Robert E. Wert

Robert Eugene Wert, age 90, of Kettering, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. He was born in Troy, Ohio on March 3, 1932, and graduated from Troy high school in 1950. He studied at Case Institute of Technology then transferred to The Ohio State University. He served in the U.S. Navy in the Korean War as a surveyor of locations for Navigation Beacons. In 1958 graduated from the University of Dayton, Civil Engineering, and a graduate 1961 from Ohio State University, Traffic Engineering. He worked 8 years as a traffic engineer for the City of Dayton, and 21 years as Head of the Traffic Engineering Department for the City of Kettering, Ohio, where he retired. After retirement he became Chief Traffic Engineer for Lockwood Jones and Beals Engineering firm "LJB, Inc." for a period of time.

He was a licensed Professional Engineer and Surveyor. An inventor, he is enshrined with a brick tile on the Dayton Inventors River Walk at Riverscape MetroPark (located on the corner across from the Engineers Club, Dayton, Ohio). In 1962, he invented the Gap timer, a device that recorded the time interval between moving vehicles in traffic, leading to safer traffic control.

He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Dayton Ohio for over 64 years.

Besides his love of engineering, he worked to provide housing for the mentally ill. Our Father was a kind man who would patiently listen and offer words of wise guidance. He was a pillar of strength for our family and always willing to help where needed.

He was preceded by the death of his father Cecil Lloyd Wert and mother Hazel Kunhle Wert, the husband of 19 years to the late Phyllis Schnell Wert, the husband of 39 years to the late Betty McCoy Wert, and his late stepdaughter Mimi Buckey.

He was a loving father to five daughters, ten grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren. Daughter, Sue Hundt (Ron), grandson Adam Hundt (Clayton), granddaughter, Marilee Howard (John), great grandchildren, Emma Howard and Aleeah Howard, granddaughter, Mollee Baxter (Grant), great grandchildren Parker Baxter and Callee Baxter, daughter, Joy McLean (Tom), grandchildren, Alyssa Mueller (Kevin), great grandchildren, Riley Mueller and Piper Mueller, granddaughter Annamarie McCready, step grandchildren Erin McLean Beck, Mary McLean and Philip McLean and daughter, Robin Carmichael (Roy). Stepdaughter, Candace Powers (William), grandchildren Chad Latta and Courtney Latta (Evan Davell), great grandchildren, Nala Spradling and Aruna Lou Latta.

Gathering of Friends & Family, Saturday, February 4, 2023, 10 to 11 am followed by a Memorial Service at 11am, at Tobias Funeral Home, Far Hills Chapel 5471 Far Hills Ave. at Rahn Rd. Dayton, OH 45429.

In Lieu of flowers donations can always be made to Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Ave., Dayton, OH 45420 or Friends of the Castle 133 N. Main St., Centerville, OH, 45459