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Robert C. Bastock

Birth
Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Death
2003 (aged 74–75)
Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Burial
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Robert J. Bastock
Published: Wednesday, March 05, 2003
Morning Journal

He was born July 18, 1928, in Lorain, where he was a lifelong resident.

He was a graduate of Lorain High School and attended Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, where he belonged to the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity.

Bastock served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He attained the rank of sergeant and was a tank commander in the 9th Infantry Regiment. He received the World War II Victory Medal.

He was employed as a United States Postal Service letter carrier, retiring from the Sheffield Lake branch after 31 years in 1984.

He was a life member of the American Slovak Club and AMVETS Post 47, Lorain, and a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers. He enjoyed televised sports, especially football.

Survivors include his sons Michael R. and Brian C. Bastock, both of Lorain, and Robert C. Bastock Jr. of Amherst; brother, Del Bastock of Lorain; and two granddaughters. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary (nee Captain), in 2000; and parents John and Margaret (nee Szabo) Bastock in 2000.

Private services will be held at Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel, Lorain. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery

Robert J. Bastock
Published: Wednesday, March 05, 2003
Morning Journal

He was born July 18, 1928, in Lorain, where he was a lifelong resident.

He was a graduate of Lorain High School and attended Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, where he belonged to the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity.

Bastock served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He attained the rank of sergeant and was a tank commander in the 9th Infantry Regiment. He received the World War II Victory Medal.

He was employed as a United States Postal Service letter carrier, retiring from the Sheffield Lake branch after 31 years in 1984.

He was a life member of the American Slovak Club and AMVETS Post 47, Lorain, and a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers. He enjoyed televised sports, especially football.

Survivors include his sons Michael R. and Brian C. Bastock, both of Lorain, and Robert C. Bastock Jr. of Amherst; brother, Del Bastock of Lorain; and two granddaughters. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary (nee Captain), in 2000; and parents John and Margaret (nee Szabo) Bastock in 2000.

Private services will be held at Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel, Lorain. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery



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