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Robert N. "Bob" Greene

1940 - 2016

Robert N. "Bob" Greene obituary, 1940-2016, Galesburg, IL

BORN

1940

DIED

2016

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Hinchliff-Pearson-West, Inc., Galesburg

1070 West Fremont Street

Galesburg, Illinois

Robert Greene Obituary

GALESBURG - Robert N. "Bob" Greene, 76, Galesburg, died at 2 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, in OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.
He was born Feb. 15, 1940, in Galesburg, the son of Harold and Dorothy Linder Greene. He married Sara Hamilton in 1960, in Galesburg. He later married Mary M. Harvey on June 24, 1977, in Moline. She preceded him in death on June 6, 1990.
He is survived by three sons, Bryan and Tim Greene, both of Galesburg, and Jeff Greene of Boulder, Colorado; his sister, Joann (Walt) Dagen of Galesburg; four grandchildren, Ashley, Ozzy, Christopher and Megan; three great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Joan Woods of Oneida. He is preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Judy Logsdon.
Bob worked at Maytag Corporation for four years. He was a firefighter for the city of Galesburg for 20 years and had co-owned and operated, with Thomas Lockhart, L&G Motors in Galesburg for five years. Bob graduated from Galesburg High School in 1958 and Carl Sandburg College with an associate's degree in 1969. He was a member of the Retired Firefighters Association.
Cremation will be accorded. A memorial service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, at Hinchliff-Pearson-West Galesburg Chapel. Rev. James Ecklund will officiate. Memorials may be made to American Alzheimer's Association. Online condolences may be made at www.h-p-w.com.

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Published by The Register-Mail on Sep. 24, 2016.

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Peggy Clark

October 5, 2016

You will be sadly missed my dear friend. You were such a great guy. I am so sorry for your family. I know Bob and I loved you truely. At least I know you two are together again. My thoughts and prayers are with your sons and all the family.

Janice Champion

September 30, 2016

I'm very sorry to hear of Bob's passing. I cut his hair for 30 plus years. We were very good friends. Made us Tom

Ruth Harvey

September 26, 2016

Our family will miss seeing Bob each Christmas season and I will certainly miss our annual trips to Missouri together. I am so thankful he came to see us this summer when health issues in my family made it impossible to do the Missouri trip this year - grateful for those last hugs, cups of coffee, and gab fests. I plan to continue emailing him during Vikings games - and I am convinced he helped the Vikes beat the Carolina Panthers yesterday....We will be sending a donation to the Alzheimer's fund rather than flowers. I am so sorry I am unable to make the trip to Galesburg for his service, but please know I will be there in spirit. Love, Ruthie, Allan, Mollie and Phil

DEE AND DALE MAY

September 24, 2016

BOB WAS A GREAT GUY AND GREAT FIREFIGHTER HE WILL BE MISSED RIP BOB DALE MAY AND FAMILY

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