest Rank: T SGT (Technical Sergeant)
- Branch: Army
- Other Branch: United States Army Air Corps
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World War II
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Wilbur was united in marriage to Juanita Wright in 1943.
He worked in the construction industry for many years, mostly with the Paul Lawrence Construction Company as a field superintendent. He had resided at the Itasca Nursing Home since 1994.
He is survived by his wife, Juanita; two daughters, Linda Hansen and Nancy Hamm; a son, Jim; three sisters, Mary Mullinex, Margaret Jamsa, and Marie Kliewer; two brothers, Ralph and Pat; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Wilbur died at Itasca Nursing Home in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and is buried in Harris Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (3.34.1.1)
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