contributor: Richard LaBrosse

Oconto 
1981 

Rites were held at the Plowe Funeral Chapel, at 1:30 pm Saturday for one of the communities eldes citizens, Bradley Barlow, 89 a resident recently of Crystal Manor, who died late Wednesday afternoon while golfing at the Crystal Falls Municipal Golf Course. The circumstances of his death were almost appropriate. Mr. Barlow had been an avid golfer well past the age that forces most to give up most pursuits. His interest dated back to the years the local club was established, and his love for the game and the course let to hole no. 2 at the municipal links being named in his honor years ago. He was playing with a group of older golfers and was preparing to hole out on no. 4 green when he was stricken and died apparently instantly.

Mr. Barlow was born on July 11, 1882 in Oconto, Wisconsin but had been a resident for the past 65 years. He was employed for the past 50 years as a salesman for the Carpenter-Cook Co. and was an insurance company representative prior to total retirement at an advanced age. He was a member of the Crystal Falls Masonic Lodge and a life member of the Masonic Blue Lodge. Masonic Lodge memorial services were held at the funeral chapel Friday evening at 8. He was also a member of the Iron County Sportsman's Club.

The Rev. Frederick Worth, Pastor of the Chrost United Methodist church officiated at the funeral rites on Saturday. Burial was in the Marinette, Wisconsin cemetery. Assisting as pallbearers at the rites here were Walter Gustafson, Arwood Anderson, John Reuss, Ed Forsman, and George Wilson. Music at the service included 2 hymns, "How Great Thous Art" and "My God and I" sung by Helen Sadden

Mr. Barlow is survived by a sister, Mrs. Bess Carney of Seattle, Washington and a brother Farnsworth, of Mesa Arizona. His wife Vena, proceeded him in death in 1954. Bradley Barlow was a ninth generation descendent of John Barlow of Fairfield, Connecticut.