Robert E. "Bob" Whitmoyer

Robert E. "Bob" Whitmoyer, age 69, of Wooster, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday morning, March 12th, 2011 following a courageous battle with cancer, at his residence where he was surrounded by his loving family. Memorial services will be Sunday, 5:00 p.m. at Grace Brethren Church, 4599-A Burbank Rd., Wooster. Visitation will be 2 hours (3:00 - 5:00) prior to and then for a time of food following services at the church. Custer-Glenn Funeral Home in Wooster is privileged with serving the family. Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to: Hospice and Palliative Care of Greater Wayne County, 2525 A. Back Orrville Rd., Wooster, Ohio 44691. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at: www.custerglenn.com. Bob was born on September 12, 1941 in Muncy, PA. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1958 - 1962 as a Medical Corpsman. He married Patsy C. Allen on October 20, 1962, while she worked as a nurse as he went to graduate school. He graduated from Iowa State University in 1969 with a Masters of Science Degree and then worked for the next 31 years and as the head of the Electron Microscope Laboratory at the Ohio State University's, (O.A.R.D.C.) Ohio Agricultural Research and Developmental Center in Wooster. During that time, he co-authored many papers and studies regarding a multitude of advancements in agricultural research throughout the world. He also ran the OARDC's Centennial Celebration and was instrumental in creating OARDC's historical museum. As part of that effort, Bob created the "View of the Tower" and was a major contributor to "Seeds of Change", publications regarding OARDC's history and successes. Outside of work Bob was active in many different areas. He was an accomplished musician. He was a blacksmith and would perform demonstrations for various groups. He built an entire machine shop in his backyard from sand casted parts that he poured by hand. As part of his sand casting endeavor , in 1986 Bob authored, "Ornamental Metal Casting" which was sold around the world. In his shop, he would rebuild engines, created devices and repaired tractors. He was also one of the founders for the first Buckeye Book Fair. In 1999 Bob was inducted into the Hughesville Hall Of Fame due to his many successful accomplishments. He was a longtime contributor to various online user groups like Bowlens Tractors. Bob's greatest pride, outside of his family, was his service on the Wooster Community Hospital Board of Directors for the past 27 years helping the hospital to become recognized nationally as one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation for the past three years. In addition to his loving wife of 48 years, he is survived by a son, Steve (Agnieszka) Whitmoyer of Racine, Wisconsin; a daughter, Andrea (Richard) Quisenberry of Springfield, Ohio; 7 grandchildren, Ashley, Holley, Bianca, Malik and Darius Quisenberry, Elise and Alan Whitmoyer a great-granddaughter, Jayda Cooper and his faithful canine companion for the last 3 years, "Zoey". He is preceded in death by his parents, Smith Leroy Whitmoyer and Vivian ( McCarty) Whitmoyer-Brittain.

Robert E. "Bob" Whitmoyer

September 12, 1941 - March 12, 2011