Robert D. Whitlinger, Jr.

Robert “Bob” D. Whitlinger, Jr., 93, of Marysville, KS, died Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Community Memorial Healthcare in Marysville. Visitation will be Sunday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, at Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville. Rev. Marilyn Sweet will officiate. Burial will be in the Immanuel Lutheran State Line Cemetery, north of Marysville. Bob was born July 25, 1921 at Hyde Park, PA, to Robert D., Sr., and Ruth (Fisher) Whitlinger. He worked as a crane operator for a steel mill and at Avery Label Company in California. In his younger years Bob enjoyed going fishing. Later he enjoyed playing games on the computer and painting beautiful landscapes. He was a loving father and grandfather and enjoyed his grandchildren. On August 29, 1941 he married Bertha Shellhammer at Apollo, PA. She survives. Other survivors include his three sons, Robert "Bob" D. Whitlinger III, Marysville, John Whitlinger, Galveston, TX, and Richard Whitlinger, Costa Mesa, CA; sisters, Marcia Ganyon, Arizona, and Lois Thomas, California; 12 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Fred Whitlinger and infant brother, Billy; sisters, Pat, Rita and Donna. A memorial fund has been established and will be designated later. Contributions may be sent in care of Kinsley Mortuary. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Robert D. Whitlinger, Jr., please visit our flower store.