Submitted by: Nadine A. Hardin

Name:  Kober, Robert A.

Names in Obituary: Ames, Bartum, Buysse, Corner, Johnson, Kober, Steh

South Bend Tribune, Obituary; July 13, 2003

Robert A. Kober (Jan. 21, 1928 -- July 11, 2003)

Robert A. Kober, 75, of Fellows Street, South Bend, Ind., died at 10:10 a.m. Friday, July 11, in Southfield Village, South Bend.

He was born on Jan. 21, 1928, to the late Mary (Buysse) and Nicholas Kober Sr. On Aug. 13, 1949, in South Bend, he married Lillian E. Steh, who preceded him in death on Nov. 19, 1988. Mr. Kober was also preceded in death by a brother, Nicholas Kober Jr.

Mr. Kober is survived by three daughters, Elizabeth (Douglas) Corner and Suzanna M. (Randy Bartrum) Johnson, both of South Bend, and Mary Jo (Jerry) Ames of Rochester, Ind.; and by six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Mr. Kober retired from J.W. Werntz in sales where he had worked for 26 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II, and was a member of VFW Post 1167, South Bend.

Services for Mr. Kober will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 16, in the Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. William St., South Bend, where friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery, South Bend.

The family request that memorial contributions be made to Hospice of St. Joseph County, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637-3437.