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Robert John Sobbe
Born : 26 Apr 1916
Burlington, WI
Died : 30 Jul 2006
Burlington, WI
Age:90y 3m 4d
Father :
Descendants of Alfred Sobbe Alfred Sobbe (1882-1969)
Mother :
Ancestors of Katie Busch Descendants of Katie Busch Katie Busch (1888-1975)
Married :
Descendants of Elizabeth Kempken Elizabeth Kempken (1921-1988)
on 29 Jun 1940
in St. Thomas Aquinas, Waterford, WI
Children :
Living Relative
Ancestors of Sally Sobbe Sally Sobbe (1950-2012)
Siblings :
Ancestors of Lucille Sobbe Descendants of Lucille Sobbe Lucille Sobbe (1909-1994)
Ancestors of Rosella Sobbe Descendants of Rosella Sobbe Rosella Sobbe (1911-1977)
Ancestors of Eugene Sobbe Descendants of Eugene Sobbe Eugene Sobbe (1914-1986)
Record Owner : rudy.r
Rel. to Owner : 2nd Cousin (1x rem)
Database ID : 833
Date Created : 27 Feb 2009
Last Updated : 22 Nov 2019

Date : 04 Aug 2006
Location : St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Waterford, WI

Robert J. Sobbe
BURLINGTON

 

Robert J. Sobbe, 90 passed away Sunday, July 30, 2006, at Mount Carmel Medical and Rehabilitation Center in Burlington.

He was born April 26, 1916, in Burlington, to Alfred T. and Katherine E. (nee: Busch) Sobbe. He his early life in the Burlington area. On June 29, 1940, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Waterford, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth G. Kempken. Following marriage, they resided in Burlington, where she remained his wife for 48 years. She preceded him in death on May 26, 1988. Robert had spent post of his life in Burlington.

He attended St. Mary's Catholic School. Robert worked for Lavelle Rubber in Burlington for 24 years and also as a Foreman for a railroad company in Aurora, Ill. for nine years. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Burlington. Robert enjoyed gardening, fishing, telling jokes, and watching baseball and football on television. Robert also liked to cook, his specialty being hot chili pies.

Survivors include his daughters, Sally A. Kirk and Diane M. Bacon; grandchildren, Jeffrey

and Connie Bacon; and by his great-grandchildren, Aliric and Sunny Bacon. He was preceded in death; by his parents; his wife; sisters, Lucille Crowely and Rosella Schneider; and by a brother, Eugene.

Funeral services will be held at Schuette-Daniels Funeral Home on Friday, August 4, 2006 at 3 p.m. with Rev. Jeff Thielen officiating. Burial will follow at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Cemetery in Waterford. Relatives and friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday from 1 until 3 p.m. Memorials to Mount Carmel Medical and Rehabilitation Center have been suggested.
 
Racine Journal Times - Aug 3, 2006

No headstone photos



Source - St. Mary's, Burlington, WI, Vol 3 - Baptism Records; 1903-1920; Image 117/866

Ben Ketterhagen - line 64

Alfred Sobbe - line 86

Source - Year: 1920; Census Place: Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2011; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 655.

Alfred Sobbe - Line 94

Source - Year: 1930; Census Place: Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: 2606; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 782.0.

Robert J. Sobbe
BURLINGTON

Robert J. Sobbe, 90 passed away Sunday, July 30, 2006, at Mount Carmel Medical and Rehabilitation Center in Burlington.

He was born April 26, 1916, in Burlington, to Alfred T. and Katherine E. (nee: Busch) Sobbe. He his early life in the Burlington area. On June 29, 1940, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Waterford, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth G. Kempken. Following marriage, they resided in Burlington, where she remained his wife for 48 years. She preceded him in death on May 26, 1988. Robert had spent post of his life in Burlington.

He attended St. Mary's Catholic School. Robert worked for Lavelle Rubber in Burlington for 24 years and also as a Foreman for a railroad company in Aurora, Ill. for nine years. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Burlington. Robert enjoyed gardening, fishing, telling jokes, and watching baseball and football on television. Robert also liked to cook, his specialty being hot chili pies.

Survivors include his daughters, Sally A. Kirk and Diane M. Bacon; grandchildren, Jeffrey

and Connie Bacon; and by his great-grandchildren, Aliric and Sunny Bacon. He was preceded in death; by his parents; his wife; sisters, Lucille Crowely and Rosella Schneider; and by a brother, Eugene.

Funeral services will be held at Schuette-Daniels Funeral Home on Friday, August 4, 2006 at 3 p.m. with Rev. Jeff Thielen officiating. Burial will follow at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Cemetery in Waterford. Relatives and friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday from 1 until 3 p.m. Memorials to Mount Carmel Medical and Rehabilitation Center have been suggested.

Source - Racine Journal Times - Aug 3, 2006

Research notes for Robert

(Elizabeth G. Kempken)
Apr 26
1916
Birth
Birth of Robert Sobbe
Jan
1920
Age 3
Lived in Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin (Census)
Apr
1930
Age 13
Lived in Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin (Census)
Jun 29
1940
Age 24
Married to Elizabeth Kempken
Jul 02
1950
Age 34
Birth of child, Sally Sobbe
Jul 07
1969
Age 53
Death of father, Alfred Sobbe
Nov 12
1975
Age 59
Death of mother, Katie Busch
May 26
1988
Age 72
Death of spouse, Elizabeth Kempken
Jul 30
2006
Age 90
Death of Robert Sobbe


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