Robert 'Bob' George Kachlik

July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.

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Robert “Bob” George Kachlik, 77,   of Warsaw, died Jan. 21, 2012, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, surrounded by family.

He was born March 5, 1934, in Chicago, Ill., to Paul and Susan Yurik Kachlik. On April 21, 1956, in Chicago, Ill., he married Rita Florence Rehus, who survives.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving on the USS Rooks DD804 MM Destroyer. After his discharge, he worked at R.R. Donnelley & Sons for 43 years as a quality consultant, retiring in 1994.

He was a very devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather.

Also surviving are his children: Diana (and spouse Rob) Blazekovich, Marion; Cheryl (and spouse Nick) Schortgen, Karen (and spouse Pat) Houlihan and Michael Robert Kachlik, all of Fort Wayne; Lisa (and spouse Steve) Kroh, Wabash; and Brenda (and spouse Joe) McKee of St. Louis, Mo.; 21 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his older brother, William Kachlik.

A service of Christian burial will be at noon Saturday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw, with Father Philip DeVolder officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.

Calling is from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday with a rosary at 7:30 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the funeral home.
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Memorials may be made to American Legion Post  49 Building Fund, 301 N. Buffalo St., Warsaw, IN 46580.

Condolences may be sent via mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com[[In-content Ad]]

Robert “Bob” George Kachlik, 77,   of Warsaw, died Jan. 21, 2012, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, surrounded by family.

He was born March 5, 1934, in Chicago, Ill., to Paul and Susan Yurik Kachlik. On April 21, 1956, in Chicago, Ill., he married Rita Florence Rehus, who survives.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving on the USS Rooks DD804 MM Destroyer. After his discharge, he worked at R.R. Donnelley & Sons for 43 years as a quality consultant, retiring in 1994.

He was a very devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather.

Also surviving are his children: Diana (and spouse Rob) Blazekovich, Marion; Cheryl (and spouse Nick) Schortgen, Karen (and spouse Pat) Houlihan and Michael Robert Kachlik, all of Fort Wayne; Lisa (and spouse Steve) Kroh, Wabash; and Brenda (and spouse Joe) McKee of St. Louis, Mo.; 21 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his older brother, William Kachlik.

A service of Christian burial will be at noon Saturday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw, with Father Philip DeVolder officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.

Calling is from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday with a rosary at 7:30 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the funeral home.
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Memorials may be made to American Legion Post  49 Building Fund, 301 N. Buffalo St., Warsaw, IN 46580.

Condolences may be sent via mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com[[In-content Ad]]
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