Herrin- Robert L. Unger, 75, died at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April l6, 2002 at Herrin Hospital with his family at his side.
Mr. Unger was born August l5, l926 in Royalton, IL to Monroe and Anna Unger. He married Mildred Klope November 23, l967 in Marion, IL. She survives of Herrin.
He worked at Olin Corporation where he met his wife Mildred and then retired from Diagraph Bradley in the Production Department. He was a Protestant. He was an Army Veteran of the Korean War and completed a 20-year career with the U. S. Army.
Survivors:
Wife - Mildred Unger - Herrin
Daughter and son in law - Melinda and Don Nay, Tucson, AZ
Daughter and son in law - Gayla and Charles Martie - Elkville, IL
Daughter - Nancy Dennison - California
Daughter and son in law - Andrea and Bret Lineberry - Herrin
Son and dtr in law - Roger and Sara Tolbert - Herrin
Son - Brian Unger - Tucson, AZ
14 grandchildren
12 great grandchildren
Brother - Bill Unger - Elgin, IL
Two sisters- Carmen and Evelyn - Maryland
His parents preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p. m. on Friday, April l9, and 2002 at Johnson Hughes Funeral Home in Herrin. Rev Don Colson will officiate. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Worley Cemetery in Marion, IL.
Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Research Foundation and will be accepted at the funeral home.
For more information or to sign the memorial guest register please visit hughesfuneralhomes.com