4. | Robert Leo "Bob" Hall (1.Joseph1) was born on 30 Dec 1923 in Warba, Itasca County, Minnesota; died on 18 Oct 2001 in Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota; was buried after 18 Oct 2001 in Itasca Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota. Other Events:
- Group: Hall Direct Descendant
- Group: Halls of Taunton - DNA Family 024
- 1930 Census: 16 Apr 1930, Warba, Itasca County, Minnesota
- Obituary: 21 Oct 2001, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota; Grand Rapids Herald Review
Notes:
Birth:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Robert Leo Hall [Robert L Hall]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 30 Dec 1923
Birth Place: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Father Name: Joseph A Hall
Mother Name: Nettie G Day
Death Date: 18 Oct 2001
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Jul 1940: Name listed as ROBERT LEO HALL; 07 Nov 2001: Name listed as ROBERT L HALL
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Ancestry.com. Web: Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934
Name: Robert Leo Hall
Birth Date: 30 Dec 1923
Birth Place: Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Father's Surname: Hall
Mother's Maiden Name: Day
Certificate Number: 1923-13298
Name: Hall, Robert Leo
Birth Certificate Index | Text | 1923-13298
Birth: December 30, 1923
County of Birth: Itasca County, Minnesota, United States
Mother's Maiden Name: Day
http://people.mnhs.org/finder/bci/1923-13298
Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family
Group:
Descendants of George Hall of Taunton, Massachusetts.
1930 Census:
ED 54, sheet 1A
Hall, Joe A. Head M W 30 Md 18 MN MO MN Farmer - General Farming
---, Grace W. Wife F W 29 Md 17 MO MO MO
---, Archibald F Son M W 10 S MN MN MO
---, Kenneth G, Son M W 8 S MN MN MO
---, Robert L. Son M W 6 S MN MN MO
Obituary:
Robert L. "Bob" Hall
Dec. 30, 1923 - Oct. 18, 2001
Robert L. "Bob" Hall, 77, Grand Rapids, died Thursday Oct. 18, 2001 at his home from colon cancer.
He was born Dec. 30, 1923, to Joseph and Grace Hall of Warba. He grew up in Warba and attended school in Warba and Grand Rapids. In September, 1943, he joined the Army Air Corps an served on B-24 bombers as a radio operator and gunner until March 1946. While in the service he attended Michigan State University. He met Dorothy Whitener at a USO dance and they were married Jan. 26, 1946 in Fort Worth, Texas. Following his discharge, he moved to Warba and worked as a station agent and telegraph operator for the Great Northern Railroad for 22 years. During this time, he also repaired radios and televisions in the area and served as mayor of Warba for 10 years. In 1960, he returned to college, attended Itasca Community College and the University of Minnesota, Duluth and graduated with an English major and master's degree in literature. He moved to Grand Rapids in 1964 and taught a short time at Grand Rapids Middle School and High School. He then taught English at Itasca Community College for 21 years, retiring in 1987.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; two daughters, Karen Tarbuck Nelson, Minneapolis and Kristi Ferraro, Grand Rapids; two brothers, Archie, Warba and Kenneth, El Cajon, Calif.; three grandchildren, Steven Tarbuck of Gallatin, Tenn., Kathryn Nelson and Megan Ferraro; and two great-grandchildren.
Services: Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 11 a.m. at Community Presbyterian Church. Visitation is Monday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the church.
Burial: Itasca Calvary cemetery, Grand Rapids, with military honors.
Arrangements by Libbey Funeral Homes, Grand Rapids.
Died:
Name: Hall, Robert Leo
Death Certificate Index | Text | 2001-MN-530457
Death: October 18, 2001
County of Death: Itasca County, Minnesota, United States
Mother's Maiden Name: DAY, Date of Birth: 12/30/1923 00:00:00, Place of Birth: MINNESOTA
http://people.mnhs.org/finder/dci/2001-MN-530457
Robert married Dorothy "Dot" Whitener on 26 Jan 1946 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. Dorothy was born on 21 Nov 1925 in Dawson, Navarro County, Texas; died on 22 Nov 2014 in Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota; was buried after 22 Nov 2014 in Itasca Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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