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William George Barba, age 80 of Polson, passed away from natural
causes on Sunday January 27, 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital. Bill was
born at Pittsburg, PA on February 11, 1927 to William and Amelia
Barba.
Bill joined the US Navy in 1944 and served through 1946. He then
returned to school and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in
California. On February 13, 1948, Bill married Dolores Sumner in
Hollywood, CA. Bill returned to the armed forces and joined the Air
Force in 1950 and served through 1952. Bill worked with microfilm,
he was a fireman, real estate agent, land developer, welder,
salesman, and was the inventor of the salvage master. In the late
1970’s, Bill tried his hand in politics running for the position of
Lake County Commissioner. Bill had a wide variety of hobbies and
interests. He enjoyed photography, fishing, hunting, model
airplanes, restoring old cars, painted heavy equipment, oil
painting, scuba diving, flying, metal cowboy art, and he built a
bi-plane from scratch from plans he had purchased. His parents
William V. and Amelia, sisters Queen and Pat, brothers Vince, Jack,
and David preceded Bill in death. Bill is survived by his loving
wife Dolores, children John Charles, Donald Robert, Evie Marie,
Philip James, sisters Lois and Monte, brothers Bob, Jerry and Jimmy,
and seven grandchildren. A memorial service will be held for Bill on
Tuesday February 5, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at the New Life Christian
Center with Pastor Shawn Madsen officiating. A reception will follow
the services in the church hall. Memorials may be made in Bill’s
name to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, 636 Morris Turnpike
Suite 3-A, Short Hills, NJ, 07078 or at www.christopherreeve.org.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.groganfuneralhome.com.
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