He was born in Peru, IN on November 18, 1924 the son of Donald and Helen Murphy Eldridge. Bob married Dorothy Schmidt at St. John's Lutheran Church in Peru on December 11, 1944 and she survives.
Bob was a 1942 graduate of Peru High School, a US Navy WWII Veteran and a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. He was employed by Fisher Body in Marion retiring in 1989.
Bob was a member of the Miami County VFW Post 2067, Glen Owens American Legion Post 14 and the Peru Maennerchor. An avid fisherman, Bob was most passionate and dedicated to his family, epically watching the grandchildren's sporting events. In a quiet and unassuming manner, he placed his God and his family above all else in his life.
Surviving in addition to his wife, Dorothy, are daughters Sheri Moore of Logansport and Darcy Ashby and her husband Bruce of Logansport; a son, Richard Eldridge of Peru; a daughter-in-law Carol Eldridge of Logansport; a sister Betty Renshaw of TX; grandchildren Rob Moore, Melissa Robertson, Karrie Smith, Jennifer Sweet, Jeffrey Eldridge, Rich Eldridge, Ryan Eldridge, Tonya Bartholomew, Tisha Larkin, Tina Archer, Shane Dennis, Jeremy Dennis, Josh Ulery, Allison Ashby, Cale Ashby and Ethan Ashby and several great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Robert Jeffrey Eldridge.
He was born in Peru, IN on November 18, 1924 the son of Donald and Helen Murphy Eldridge. Bob married Dorothy Schmidt at St. John's Lutheran Church in Peru on December 11, 1944 and she survives.
Bob was a 1942 graduate of Peru High School, a US Navy WWII Veteran and a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. He was employed by Fisher Body in Marion retiring in 1989.
Bob was a member of the Miami County VFW Post 2067, Glen Owens American Legion Post 14 and the Peru Maennerchor. An avid fisherman, Bob was most passionate and dedicated to his family, epically watching the grandchildren's sporting events. In a quiet and unassuming manner, he placed his God and his family above all else in his life.
Surviving in addition to his wife, Dorothy, are daughters Sheri Moore of Logansport and Darcy Ashby and her husband Bruce of Logansport; a son, Richard Eldridge of Peru; a daughter-in-law Carol Eldridge of Logansport; a sister Betty Renshaw of TX; grandchildren Rob Moore, Melissa Robertson, Karrie Smith, Jennifer Sweet, Jeffrey Eldridge, Rich Eldridge, Ryan Eldridge, Tonya Bartholomew, Tisha Larkin, Tina Archer, Shane Dennis, Jeremy Dennis, Josh Ulery, Allison Ashby, Cale Ashby and Ethan Ashby and several great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Robert Jeffrey Eldridge.
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