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Personal life
Barger's first wife Elsie Mae (née George) died on February 1, 1967 from an embolism in the bloodstream after undergoing an illegal abortion. In 1969, he began a relationship with Sharon Gruhlke, a former beauty queen from Livermore.[7] Barger married Gruhlke while he was incarcerated at Folsom State Prison in 1973.[45]
I n 1983, Barger was diagnosed with throat cancer after years of heavy smoking. His diagnosis and treatment took place at Fort Miley VA Hospital in San Francisco. Having stage III laryngeal cancer, a total laryngectomy with bilateral functional neck dissections was performed by Michael Tralla MD, FACS. Consequently, due to his vocal cords being removed, he learned to vocalize using the muscles in his esophagus.[5]
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In 1998, Barger returned to Arizona, where he had previously served a prison sentence, with his third wife Noel and stepdaughter Sarrah, joining the Hells Angels' Cave Creek chapter and working as a motorcycle mechanic.[46][4][47]
On March 7, 2003, Barger was arrested by Maricopa County Sheriff's Office deputies after a reported domestic dispute with his wife, Noel, and stepdaughter, Sarrah, at their home in New River, Arizona. Noel suffered a broken rib and back, and a lacerated spleen.[48] Barger was later sentenced to an eight-day jail term for aggravated assault.[49]
He married his fourth wife, Zorana, on June 25, 2005.[50]
Barger underwent surgery as a result of prostate cancer in 2012. His prostate was removed and he was subsequently declared free of cancer.[51]
Death
On June 29, 2022, Barger died after a battle with liver cancer aged 83. He died peacefully in his home.[52][53] His death was announced in a Facebook post reading:
Barger's first wife Elsie Mae (née George) died on February 1, 1967 from an embolism in the bloodstream after undergoing an illegal abortion. In 1969, he began a relationship with Sharon Gruhlke, a former beauty queen from Livermore.[7] Barger married Gruhlke while he was incarcerated at Folsom State Prison in 1973.[45]
I n 1983, Barger was diagnosed with throat cancer after years of heavy smoking. His diagnosis and treatment took place at Fort Miley VA Hospital in San Francisco. Having stage III laryngeal cancer, a total laryngectomy with bilateral functional neck dissections was performed by Michael Tralla MD, FACS. Consequently, due to his vocal cords being removed, he learned to vocalize using the muscles in his esophagus.[5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Barger
In 1998, Barger returned to Arizona, where he had previously served a prison sentence, with his third wife Noel and stepdaughter Sarrah, joining the Hells Angels' Cave Creek chapter and working as a motorcycle mechanic.[46][4][47]
On March 7, 2003, Barger was arrested by Maricopa County Sheriff's Office deputies after a reported domestic dispute with his wife, Noel, and stepdaughter, Sarrah, at their home in New River, Arizona. Noel suffered a broken rib and back, and a lacerated spleen.[48] Barger was later sentenced to an eight-day jail term for aggravated assault.[49]
He married his fourth wife, Zorana, on June 25, 2005.[50]
Barger underwent surgery as a result of prostate cancer in 2012. His prostate was removed and he was subsequently declared free of cancer.[51]
Death
On June 29, 2022, Barger died after a battle with liver cancer aged 83. He died peacefully in his home.[52][53] His death was announced in a Facebook post reading:
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