Richard V. Barberg, 82, of Howard Lake, formerly of Casco, Wisconsin died on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at Augustana Lakeside Care Center in Dassel with family at his side.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 20, at First Presbyterian Church in Howard Lake with Rev. Jacob VanPernis officiating. Burial with full military honors followed at the Cokato Finnish Cemetery in Cokato Township. Military Honors will be provided by the Minnesota Army National Guard Honor Guard and Howard Lake American Legion Honor Guard.
Richard is survived by his wife, Rose; daughters, Kimberly Barberg and Cheryl Paicius, both of San Jose, California; brother, Warren (Doreen) Barberg of Eau Claire, Wisconsin; sisters-in-law, Shirley Barberg, Eva (Royal) Moulton, Joyce (Herb) Smith, Sue (John) Tapio, Shirley (Marty) Javurek and Trudy (Kelly) Clausen; brothers-in-law, David (Jean), Dale (Tunnie), Albert (Marlene), Eugene (Terry), Leo and Michael (Cher) Lorentz; and many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son-in-law, BJ Paicius; brothers, Alvin and Edsel Barberg; and sister-in-law, Fern Barberg-Holt.
Richard Vernon Barberg was born Sept. 22, 1935, in French Lake Township to Wayne and Lillian (Lantto) Barberg. He grew up in Cokato, was confirmed at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cokato and graduated from Cokato High School with the Class of 1954. Dick enlisted in the Army during the Korean war and served as a Tank Commander at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, Ft. Hood, Texas and Ft. Knox, Kentucky. On Aug. 24, 1957, he was united in marriage to Rose Marie Lorentz at the First Presbyterian Church in Howard Lake. They moved to Menomonie, Wisconsin while Dick earned a degree in Industrial Arts and Drivers Education from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Rose and Dick moved to Casco, Wisconsin for 36 years, where Dick taught at the Luxemburg-Casco schools. Upon retirement, they built a home on the property of Rose’s family farm in Stockholm Township near Howard Lake.
Richard was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Howard Lake and the Howard Lake American Legion. He was a former member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Luxemburg, Wisconsin, the Casco Community Club and a charter member of the Casco Lions Club. He served as a volunteer fireman of the Casco Fire Department for over 30 years. Dick was a proud fan and stockholder of the Green Bay Packers. He enjoyed woodworking and doing yardwork. He loved trees, having planted and transplanted many of them over the years. Dick also enjoyed his time spent cutting and milling lumber in Alexandria with his cousin, Dan. Also, Dick and Rose enjoyed traveling the country and abroad together.
Casket bearers: Harvey, Tom and Dan Barberg, Pat and Mike Lorentz, John Tapio, Herb Smith and Marty Javurek.
Music: Angela Schloo.