Robert S. Vittum

Robert (Bob) S. Vittum, 86, died Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at the Hospice House in Dade City Florida. He was born February 17, 1924 in Muskogee OK. He moved to Bryant Pond Maine as a small boy with his family and graduated from the Woodstock High School in that area.

He was a world war II veteran, serving in the Air Force from 1943 - 1945. He flew 61 missions over Africa, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, France, Greece and Italy. After the war he went to work for the R. J .Reynolds, Tobacco Company for 36 years until his retirement in 1981. He moved to Florida after retirement but continued to come to Maine in the summer. He spent many winters in Old Mexico and just loved every minute of it. He did a lot of traveling in his many motor homes over the years.

Bob will be missed by his loving family and many, many wonderful friends.

Bob was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Littlefield Vittum in 1976, his second wife, Mary Cormier Vittum in 1998, his father, Benjamin, his mother, Helen Cushman Vittum, his brother, Benjamin who at the age of 16 drowned in a skating accident, another brother, Brother Richard, his sister, Elaine Vittum Keblers, and his sister, Helen Vittum Doyen.

He is survived by his loving wife, Elaine Onufer-Vittum of Dade City, Florida, her four children, Kathy Whitman, of Tampa FL., Laurie Onufer of Hillsboro, N.H., Mark Onufer and wife, Jayne of South Salem, N.Y. and Janet Uzcategui and husband, Marco of Seffner, FL.; three grandchildren, Terry Whitman Settle and husband, Patrick, and their daughter, Emily, Donald W. Whitman and wife, Gywnne, and Marco A. Uzcategui.

Bob is survived by his only daughter, Deborah Bradley and husband, Dave of Chandler, AZ.; three grandchildren, Crystal Frazier and husband, Jeff, Melissa Templin and husband, Jim, Michael Thurston and wife, Tracy; eight great-grandchildren, Ryan & Stephanie Frazier, Jeremy and Madison Templin , Steven, Alyssa, Alexis and Michaela Thurston all from Niagara, Falls, N.Y.

Bob has three step children by his wife, Mary, Patrick Cormier and wife, Terri of Ellsworth of ME., Pamela Cormier Callen and husband, Larry of Oaklawn, IL., Paula Cormier Locke and husband, Gary of Zephyrhills, FL., and Paula’s son, Wesley Campbell and wife, Carolyn and baby, Kathryn.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to: HPH Hospice, 37441 Clinton Ave. Dade City, FL. 33525.

Arrangements were made under the direction of Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home, 7950 131st Street North, Seminole, FL 33776 / 727-391-0121.