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Robert Kouts - Class Of 1939 VIEW PROFILE

Robert Kouts

 

Robert R. Kouts
July 22, 1921 - July 30, 2002

Robert R. Kouts, 81, of South Bend, Ind., passed away on Tuesday, July 30, in Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center. Mr. Kouts was born on July 22, 1921, in South Bend to Hazel and Edward Kouts who preceded him in death. On Jan. 21 ,1943, in Portsmouth, Va., he married Edith M. Smith, who also preceded him in death.

He is survived by his children, Rebecca M. (Denzil) Watson of Argos, Ind., Deborah L. Thar-Miller and her husband, Donald Miller of Fort Myers, Fla., and Robert R. (Martha) Kouts II of Texas: three grandchildren, Allen R. Watson, U.S. Navy, Fort Mead, Md., Leigh (Clint) Strand of Cape Coral, Fla., and Sarah (B.A.) Stewart of Indiana: and by three great-grand-children, Leigh A. Stewart of Indiana, and Cody and Shavelle Strand of Cape Coral.

Bob served in the Navy during World War II, and retired from the Bell Telephone Company after 43 years.

Bob was a paid-up for life member of American Legion Post #50 where he served as past 3rd district commander, as well as the past commander of Post 50. He was on the Indiana State Executive Committee of American Legion Baseball and the manager of the 1977 American Legion of the 1977 American Legion World Series Champion Baseball team from Post 50. He was a life member of V.F.W. Post #1167, the 40/8, Chain-O-Lakes Conservation Club, Telephone Pioneers, St. Joe's Young Men's Club, F.O.P., the West Side Democratic Club, and served on several mayoral committees.

Funeral services will be held at 10 am. Saturday, Aug. 3, in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive, South Bend. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today, Aug. 2, in the funeral home.

Bob and Edith had traveled extensively throughout the United States over the last 20 years, always taking time to "stop and smell the roses." 

Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com, and FindAGrave.com

11/19/2023 EJS

 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92297079/robert-russell-kouts



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