Robert 'Bob' L. Marsh
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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Robert “Bob” L. Marsh, 66, of Warsaw, died at 1 p.m. Jan. 26, 2012, in his residence.
He was born May 8, 1945, in Wabash County, to Robert R. and Edna L. Reiken Marsh. On March 7, 1985, in Warsaw, he married Rebecca A. Barnes, who survives.
He moved to Warsaw in 1984 after his military service. He entered the U.S. Army in Chicago and served in Germany and Korea during the Vietnam War as a still photographer. SSG Robert Leon Marsh retired after 20 years of service to his country.
He worked in shipping and receiving at Chore Time Brock, Milford, for 25 years, retiring in 2011. He enjoyed NASCAR and was an avid Dale Earnhardt (3) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) fan. He was very patriotic, kind and caring. Devoted and generous to his family, he loved his grandchildren and always talked about them at work. He was everything to his wife, Becky.
Also surviving are two daughters, Cindy Marsh, Salinas, Calif., and Roberta Gratehouse, Salinas, Calif.; a stepson, Rusty Menzie Jr., Columbia City; a stepdaughter-in-law, Norma Menzie, Leesburg; two brothers, Phil (and spouse Deb) Marsh, Nappanee, and John (and spouse Dawn) Marsh, Goshen; three sisters, Rose Riedel (and companion Jerry Shank), Janice (and spouse Harry) Rhodes and Nancy Lay (and companion Don Yoder), all of Goshen; and grandchildren: Rachel Ferrell; Renée, Richelle, Riley and Ryan Menzie; and Kaitlyn Gratehouse. He was preceded in death by a stepson, Raymond Menzie, who died Dec. 14, 2009; a stepmother, Sylvia Lay, who died July 19, 2000; his father, Robert R. Marsh, who died March 5, 1984; and his mother, Edna L. Marsh, who died when Bob was only 2 years old.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, officiated by Pastor Bob Jarboe of Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, with military honors by members of the American Legion Post 49 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1126, both in Warsaw.
Calling is from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
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Memorials may be made to Becky Marsh (for the family), c/o Titus Funeral Home, P.O. Box 705, Warsaw, IN 46581-0705.
Condolences may be sent via www.titusfuneralhome.com[[In-content Ad]]
Robert “Bob” L. Marsh, 66, of Warsaw, died at 1 p.m. Jan. 26, 2012, in his residence.
He was born May 8, 1945, in Wabash County, to Robert R. and Edna L. Reiken Marsh. On March 7, 1985, in Warsaw, he married Rebecca A. Barnes, who survives.
He moved to Warsaw in 1984 after his military service. He entered the U.S. Army in Chicago and served in Germany and Korea during the Vietnam War as a still photographer. SSG Robert Leon Marsh retired after 20 years of service to his country.
He worked in shipping and receiving at Chore Time Brock, Milford, for 25 years, retiring in 2011. He enjoyed NASCAR and was an avid Dale Earnhardt (3) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) fan. He was very patriotic, kind and caring. Devoted and generous to his family, he loved his grandchildren and always talked about them at work. He was everything to his wife, Becky.
Also surviving are two daughters, Cindy Marsh, Salinas, Calif., and Roberta Gratehouse, Salinas, Calif.; a stepson, Rusty Menzie Jr., Columbia City; a stepdaughter-in-law, Norma Menzie, Leesburg; two brothers, Phil (and spouse Deb) Marsh, Nappanee, and John (and spouse Dawn) Marsh, Goshen; three sisters, Rose Riedel (and companion Jerry Shank), Janice (and spouse Harry) Rhodes and Nancy Lay (and companion Don Yoder), all of Goshen; and grandchildren: Rachel Ferrell; Renée, Richelle, Riley and Ryan Menzie; and Kaitlyn Gratehouse. He was preceded in death by a stepson, Raymond Menzie, who died Dec. 14, 2009; a stepmother, Sylvia Lay, who died July 19, 2000; his father, Robert R. Marsh, who died March 5, 1984; and his mother, Edna L. Marsh, who died when Bob was only 2 years old.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, officiated by Pastor Bob Jarboe of Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, with military honors by members of the American Legion Post 49 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1126, both in Warsaw.
Calling is from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
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Memorials may be made to Becky Marsh (for the family), c/o Titus Funeral Home, P.O. Box 705, Warsaw, IN 46581-0705.
Condolences may be sent via www.titusfuneralhome.com[[In-content Ad]]
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