Robert Lewis Meyer

Robert L. “Bob” Meyer, 94, of Marblehead, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022. One month short of 95, he was born April 6th, 1927 in Mansfield, Ohio, the son of Katherine (Kollin) and Lewis Meyer. He married Wanda Young in 1967 and they spent 32 years together until she preceded him in death September 5, 1999.

Bob grew up and spent most of his youth as a choir boy and boy soprano in the Episcopal Church in Mansfield, Ohio. In high school, he was active in drama and for competition acted out every single character in a scene from Arsenic and Old Lace where he won state honors. At 18, Robert enlisted in the Navy in 1945, and instead of walking in his graduation, went to basic training in Florida. He then worked as an aviation electrician in Annapolis during the final months of World War Two. After completing his service in the Navy, he went to Ohio University and earned his bachelor’s degree in Education. Although always a teacher and lifelong learner at heart, he chose a different path than classroom teaching and instead in 1953 went to work for the Civil Service at the depot in Shelby, Ohio, and traveled to Japan and Korea to help decommission military bases. In 1953, he also bought a small parcel of property in Marblehead, Ohio, built a place to stay, and proceeded to spend the rest of his life loving nothing more than a good day on the lake with his fishing pole and a dinner of fresh walleye and beer.

After  20 years of work for the Newark Air Force Station he retired in 1983. Then, in 1986, he proudly opened his own company, Viking Systems, in Johnstown, Ohio, and for 10 years contracted with the government to produce calibration equipment for airplanes.

Bob was a storyteller and all who met him were regaled with tales of a life fully lived. He was joyful when in 1967 his daughter MaryKatherine was born, and amazed and blessed when his wife told him they were expecting another daughter, Margaret, in 1969. Bob loved being a father and often spoke of how proud he was of ‘his girls’. His laughter, mischief, generosity, and respect made him mutually loved by everyone who met him - especially his nurses and caregivers. He was a philosopher, a lover of the mythic, a bright light, and a strong believer in non-violence who felt Martin Luther King, Jr’s stance on the principle of love was the best way forward for humanity.

He is survived by his daughter MaryKatherine Meyer and her partner Robert DuBeau, his daughter Margaret Meyer and her husband Pete Sanford, his step sons, Fred, Mark, and Rodney Hall (deceased), his granddaughter Madalyn and her husband Mitch Ogburn, his grandson Grant Bragalone and the Metcalf and Zody families. He was preceded in death by his sister Thelma (Meyer) Metcalf in 2006.

There will be no memorial or burial service, but there will be a Celebration of Life (date to be announced). He will be cremated then interred next to his wife, Wanda, at Mansfield Memorial Park. He was deeply loved by many and will be missed.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com . The Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home and Crematory, Port Clinton Chapel, assisted the family with arrangements.