Robert Emmett Farrell, age 83, passed away peacefully on a Tuesday, at St. Francis Hospital, with family by his side.
Bob was the son of Thomas and Mary (Holland) Farrell Jr. He was raised in Escanaba and was a 1958 graduate of Escanaba High School.
On July 3, 1958, Bob enlisted in the United States Navy where he served until his honorable discharge in July of 1962.
Upon his discharge, Bob returned home to Escanaba where on May 22, 1964, he was united in marriage to Sally Henderson and together the couple made their home, raised their family and spent the next 60 years together, in Escanaba.
Bob was employed as a public safety police officer at Escanaba Public Safety from 1970 until his retirement in 1996 at the rank of detective sergeant.
He and Sally spent many wonderful years with their family and grandchildren. Whether it was traveling throughout their retirement years or taking their evening car rides together, Bob and Sally seemed to have an inseparable love and a beautiful friendship that never went uncherished.
Bob enjoyed attending his grandchildren's events and spending quality time with them. He loved going to hunting camp, spending time with his sons and simply being at home with Sally. He will be deeply missed.
In addition to his loving wife Sally, Bob was survived by: sons, Steve (Deena) Farrell, Bill (Kristen) Farrell; grandchildren, Jacob (Sydnee) Farrell and Nicholas Farrell, Hattie and Harper Farrell; great-grandchild, Jackson Farrell; brother-in-law, Allen (Rosalind) Henderson; sister-in-law, Elaine (Vern) Erickson; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Bob was preceded in death by:parents, Thomas and Mary; brothers, John, James and Thomas Farrell; sisters, Mary Lou Peterson, Eva Mae Bingman, Shirley Farrell, Betty Norlund, Joyce Balthazore, Bernice Farrell, Dorothy Farrell, and Marilyn Wight.
Visitation at Christ the King Lutheran Church. Funeral services officiated by Pastor Lon Heider. Laid to rest in the Gardens of Rest Cemetery in Wells. Assisted by the Skradski Family Funeral Homes of Delta County.
Bob was the son of Thomas and Mary (Holland) Farrell Jr. He was raised in Escanaba and was a 1958 graduate of Escanaba High School.
On July 3, 1958, Bob enlisted in the United States Navy where he served until his honorable discharge in July of 1962.
Upon his discharge, Bob returned home to Escanaba where on May 22, 1964, he was united in marriage to Sally Henderson and together the couple made their home, raised their family and spent the next 60 years together, in Escanaba.
Bob was employed as a public safety police officer at Escanaba Public Safety from 1970 until his retirement in 1996 at the rank of detective sergeant.
He and Sally spent many wonderful years with their family and grandchildren. Whether it was traveling throughout their retirement years or taking their evening car rides together, Bob and Sally seemed to have an inseparable love and a beautiful friendship that never went uncherished.
Bob enjoyed attending his grandchildren's events and spending quality time with them. He loved going to hunting camp, spending time with his sons and simply being at home with Sally. He will be deeply missed.
In addition to his loving wife Sally, Bob was survived by: sons, Steve (Deena) Farrell, Bill (Kristen) Farrell; grandchildren, Jacob (Sydnee) Farrell and Nicholas Farrell, Hattie and Harper Farrell; great-grandchild, Jackson Farrell; brother-in-law, Allen (Rosalind) Henderson; sister-in-law, Elaine (Vern) Erickson; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Bob was preceded in death by:parents, Thomas and Mary; brothers, John, James and Thomas Farrell; sisters, Mary Lou Peterson, Eva Mae Bingman, Shirley Farrell, Betty Norlund, Joyce Balthazore, Bernice Farrell, Dorothy Farrell, and Marilyn Wight.
Visitation at Christ the King Lutheran Church. Funeral services officiated by Pastor Lon Heider. Laid to rest in the Gardens of Rest Cemetery in Wells. Assisted by the Skradski Family Funeral Homes of Delta County.
Robert Emmett Farrell, age 83, passed away peacefully on a Tuesday, at St. Francis Hospital, with family by his side.
Bob was the son of Thomas and Mary (Holland) Farrell Jr. He was raised in Escanaba and was a 1958 graduate of Escanaba High School.
On July 3, 1958, Bob enlisted in the United States Navy where he served until his honorable discharge in July of 1962.
Upon his discharge, Bob returned home to Escanaba where on May 22, 1964, he was united in marriage to Sally Henderson and together the couple made their home, raised their family and spent the next 60 years together, in Escanaba.
Bob was employed as a public safety police officer at Escanaba Public Safety from 1970 until his retirement in 1996 at the rank of detective sergeant.
He and Sally spent many wonderful years with their family and grandchildren. Whether it was traveling throughout their retirement years or taking their evening car rides together, Bob and Sally seemed to have an inseparable love and a beautiful friendship that never went uncherished.
Bob enjoyed attending his grandchildren's events and spending quality time with them. He loved going to hunting camp, spending time with his sons and simply being at home with Sally. He will be deeply missed.
In addition to his loving wife Sally, Bob was survived by: sons, Steve (Deena) Farrell, Bill (Kristen) Farrell; grandchildren, Jacob (Sydnee) Farrell and Nicholas Farrell, Hattie and Harper Farrell; great-grandchild, Jackson Farrell; brother-in-law, Allen (Rosalind) Henderson; sister-in-law, Elaine (Vern) Erickson; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Bob was preceded in death by:parents, Thomas and Mary; brothers, John, James and Thomas Farrell; sisters, Mary Lou Peterson, Eva Mae Bingman, Shirley Farrell, Betty Norlund, Joyce Balthazore, Bernice Farrell, Dorothy Farrell, and Marilyn Wight.
Visitation at Christ the King Lutheran Church. Funeral services officiated by Pastor Lon Heider. Laid to rest in the Gardens of Rest Cemetery in Wells. Assisted by the Skradski Family Funeral Homes of Delta County.
Bob was the son of Thomas and Mary (Holland) Farrell Jr. He was raised in Escanaba and was a 1958 graduate of Escanaba High School.
On July 3, 1958, Bob enlisted in the United States Navy where he served until his honorable discharge in July of 1962.
Upon his discharge, Bob returned home to Escanaba where on May 22, 1964, he was united in marriage to Sally Henderson and together the couple made their home, raised their family and spent the next 60 years together, in Escanaba.
Bob was employed as a public safety police officer at Escanaba Public Safety from 1970 until his retirement in 1996 at the rank of detective sergeant.
He and Sally spent many wonderful years with their family and grandchildren. Whether it was traveling throughout their retirement years or taking their evening car rides together, Bob and Sally seemed to have an inseparable love and a beautiful friendship that never went uncherished.
Bob enjoyed attending his grandchildren's events and spending quality time with them. He loved going to hunting camp, spending time with his sons and simply being at home with Sally. He will be deeply missed.
In addition to his loving wife Sally, Bob was survived by: sons, Steve (Deena) Farrell, Bill (Kristen) Farrell; grandchildren, Jacob (Sydnee) Farrell and Nicholas Farrell, Hattie and Harper Farrell; great-grandchild, Jackson Farrell; brother-in-law, Allen (Rosalind) Henderson; sister-in-law, Elaine (Vern) Erickson; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Bob was preceded in death by:parents, Thomas and Mary; brothers, John, James and Thomas Farrell; sisters, Mary Lou Peterson, Eva Mae Bingman, Shirley Farrell, Betty Norlund, Joyce Balthazore, Bernice Farrell, Dorothy Farrell, and Marilyn Wight.
Visitation at Christ the King Lutheran Church. Funeral services officiated by Pastor Lon Heider. Laid to rest in the Gardens of Rest Cemetery in Wells. Assisted by the Skradski Family Funeral Homes of Delta County.
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