OBIT: Robert A. WHEELER, 2006, Somerset, Somerset County, PA

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WHEELER, Robert A.

Robert A. Wheeler, 96, Somerset, died Nov. 3, 2006, at home. Born March 10, 
1910, in Cumberland, Md., the son of Walter and Margaret (Kimes) Wheeler. 
Preceded in death by parents, wife, the former Evelyn Irene Day, who died Aug. 
6, 1977, and sister, Retta Robey. Beloved father of Mrs. Fred J. (Patricia A.) 
Bissert, Pittsburgh; grandchildren: David V. Forgey and wife Joann, Pittsburgh, 
Mrs. Jeffrey A. (Deborah A. ) Locke, Bainbridge, Ga.; great-grandchildren, 
Amanda and Rebecca Locke, Bainbridge, Ga.; step grand-children, Mrs. Bill 
(Elizabeth) Matthew, Chris Bissert, Mrs. Tom (Susie) Fischer, David Bissert and 
wife, Kim, Tim Bissert and wife, Lori; step great-grand-children, Johnathan and 
Jason Matthew, Kathryn and Kelsie Bissert and Peter and Matthew Bissert; and 
niece, Mrs. James (Peggy) Collie, Hancock, Md. Worked as an electrical engineer 
for the B&O and C&O railroads, retiring in 1972 from Huntington, W.Va. He 
enjoyed hunting and fishing and moved to Somerset in 1972 to pursue those 
hobbies, becoming a member of numerous hunting and fishing clubs. Member of 
First United Methodist Church, where he served on various committees and was 
chairman of St. John's Cemetery until recent years. Volunteered for Meals on 
Wheels and the Somerset Food Bank for more than 20 years. Friends received from 
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home, Somerset, 
where services will be conducted 10 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Patricia M. Nelson 
officiating. Interment, St. John's Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made 
to First United Methodist Church, 149 West Patriot St., Somerset, PA 15501 or 
Meals on Wheels, 235 West Church St., Somerset, PA 15501.

Daily American, November 6, 2006