Robert L. Bachman, 72
Robert L. Bachman, age 72, passed away at 8:15 a.m. on Friday, December 13, 2013, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper.
Bob was born in Jasper, Indiana, on July 26, 1941, to Albert and Eleanor (Seger) Bachman. He married Marietta Boeckman on April 11, 1964, at St. Ferdinand Catholic Church.
Bob worked at Central Tractor for 27 years and then retired from Wright Stemle where he had worked for 17 years.
He also served in the Indiana National Guard.
He was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and of the Dubois High School Class of 1959.
He enjoyed doing yardwork, walking, traveling and spending time with his family.
He is survived by his wife, Marietta Bachman of Jasper; one daughter, Angie Wollenmann, and her husband Mark, of Ferdinand; one son, Keith Bachman, and his wife Dana, of Jasper; six grandchildren, Adam Persohn, and his wife Shay, of Indianapolis, Emily Persohn, of Ferdinand, Sydney and Taylor Bachman, of Jasper, Ashley Wagner, and her husband Adam, of St. Anthony, and Whitney Ahner, and her husband Ray, of Greenfield, Ind.; one sister, Mary Moeller, and her husband Dennis, of Jasper; four brothers, James Bachman, of Jasper, Thomas Bachman, and his wife Charlene, Eugene Bachman, and his wife Dorothy, and Kenneth Bachman, and his wife Margie, all of Jasper.
Preceding him in death are two sisters, Rita Schmitt and Helen Teder, and two siblings who died in infancy, William and Ruth Bachman.
Funeral services for Robert Bachman will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, December 16, 2013, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Jasper, with burial to follow in Fairview Cemetery in Jasper. The American Legion Post #147 will conduct military graveside rites.
Friends may call from 2:00-8:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at the Becher-Kluesner Downtown Chapel in Jasper.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the wishes of the family for a memorial dedicated to the Jasper Riverwalk.
Online condolences can be made at www.becherkluesner.com.
Bob was a neighbor of mine. Barely did I pass his home and didn’t see he or Mary outside working on the lawn. That is something Bob will forever be remembered about, his immaculate, well manicured lawn. (I just wished some of it rubbed off on me.) When I wasn’t in a hurry, I would stop the car to say hello and was ALWAYS greeted with a huge smile from Bob and we would shoot the shit for a few minutes. He and Mary made a beautiful couple and I know this must be a rough time for Mary and the family. I will miss Bob very much but will continue to look forward to seeing Mary out in the yard.