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Robert Snell Obituary

SNELL, Robert L. "Bob"

SNELL, Robert L., age 87, passed away Monday, March 18, 2024 at Hospice of Miami County. Bob was born December 12, 1936 in Dayton, OH. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army and Navy, and a 32nd degree Freemason and member of Blue Lodge No. 742. He was a 1956 graduate of Northridge HS, and a retired employee of NCR and Paul Manufacturing. Bob enjoyed spending time with loved ones, family trips to Gatlinburg, cars, puzzles, music and nature. He had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to make others laugh. He will be deeply missed. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Darline (Foley) Snell; his brother Sherman (Darlene) Snell; children Diane (Jeff) Madewell and Robert M. Snell; grandchildren Lauren Brown and Hannah Brown; great-grandchildren Michael Holt, Dahlia Gruver and Jackson Raymond, and numerous family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents Frank and Edna (Kirkland) Snell; brothers Paul (Donna), Frank (Betty), Kenneth (Joanne) and Richard; sister, Loraine; and son-in-law Jeff Madewell. Graveside service will be held on Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m. at Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery, 8135 N Dixie Dr., Dayton, OH (Section #10) Contributions in his memory can be sent to: Milton-Union Alumni Association/Jeff Madewell Memorial Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 383, West Milton, OH 45383 (Please write "In Memory of Robert Snell" in the check memo section). Arrangements entrusted to Morton & Whetstone Funeral Home, Vandalia.

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Published by Dayton Daily News on Mar. 31, 2024.

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