Funeral services for Richard Brigham Colbert Sr., 64, were held today in St. John's Episcopal Church. Mr. Colbert, owner and operator of the Colbert Funeral Home from 1929 until his retirement in 1966, died Thursday. Rev. George Richmond, rector of the church, read the funeral service. Burial was in North Star Cemetery.
Mr. Colbert was born in St Cloud July 1, 1905, but lived in St Paul where he attended school before returning here in 1929. He was married to Floreine Chandler in St Paul , Sept. 16, 1926. He was the son of Maurice M. and Florence Brigham Colbert. He was a vestryman at St. John's Church for several years. He was president of the St Cloud Safety Council and was active in the organization of the school safety patrol here. He received the Junior Chamber of Commerce distinguished service award in 1935, given for outstanding civic service and constructive citizenship.
Survivors are his widow, two sons, Richard Jr., St. Cloud; and Rev. Douglass C., Honolulu, Hawaii; a daughter, Mrs. James F. Nelson, (Betty), Foley; a sister, Emily Colbert, St. Paul; brother, Murray, St. Cloud; and eight grandchildren. Pallbearers were Dr. C.F. Brigham, Wesley M. Chandler, Dorland Merrifield, Emil Malxner, Loyd Haxby and Edward Gerads. The family prefers memorials to the Shriners' Hospital or the masonic Hospital. -- from the St Cloud Times, Saturday July 5, 1969 page 5 --
Mr. Colbert was born in St Cloud July 1, 1905, but lived in St Paul where he attended school before returning here in 1929. He was married to Floreine Chandler in St Paul , Sept. 16, 1926. He was the son of Maurice M. and Florence Brigham Colbert. He was a vestryman at St. John's Church for several years. He was president of the St Cloud Safety Council and was active in the organization of the school safety patrol here. He received the Junior Chamber of Commerce distinguished service award in 1935, given for outstanding civic service and constructive citizenship.
Survivors are his widow, two sons, Richard Jr., St. Cloud; and Rev. Douglass C., Honolulu, Hawaii; a daughter, Mrs. James F. Nelson, (Betty), Foley; a sister, Emily Colbert, St. Paul; brother, Murray, St. Cloud; and eight grandchildren. Pallbearers were Dr. C.F. Brigham, Wesley M. Chandler, Dorland Merrifield, Emil Malxner, Loyd Haxby and Edward Gerads. The family prefers memorials to the Shriners' Hospital or the masonic Hospital. -- from the St Cloud Times, Saturday July 5, 1969 page 5 --
Funeral services for Richard Brigham Colbert Sr., 64, were held today in St. John's Episcopal Church. Mr. Colbert, owner and operator of the Colbert Funeral Home from 1929 until his retirement in 1966, died Thursday. Rev. George Richmond, rector of the church, read the funeral service. Burial was in North Star Cemetery.
Mr. Colbert was born in St Cloud July 1, 1905, but lived in St Paul where he attended school before returning here in 1929. He was married to Floreine Chandler in St Paul , Sept. 16, 1926. He was the son of Maurice M. and Florence Brigham Colbert. He was a vestryman at St. John's Church for several years. He was president of the St Cloud Safety Council and was active in the organization of the school safety patrol here. He received the Junior Chamber of Commerce distinguished service award in 1935, given for outstanding civic service and constructive citizenship.
Survivors are his widow, two sons, Richard Jr., St. Cloud; and Rev. Douglass C., Honolulu, Hawaii; a daughter, Mrs. James F. Nelson, (Betty), Foley; a sister, Emily Colbert, St. Paul; brother, Murray, St. Cloud; and eight grandchildren. Pallbearers were Dr. C.F. Brigham, Wesley M. Chandler, Dorland Merrifield, Emil Malxner, Loyd Haxby and Edward Gerads. The family prefers memorials to the Shriners' Hospital or the masonic Hospital. -- from the St Cloud Times, Saturday July 5, 1969 page 5 --
Mr. Colbert was born in St Cloud July 1, 1905, but lived in St Paul where he attended school before returning here in 1929. He was married to Floreine Chandler in St Paul , Sept. 16, 1926. He was the son of Maurice M. and Florence Brigham Colbert. He was a vestryman at St. John's Church for several years. He was president of the St Cloud Safety Council and was active in the organization of the school safety patrol here. He received the Junior Chamber of Commerce distinguished service award in 1935, given for outstanding civic service and constructive citizenship.
Survivors are his widow, two sons, Richard Jr., St. Cloud; and Rev. Douglass C., Honolulu, Hawaii; a daughter, Mrs. James F. Nelson, (Betty), Foley; a sister, Emily Colbert, St. Paul; brother, Murray, St. Cloud; and eight grandchildren. Pallbearers were Dr. C.F. Brigham, Wesley M. Chandler, Dorland Merrifield, Emil Malxner, Loyd Haxby and Edward Gerads. The family prefers memorials to the Shriners' Hospital or the masonic Hospital. -- from the St Cloud Times, Saturday July 5, 1969 page 5 --
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