Robert Gorman "Bob" Dexter

May 24, 1925 - September 15, 2018


Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Saturday, September 15, 2018
Location: 6:51 p.m. at his residence in Monticello, Indiana
 
 
Age: 93
Date of Birth: Sunday, May 24, 1925
Birth place: Madison, Wisconsin

Branch: Navy

Service: World War II
Father: Claude L. Dexter
 
Mother: Teresa ( Gorman ) Dexter
 
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Bob had lived in the Monticello, Indiana, area for over twenty - five years.
Funeral Date: Friday, September 21, 2018
Funeral Location: 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 21, 2018, Celebration of Life Service will be at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Father John Cummings of the St. Joesph Catholic Church of Reynolds, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Burial with Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, will follow at the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
12:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 21, 2018, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Bob was a Charter Member of the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corp., of Madison, Wisconsin, and was then drafted into War World II Navy during his senior year of high school prompting him to graduate early. Bob then returned from the military to complete his requirements graduating from Madison East High School of Madison, Wisconsin, in 1945. He then went on to Madison College of Madison, Wisconsin, majoring in Business Administration. Bob started his career at Thermogas Company in Portage, Wisconsin, then moved to Goodland, Indiana, in 1963 becoming Plant Manager of Thermogas of Goodland, Indiana. Bob then retired from Atlantic Richfield as the Midwest Division Sales Representative. He belonged to St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church of Goodland, Indiana, serving as the Accountant for many years. Bob moved to Monticello, Indiana, transferring his membership to the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Special Services: Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, will be conducted at the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana.
Memorial Information: may be given to the Alzihiemers Association of America, Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: In 1947, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, he married Edith F. Green; she passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2018.
Survivors include:
Children, Robert G. (wife Alyce) Dexter, II. of Noblesville, Indiana, Kim A. (husband Jerry) Bowley of Remington, Indiana,Scott J. Dexter of LaPorte, Indiana, and Douglas A. (wife Debra) Dexter of Covington, Georgia; Twelve (12) Grandchildren; Twenty - Five (25) Great Grandchildren; Sister-in-law, Beverly Green of Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Cluade L. & Teresa (Gorman) Dexter;Wife, Edith F. (Green) Dexter;Brothers,Dean A. Dexter, andJames Dexter.
Arrangements by:
Miller- Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 584 ) 583 - 8488.


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Schedule of Services

Burial Service

Burial with Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, will follow at the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana

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  • Burial with Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, will follow at the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana.

Special Service

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  • Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, will be conducted at the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana.

Visitaion Service

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  • 12:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 21, 2018, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.

Funeral Service

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  • Funeral Location: 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 21, 2018, Celebration of Life Service will be at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.

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