Bob Wetzbarger
By Brush News-Tribune |
PUBLISHED: June 15, 2010 at 3:48 p.m. | UPDATED: April 24, 2019 at 12:17 p.m.
Bob Wetzbarger, 76, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2010, in Brush.
He was born April 3, 1934, in Brush, to Guy and Annie Wetzbarger.
Bob married Dottie Friye on July 12, 1959, in Winterhaven, CA.
Bob served in the US Navy, officially retiring in 1980. After his discharge, Bob continued going to college and eventually received two masters' degrees. He was a teacher and an administrator in the Adams County, Colorado, School District.
Bob was very active in the Masonic Lodge organizations. He was a member of the Centennial Lodge AF & AM in Denver where he was a past master, the El Jebel Shrine, and Past President of RV Roamers.
Additionally, Bob served as the first president of the Special Military Active and Retired Travel Club (SMART).
Bob loved to volunteer his time. He, along with his wife, Dottie, was honored as one the "Angels Among Us" in 2010. Bob delivered meals for Meals on Wheels, served as a driver for the DAV, and enjoyed calling bingo for senior citizens. One of his favorite past times was working crossword puzzles.
Survivors include his wife of over 50 years, Dottie, of Brush; two sons, Marion "Dean" of Denver and Marvin of Hartsell, CO; one brother, Cecil of Fort Morgan; two sisters, Ethel Schippert and Geneva Grippin, both of Brush; and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one son, John Robert Wetzbarger; two brothers, Kenneth and Everett; three sisters, Esther Linder, Marvol Hayes, and Nellie Lesser; and his parents.
Funeral services will be Friday, June 18, 2010, at the Brush United Methodist Church, 1701 Edmunds Street, at 11 a.m.
The service will conclude at the church.
Visitation will be at the Heer & Dahl Mortuary in Brush on Thursday, June 17, 2010, from 2 to 6 p.m.
Friends who wish may make memorial gifts to the Shrine Children Hospital c/o Heer & Dahl Mortuary.
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