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Robert Spilbor Obituary
POUGHKEEPSIE - Robert Spilbor, 68 of Poughkeepsie, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center.
Born in Poughkeepsie on October 6, 1948, he was the son of Clarence and Ruth Reid Spilbor.
Robert was a painting contractor for J. Spilbor Painting for 44 years. On June 4, 1972 at Holy Trinity Church, he married Nancy Lowery. Mrs.Spilbor survives at home.
Bob loved traveling, fishing, snowmobiling, motorcycles, football, golf, animals especially his beloved dog Benji, who was his companion and friend. He loved his friends and family but most of all his wife Nancy for 44 wonderful years.
In addition to his wife Nancy, Bob is survived by his mother Ruth Palechek and her husband William of Maryland; brothers, John Spilbor and his wife Nancy of LaGrangeville, James Spilbor and his wife Sue of Stormville and Ken Spilbor and his wife Anne of Delaware; sisters in law, Carol Martino of Poughkeepsie and Joan Biszick and her husband Jack (deceased) of Poughkeepsie; nieces and nephews, Jonna Spilbor of New Hamburg, Kimberly Kosakowski and her husband John of Wappingers Falls, Doug Lowery(deceased), and Thomas Martino and his wife Jodi of Wappingers Falls; grand nieces Samantha Eilenberger and her husband James of Windham, Brittany Lowery of Hyde Park and Casey Kosakowski of Wappingers Falls; great great grand nieces and nephews Jacob, Haley, Emily and Michael Eilenberger and Savanna.
Visitation will be Thursday, December 22 from 4-8 pm at Parmele, Auchmoody & Schoonmaker Funeral Home, 110 Fulton Ave., Poughkeepsie. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Friday, December 23 at 11:30 am from St. Peter's Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel, 185 Hudson View Dr., Poughkeepsie. Entombment will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made in Robert's memory to the American Lung Association, 55 W. Wacker Dr., Suite 1150, Chicago, IL. 60601.
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May 30, 2017
joan dituri
January 24, 2017
rest in peace
December 24, 2016
Dear John and family.
So sorry for your loss. It is hard to find the proper words to express my condolences RIP Robert.
Andrew Milano {Williams}
December 22, 2016
Bob
I will never forget all the good times we had painting together. I bring to mind the stops we made in the morning getting coffee and candy bars.
You will be missed
Sterling Scism
AKA Butch
Fran Atkinson
December 22, 2016
Nancy, I am very sorry for Your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with You at this very difficult time.
Lorraine DeCarlo
December 21, 2016
To the Spilbor Family,So sorry on the loss of your Uncle and Brother,I knew Jimmy Spilbor from School.RIP Bob.
December 21, 2016
NANCY, I AM SO SORRY, YOU AND BOB WHERE PRACTICALLY THE MOST LOVED COUPLE I EVER KNEW. THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU ,BOB STOPPED BY KIMBERLY SPILBORS' HOUSE AT CHRISTMAS OR THANKSGIVING AND I WAS UPSET WHEN I SAW YOU. YOU WERE A GOOD GUY BUT JOANNE SAID YOU WERE IN REMISSION, THIS WAS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. I AM SO SORRY FOR NANCY AND THE REST OF YOUR FAMILY. RIP BOB
Helen Lynn
December 21, 2016
Dear Nancy - I'm sorry to hear of Bob's passing. Bob was always such a nice person even though I haven't seen him for fifty years his sweet personality is imbedded in my memory. Your marriage of forty-four years is remarkable.
Warm regards,
December 21, 2016
Very sad and thinking of you Nancy, John, Jim and Ken and all your family. Janet from NC
Bonnie Durgin
December 21, 2016
I am so sorry for your loss Nancy my thoughts and prayers are with you love Bonnie and Sal
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Dec
22
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4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Parmele, Auchmoody & Schoonmaker Funeral Home110 Fulton Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Dec
23
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