Robert "Bob" John Blessing, Jr.
Robert "Bob" John Blessing, Jr. Obituary
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Robert "Bob" John Blessing, Jr.
August 2, 1924 — July 9, 2020
OBITUARY
Bob was born August 2, 1924, in South Bend, Indiana, raised in Chicago, Illinois, and passed away in Clovis, California on July 9, 2020. He graduated from Amundsen High School, the University of Illinois, and served as a signalman in the U.S. Navy during World War 2. Bob was a salesman in Chicago for General Fireproofing and a golf pro at Rob Roy Golf Course in Mt. Prospect, Illinois. Upon relocating to Fresno, California in 1963, he operated a miniature golf course, Golf World, and developed other buildings at Blackstone and Shaw. He married his high school sweetheart, Janice Mary Yates, on March 30, 1946, and later became the proud father of 2 daughters, Barbara Leigh Givens and Bonnie Jean Brown. He is also survived by 7 grandchildren: Maree Nickel, Aimee Ward, Laura Keith, Rob Givens, Heidi Lowery, Daniel Brown and Janice Berndt, and numerous great grandchildren. A private graveside service will be held at the Clovis Cemetery on July 16th for family only due to the COVID restrictions.
INTERMENT
Clovis Cemetery District
305 N. Villa, Clovis, California
RELATIVES
Wife: Janice Mary Yates Blessing (deceased)
Daughter: Barbara Givens
Daughter: Bonnie Brown
Granddaughter: Maree Nickel
Granddaughter: Aimee Ward
Granddaughter: Laura Keith
Grandson: Robert James Givens
Granddaughter: Heidi Lowery
Grandson: Daniel Brown
Granddaughter: Janice Berndt
Great Grandchildren: Numerous
Those we hold
most dear
never truly leave us;
they live on
in the kindnesses
they showed
and the love
they brought into our lives.
Isabel Norton
“May God touch you
with His healing hand
and give you the peace and comfort
you need to get through.”
Anon.
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