Robert was predeceased his wife of 59 years, Merilyn (Downs) Eaton; brothers, Laurence and Stephen Eaton and a sister, Suzanne Cranney.
Members of his family include his son, Robert M. Eaton; daughters, Gail Eaton Cote and her husband, Charles, Lynn Eaton and Jane Eaton Wolfe and her husband, Mark; grandchildren, Jamie Feinberg, Abigail E. Feinberg, Michelle C. Wetlaufer and her husband, Roscoe, Eaton Feinberg, Robert A. Feinberg, Scott E. Feinberg, Jonathan E. Cote and his wife, Sally Morris Cote, Richard N. Wolfe and Donovan G. Wolfe; great-grandchild, Charles P. Cote and close family friend, Geraldine Colburn.
