Robert Bolser

Robert C. Bolser "Bear"

Age 66 and formerly of Wilmington, passed away January 18, 2013 in the Philippines.

Born April 27, 1946 in Hamilton, Ohio, Robert was a son of the late Robert H. and Guyalene Eads-Bolser. He attended Garfield High School and Lakota High School in Ohio. On October 12, 1963 Bob married Linda Ann Cummins, prior to entering into the United States Army. He continued on to serve in the United States Air Force until 1971, and was a Vietnam Veteran. After his honorable discharge from service, Bob gained employment with the start up crew at the new Mobil Oil Refinery in Joliet, from where he retired in 1996, as an electronic instrument and boiler specialist. Bob was a real estate agent, and sold locally for both Bale Realty and Pro Real Estate. He also worked as a free lance operator, creating training manuals for various oil refineries, which took him overseas, where he traveled to Kuwait and Qatar. Though later in his life Bob settled in the Philippines, he will be remembered as community oriented at heart. Bob spent some of the happiest time of his life in Wilmington during the baseball and football seasons. He loved coaching baseball, as well as getting involved with all of the excitement of the Wilmington Wildcat Football aside his children.

Bob leaves behind four beautiful children: Tina Bolser of Aurora, Melissa (Tony) Mancuso and Robert (Alicia) Bolser, both of Wilmington and Leah (Martin) Coronado of Shorewood; three beautiful grandchildren: Taylor Mancuso, Makenzie Mancuso and Brock Bolser; the mother of his children Linda Bolser; two sisters: Robin Crank of Missouri and Connie Breedlove of Indiana and several nieces and nephews.

Cremation rites have been accorded and a family memorial with full military honors will be held in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood.

The family will receive friends on Friday March 15, 2013 between the hours of 6:00PM and 8:00PM at Freitag-Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Home, 700 East Kahler Road in Wilmington.

Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in Bob's memory to the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Memorial Squad, 20953 West Hoff Road, Elwood, Illinois 60421.

Friends may sign the online guestbook or send private condolences to the family by logging onto: www.FRBfuneral.com

Memorial arrangements and services have been made under the direction and care of Matthew R. Baskerville, CFSP. (815/476-2181)