Robert Bob Lees

Robert (Bob) Lees passed away peacefully on Friday, November 11 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. He will be greatly missed by family and friends. Bob lived most of his life in Perrysburg. He graduated from Perrysburg High School in 1951and married his high school sweetheart, Marilyn Grames, in August of that year. They were married for 17 years. He leaves behind children Richard (Lynda) Lees, Barbara (Michael) Katafias, and Julie (Robert) Kottenstette; grandchildren Jennifer (Barry) Beale, Kimberly Katafias, Angela (Craig) Theis; Robert Adam (Christina) Kottenstette, Thomas James Kottenstette, and Michael Lees; and four great grandchildren. Bob was preceded in death by his parents Harold H. and Edna Wolfe Lees, his sisters Dorothy Soldwich and Virginia Bellner, and his brothers Harold, Jr. and William. Bob lived a life of service. He served in the U.S. Naval Reserves, 35 years as a volunteer on the Perrysburg Fire Department rising to the rank of Captain, 36 years as a member of the Ohio Moose Association rising to the highest level of service, Pilgrim. He worked at the Neiderhouse Gulf Oil Station from high school until 1965 and tended bar at the Old Plantation Restaurant in Maumee until its closing. Along the way, he painted many homes and businesses in the Perrysburg area, learned carpentry and electrical wiring and started his own business. He finally retired in his 70’s to help his neighbors, mowing grass and blowing snow. Following Bob’s wishes, there will be no formal funeral services. He asked to be cremated and placed in Fort Meigs Cemetery. The family plans to have a celebration of life gathering for Bob at a later date. A notice will be placed in the local papers when the date and time have been decided. Memorials may be given in Bob’s name to either Mooseheart Child City and School, 255 West James J Davis Drive, Mooseheart, Mooseheart, IL 60539 or Moosehaven City of Contentment, 1701 Park Ave., Orange Park, FL 32073. The Maison-Dardenne-Walker Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. 501 Conant Street, Maumee, Ohio. Online condolences may be given at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com