Robert Geddes

Robert Bob Alexander Geddes, Sr., Of Millis, died Saturday evening, August 24, 2013, at the Medway Country Manor after a lengthy illness. He was 83. The son of the late Douglas and Irene (McElman) Geddes, he was born in Waltham and raised and educated in Belmont. Graduating Boston Trade School, he had been employed as a Compositor with Federal Marking for over 43 years. After his retirement from the printing trade Mr. Geddes drove for the Town of Millis School System transporting Special Needs students, a job which he thoroughly enjoyed. Mr. Geddes is survived by his wife of 63 years, Marilyn R. (Carmichael) Geddes, his son, Robert A. Geddes, Jr. and his wife, Catherine of Millis and his grandchildren, Katelyn M., Rachel L. and Robert A. Geddes, 3rd. A Memorial Service in Celebration of Bobs Life will be held in the Chapel of the Roberts-Mitchell Funeral Home, 90 Curve Street, Millis, on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to gathering with the family at the funeral home beginning at 11 a.m. Private inurnment will be held at the Grove Hill Cemetery in Waltham. Those who wish may make memorial donations to the American Stroke Assoc. P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005. Please visit www. roberts-mitchell.com for further information.