Robert Sieling

Dr. Robert J. Sieling, MD

May 16, 1935 - August 24, 2014

Dr. Robert J. Sieling, a neurosurgeon, husband, and father of seven children, and grandfather of nine children, died suddenly on Sunday, August 24, in his home in San Carlos, Calif.

He was born and raised in Alexandria, Minn., May 16, 1935. After graduation from high school, Robert attended the University of Minnesota, where he received his degrees, both undergraduate and M.D. Following his graduation, Robert did a rotating internship and a residency in neurological surgery at the Los Angeles General Hospital. He then served two years in the U.S. Air Force, spending 1968 at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. When he returned to the United States, Robert established a practice in Escondido, Calif. He came to Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center in 1972 where he worked until retiring in 2011.

He is survived by his wife, Allene Giesen Sieling; his children: John (Toni), Peter (Rebecca), Mara, Marc, Matthew (Tina), Michelle, and Luke (Katarina); and his grandchildren: Riana, Sean, and Taylor Sieling; Laura and Roben Sieling; Roland and Ruby Smith; and Tony and Caroline Sieling.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 20 at St. Charles Catholic Church, 880 Tamarack Avenue, San Carlos, Calif.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to a charity of your choice or to the California State Railroad Museum Foundation, 111 I Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814, csrmf.org or St. Anthony's Padua Dining Room, 3500 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA, 92025.