Robert W. Flack

Robert “Bob” “Red” Flack tipped his cowboy hat to the sunset on July 29, 2025.

Born January 1, 1932, in a small farming town in Milbank, South Dakota to Wesley and Harmina (Broekema) Flack, he was the eldest of nine children.

Bob was the husband of Mary E. Andrade of Bristol, Rhode Island. Together they raised six wonderful children, Joyce Flack, Robert II, Patricia (Flack) Parsons, Alison (Flack) Schaffer, Michael, and Brian. He is grandfather to 10 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.

Bob was an active member of St. Isidore’s Roman Catholic Church. He was very active in church and school activities as well as helping to remodel the parochial school. He was a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus Cardinal Stritch Council, American Legion, and a retired member of U.S. Navy Fleet Reserve Association. He was a member of the Willard Keller American Legion Post. Bob served proudly for 37 years with the U.S. Navy, retiring as a radioman 1st class. He was recalled to active duty for the Cuban missile crisis. He received many medals and commendations for his military service. He enjoyed serving on board several destroyer type ships.

Bob worked for UPS, retiring after 30 years as a Safety Manager. He developed many accident prevention and safety programs. He also developed the UPS Safety School in Quakertown, PA. He was fortunate to have developed lasting relationships with many state and federal governmental agencies to assist in safety and driver trainer programs.

He was an active amateur radio operator call sign K1NWD/W3CXZ. He was one of the first communicators to receive U.S. Navy authorization to operate a civilian amateur radio station aboard the ship he was stationed on. In the absence of being able to make telephone calls while at sea, he made many radio contacts for crew members to talk with their loved ones at home via short wave radio.

He dearly loved his wife, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

A viewing will be held at St. Isidore’s Catholic Church, 2545 West Pumping Station Road, Quakertown, on Saturday, August 2, 2025, from 9:30am until the time of Mass of Christian Burial—in church—at 10:30am. A luncheon will follow in the parish social hall.  For those unable to physically attend mass, services will be livestreamed via the church's website.

Interment--with military honors--will be held in St. Isidore’s Church Cemetery, Quakertown, on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at 12:00 noon

Arrangements are in the care of the C.R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc., Quakertown.

Contributions may be made to St. Isidore Catholic Church, 2545 West Pumping Station Road, Quakertown, to be used to assist the poor of the parish.