Individual Details

John Donald Keith RABOIN

(19 Mar 1918 - 5 Dec 2002)

Obituary of John "Don" Raboin, from the Daily Mining Gazette, 6 Dec 2002:

NORWAY — John “Don” Raboin, 84, of Norway died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital in Iron Mountain.
He was born March 19, 1918, in Talbot, Mich., son of the late Maxime and Marie (Uebrich) Raboin.
John and his family moved to Niagara, Wis., when he was very young. He graduated from Niagara High School.
He served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II in the 173rd field artillery, 5th Army Division, serving in campaigns in North Africa and Italy. He continued to reunite with his Army friends annually.
John married Coral Edict on Aug. 18, 1951, at Union Protestant Church in Niagara.
He worked for Kimberly-Clark and NOW Corporation for more than 33 years, retiring in 1981.
John was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Norway and the Hall-DeWinter Post 145 American Legion.
He enjoyed music, teaching himself to play the keyboard and later learning to play the violin. John enjoyed restoring antique engines, fishing, walking in the woods, gardening and most of all, spending time with his family. He was greatly loved and will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
John is survived by his wife, Coral; a son, Dr. Paul (Norma) Raboin of Hamilton Lakes; a daughter, Michelle (Darren) Tavonatti of Kingsford; grandchildren, Kaina and Kambria Tavonatti and Nick, Nathan and Steven Raboin; two brothers, Charles Raboin of Niagara and Rodney (Gen) Raboin of Englewood, Fla.; two sisters, Connie Blivin of St. Joseph and Joyce (Dan) Byrom of VonOrmy, Texas; a sister-in-law, Elaine Raboin of De Pere, Wis., and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Alan and Clifford Raboin and a sister, Wilna DeClark-Osterberg.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Miner Funeral Home of Norway.
Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Rev. David Wallis, pastor of Grace United Methodist Church officiating.
Interment will follow in the Norway Township Cemetery.

Events

Birth19 Mar 1918Talbot, Menominee, Michigan, United States
Military1941 - 1945US Army, WWII: 173rd field artillery, 5th Army Division
Marriage18 Aug 1951Union Protestant Church, Niagara, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States - Living
Residence2002Norway, Dickinson, Michigan, United States
Death5 Dec 2002Dickinson County Memorial Hospital, Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan, United States
Burial7 Dec 2002Norway Township Cemetery, Norway, Dickinson, Michigan, United States

Families

SpouseLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherMaxime "Max or Mike" RABOIN (1885 - 1971)
MotherMarie Alma UEBRICK (1889 - 1962)
SiblingClifford Luke Moses RABOIN (1910 - 2002)
SiblingCharles Maxime RABOIN (1912 - 2006)
SiblingWilna Marguerete RABOIN (1914 - 1995)
SiblingRodney Alison RABOIN (1915 - 2010)
SiblingJoyce Marie RABOIN (1921 - 2012)
SiblingAlan Lee RABOIN (1924 - 1991)
SiblingLiving

Notes

Military

Enlisted 11 April 1941 and discharged 22 Oct 1945

Residence

Place of last residence

Endnotes

1. Social Security Death Index, John Raboin.

2. "United States Obituary Collection," database, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/obit/?us&dbid=7545 : accessed 11 February 2014), John "Don" Raboin; Daily Mining Gazette; Houghton, Michigan, 6 Dec 2002.

3. "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2441 : accessed 11 February 2014), John Raboin.

4. "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database online, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 14 January 2016), John Raboin; Original SSN.

5. National Cemetery Administration, compiler, "U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006," database, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 11 February 2014), John Raboin.

6. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 11 February 2014), John Raboin, memorial #66341569.

7. "United States Obituary Collection," database, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/obit/?us&dbid=7545 : accessed 11 February 2014), John "Don" Raboin; Daily Mining Gazette; Houghton, Michigan, 6 Dec 2002.

8. "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2441 : accessed 11 February 2014), John Raboin.

9. "United States Obituary Collection," database, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/obit/?us&dbid=7545 : accessed 11 February 2014), John "Don" Raboin; Daily Mining Gazette; Houghton, Michigan, 6 Dec 2002.

10. Social Security Death Index, John Raboin.

11. Social Security Death Index, John Raboin.

12. "United States Obituary Collection," database, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/obit/?us&dbid=7545 : accessed 11 February 2014), John "Don" Raboin; Daily Mining Gazette; Houghton, Michigan, 6 Dec 2002.

13. "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2441 : accessed 11 February 2014), John Raboin.

14. "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database online, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 14 January 2016), John Raboin; Original SSN.

15. National Cemetery Administration, compiler, "U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006," database, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 11 February 2014), John Raboin.

16. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 11 February 2014), John Raboin, memorial #66341569.

17. "United States Obituary Collection," database, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/obit/?us&dbid=7545 : accessed 11 February 2014), John "Don" Raboin; Daily Mining Gazette; Houghton, Michigan, 6 Dec 2002.