Robert Bob Paul Kilian

KILIAN, Robert P. “Bob”, age 98 a lifelong resident of Dayton, Ohio, passed away Friday, August 18, 2017. He was the son of the late Albert and Emma Kilian. Bob was a member of Epiphany Lutheran Church for the past 58 years and a 60 year member of the Freemasons of Ohio belonging to George L. Marshall Lodge in Centerville. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Marjorie; wife, Clarene; daughters, Peggy and Molly; and brothers, Dick and Ed. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; his younger brother, Bill; sons, Bob (Andrea) and Tom (Chris); extended family, Amy (Jeff) Wonser, Marcia (Kenny) Eagle, and Gail (A.B.) Jennings; grandchildren, Kara (Sean), Gretchen (Brian), Bethany, and Daniel (Susan); and 7 great grandchildren who affectionately referred to him as “SuperGramps”. Bob graduated from the engineering program at General Motors Institute in the class of 1940; going on to work at Delco Products in Dayton. He subsequently worked in tool design at both Majestic Tool and Die and East Dayton Tool and Die prior to a 38 year career as a sales engineer for Techneering Sales Inc.; retiring at age 75 in 1993. Bob served as a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Army Ordinance Corp for the period 1944-1946 serving in Aberdeen, Maryland and Italy. Until the end, Bob loved meeting his friends for breakfast over a cup of coffee to discuss the latest issues of the day. He could always be counted on to have a joke or two to tell. He looked for any excuse to take family members out to dinner for birthday celebrations or as his way of saying thanks for any number of small favors one may have done for him. The family would like to thank the staff at Miami Valley Hospital for his excellent care. Visitation will be Thursday, August 24th, at Epiphany Lutheran Church, 6430 Far Hills Avenue, from 10:00 until 11:30 am, with service to follow. Burial David's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Epiphany Lutheran Church Pantry. Condolences may be made to www.tobiasfuneralhome.com