Robert Joseph Griggs^[1]

1940 - 2006  (66 years)

• Name	Robert Joseph Griggs
  Born	28 Feb 1940	Dunkirk
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Jul 2006  [2]
  Person ID	I235908	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Aubrey Griggs,   d. Bef 8 Jul 2006
  Mother	Margeurite,   d. Bef 8 Jul 2006
  Family ID	F90564	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Dr. Karen Fish
  Children	1. Jennifer Griggs   2. Pamela Griggs
  Family ID	F90561	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 22 Jun 2008. Paul C. Fish obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN), 9 Jul 2006. ROBERT JOSEPH GRIGGS, 66, of Ashley, died Saturday, July 8, 2006, after a short illness. Born Feb. 28, 1940, in Dunkirk, he lived near Ashley for 40 years. After graduation from Riverdale High School, he joined the United States Navy and traveled to Bermuda, the Mediterranean Sea, Italy, Saudi Arabia, the Alps, and India. He played and coached softball, in Auburn and Butler, and he enjoyed elk and deer hunting, in Colorado. Surviving are his wife, Karen; two daughters, Jennifer Griggs of Angola and Pamela (David) Van Zuilen; five grandsons; one granddaughter; brothers, William (Peg) Griggs of Auburn, Warren Boyce (Lucy) Griggs of St. Joe, Aubrey Wedzel (Sandy) Griggs of Leo, Kevin (Jan) Griggs of Harlan and David (Pamela) Griggs of Auburn; and sisters, Fletta (Gene) Zerns of Auburn, Katie (Charles) Laux of St. Joe, Veda Sue (William) Mauller of Leo, Judy Ann (Martin) Anspaugh of St. Joe and Vicki Jean (Reuben) Miller of Grabill. He was preceded in death by his eldest sister, Lois Stauffer; youngest brother, Kerry Layne; and parents, Margeurite Griggs and Aubrey Griggs. A Memorial service is Saturday, July 15, 2006 at home. No calling. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Acres Land Trust, 2000 N. Wells St., Fort Wayne, IN 46808 for nature preserve acquisition. Arrangements by Feller Funeral Home, Waterloo.