Robert F. Jenner

Robert F. Jenner, son of the late R. Wesley and Ethel Jenner passed peacefully away on August 22, 2025 in his 88th year at the Hildebrandt Hospice Care Center in Rochester, New York. He is survived by his wife, Gloria, of Rochester, his daughter, Elizabeth, of New Jersey and his sister, Ellen, of Canada. He was predeceased by his brother, David, of Marquette, Michigan.
Robert attended Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on a Reserve Officer Training Corp scholarship and graduated from the engineering program. After Naval training missions around the world, he joined the U.S. Navy Submarine Service based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. His first, and favorite assignment was aboard the submarine USS Archerfish.
Following active duty, he was employed in the engineering division at the Eastman Kodak Company of Rochester where he was chief mechanic and he continued serving in the Naval Reserve. He retired with the rank of LT.-CMDR.
"Bob" was an avid outdoorsman who loved to be out studying stars on the water in a canoe. He frequently took his family camping, skiing, and snowshoeing. In fact, it was his love of skiing which led to the love of his life-Gloria; he met her on the Kodak Ski Club bus.
Bob's careful study of nature translated into art. He enjoyed carving songbirds out of wood and was well known in carving circles across the country and in Canada for his precise craftsmanship. He won many carving awards across the years for his artistry.
Bob was laid to rest, with military honors, at the Western New York National Cemetery in Corfu, New York.
One highlight of Bob's life was his Honor Flight trip-a free trip to monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. in celebration of his service to our country. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to https://honorflightrochester.org/donations/ so that other veterans can be celebrated as he was.
Friends may call Thursday (August 28th) 4-7 PM at Vay-Schleich and Meeson, 1075 Long Pond Road. Private Interment, Western NY National Cemetery.