Arthur Hargrave

WAUKESHA-Arthur W. Hargrave, of Waukesha, died Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at The Virginia Health and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 90 years. He was born on December 24, 1917 in Waukesha to Arthur C. and Katherine (nee: Hoppe) Hargrave. Arthur's great grandparents, Isaac and Elizabeth Smart, were the parents of the first non-Indian child born in Waukesha County. Arthur and his wife Barbara farmed their whole life in Genesee Depot and Mukwonago on the land now occupied by Home Depot, Walmart and a medical clinic. On December 16, 1947 he married the former Barbara Jones, she preceded him in death on July 3, 1997. He had worked hard all his life and was a very honest and humble man. He will be sadly missed by his sister Gladys (the late Melvin) Smith of Brookfield, brother Roy (Dorothy) Hargrave of Juneau, sisters-in-law Doris (Everett) Biever of Delafield and Hazel (Norman) Johnson of Delafield. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife Barbara and sisters Hazel Klug, Lucille Greenwald and Jane Tolbert. Visitation will be held today, Wednesday, June 4 from 4:00 PM until the 7:00 PM funeral service at Randle-Dable Funeral Home, 1110 S. Grand Ave., Waukesha. Graveside services will take place on Thursday, June 5 at 10:00 AM at Jerusalem Cemetery in Wales. Please meet at the funeral home at 9:15 AM if you wish to join the procession to the cemetery. Memorials in Arthur's name are appreciated to the Wales/Genesee Paramedics, 600 S. Wales Rd., Wales, WI 53183. For further information, please call Randle-Dable Funeral, Cremation and Preplanning Services at (262) 547-4035, or go to www.waukeshafunerals.com for directions or to leave an on-line tribute.