Robert "Bob" White

Robert "Bob" White obituary, Berrien Springs, MI

Robert "Bob" White

Robert White Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Starks Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Services - Heritage Chapel on Jan. 22, 2026.
Robert "Bob" White, 91, of Berrien Springs, MI passed away Monday January 19, 2026 at his home.

Bob was born February 17, 1934 in Ludington, MI to Edward & Nancy (Boxell) White. Bob proudly served his country in the United States Navy from 1952 until 1956 aboard the USS Liddle. On December 27, 1958, he married Darlene Parsons in Muskegon, Michigan. Bob worked for the Bendix Corporation for many years. In his free time, he enjoyed hunting and fishing, and most of all, spending time with his family.

Bob is survived by his son Robert 'Bob" (Rhonda) White, daughter Gail (David) Krause and son Scott (Laurie) White; grandchildren Jeromie (Danielle) White, Leslie (Cody) Maher, Kurt, Karl and Kirsten Krause, Payton and Zander White, and Danny Vinson; and great grandchildren Quentin Derwin, Lily, Barett, Bo and Sam White, Elly and Paige Maher
and Sophia Vinson. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, wife Darlene, daughter Stacie Deakin and siblings Beatrice "Pearl" Ruba, Velma Hopkins, Joseph White and William White.

A celebration of life is being planned for a future date. Memorials may be made to Corewell Health Hospice. Arrangements are entrusted to Heritage Chapel and Cremation Service in Berrien Springs. Those wishing to share a memory of Bob online may do so at www.heritage-chapel.com

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