ROBERT WAS BORN AND RAISED IN VALPARAISO IN. HE SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE US NAVY DURING WW2. AFTER HE MARRIED HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEATHEART LORETTA. THEY WERE MARRIED FOR 68 YEARS. ROBERT PASSED AWAY 05/27/2019 AT HIS FAMILY HOME SURROUNDED BY HIS 5 CHILDREN ROBERT JR, JAMES AND DAUGHTERS JEAN, SUSAN AND YOUNGEST BARBARA. HE HAS HAD 15 GRANDCHILDREN, 22 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. THE CAUSE OF HIS HIS DEATH WAS NATURAL. SERVICES WILL BE HELD IN HIS HOMETOWN AT ST. MICHAELS CHURCH. VIEWING WILL BE FROM 2P TO 5PM FOLLOWED BY MASS IN HIS NAME. BURIAL WILL BE FOR FAMILY ONLY. DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE CATHOLIC ARCHDIOSIS.