Robert L. Neff
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COLUMBUS, IND. – Robert L. Neff, 87,
of Columbus, passed away April 11,
2019, at his home.
Robert was born March 20,
1932, in Warsaw, the son of
Edward S. and Blanche Konkle
Neff. He married Rosemary
VanGilder on April 4, 1952.
Robert was a U.S. Army veteran, serving
his country during the Korean Conflict. He graduated
from Trine University, then Indiana University, obtaining a
master’s degree in engineering. Robert was employed by
Cummin’s Engine Company before striking out on his own
and founding Apex Tool Company. He was an avid animal
lover and a member of Hope Masonic Lodge #150,
Sandcreek Conservation Club, as well as the American
Legion Post #24.
Later in life, Robert loved to travel with his wife. He was
able to visit Vietnam, return to Korea and was able to fulfill a
lifelong dream of walking the sacred beaches of Normandy.
At the age of 85, Robert’s service to our country was honored
during his attendance on the Honor Flight to Washington
D.C., with his fellow veterans.
A Masonic memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug.
18, 2019, at the Jewell–Rittman Family Funeral Home,
Columbus. Friends may visit starting at 1 p.m. until time of
services. All are welcome to stay for the Masonic Memorial
service.
Survivors include his wife, Rosemary; children: Christine
B. (Doug) Pearcy, of Columbus; Debra (Paul Siwko-Bajon)
Neff, of Bloomington; and Fred (Ruth) Neff, of
Elizabethtown; and grandchildren, George William (Whitney
Snyder) Pearcy, and Micheal Douglas (Ciera Craft) Pearcy.
He was preceded in death by his parents, as well as a
granddaughter, Larissa Eve Neff.
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Memorials to the Bartholomew County Humane Society
or Our Hospice of South Central Indiana.
You are invited to light a virtual candle and send a message
to the family via the internet at
www.jewellrittman.com.
