Jeffrey R. Robocker

Jeffrey R. Robocker, 38, of Bridgewater, S.D., passed away on Thursday, March 21, as the result of a car accident. Funeral mass was held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27, at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church in Bridgewater. Visitation with family present was held on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. with a 7 p.m. rosary and prayer service also at St. Stephen’s. Jeff was born January 24, 1975 in Polson. He grew up in Missoula and graduated from Hellgate High School. He later moved to Sioux Falls, S.D., where he attended Southeast Technical Institute, earning an Associate Degree in Surgical Technology. He married Theresa Clarey at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Sioux Falls on Dec. 27, 2002. Jeff was a member of St. Stephen’s parish in Bridgewater and was a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus, Marquette Council of Sioux Falls. Most of all, Jeff was a family man. His family was his life and he will be missed as a loving husband, father, and friend. Jeff is survived by his wife, Theresa and their children, Sophia, Samuel, Kathrine, Charles, and Harrison of Bridgewater and another child expected to arrive in September; his parents, June and Jerry Jorgenson of Polson, and Jim Robocker of Eureka; grandmother Mable Hennings of Calimesa, Calif.; one sister, Jana (Richard) Carlson of Shelton, Wash.; half-siblings Glen and Logan Robocker; mother and father-in-law, Kathie and Mike Clarey of Bridgewater; special friends, Thane and Joanne Barnier of Sioux Falls; and numerous aunts and uncles in Montana, brothers and sisters-in-law, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his infant son, Luke.