Robert Lee Walter

1932 - 2015  (82 years)

• Name	Robert Lee Walter
  Born	16 Jan 1932	Suttons Bay, Suttons Bay Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Jan 2015	Suttons Bay, Suttons Bay Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, USA
  Buried	Saint Michael's Cemetery, Suttons Bay, Leelanau County, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I128313	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Frederick T. Walter,   b. 16 Nov 1889, Suttons Bay, Suttons Bay Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, USA ,   d. 22 Dec 1968, Suttons Bay, Suttons Bay Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Evelyn Marie Schaub,   b. 19 Feb 1897, Suttons Bay, Suttons Bay Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, USA ,   d. 22 Apr 1987, Northport, Leelanau Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1915	Michigan, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F42845	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther LeMaster,   b. 8 Jun 1933, Omena, Leelanau Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, USA ,   d. 8 Sep 2014, Suttons Bay, Suttons Bay Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	Oct 1954
  Children	1. Dorothy Marie Walter,   b. 31 Mar 1946,   d. 31 Mar 1946  (Age 0 years)   2. Doris Catherine Walter   3. Mark Anthony Walter   4. Matthew Robert Walter
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F54766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 16 Jan 1932 - Suttons Bay, Suttons Bay Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, USA Died - 4 Jan 2015 - Suttons Bay, Suttons Bay Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, USA Buried - - Saint Michael's Cemetery, Suttons Bay, Leelanau County, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Robert Lee Walter Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about removing the ads from this memorial... Birth: Jan. 16, 1932 Suttons Bay Leelanau County Michigan, USA Death: Jan. 4, 2015 Suttons Bay Leelanau County Michigan, USA SUTTONS BAY — Robert Lee Walter, 82, third generation farmer and lifetime resident of Suttons Bay, passed away at home on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, surrounded by his children. Bob, as everyone knew him, was born on Jan. 16, 1932 on the homestead farm to the late Frederick Walter Sr. and Evelyn (Schaub) Walter. Bob worked at Frigid Foods fruit processing plant as a teen where he met the love of his life, Esther. He also worked in Lansing at a car plant for a time. He was drafted into the Army in 1951, trained in El Paso, and was stationed in Mannheim, Germany during the Korean War. Upon his return in 1954, Bob married the former Esther Lemaster and they resided in the Suttons Bay area. Bob and Esther built the Walter Motel, which Esther ran while Bob worked at Purvis Bros. for 20 years. They had the opportunity to purchase the Ed Dumas farm and proceeded to move their 3 children to the cherry farm, which they farmed for the next 4 years. They then had the chance to purchase the homestead cherry farm from his older brother, Fred, and moved there in 1983, which they also farmed for the next 15 years. Bob was a lifelong member of the VFW Little Finger Post 7731. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He took many trips to Wyoming, S. Dakota for prairie dog hunting, and Canada. He was the last founding member of the 8-Ball Club in Curtis, MI, where he made countless trips over the Mighty Mac Bridge, (and before the bridge by ferry), for 50 years, hunting rabbits and deer while spending time with his closest friends. If you ever shared an afternoon with him listening to the dogs bringing the rabbit around or shared a lunch with him out in the “Deer Woods” then you were a close friend of Bob’s. He always enjoyed the simpler things in life – the outdoors, time with his grandsons and family, and a good dog that would hunt. Bob is survived by his children, Doris Walter and Matthew (Shelly) Walter; grandchildren, Luke Walter and Rob Walter; brother, Tom (Linda) Walter; sisters, Bernice Gustin and Pat (Bob) Forton. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Esther; son, Mark; and infant daughter, Dorothy; siblings, Johanna (Ben) Neimann, Fred (Winnie) Walter, Joseph Walter, Betty (John) Fatura, Sylvester “Bess” (Margaret) Walter, Mary (Ray) Moldenhauer, and Ralph (Leona) Walter; and brother-in-law, Fred Gustin. A gathering will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, with the rosary to be prayed at 7 p.m., at the Martinson Funeral Home of Suttons Bay. The Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10, at St. Michael’s Church of Suttons Bay. Burial will follow at St. Michael’s Cemetery. Father Leonard Paul will serve as celebrant. Memorials may be directed to St. Michael’s Church, P.O. Box 9, Suttons Bay, MI 49682 and/or to Munson Hospice, 1105 Sixth Street, Traverse City, MI 49684. Please share thoughts and memories with Bob’s family online at www.martinson.info. Family links: Spouse: Esther Margaret Walter (1933 - 2014) Burial: Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery Suttons Bay Leelanau County Michigan, USA GPS (lat/lon): 44.58257, -85.39295 Created by: Renee Record added: Jan 10, 2015 Find A Grave Memorial# 141157782 [S609] Michigan Marriages 1868 - 1925. Groom's Name: Frederick Walter Groom's Race: Groom's Age: 25 years Groom's Birth Date: 1890 Groom's Birthplace: Michigan Bride's Name: Evelyn Schaub Bride's Race: Bride's Age: 18 years Bride's Birth Date: 1897 Bride's Birthplace: Michigan Marriage Type: Marriage Date: 26 Jan 1915 Marriage Place: Lapeer, Michigan Groom's Father: George Walter Groom's Mother: Margaret Kielcher Bride's Father: Jacob Schaub Bride's Mother: Jane Kurt Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband: Film Number: 2342711 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number: 4209293 Image Number: 187 Reference Number: v 3 p 301 rn 1213 Collection: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925