Robert F. Wise

November 2, 1921 - October 29, 2007


Residence: Lafayette, Indiana, formerly of rural Carroll County
Died: Monday, October 29, 2007
Location: At 8:02 p.m., at his residence in Lafayette, Indiana
 
 
Age: 85
Date of Birth: Wednesday, November 02, 1921
Birth place:

Branch: Navy

Service: Wold War II
Father: Charles A. Wise
 
Mother: Lora E. Goslee
 
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Lafayette, Indiana since 1993, moving there from the family farm in rural Carroll County.
Funeral Date: Saturday, November 03, 2007
Funeral Location: Hickory Grove Church in rural Carroll County at 11:00 a.m.
Clergy: Pastor Gerald Stevens
Burial will take place:
Hickory Grove Cemetery in rural Carroll County
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, November 2, 2007 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home in Monticello, Indiana, and one (1) hour prior to the service on Saturday, November 3, 2007 at the Hickory Grove Church in rural Carroll County.
Biographical Information:
Bob and his wife Phyllis moved to Lafayette, Indiana in 1993, moving from the family farm in rural Carroll County. Bob was a 1939 graduate of Delphi High School in Delphi, Indiana. He was a member of the Hickory Grove Church in rural Carroll County. Bob had served as the treasurer of the Hickory Grove Cemetery for over thirty-five (35) years. He was a United States World War II Navy Veteran. Bob was also a member of the Delphi American Legion Post #75 in Delphi, Indiana. Bob and his wife Phyllis farmed most all of their lives, and they were both world wide travelers. He drove a school bus for the Twin Lakes School Corporation for over twenty (20) years. Bob was quite an accomplished woodworker. He made numerous items such as cradles, rocking horses and even quilt racks for all of his family and friends. Bob had done much of the inside carpentry work on their new home in Lafayette.
Special Services: Full military rites will be conducted by the Delphi American Legion and the VFW Posts, both of Delphi, Indiana at the cemetery.
Memorial Information: St. Elizabeth Hospice Program. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and at the church.
Marriage Information: On March 3, 1946, in Delphi, Indiana, he married Phyllis E. Macak. She survives.
Survivors include:
Wife, Phyllis E. Wise of Lafayette, Indiana; Sons, Darryl R. (wife Cindy) Wise of Port Isabel, Texas and Terry L. (wife Anita) Wise of Cedar Fall, Iowa; Daughter, Debra K. (husband Jay) Blackburn of Lafayette, Indiana Seven (7) Grandchildren;One (1) Great Granddaughter. .
Preceded in Death:
One (1) Sister; Infant Daughter.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home


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Burial Service

Hickory Grove Cemetery in rural Carroll Count

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  • Hickory Grove Cemetery in rural Carroll County

Funeral Service

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  • Funeral Location: Hickory Grove Church in rural Carroll County at 11:00 a.m.

Special Service

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  • Full military rites will be conducted by the Delphi American Legion and the VFW Posts, both of Delphi, Indiana at the cemetery.

Visitaion Service

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  • 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, November 2, 2007 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home in Monticello, Indiana, and one (1) hour prior to the service on Saturday, November 3, 2007 at the Hickory Grove Church in rural Carroll County.

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