Kootenai County ID Archives Obituaries.....Casemore, Robert F. "Bob" December 6, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K T bluewolf@onemain.com December 27, 2005, 11:29 pm Coeur d'Alene Press - The Daily Bee Robert "Bob" Casemore, 90 Robert F. "Bob" Casemore, 90, passed away Dec. 6, 2005, in Coeur d'Alene. Born in Highland Park, Mich., June 30, 1915, he leaves behind his wife Rosemarie, son Rick and daughter-in-law Nancy, of Coeur d'Alene. His other son, David, lives in New York. Bob also has two grandchildren and six great- grandchildren in California. Bob and Rosemarie have been residents of Coeur d'Alene for 2-1/2 years, relocating here from Michigan in 2003. Bob and Rosemarie celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last April at the Fairwinds Retirement Community, where they live. More than 70 friends and family members turned out for a wonderful party. Bob worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps before being drafted into World War II. He proudly served his country for five years in the South Pacific. Bob and Rosemarie were married in 1945 in Detroit. Bob graduated from Wayne State University with a bachelor's degree in sociology. He was retired from the Army with the rank of Lt. Colonel. Bob was a writer by profession. His career included working for an advertising agency where he wrote ad copy and Technical Sales Training manuals for the auto industry. He was also an accomplished author. He published numerous fiction novels and several plays. He loved the theater and was always involved in some aspect of the nearest local Community Theater Group. Bob enjoyed both acting and directing. One of his plays, "Back to the Blanket," was recently read aloud by the Lake City Players in Coeur d'Alene. Bob was a member of the Western Writers of American and the Idaho Writers Club. A military memorial service in his honor was held Dec. 11 at the Fairwinds Retirement Community. Additional Comments: Coeur d'Alene Press - The Daily Bee Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho <> Volunteer submission - No relation to the deceased. No other information available from submitter. 21 December 2005 (obits posted from 07 December - 20 December 2005) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/kootenai/obits/c/casemore1261gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/idfiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb