Robert B. Bischoff

Obituary

Robert B. Bischoff, father of Gail Schrage of East Grand Forks, passed away at the age of 86 on Sunday, July 3, 2006 in Valley Memorial Homes, Grand Forks, ND. Robert Bischoff was born on April 17, 1920 in Newark, NJ. He was the son of the late Benjamin and May Bischoff. He married Edith Bischoff (deceased March 2005) in Dover, New Jersey on February 6, 1943. He was a WWII Veteran (PFC Army), serving in the European African Middle Eastern Campaign in Northern France. He was a member and Past Master of the Masonic Lodge in Chester, N.J. and Past Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star, 175, Chester, N.J. He retired as a splicer from the New Jersey Bell Telephone Co. in 1980 and moved to Ft. Myers, FL with his wife to spend their retirement years. Both Robert and Edith had extensive journeys throughout most of the U.S. and Canada in their recreational vehicles since retirements. He is survived by a son, David Earl Bischoff (Nancy) who resides in Dresher, PA; a daughter Gail A. Schrage (Willem) who resides in East Grand Forks, MN; and 6 grandchildren, Benjamin, Steven and James Bischoff and Aeisso, Marten and Sara Schrage. A memorial service will be held in 4000 Valley Square on Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at 3:30 p.m. The funeral service was held with family members with military honors and a Masonic Service at the Bailey Funeral Home in Peapack, N.J. on July 8, 2006. Interment is in Somerset Hills, Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.