Mayer, Robert Henry “Bob” Age 89, of Germantown, formerly of Wauwatosa. Passed away on Friday, July 17. He was born December 18, 1925 in Kiel, WI to Christian and Marie Mayer- one of 8 children. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II stationed on Okinawa. He met and married Willodene “Willy” Eversoll on November 19, 1949 and had 65 happy years together.
Bob worked most of his life as a top notch salesman. Later, he was employed by Snap-On Tools and retired from there in 1987 after his heart by-pass surgery. All of his married life, they enjoyed traveling with their children on vacations and weekends to all the states and Canada in their Airstream travel trailer. He was proud to serve as former President of the Wally Byam Travel Club, Wisconsin Unit. They have always treasured the memories of these trips as the high point in their lives. After retiring, he and Willy settled in LaBelle, FL and enjoyed a wonderful retirement making more cherished friends. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and loved the outdoors. Bob was known as “Mr. Fix-it” and enjoyed fixing anything that was broken. He worked 2 days a week at the local Ace Hardware in LaBelle and took great pride in helping other retirees with their problems. They returned to Wisconsin in 2009 to be closer to family and chose the friendly town of Germantown to live out their retirement.
He is survived by his wife, Willy and his children; Sue Voss (Mark McKee), Linda Gendrich (Mark Was), and Rob. Grandfather of Matt Gendrich and Luke Gendrich (Jenny). Great-grandfather of Owen, Nathan, Luke, Reese and Ryan. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters; Charlotte, Madonna, Imogene, Dolores, and his brother Francis. Further survived by his twin sisters Mildred Schuh, of Appleton and Marion Christel of Kiel.
In honoring Bob’s wishes there will be no funeral ceremony. He will be cremated and the family will have a celebration of his life at a later date at one of his favorite places, the Port Washington Harbor.
A special thanks to the skilled and caring staff at Community Memorial Hospital for their compassionate care.
Memorials, if so desired, may be made to The Lymphoma Society 200 S. Executive Dr. Brookfield, WI. 53005
