RITA
ARLENE ROBERTSON, age 61, of Adams, Wisconsin died Thursday,
September 16, 2004 at the St. Joseph's Hospital in
Marshfield, WI following a very sudden illness.Funeral
services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, September 20, 2004 at
the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Adams, Wisconsin. The Rev.
John Krebs will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4:00
p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 19th at
Roseberry’s Funeral Home & Crematory in Friendship.
Cremation will follow the traditional services.
Rita was born on March 9, 1943 in Adams, Wisconsin to Lee
and Ethel (Fuller) Bork. She graduated from Adams-Friendship
High School in 1961. Rita married Thomas A. Robertson on
June 20, 1964 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Adams. She
worked for M&I Bank in Adams,
and then as a bookkeeper for Robert’s Motors of Friendship
and A-F Motors of Adams for many years.
Rita was the first women to be a member of the Adams
Volunteer Fire Department, where she was the treasurer.
Rita enjoyed bowling, gardening, cooking (Miss Betty
Crocker Award Winner 1961 in A-F High School); Woodworking,
old cars and hotrods, and feeding the birds and watching the
deer and animals in her backyard.
Rita is preceded in death by her parents.
SURVIVORS:
Husband: Thomas
Robertson, Adams
Son: Burton
(Holly) Robertson, Waterford, WI
Brother: Howard
(Phyllis) Bork, Adams, WI
Sister: Lila (Ed)
Oakes, Friendship, WI
Grandsons: Andrew
and Alexander Robertson, Waterford, WI
Many Nieces,
Nephews and beloved friends.
Online condolences available at www.roseberrys.com