Obituary of Robert "Bob" Leonard Peters

Robert Leonard Peters was born on April 5, 1928 in Covington, Indiana. He was one of six children born from the union of the late Lawrence and Ellen (Pine) Peters.

Bob married the love of his life, the former Angela Martha Karwick, on September 2, 1950 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Erie, Michigan. From this union came the birth of three children. He supported his family for over thirty years as a machinist, taking retirement in 1998 from Powenell Products in Toledo.

Bob mostly kept to himself and enjoyed the simple things in life. He enjoyed following NASCAR, attending tractor pulls and spending time with family, mostly with his brother and best friend Denny. Bob loved the outdoors and camping in his free time. As a young man, Bob worked as a shipmate on freighters that ran the Great Lakes.

Robert “Bob” Leonard Peters, age 90 of LaSalle, passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at home. In addition to his parents, his passing is preceded by his beloved wife: Angela Martha (Karwick) Peters on November 4, 2015; son Robert Joseph; two brothers: Lawrence and Denny Peters; and a sister: Shirley Bowman.

To cherish his memory, Robert leaves his children: Sandra (Victor) Squires of Northville and Mark (Kris) Peters of Ann Arbor; a brother: Glen (Marjorie) Peters of Florida; a sister: Ruthann (Fred) Williams of Monroe; eight grandchildren: Jennifer (Todd) Minnier, Katherine (Samon) To, Megan (Erik) Anderson, Ben (Lindsay) Peters, Becky (Chris) Lanfear, Thad London, Ted London and Ty Peters; and many great grandchildren.

A graveside service will take place on Monday, August 20, 2018 at 10:00am at Roselawn Memorial Park, 13200 South Dixie Highway, LaSalle, Michigan. Arrangements have been entrusted to Merkle Funeral Service, 2442 North Monroe Street, Monroe (734) 384-5185. Online guests may leave words of comfort and inspiration, share a photo by visiting www.merklefs.com.