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St. Ann's Catholic Church
7231 Mission Road
Prairie Village, Kans.
9-10 a.m.
Memorial Service
St. Ann's Catholic Church
7231 Mission Road
Prairie Village, Kans.
10 a.m.
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Robert A. Roberge, Sr.
Robert A. Roberge, Sr., 83, of Prairie Village, Kans., passed away September 17, 2015.
Bob was born January 24, 1932 in Lewiston, Maine, where he graduated from St. Dominic's High School before joining the U.S. Air Force. He is a veteran of the Korean War and attended Central Missouri State College while stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base in Warrensburg, Mo. It was there he met his wife of 57 years, Betty Houx Roberge.
For more of his professional career he was a manufacturers sales representative based in Kansas City and, during his semi-retirement, he was an associate of Muehlebach Funeral Home. He was Executive Director of The St. Louis Society for the Blind and actively involved in The War on Poverty. He was a member of the VFW Post 846, American Legion Post 370, and Knights of Columbus.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Betty.
Surviving are his son, Robert Roberge, Jr., of Prairie Village; daughter, Libby Roberge-Polyviou and son-in-law, Michael Polyviou, Red Bank, N.J.; and three grandchildren, Perri Polyviou, Peter Polyviou and Madison Roberge.
The memorial service will be held Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 10 a.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church, 7231 Mission Road, Prairie Village, Kans. Visitation is 9 to 10 a.m. prior to service. Private inurnment. Memorial contributions may be made to the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, Clyde, Mo.
Arrangements are through Fry-Bross & Spidle Funeral Home, Kearney.
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