Willard Oberg

Willard Lee Oberg, age 81, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Countryside Acres Assisted Living in Jackson Twp. Willard was born in Inver Grove,Minn. on May 16, 1932, son of the late Leonard H. and Bessie A. (Swanson) Oberg. He attended public schools in St. Paul, MN, and was a 1951 graduate of Humboldt High School.   Willard enlisted in the U.S. Navy on March 12, 1951. He served aboard the USS Everglades (AD-24), a Klondike class destroyer tender, and the USS Robert L. Wilson (DDE-847), a Gearing class destroyer. He was honorably discharged July 1, 1954. On June 10, 1967, Willard married Lenore P. Olson at Calvary Covenant Church in Alpha, Wood River Twp.   Following his retirement from the St. Paul Public School District in 1993, Willard and Lenore moved to Burnett County and became members of the First Baptist Church of Webster. Willard was also a member of the American Legion Otis-Taylor Post 96 in Webster, the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Barron County Chapter 52 of Rice Lake, and the National Rifle Association (NRA). He enjoyed hunting deer, small game, and ducks; and loved woodworking and archery.   Surviving are his wife, Lenore; his daughter, Paula Oberg (Thomas DeWeese); his sister, Joanne L. Schmidt; two nephews, Thomas (Laurie) Schmidt and Edward Schmidt; and Lenore’s brothers and sisters, and extended Olson family members.   He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Bessie Oberg; his brother-in-law, Roger Schmidt; and a nephew, John Schmidt.   A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, 26530 Lakeland Ave. N, Webster, WI, with Pastor Tim Quinn officiating. The family will receive friends just prior to the service. A private memorial service is also being planned for Saturday, March 29 th .   In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Disabled American Veterans Wisconsin State Headquarters, 1253 Scheuring Rd, Suite A, De Pere, WI 54115 or http://dav-wi.org/donate   Arrangements have been entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Webster, WI. Online condolences may be expressed at www.swedberg-taylor.com .