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Robert James Kolar Sr
Robert James Kolar Sr., 83, of Austintown, Ohio, passed away on Monday
afternoon, June 19, 2017, at St. Elizabeth Health Center.
Robert was born Jan 1, 1934, in Worthington (Yellow Dog), Pa., the son of Vinko
and Mary (Peterson) Kolar.
Robert was a 1951 graduate of Worthington West Franklin High School, where he
lettered in baseball and basketball.
From 1953 to 1956, Robert served in the U.S. Army, stationed in occupied Germany
with the Army Security Agency, from which he received several medals and
attained the rank of staff sergeant. He later attended Youngstown College.
Robert was a Cleveland Indians and Pittsburgh Steelers fan, and was an avid and
talented bowler and golfer. He bowled a 298 and shot three holes-in-one, the
most recent at nearly 80 years old. He also managed Austintown Little League
baseball when his sons were playing.
He was a charter member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Austintown, where he
attended adoration every Tuesday and was a collection counter. He made the
Youngstown Men's Cursillo 21 in 1974. He was also a member of the Saxon Club.
Robert worked in a Youngstown Steel Mill and then the U.S. Postal Service where
he retired after 30 years as manager of Budget and Accounting. For a short
while, he also worked evenings and weekends in a TV repair shop on Mahoning
Avenue.
"Bob" leaves his wife of 26 years, the former Rochelle "Rae" Patton, whom he
married in 1991 at St. Patrick's Church; three sons, Robert Jr. (Juliee) of
Locust Grove Ga., Mark (Kelli) of Highlands Ranch, Colo., and Anthony (Danielle)
of Plainfield, Ill.; three grandsons, Ryan (Brittany), Harrison and Jack; three
granddaughters, Alexandra (Raymond) Bogdon, and Madison and Karagan Kolar; and a
great-grandson, Julian Bogdon. He also leaves three sisters-in-law, Cathy Kolar,
Gert Zell and Rita Patton.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers John and Jack; and sister
Katherine Barber.
Family and friends may call Thursday, June 22, 2017, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the
funeral home.
Prayers will begin Friday at 12:15 p.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes,
Austintown Chapel, 4303 Mahoning Ave., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at
1 p.m. at St. Joseph Church
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Church, 4545 New Road,
Austintown, OH 44515, or the Hope Center Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, P.O.
Box 733, Youngstown, OH 44501.
Arrangements by Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown, Oh. |
