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Robert R. Kendall, 89
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10/19/2012 9:17:00 AM
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On the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, Robert R. Kendall of Troy passed away quietly at Robert Packer Hospital with his family at his side. He was 89 years of age. Born at Cedar Ledge, Canton Township, on Jan. 25, 1923, he was the son of Floyd and Hattie (Chaapel) Kendall. At a young age Bob's family moved to South Williamsport where he graduated from South Williamsport High School with the Class of 1942. While in high school, Bob served as drum major for the marching band and was responsible for creating the school's Mountie logo. With the onset of the Second World War he served our country in the U.S. Army attached to the 1344th Engineers. After the war, Bob returned to Bradford County residing first in Canton and later Troy. While in Canton, Bob stopped into a local pharmacy to purchase a pipe, returning the next day to complain that it didn't smoke satisfactorily. Irene Wheeler, the young lady behind the counter, exchanged the pipe for another and before long romance was in the air. Bob and Irene were married June 1, 1947. They shared sixty-five years and raised a daughter. Bob worked for a while as an agent for Metropolitan Life Insurance, and eventually purchased the Pierce Insurance Company. Later, Bob expanded his scope of business interests to include Kendall Real Estate and Appraisals. No matter where Bob called home he was a civic minded individual who gave back to his community selflessly. He was a charter member of the Canton Ambulance Association, an active Canton fire fighter for many years and an ambulance driver in Troy as well as a Troy fire fighter. As a member of the Troy Rotary Club, Bob was awarded the Paul Harris Award. He as also a member of the Trojan Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons. He served on the Bradford County Planning Commission as well as on the boards of the Pierce Free Library and the Troy Community Hospital. He even reprised his role as drum major with the Troy Drum & Bugle Corps. Bob was also an accomplished woodworker, creating many useful and practical objects that he gave as gifts to friends and various local businesses. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was a man with an unshakable faith in the Lord and was a regular participant in the Christian fellowship at the Canton Church of Christ (Disciples). Bob was a kind, compassionate man who understood and empathized with, the trials and difficulties which others around him were experiencing. He was an honest man devoid of pretense. Never one to mince words or sugarcoat the truth, Bob always told it like it was.
He is survived by his wife, Irene; his daughter Susan (Jerry) May of Troy; sister Pauline Watts of Canton; grandchildren Rob (Jody) Spencer of Hanover, Mass., Rayna (Brock) Kitchen of Canton and Cara May of Troy; great-grandchildren Cooper Kitchen, Isaiah May, Cole Spencer, Kendall Kitchen and McKenzie Spencer. Special thanks to Anne Bryan for two years of wonderful care. He as preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Hattie Kendall, brothers Lawrence and Floyd Kendall and sisters Winogene Mallory, Harriet Spencer and Margaret Ameigh.
Calling hours will be 6 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Church of Christ (Disciples) of Canton. A celebration of Bob's life will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. with Pastor Bonnie Browning and Rev. David B. Morris officiating. Interment will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Troy. Professional services entrusted to Morse & Kleese Funeral Home Inc., Canton.
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