Robert Roy Lamb

   Find a Grave ID: 25312031.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Miscellaneous. While driving truck, his CB handle was Lamb Chop

2. Obituary: La Crosse Tribune. Robert Roy Lamb, Sr., 68, of Tomah, died Saturday, May 28, 2005, at the Serenity House in Tomah. He was born Nov. 17, 1936, to Gaylon LeRoy and Carrie (Griffin) Lamb at Wyeville. He attended school at Wyeville and at Tomah. He was united in marriage to Ilene Joyce Fairfield on Sept. 10, 1955, in Racine. He drove truck for Jim Vant Trucking for three years and worked for Farmer Construction in Tomah for 25 years. Robert was a collector and collected eagles and lighthouses. He enjoyed yard work, camping and fishing.

He is survived by six children, Robert Jr. (Sue) of Tomah, Joyce Jorgensen of Green Bay, Connie (Jack) Garber of Warrens, Janice (Ronnie) Obernburger of Tomah, Gaylon (Chris) of Camp Douglas and Sheila and her special friend Todd Felker of Sparta; 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; three brothers, Gilbert of Black River Falls, Eithmer (Jenny) of FL and Casper (Rosemary) of Tomah; and a sister, Nelda Markquart of Tomah. Ilene, who over the years has become his best friend and companion, also survives him. He was preceded in death by nine brothers and seven sisters.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, June 1, at 1 p.m. at the Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home, 801 E. Monowau St., Tomah. Pastor Edwin Stigen officiated. Burial was in the Wood Cemetery. Visitation was at the funeral home on Wednesday from 11 a.m. until the time of the services. The family requests memorials be made to the Serenity House, c/o Tomah Hospice Touch.

Robert married Ilene Joyce Fairfield, daughter of Russell A Fairfield and Ella Ruth Bowen. (Ilene Joyce Fairfield was born on 14 Jun 1939, died on 12 May 2018 in Tomah, WI and was buried on 16 May 2018 in Tomah, WI, Wood Cemetery.)

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