COUDERSPORT, PA- Robert D. “Bob” Grant, 92, of Coudersport,
formerly of Denver, Pa., passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, in UPMC
Cole, Coudersport.
Born on February 19, 1926 in Ephrata, he was a son of Earl
Eugene Sr. and Helen Dundore Grant. On
September 15, 1951 in the Reformed Church in Denver, he married Pauline
Sweigart, who passed away on August 25, 2012.
At the age 8 or 9, Bob worked in his father’s ice plant,
earning 75 cents a week and later he worked on his grandfather’s farm in
Goglersville during the summer.
He attended Reamstown School and later earned his GED. Bob enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the age of
17, serving on the USS New Orleans, a heavy cruiser, sailing in the South
Pacific, from February 9, 1944 to April 18, 1946. After the War, upon returning home in 1946,
he earned his pilot’s license. After his
service to his country, Bob was again employed by his father in the excavating
business. Later he established the Bob
Grant Well Drilling and Water Systems in Denver, Pa., retiring in early
1990’s. After retiring from his business,
Bob was not one to sit. He worked with a
building construction company, worked at Chemlawn and also was employed by a
cable provider subcontractor installing cable T.V. He also worked as a driver for Ezra Bieler in
Lancaster County.
Bob was a life member of the VFW. In 1960, Bob became a mason at Ephrata Lodge
#665 F. & A.M. and later in 1960 joined the Lodge of Perfection in
Lancaster. In 1961 he joined the Raja
Shrine in Reading where he was a Shriner’s clown. In 1961 Bob began serving on the Denver
Borough Council where he served for two 4-year terms.
Surviving are his daughter, Pat Northeimer of Coudersport; a
grandson, John Wesley Northeimer of Coudersport; a great-granddaughter,
Makenzie B. Northeimer of Coudersport; a brother, James (Thelma) Grant; and
many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and wife, Bob was predeceased by
two brothers, Kenneth Grant and Earl Grant Jr., along with his wife, Veona.
A memorial service honoring Bob’s life will be held at 11
a.m. on Saturday, October 6, 2018, at Christ Episcopal Church, 601 North Main
Street, Coudersport, with Mother Janis Yskamp, rector, officiating.
Members of Eulalia Lodge #342 F. & A.M. will conduct a
Masonic memorial service. Military
honors will be accorded by the Potter County Honor Guard. Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery,
Sinking Spring.
A time of fellowship and a luncheon will follow the services
at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in Bob’s name may be made to
the American Cancer Society; to a Shriners Hospital for Children, 1645 W. 8th
Street, Erie, PA 16505; or to the Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, 1 Masonic
Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022.
Bob’s family has entrusted his care to Kevin J. Dusenbury,
funeral director/owner of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home, Shinglehouse.
To express condolences or share a fond memory, or view a
video tribute of Bob, please visit www.virgillhowardfuneralhome.com.
