Roberta “Bobbi” Oxford, just shy of her 80th birthday, passed away on April 14, 2021.
She battled hard against cancer and chemo three times before this last round of chemo made her too sick to fight back.
Bobbi is survived by a sister, Susanne Caldwell; three loving children, Harry (Marjorie Rollison) Oxford, Keenan Oxford and Mimi (David) Hahn; three grandchildren, Emma and Claire Oxford and Elliott Hahn; nephews, John (Lori) Hayes, Josef (Theresa) Hayes and nieces Rachel Townsend and Samantha Hayes; and many grandnieces and grandnephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Amelia (Topolinski) Keenan; two sisters, Patricia Keenan and Frances (Rufus) Hayes; and a brother, Joseph Michael Keenan.
Bobbi’s life was long and illustrious. She began her career as a secretary at the Pentagon in Washington, DC for one of the top naval officers. The family later moved to New Jersey to live and work at The Peddie School, where she taught typing, ran the school bookstore and was the secretary to the college counselor. She moved back to Lake Geneva and was able to spend time with her own mother before she passed away in 1981. She worked as an insurance agent at AF Glass and then Interstate Insurance before securing a job with the county in Elkhorn. There she worked for the Sheriff’s Department, the District Attorney’s Office and the Clerk of Courts for 12 years, retiring in 2005.
As hard at Bobbi worked, she equaled that in fun after hours. She played softball and volleyball and she bowled for more than 40 years in Elkhorn, Delavan and Janesville. She spent her retirement traveling, golfing, bowling, playing cards, visiting family and friends and getting up to all kinds of hi-jinx with high school pals and lots of shenanigans with her many friends.
Bobbi volunteered with first graders learning to read, delivered Meals-on-Wheels and was a member of several womens’ barbershop choruses, most recently Spirit of the Lakes Chorus in Lake Geneva, where she once served as president. She also volunteered as secretary for several golf leagues and remained fiercely independent up until the very end.
As busy as she was, she always made time for family, and loved to cook for family and friends.
There will be a visitation and service at Derrick Funeral home on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Burial will follow directly after at St. Francis de Sales Cemetery, Highway 50, Lake Geneva. Family and friends are welcome. Masks are required.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: The Salvation Army Lake Geneva, 11315 W. Watertown Plank Rd., Wauwatosa, WI 53226.
To post an online condolence please visit derrickfuneralhome.com.
Derrick Funeral Home is assisting the family.
