In Memory

Robert Weeks - Class Of 1948

Weeks, Robert "Bob" Of East Troy, WI, passed away January 24, 2012, at the age of 82, after battling lung cancer for several years. Bob was born September 1, 1929, in Milwaukee, WI, to Ralph and Wylma (Vesper) Weeks. Bob graduated from Washington High School in the Class of 1948. After graduation from high school and a stint in the Army, Bob graduated from the Milwaukee School of Engineering in 1951 and was employed at Johnson Controls in Milwaukee for 35 years. In 1951 Bob married Darline Simeone and had 3 children Scott (Hazel) of Canton, GA, David (Sandra) of Sheboygan, WI and Leeann (Jerome) Dey of Pewaukee, WI. In 1990, Bob and Avis (Pruefert) Bernau were married. Bob is survived by his wife Avis, 3 children and spouses, 3 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, 4 stepsons and spouses, 12 step-grandchildren, 15 step great-grandchildren and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Ralph, and sister-in-law Dorothy. Memorials to Caldwell United Methodist Church. Bob requested his body be donated to the Medical College of Wisconsin. (published in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on January 26,2012)