Fondly known as Bob, he was born in Cambridge, MA, on March 13, 1938, to Kenneth M. and Elizabeth H. Barney. In 1955, he graduated from Arlington H.S. and survived the last widespread polio epidemic.
Robert “Bob” Lee Barney Sr., 78, of La Crosse passed away Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, in his backyard under his pear tree. He was born in Richland Center, Wis., on Dec. 16, 1934, to William and Bernice ...