Robert A. Gross
June 17, 1923-May 31, 1992
Niles Daily Star, Monday, June 1, 1992, page 2, col. 5-7, microfilm Niles District Library
Robert A. Gross
1923-1992
Purple Heart recipient
Funeral services for Robert A. Gross, 68, of 1931 River Bluff Road, Niles, are Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home by Pastor Ralph Pletcher of Niles.
Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Gross died Sunday at 12:38 p.m. at Lee Memorial Hospital in Dowagiac, following an extended illness.
Born June 17, 1923, in South Bend, Ind., he was a lifetime resident of this area.
On July 12, 1951, in Buchanan, he married the former Dora M. Hart, who survives.
Gross, a general laborer, was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a recipient of the Purple Heart.
Gross was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans, Amon Brothers No. 55.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include a daughter, Patricia Gross of Niles; a son, Robert J. Gross of Fort Worth, Texas; two grandchildren; three sisters, Dorothy Demos, Betty J. Bolden and Rosemary Coffinger, all of Niles; three brothers, Dale Gross, Donnie Gross and Sylvester Gross, all of Niles.
He was preceded in death by a son, Daniel Gross, on May 4, 1981, and three brothers.
Friends may call on Tuesday from 2 to 3 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home.
A flag presentation will follow the funeral. John McLaughlin will officiate.