Robert Stephen Kish

ROBERT STEPHEN KISH, M.D. Robert Stephen Kish, M.D., 67, of Jensen Beach, Fla., and State College, died Monday, February 10, 2008, in Stuart, Fla., at the Treasure Coast Hospice. Born April 30, 1940, in Easton, he was a son of Ione Emma Stahl Kish of Stuart, Fla., and the late Stephen Andrew Kish. On August 24, 1962, he married Teresa Shaulis, who survives. He is also is survived by four daughters, Erica Reid and her husband, Brian of Maumee, Ohio, Jessica Kennedy and her husband, Steven of Concord, Mass., Susanna Estella and her husband, Timothy of Hopkinton, Mass., and Julia Doto and her husband, Christopher of Gaithersburg, Md.; nine grandchildren, Collin Reid, Samuel Reid, Mark Reid, Gavin Kennedy, Brynn Kennedy, Maeve Kennedy, David Estella, Andrew Estella, and Caroline Estella. He was a 1957 graduate of East Stroudsburg High School, a 1961 graduate of Pennsylvania State University and 1965 graduate of Temple Medical School. He did his internship at Harrisburg Hospital in1966. He completed his General Surgery Residency in 1967 and his Urology Residency from 1967 to 1970, where he was Chief Resident in 1970, at the State University of New York, Upstate Medical Center. He took graduate courses in Electron Microscopy during 1969 and 1970 at Syracuse University. He served as Chief of Staff and Chief of Surgery at Centre Community Hospital. He was President of Pennsylvania Urologic Association, Chairman of Allied Health Committee – Mid Atlantic Section of American Urologic Association, an Adjunct Professor at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, and a Fellow of American College of Surgeons screening committee. He founded State College Urologic Associates in 1970. He holds the patent on the Kish Urethral Illuminating Balloon Catheter currently used in OB GYN surgery. He was a member of Stuart Congregational Church, Stuart, Fla., and Saint Paul's United Methodist Church, in State College. He was also a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, the American Urologic Association, Mid Atlantic Section of the American Urologic Association, Pennsylvania Urologic Association, State College BPOE Lodge #1600, Jaffa Shrine, Valley of Williamsport Consistory, Old Fort Masonic Lodge #537, Centre County Shrine Club, Tall Cedars of Lebanon #139, Altoona Court Royal Order of Jesters #70, Rockspar Hunting Lodge, Centre Hills Country Club, Island Dunes Country Club. He was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a life member of the Penn State Alumni Association. He loved the outdoors. His life long hobbies were hunting, fishing and traveling. Reading books was also one of his favorite pastimes and he had a special interest in WWII and Civil War history. He was looking forward to welcoming his tenth grandchild the end of February. Friends will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, February 15, 2008 at Koch Funeral Home, 2401 S. Atherton St., State College. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 16, at the funeral home with Rev. Eric J. Shafer presiding. A funeral service will be held February 21st at 2 PM at Stuart Congregational Church, 3110 S.E. Astor Lane, Stuart Fla., with Rev. Randall Hase presiding. Memorial contributions may be made to Shrine Children's' Hospitals, c/o Centre County Shrine Club, P.O. Box 503, State College, PA16804, or to Stuart Congregational Church, 3110 S.E. Aster Lane, Stuart, FL 34994.