Robert "Bob" was the youngest of three children born to Robert and Helen (Donaldson) Ferris. Bob's father retired as owner/operator of electrical plants around the midwest in about 1920 and the family left Aberdeen to move to Minneapolis shortly after his retirement. Bob was a good athlete, playing both baseball and football for Central High School.
After graduating from Central High in 1932 he started work as a messenger boy for First Minneapolis Trust Company which consolidated with First National Bank of Minneapolis in 1933. Except for a couple of years in the army - combat infantry in Europe during WWII - he was with the bank 44 years retiring as vice president of the personal trust division of the First National Bank of Minneapolis in 1976.
Bob met Marjory Pillsbury for the first time in 7th grade in Minneapolis, although she too had been born in Aberdeen, SD. They welcomed two sons into the family and were wonderful parents, active in their children and grandchildren's lives. Although Bob thought his father had retired too early, he used to say that retiring at 62 was the smartest decision he ever made as it gave him and Marjory three years of retirement together before she passed away.
Six years after Marjory's death, Bob married a long time family friend, Marjory Jacobson Weyrauch, 17 Aug 1985. Together they enjoyed their shared grandchildren, as well as travel, golf and vacations in Sanibel, Florida.
For most of his life, Bob was active in the Masons. He served as Past Master of Minneapolis Lodge #19 as well as the Minneapolis Scottish Rite where he attained the 33rd Degree. On 17 Sep 1993 he was presented with the HIRAM award from Minneapolis Lodge #19 of Masons. After Marjory's death in 1979, Bob worked almost full time without compensation at the Minnesota Masonic Home in Bloomington. Ed Martini, the Director of the Masonic Home, once said about Bob, "This is a man I came to admire and respect for his remarkable integrity. He made a tremendous impact on my life, and I feel lucky to have known him."
At the end of his life, Bob was pleased to accept a short period of hospice care there, before he succumbed to lung and liver cancer in Nov 2000. He requested memorials go to his church, Union Congregational; the Masonic Home; and Fraser School, a special needs school in Richfield, which was the Alma mater and employer of his granddaughter.
Bob was a wonderful man and a sterling role model for his sons and their children. He is deeply missed by all who knew him.
After graduating from Central High in 1932 he started work as a messenger boy for First Minneapolis Trust Company which consolidated with First National Bank of Minneapolis in 1933. Except for a couple of years in the army - combat infantry in Europe during WWII - he was with the bank 44 years retiring as vice president of the personal trust division of the First National Bank of Minneapolis in 1976.
Bob met Marjory Pillsbury for the first time in 7th grade in Minneapolis, although she too had been born in Aberdeen, SD. They welcomed two sons into the family and were wonderful parents, active in their children and grandchildren's lives. Although Bob thought his father had retired too early, he used to say that retiring at 62 was the smartest decision he ever made as it gave him and Marjory three years of retirement together before she passed away.
Six years after Marjory's death, Bob married a long time family friend, Marjory Jacobson Weyrauch, 17 Aug 1985. Together they enjoyed their shared grandchildren, as well as travel, golf and vacations in Sanibel, Florida.
For most of his life, Bob was active in the Masons. He served as Past Master of Minneapolis Lodge #19 as well as the Minneapolis Scottish Rite where he attained the 33rd Degree. On 17 Sep 1993 he was presented with the HIRAM award from Minneapolis Lodge #19 of Masons. After Marjory's death in 1979, Bob worked almost full time without compensation at the Minnesota Masonic Home in Bloomington. Ed Martini, the Director of the Masonic Home, once said about Bob, "This is a man I came to admire and respect for his remarkable integrity. He made a tremendous impact on my life, and I feel lucky to have known him."
At the end of his life, Bob was pleased to accept a short period of hospice care there, before he succumbed to lung and liver cancer in Nov 2000. He requested memorials go to his church, Union Congregational; the Masonic Home; and Fraser School, a special needs school in Richfield, which was the Alma mater and employer of his granddaughter.
Bob was a wonderful man and a sterling role model for his sons and their children. He is deeply missed by all who knew him.
Robert "Bob" was the youngest of three children born to Robert and Helen (Donaldson) Ferris. Bob's father retired as owner/operator of electrical plants around the midwest in about 1920 and the family left Aberdeen to move to Minneapolis shortly after his retirement. Bob was a good athlete, playing both baseball and football for Central High School.
After graduating from Central High in 1932 he started work as a messenger boy for First Minneapolis Trust Company which consolidated with First National Bank of Minneapolis in 1933. Except for a couple of years in the army - combat infantry in Europe during WWII - he was with the bank 44 years retiring as vice president of the personal trust division of the First National Bank of Minneapolis in 1976.
Bob met Marjory Pillsbury for the first time in 7th grade in Minneapolis, although she too had been born in Aberdeen, SD. They welcomed two sons into the family and were wonderful parents, active in their children and grandchildren's lives. Although Bob thought his father had retired too early, he used to say that retiring at 62 was the smartest decision he ever made as it gave him and Marjory three years of retirement together before she passed away.
Six years after Marjory's death, Bob married a long time family friend, Marjory Jacobson Weyrauch, 17 Aug 1985. Together they enjoyed their shared grandchildren, as well as travel, golf and vacations in Sanibel, Florida.
For most of his life, Bob was active in the Masons. He served as Past Master of Minneapolis Lodge #19 as well as the Minneapolis Scottish Rite where he attained the 33rd Degree. On 17 Sep 1993 he was presented with the HIRAM award from Minneapolis Lodge #19 of Masons. After Marjory's death in 1979, Bob worked almost full time without compensation at the Minnesota Masonic Home in Bloomington. Ed Martini, the Director of the Masonic Home, once said about Bob, "This is a man I came to admire and respect for his remarkable integrity. He made a tremendous impact on my life, and I feel lucky to have known him."
At the end of his life, Bob was pleased to accept a short period of hospice care there, before he succumbed to lung and liver cancer in Nov 2000. He requested memorials go to his church, Union Congregational; the Masonic Home; and Fraser School, a special needs school in Richfield, which was the Alma mater and employer of his granddaughter.
Bob was a wonderful man and a sterling role model for his sons and their children. He is deeply missed by all who knew him.
After graduating from Central High in 1932 he started work as a messenger boy for First Minneapolis Trust Company which consolidated with First National Bank of Minneapolis in 1933. Except for a couple of years in the army - combat infantry in Europe during WWII - he was with the bank 44 years retiring as vice president of the personal trust division of the First National Bank of Minneapolis in 1976.
Bob met Marjory Pillsbury for the first time in 7th grade in Minneapolis, although she too had been born in Aberdeen, SD. They welcomed two sons into the family and were wonderful parents, active in their children and grandchildren's lives. Although Bob thought his father had retired too early, he used to say that retiring at 62 was the smartest decision he ever made as it gave him and Marjory three years of retirement together before she passed away.
Six years after Marjory's death, Bob married a long time family friend, Marjory Jacobson Weyrauch, 17 Aug 1985. Together they enjoyed their shared grandchildren, as well as travel, golf and vacations in Sanibel, Florida.
For most of his life, Bob was active in the Masons. He served as Past Master of Minneapolis Lodge #19 as well as the Minneapolis Scottish Rite where he attained the 33rd Degree. On 17 Sep 1993 he was presented with the HIRAM award from Minneapolis Lodge #19 of Masons. After Marjory's death in 1979, Bob worked almost full time without compensation at the Minnesota Masonic Home in Bloomington. Ed Martini, the Director of the Masonic Home, once said about Bob, "This is a man I came to admire and respect for his remarkable integrity. He made a tremendous impact on my life, and I feel lucky to have known him."
At the end of his life, Bob was pleased to accept a short period of hospice care there, before he succumbed to lung and liver cancer in Nov 2000. He requested memorials go to his church, Union Congregational; the Masonic Home; and Fraser School, a special needs school in Richfield, which was the Alma mater and employer of his granddaughter.
Bob was a wonderful man and a sterling role model for his sons and their children. He is deeply missed by all who knew him.
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