Robert William "Bob" Stuesse

Robert "Bob" William Stuesse passed away peacefully in his sleep on September 7th, 2022. Bob was 90 years old.
Bob was an honest, friendly, and hard-working man who loved his family, fishing, and sports (although not necessarily in that order ?? !). A fine athlete as a young man, Bob was invited to and tried out for a shortstop position with the ST. Louis Cardinals. Although he was offered a minor league contract, his professional baseball plans were thwarted by the Korean war where he served his country in the U.S. Navy for four years as a Quartermaster and signalman on the U.S.S. Aucilla. After the war, Bob returned to Washington where he married the love of his life Betty Clover. Their marriage was blessed by two children, Kim and Mike. After his time in the service, Bob began his career at Union Electric. In 1960, he was severely burned in a work accident that was no fault of his own. Despite spending almost six months in and out of the hospital and nearly losing a leg to his injuries, Bob returned to work at U.E. where he worked as a lineman and later a troubleman until his retirement. Bob enjoyed his work at U.E. and especially enjoyed the guys he worked with – many of whom became life-long friends. As noted, Bob was a humble, hard-working man of honesty and integrity. Two of his most oft-quoted lines were, "Honesty is the best policy", and "Never forget where you came from". Bob never did. Although many of his friends have already passed, Bob will be sorely missed by his family and all those who knew and loved him.
Bob was preceded in death by his wife of sixty-two years, Betty; his Mother and Father, Olivia and Herman Stuesse; and two brothers: Jim and John. He is survived by his daughter, Kim Stuesse and her partner, Andy Herbst; his son, Mike Stuesse and his wife Julie; and many other relatives and friends. As per Bob's request, their will be no formal services – he was never one for much of a fuss.
The Stuesse family is served by Oltmann Funeral Home in Union, MO.
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