Dr. Robert Davies

1925 - 2016  (91 years)

• Name	Robert Davies
  Prefix	Dr.
  Birth	18 Mar 1925	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Dec 2016	Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin   [3]
  		Robert A. Davies,Sr. obituary 2016
  Burial	10 Dec 2016	King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin   [3]
  Person ID	I4396	Family
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Irvin Davies,   b. Abt 1898, Wisconsin d. 1967, Wisconsin (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Alice Hough Dafoe,   b. 14 Apr 1900, Wautoma, Waushara County, Wisconsin d. 2002, Wisconsin (Age 101 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1923  [1]
  Family ID	F104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Louise Ewald,   b. 18 Mar 1924, Waupaca, Waupaca County, Wisconsin d. 4 Apr 2009, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1947	Waupaca, Waupaca County, Wisconsin   [2]
  Children	1. Gayle Alice Davies   2. Robert Davies, Jr.   d. Aft 2009   3. Irvin Davies   4. Bryce Davies
  Family ID	F1391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 18 Mar 1925 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Robert A. Davies, Sr. (1925 - 2016)

  
  

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  [S1921] Davies, Irvin, 274. [S2927] Find a Grave, 1 February 2020; Dr. Robert A. Davies, Sr. MADISON/APPLETON/WAUTOMA-Dr. Robert A. Davies Sr., age 91, of Madison, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, at Oakwood East. He was born on March 18, 1925, in Milwaukee, the son of Irvin and Alice (DaFoe) Davies. Robert met Jane Ewald in Bremerton, Wash. in 1944 at a Christmas Eve service while they were both in the Navy. They discovered they were both from Wisconsin and born on the same day, just a year apart. Robert and Jane corresponded with each other for a year, until they both came back home to Wisconsin. They were united in marriage on Dec. 21, 1947, in Waupaca. Robert received his bachelor's degree from UW-Milwaukee and doctorate degree from Marquette in Dentistry in 1952. He had a private practice in Wautoma for ten years and in Appleton for eight years. In 1970, he moved to Madison where he worked for the Department of Public Health, earned a master's degree from University of Minnesota, and eventually was the Dental Director for the State of Wisconsin. Robert enjoyed camping, traveling, fishing in Canada, golfing, bowling, and history. He was a Sunday school teacher for many years, led music at the church, and took great pride in being a lay minister. Robert is survived by his daughter, Gayle Davies of Eugene, Ore.; son, Bryce (Charlotte) Davies of Portage, Wis.; granddaughter, Alexa Davies of Chicago, Ill.; brother, Harold (June) Davies of Oconomowoc, Wis.; brother-in-law, Gale (Charlotte) Ewald; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jane in April 2009; parents; sons, Robert and Irvin; and brother, Kenneth (Jean). Funeral services will be held at OAKWOOD KNOLL AT OAKWOOD VILLAGE EAST, 5565 Tancho Drive, Madison, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, with Chaplain Wayne Shannon presiding. A private family burial will be at Central Veterans Memorial Cemetery in King, Wis. Appleton Post Crescent Dec 7 2016 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 February 2020), memorial page for Dr Robert A Davies, Sr (18 Mar 1925–1 Dec 2016), Find A Grave Memorial no. 173581232, citing Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by CurtB (contributor 48355951) . [S5191] The Post-Crescent, Death Notices; obituary; 7 December 2016; Dr. Robert A. Davies Sr.; online; 14 June 2023.