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Robert J. “Bob”
Wentworth
Robert J. “Bob” Wentworth, 92, of Greenville, passed away early Monday
morning, October 3, 2011 at his residence.
He was born May 2, 1919 in Rossburg, Ohio, son of the late Stanley A.
and Cecil (Hughes) Wentworth. In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by a great-grandson, Daniel Cassel and a son-in-law,
Frank Zurey.
Bob was a 1936 graduate of Jackson (Mississinawa Valley) High
School. He farmed, and later had a milk route with Nestle’s until
1955, and retired from Schrader’s Tire Greenville after 35 years of
service. He was a W.W. II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, a member
of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Greenville, and the Greenville Masonic
Lodge #143.
Bob is survived by his wife of 69 years, Nadine L. (Wigger) Wentworth
whom he married January 10, 1942: his children, Robert “Wayne” (Ruth)
Wentworth of Neosho, MO., Pamela (Wentworth) Zurey of Manalapan, N.J.,
and Mark (Diane) Wentworth of Greenville OH.
Additional survivors include grandchildren, Robert “Bob” (Cheryl)
Wentworth of Carl Junction, MO., Jennifer (Doug) Wentworth Cassel of
Abrams, WI., Rebecca (Phillip) Wentworth Koebbe of Carlinville, IL.,
Sarah Wentworth DVM of Birmingham, AL., Michael (Debbie) Zurey of
Howell, N.J., Susan (Eddie) Zurey Myler of Manalapan, N.J., Adam J
Wentworth of Dayton, OH., Kristen Wentworth of Greenville, OH., and
Bethany Wentworth of Dayton, OH.
There are 17 surviving great-grandchildren: Kira & Ryan Wentworth;
Douglas, Matthew, Benjamin, & Mikayla Cassel, Samuel, Rachel &
Eliana Koebbe; Christine, Katie, Emma, Jillian, & Allison Zurey;
Corinne, Tommy, & Kelsey Myler; two sisters, Marge Gatewood of
Jacksonville, FL. & Betty Fletcher of Greenville; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at the Oliver-Floyd Funeral Home in
Greenville from 9 a.m. Till 11 a.m. Thursday, October 6th.
Services with a Masonic Memorial and ring service will be held at 11
a.m., with Pastor Peter Menke officiating. Burial with full
military honors will follow in the Union City Cemetery.
The family requests that memorial contributions be given to either St.
Paul’s Grace Resurrection Community Center in Greenville or State of
the Heart Hospice.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.oliverfloyd.com
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