Robert Charles Riley

Riley, Robert Charles age 89, of Buffalo MN passed away 9/13/2010. He graduated from Mound High School in 1938 and worked at Minneapolis Moline until entering the Army in July 1942. He served in the infantry and participated in the landing at Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded the Medal of the Jubilee of Liberty on March 16, 2002. Bob worked at Minneapolis Moline from 1945 until 1952, when he left to work at Honeywell, where he worked for 32 years, retiring in 1984. In 1990, he founded Riley Auto Sales in Buffalo with his son, Phil. He and his wife Joan, were residents of Rockford from 1964 until 2002 when they moved to Buffalo. They were active in local churches and regularly attended monthly Bible studies for 62 years. Preceded in death by his parents, Daniel and Nellie, sister Lois Towner and brother Jim. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Joan, a sister, Ferol of Spring Park and 6 children: David (Nancy), Mark (Sharon), Luke, Philip (Kris), Roman, and Rebecca; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral Service 2 PM Thursday, September 16 at Buffalo Covenant Church, Buffalo; Visitation 5-8 PM Wed., with 7 PM prayer service, at Gearty- Delmore Plymouth Chapel, 15800 37th Ave. N. and 1 hour prior to funeral at church. Interment Elmwood Cemetery, Rockford, MN. Memorials preferred to Gillette Children's Hospital. Ps 116:15 "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints." Gearty-Delmore 763-553-4511