Robert Joseph Flynn, 19272021 (aged 93 years)

Name
Robert Joseph /Flynn/
Given names
Robert Joseph
Surname
Flynn
Birth
Death of a mother
Death of a paternal grandfather

Event Description: St. Catherine's Cemetery, Valley City, North Dakota

Death of a paternal grandmother

Event Description: St. Catherine's Cemetery, Valley City, North Dak

Marriage of a parent
Marriage of a parent
Death of a wife
September 6, 1986 (aged 58 years)
Death of a father
October 30, 1986 (aged 58 years)
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Latitude: 41.850033 Longitude: -87.650055
Death of a sister
Death of a brother
Death
Burial
Family with parents
father
19001986
Birth: September 18, 1900 30 21 Tintah, Traverse County, Minnesota
Death: October 30, 1986Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
mother
19021930
Birth: March 2, 1902Genesceo, Sargent County, North Dakota
Death: November 13, 1930Genesceo, Sargent County, North Dakota
elder brother
Private
elder brother
Private
elder sister
19252005
Birth: January 10, 1925 24 22 Geneseo, Sargent County, North Dakota
Death: January 4, 2005Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota
14 months
elder brother
19262010
Birth: March 7, 1926 25 24 Sargent County, North Dakota
Death: January 26, 2010Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida
21 months
himself
19272021
Birth: November 22, 1927 27 25 Tintah, Traverse County, Minnesota
Death: June 14, 2021Columbia, Monroe County, Illinois
Father’s family with Helen Coon
father
19001986
Birth: September 18, 1900 30 21 Tintah, Traverse County, Minnesota
Death: October 30, 1986Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
stepmother
Marriage MarriageFebruary 6, 1960
Father’s family with Alma Anderson
father
19001986
Birth: September 18, 1900 30 21 Tintah, Traverse County, Minnesota
Death: October 30, 1986Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
stepmother
Marriage MarriageJanuary 31, 1948
Family with Carol F
himself
19272021
Birth: November 22, 1927 27 25 Tintah, Traverse County, Minnesota
Death: June 14, 2021Columbia, Monroe County, Illinois
wife
son
Private
son
Private
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
Shared note

Robert J. Flynn, 93 years of Columbia, IL, passed away on June 14, 2021 at Integrity Health Care of Columbia, IL. He was born November 22, 1927, in Tintah, MN, son of the late Francis and Eleanor, nee Reba, Flynn. He was married to the late Carol Flynn, whom he married September 9, 1949, in Page, ND.

Robert was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Columbia, IL, where he sang in the church choir. Knights of Columbus, and American Legion Post 338, where he volunteered as a member of the honor guard for many military funerals. He was an aeronautical engineer and had worked on the Apollo moon landing and take-off rocket system. He had served in the U.S. Marine Corp, and was a Veteran of WW II. He enjoyed flower gardening, playing dominoes and "politely" discussing politics.

Surviving are his sons, Daniel Flynn of Denver, CO, and James (Cheri) Flynn of Columbia, IL; his daughters, Lisa (Greg) Kenley of Benton, MO, and Julie Cope of Murfreesboro, TN; his four grandchildren, Austin Flynn, Nicholas Cope, Robert (Kaleigh) Cope, and John Flynn; two great-grandchildren, Rachel Rose Cope, and Ramsey Cope; along with other relatives and friends.

He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Diana Kelley; two grandchildren, Daniel Flynn, Jr., and Brian Dunn, and his brothers; John Flynn and Francis Flynn; along with a sister, Marjorie Peschel.

Interment will follow on Monday, in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO, with full military honors

Gravesite Details
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, MO