Robert Leo Hoover, 76, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, formerly of Wabash, died at 8:22 a.m., Monday, April 23, 2018 at his home. He was born May 23, 1941 in Delphi, Indiana to Frank and Dorothy (Monnett) Hoover.
Bob was a 1959 graduate of Huntington Catholic High School. He married Jean Boardman at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Wabash, on November 24, 1962. He was the store manager at Clark’s Finer Foods in Wabash for 30 years and also worked seven years at Lewis Bakery/Holsum Bread in Fort Wayne. Bob was a volunteer for the Community Cupboard Food Pantry at the Winchester Senior Center and in 2009 received the Key to the City of Wabash. He was a member of Resurrection Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne. He enjoyed working, playing golf, and watching baseball on television. Bob lived in Wabash 64 years, before moving to Fort Wayne in 2009.
He is survived by his wife, Jean Hoover of Fort Wayne; two sons, Shawn Hoover of Fort Wayne, and Shane Hoover of Garrett, Indiana; two grandchildren, Haley Hoover and Hayden Hoover, both of Fort Wayne; and his sister, Joyce Robison of Lafayette, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor Will Smith officiating. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home. Inurnment will be in the Chapel of Remembrance Mausoleum at Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash.
Preferred memorial is Community Cupboard at Winchester Senior Center.