Robert VAN STEENBERGEN

VAN STEENBERGEN, Robert
Robert "Bob" Vincent Van Steenbergen, 82, husband of Beverly (Haines) Van Steenbergen, passed away on Wednesday, (August 21, 2013). He was born on August 2, 1931 in Mt. Vernon, NY to Paul G. and Helen (Brown) Van Steenbergen. He is survived by two sons: Roger Van Steenbergen and his wife Judy of Portland, CT; and Richard Van Steenbergen and his wife Lisa of Middletown, CT. He was predeceased by a son Robert A. Van Steenbergen. He is survived by four siblings: Paul Van Steenbergen of Guilford, Gerald Van Steenbergen of New Fairfield, Melissa Paulson of Guilford and Scott Van Steenbergen of Shalimar, FL, and a daughter-in-law Deborah Van Steenbergen of Watertown. He also leaves 11 grandchildren, and one great granddaughter, all of whom he was very proud. He graduated from Edison Technical HS in Mt. Vernon, NY. He served in the US Navy from 1950 through 1953. He was employed at Pratt and Whitney in East Hartford for 35 years. He had a love for wooden boats and the ocean. Well into his retirement he joined the US Coast Guard auxiliary. He devoted countless hours to the restoration of his boat "Smuggler" and enjoyed dividing his time between Guilford and Martha's Vineyard.
Funeral Service will be held at the First Congregational Church, 122 Broad St., Guilford, CT on Wednesday, August 28, at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Alder Brook Cemetery, Guilford. Friends may call Tuesday, August 27 from 6-8 p.m. at the Guilford Funeral Home, 115 Church St., Guilford. Contributions in his memory may be made to CT Hospice, 100 Double Beach Rd., Branford CT 06405 or Smilow Cancer Center, PO Box 2038, New Haven CT 06521. To share a memory or leave a message of condolence for the family, please visit: www.GuilfordFuneralHome.com